Author Topic: Treasure Hunt  (Read 112251 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline mikeyd23

  • Posts: 5479
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #210 on: July 18, 2018, 09:28:06 AM »
This maybe is wrong place to say this but DT's merch have been really poor and uninteresting after MP left. They should see what for example Animals as Leaders, Periphery and Haken sell for fans.

Just curious because I don't know - what are those bands doing better in terms of merch? Different types of merch or just stuff you like better?

Offline Ben_Jamin

  • Posts: 15690
  • Gender: Male
  • I'm just a man, thrown into existence by the gods
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #211 on: July 18, 2018, 10:52:44 AM »
How bout some Socks...haha
I don't know how they can be so proud of winning with them odds. - Little Big Man
Follow my Spotify:BjamminD

Offline pg1067

  • Posts: 12430
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #212 on: July 18, 2018, 11:00:01 AM »
This necklace doesn't have anything to do with the treasure hunt, does it?
"There's a bass solo in a song called Metropolis where I do a bass solo."  John Myung

Offline robwebster

  • Posts: 5021
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #213 on: July 18, 2018, 11:20:44 AM »
This necklace doesn't have anything to do with the treasure hunt, does it?
Doubt it.

Offline Elite

  • The 'other' Rich
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 17544
  • Gender: Male
  • also, a tin teardrop
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #214 on: July 18, 2018, 11:26:05 AM »
You have to buy one to see the secret password on the side and you need all 200 of them to complete the puzzle.
Hey dude slow the fuck down so we can finish together at the same time.  :biggrin:
Squ
scRa are the resultaten of sound nog bring propey

Offline rumborak

  • DT.net Veteran
  • ****
  • Posts: 26664
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #215 on: July 18, 2018, 11:30:16 AM »
Gotta catch em all!
"I liked when Myung looked like a women's figure skating champion."

Online Skeever

  • Posts: 2878
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #216 on: July 18, 2018, 11:40:26 AM »


I got that email from the official DT store

My first thought... if you're old enough to afford that thing, you're too old to be wearing it  :biggrin:

Offline MinistroRaven

  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 3800
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #217 on: July 18, 2018, 12:38:58 PM »
This necklace doesn't have anything to do with the treasure hunt, does it?

The band were given HINTS of what it could be over their social media, maybe it has to do with the hunt maybe not, I would use the numbers in the picture as some kind of password though 001/200, who knows, the Jacobi guy said to be alert of social media

Offline cramx3

  • Chillest of the chill
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 34203
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #218 on: July 18, 2018, 01:22:28 PM »
I almost feel like anything is fair game with DT's social media, so while the answer isn't know, it shouldn't be discarded IMO

Offline SystematicThought

  • DTF.org Member
  • *
  • Posts: 4980
  • Gender: Male
  • Carpe Diem-2020
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #219 on: July 18, 2018, 01:35:13 PM »
If you had told me 3-4 years ago that we would be questioning whether a social media post has anything to do with a treasure hunt leading up to a new album, I would have said we were crazy.

They've really amped up my excitement level for the album with the interactivity. Kinda makes me think this would have been a fun way to unveil details leading up to The Astonishing, like a mystery thing. Actually, when we had to sign up by choosing a side (GNEA or Ravenskill), I thought we were going to be doing something similar to what we're doing now.
God have mercy on a man
Who doubts what he's sure of.
-Bruce Springsteen

Offline Robo4900

  • The Killing Hand
  • Posts: 154
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #220 on: July 18, 2018, 06:24:38 PM »
Freddy has Tweeted!!

159
Q: "When he went, had you gone and had she, if she wanted to and were able, for the time being excluding all the restraints on her not to go also, would he have brought you, meaning she and then, to the station?"
A: "OBJECTION, your honor! That question should be taken out and shot!"
--Allegedly from Utah vs Kelly, Superior Court of Utah, 1994. May be apocryphal

Offline RaiseTheKnife

  • Posts: 1600
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #221 on: July 18, 2018, 07:08:29 PM »
The 159th pre-order will get a hint??

Offline lucasembarbosa

  • Posts: 531
  • Gender: Male
  • Pale Rider of No Tomorrow
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #222 on: July 18, 2018, 08:07:15 PM »
159 days counting from today --> December 24th --> JP is Santa on steroids (or the birthday boy himself) --> New single as Christmas gift

Offline nattmorker

  • Posts: 490
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #223 on: July 18, 2018, 08:19:16 PM »
Freddy has Tweeted!!

159

Viewing the numbers upside down, as in a calculator, is "GSI"... i don't know  ???

Offline gzarruk

  • Posts: 5140
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #224 on: July 18, 2018, 08:53:34 PM »
159 days counting from today --> December 24th --> JP is Santa on steroids (or the birthday boy himself) --> New single as Christmas gift

6:00 on a Christmas morning. I’d say it’s good reasoning.
It sounds like, "ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk, ruk." Instead of the more pleasing kick drum sound of, "gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk, gzarruk."

Offline erwinrafael

  • Posts: 3436
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #225 on: July 18, 2018, 11:37:30 PM »
Well, Awake is the next album so 6:00 on a Christmas morning does fit.

Offline erwinrafael

  • Posts: 3436
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #226 on: July 19, 2018, 12:57:12 AM »
This is turning out to be the test that stumped us all.

Offline liran95

  • Posts: 339
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #227 on: July 19, 2018, 03:07:26 AM »
He tweeted again!

"65"


Edit:
I noticed that 159-65 = 94, which is the year Awake was released... I wonder if it means anything  ???
« Last Edit: July 19, 2018, 03:51:59 AM by liran95 »

Offline lucasembarbosa

  • Posts: 531
  • Gender: Male
  • Pale Rider of No Tomorrow
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #228 on: July 19, 2018, 04:33:40 AM »
He tweeted again!

"65"


Edit:
I noticed that 159-65 = 94, which is the year Awake was released... I wonder if it means anything  ???

Of course it does. According to the given sequence, with the titles of each new "step" linked to the studio albums chronologically arranged, Awake is the next one. Maybe the "94" is a piece of the next password. Who knows? Let the Sherlocks out there figure it out :metal

Offline Blake

  • Posts: 16
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #229 on: July 19, 2018, 04:47:49 AM »
I noticed that 159 and 65 are both permutations of sections of the Vail Renovations phone number, i.e. (518) 519-0756. That could be part of they key to decode the next password.

Offline liran95

  • Posts: 339
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #230 on: July 19, 2018, 07:00:48 AM »
Another one!

This time "85"

Offline AngelBack

  • I'm officially a lard......
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 1079
  • Gender: Male
  • Why you want beef with broccoli ?
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #231 on: July 19, 2018, 07:03:33 AM »
I noticed that 159 and 65 are both permutations of sections of the Vail Renovations phone number, i.e. (518) 519-0756. That could be part of they key to decode the next password.

and 85 fits from the area code, anyone called it again?
But the arc of your life will still be profound

Offline AngelBack

  • I'm officially a lard......
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 1079
  • Gender: Male
  • Why you want beef with broccoli ?
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #232 on: July 19, 2018, 07:06:57 AM »
Called it, same message as before.
But the arc of your life will still be profound

Offline liran95

  • Posts: 339
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #233 on: July 19, 2018, 07:15:24 AM »
Maybe he'll give another 2 digits and it will form a new phone number... I guess it's possible since the first 3 digits came together (and kinda fits the format of an area code).

Offline theanalogkid7

  • Just a guy
  • Posts: 324
  • Gender: Male
  • There are many knots I cannot untie.
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #234 on: July 19, 2018, 07:53:19 AM »
Maybe he'll give another 2 digits and it will form a new phone number... I guess it's possible since the first 3 digits came together (and kinda fits the format of an area code).

It's possible, but 159 couldn't be the area code.  I did take the phone number we currently have and replaced the numbers with the new ones from the tweets and came away with: redacted.  I don't think it's anything, but I figured I'd at least document that here.
« Last Edit: July 19, 2018, 04:28:18 PM by theanalogkid7 »
We are here to make everything better. We are going to make airplanes out of beef. - Alex Lifeson

Offline liran95

  • Posts: 339
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #235 on: July 19, 2018, 08:07:33 AM »
Maybe someone should try to call this number: (518) 159-6585.

I took the original area code and used the new numbers as the number itself.

Worth a shot I guess..

Offline pg1067

  • Posts: 12430
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #236 on: July 19, 2018, 09:39:36 AM »
Maybe someone should try to call this number: (518) 159-6585.

I took the original area code and used the new numbers as the number itself.

Worth a shot I guess..

I called that number and got the "your call cannot be completed as dialed" message (not surprising since North American phone numbers can only begin with numbers between 2-9).

I reversed the number and called and got a simple voice mail message that said, "Hello, please leave a message after the tone."
"There's a bass solo in a song called Metropolis where I do a bass solo."  John Myung

Offline YtseJamittaja

  • Yub Nub
  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 2165
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #237 on: July 19, 2018, 01:29:14 PM »
This maybe is wrong place to say this but DT's merch have been really poor and uninteresting after MP left. They should see what for example Animals as Leaders, Periphery and Haken sell for fans.

Just curious because I don't know - what are those bands doing better in terms of merch? Different types of merch or just stuff you like better?

DT has just black basic t-shirts with really unintrested images printed on them. Those band I mentioned sell different color shirts, more fitted shirts and those band shirts even doesn't look like band shirt at times, it's more like a brand. I like it better, I know that there are people who like to have a shirt with just an album cover on it but I don't.
Do you even whahíbrido pickingant?

M Y  L A S T. F M  P R O F I L E

Offline Blake

  • Posts: 16
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #238 on: July 19, 2018, 02:17:06 PM »
We have a 4th number. I like the idea that this could be an ip address (159.65.85.240). It appears to be Google if you put that in a browser, but actually it's serving a page that redirects to google with a meta tag:

Code: [Select]
(16:14) bfoster:~$ curl -i 159.65.85.240
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx/1.10.3 (Ubuntu)
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:14:06 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 71
Last-Modified: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 19:56:44 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
ETag: "5b50ecfc-47"
Accept-Ranges: bytes

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://www.google.com/" />

The last line is the response body. Also note that according to the last-modified header, this page was modified today, shortly before Freddy's last tweet.

If we do a reverse DNS lookup on that ip address, we find that it points to hammern.com.

Code: [Select]
(16:14) bfoster:~$ dig +short -x 159.65.85.240
hammern.com.

I'm not sure what to make of that.
« Last Edit: July 19, 2018, 02:41:58 PM by Blake »

Offline Another_Won

  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 921
  • Attest to the mighty river.Let the truth be heard!
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #239 on: July 19, 2018, 02:44:55 PM »
We have a 4th number. I like the idea that this could be an ip address (159.65.85.240). It appears to be Google if you put that in a browser, but actually it's serving a page that redirects to google with a meta tag:

Code: [Select]
(16:14) bfoster:~$ curl -i 159.65.85.240
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server: nginx/1.10.3 (Ubuntu)
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:14:06 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Length: 71
Last-Modified: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 19:56:44 GMT
Connection: keep-alive
ETag: "5b50ecfc-47"
Accept-Ranges: bytes

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://www.google.com/" />

The last line is the response body. Also note that according to the last-modified header, this page was modified today, shortly before Freddy's last tweet.

If we do a reverse DNS lookup on that ip address, we find that it points to hammern.com.

Code: [Select]
(16:14) bfoster:~$ dig +short -x 159.65.85.240
hammern.com.

I'm not sure what to make of that.
The whois for hammern.com doesn't have any interesting except this:

Registrant State/Province: Buskerud

Which is in Norway as I understand it.  Probably nothing.

Also, the IP is in the UK.

Offline Freddy Jacobi

  • Posts: 29
  • Gender: Male
  • Pupp Socket
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #240 on: July 19, 2018, 02:51:30 PM »
While I do enjoy you trying to piece together the information I give you - I would rather like for you not to prod and poke into personal information of innocent bystanders...
4: 40583312000000530000334000369999
00003699580058680068820047400040
33363600000000844782530047000040
00004000841899820099004047760000

Offline Blake

  • Posts: 16
  • Gender: Male
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #241 on: July 19, 2018, 02:53:46 PM »
While I do enjoy you trying to piece together the information I give you - I would rather like for you not to prod and poke into personal information of innocent bystanders...

I assume this is Freddyese for "It's not an ip address, don't poke it."

Offline lucasembarbosa

  • Posts: 531
  • Gender: Male
  • Pale Rider of No Tomorrow
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #242 on: July 19, 2018, 03:30:17 PM »
Geez, you guys can't keep the proposed pace for like 5 seconds ...

Hi, Noxon

Offline Freddy Jacobi

  • Posts: 29
  • Gender: Male
  • Pupp Socket
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #243 on: July 19, 2018, 03:49:55 PM »
I assume this is Freddyese for "It's not an ip address, don't poke it."

What if it's something that's not connected to my hunt at all? That's my point. Be careful with what information you guys are spreading around, as it may not be connected to the game. That's what I mean by innocent bystanders. Say you got a treasure map, and you read it wrong. You started digging in the yard of some old bloke, and before you know it, his entire yard is just a bunch of holes. Poor bloke knew nothing of what hit him.
4: 40583312000000530000334000369999
00003699580058680068820047400040
33363600000000844782530047000040
00004000841899820099004047760000

Offline TAC

  • DTF.org Alumni
  • ****
  • Posts: 74062
  • Gender: Male
  • Arthritic Metal Horns
Re: Treasure Hunt
« Reply #244 on: July 19, 2018, 04:05:14 PM »
But having a treasure hunt with so much cryptic information with fake websites, who knows what is off limits and what is not.

One guy blows the whole thing up, and now there's something personal involved. I mean, I don't mean to sound like "that guy", but this is inviting it, frankly. DT fans are very smart and will figure it out. But like MP and the SOA member reveals, don't tease it and then get upset that the mystery was solved.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol