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Confession
Dec 30, 2016 11:50:28 GMT -5
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Post by deloresmorgano on Dec 30, 2016 11:50:28 GMT -5
My name is Delores, and I am an addict. It has been 4 days since my last shower. I am able to minimally sustain on the scraps of food my husband leaves behind...that are within reach of the sofa. My dogs no longer recognize me as their leader. I fear...that I am being watched, poisoned and brainwashed, all at the same time.
Note that that's out of the way, my first issue was V3, C2. It took me until about a month ago to even figure out what I was supposed to even be doing. Now, I'm wondering if my best choice will be either: backorder C1 (seems if I am to get through all of the locks I will need it), OR just use these three chapters (I haven't even opened 4 yet; determined to get 2 & 3 first) as good, agonizing, infuriating practice and start fresh on Volume 4.
Anyone else in the same boat? Thoughts?
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Post by MrKairo on Dec 30, 2016 13:26:32 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing with the group, Delores. It was incredibly brave of you. We are all proud that you are embracing Step 1 of the process (Admitting you have a problem). We have all been there, right! Just wait until you reach Step 8 (Inflating Balloons While Staring At A Countdown Clock Surrounded By Midgets). As for your question: Chapter 1 of this volume was quite good and a working knowledge of alchemy may help you in devising a tonic or potion that quiets the voices. Having the complete volume is always nice and you would need it to open this Vault, which has a great wrap-up to the story that you can read over and over again to calm the withdrawal shakes that I am going through RIGHT THIS MOMENT. That said, Chapter 1 didn't have the greatest of Curios... so you won't be missing anything by backordering!
Good luck to you.
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Post by deloresmorgano on Dec 31, 2016 8:24:55 GMT -5
Thanks!! Having Volume 3 as my first, did you do any of the previous volumes? Is there more than a usual lag between volumes? I just want to make sure I will have the time. I haven't even tried to tackle any of the day locks yet. Just the page looks intimidating, LOL. So far I've only done Chapter 3, and I'm almost finished with Chapter 2. I think. There always seems to be one more trick up their sleeve...
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Post by MrKairo on Dec 31, 2016 18:41:45 GMT -5
I came to MPC late 2015. I back-ordered Volumes 1 & 2 and I had finished 1 before Volume 3 started showing up.
As you may have gathered reading these boards, Volume 3 was a big departure in content and style from the first two. Whereas the ciphers from 3 were largely a matter of solving the marked puzzles, 1 & 2 ciphers were mostly hidden: tiny letters hidden in margins, misspelled words, Vignere ciphers and subtly placed Morse code. Furthermore, they did not feature the "padlocks" along the way, so it was sometimes difficult to know what was important and what were false leads. For some of us, that kind of thing is fun and engaging. For others, it can be frustrating. These boards and the FAQ help a lot, but, as I said, they are a very experience than Vol.3.
There shouldn't be much of a lag before Volume 4 starts, probably in early February.
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