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Post by thegenii on Feb 24, 2017 14:37:59 GMT -5
NEVER tosses crate! Will die with the crates.
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Post by dmikester on Feb 24, 2017 15:37:22 GMT -5
As funny as this sounds, when I have friends over, often their first reaction to one of the MPC items is to the crates and not the artifacts. The one that's especially gotten a lot of attention is the one that the King in Yellow came in; the design on the top of that crate really is beautiful and eye-catching.
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Post by Xorin on Feb 24, 2017 19:04:58 GMT -5
All of this talk about the King in Yellow is making me want it even more! It was going to be my next one, then John Augur came out, and I resisted that temptation. Then this one came out and I couldn't resist. I think I might be divorced if I buy another experience right now, though.
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Post by thegenii on Feb 24, 2017 19:05:45 GMT -5
Not surprising, since the crate was the focus of MPC's sales pitch for the first few years.
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Post by iamlost4815 on Feb 24, 2017 20:13:17 GMT -5
So I have decided not to open mine. I'm gunna do the ritual and keep it in tact for as long as I can. Adds to the mystique. If I decide to open it...Itll be April 30th
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Post by professor on Feb 25, 2017 5:41:46 GMT -5
Okay, I opened it. I'm not really sure what was so special about opening it. It wasn't a surprise as it was pretty much exactly what it said on the box (so to speak).
BURN YOU ALL!
<ahem>
No ill effects once I opened the jar PRISON. Also, I keep hearing people refer to this as being very interactive. I'm not really sure what they mean by that. Can anyone explain?
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Post by Xorin on Feb 25, 2017 10:28:06 GMT -5
Okay, I opened it. I'm not really sure what was so special about opening it. It wasn't a surprise as it was pretty much exactly what it said on the box (so to speak).
BURN YOU ALL!
<ahem>
No ill effects once I opened the jar PRISON. Also, I keep hearing people refer to this as being very interactive. I'm not really sure what they mean by that. Can anyone explain? For me, the satisfaction of opening it was seeing that they cared enough to have exactly the thing in there that should have been. And to see how they did so. I wouldn't say I was surprised either, just very pleased. Part of my love of the MPC is the extreme attention to detail. As for "interactive", if I had to guess what is meant by it: You have a cage that has a lock and key that you are able to utilize, a jar that you can open (or not, and I'm on the fence about trying to reseal mine now that I've opened it and documented the contents), and all of the details for a ritual to keep the world safe (which clearly most of us were not the best picks for following directions).
So there is stuff to do with your items rather than just studying them and appreciating them and trying to piece together the story.
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Post by dmikester on Feb 25, 2017 10:32:48 GMT -5
This is very interactive relative to the other MPC experiences, not relative to offerings from other companies like say The Haunted Dollhouse. There's no other experience that the MPC offers where you have to actually solve an (admittedly very minor) physical puzzle in order to see everything there is to see (The Weeping Book is more of a straightforward code breaker puzzle) . Typically you just get the artifact and admire it, not physically tamper with it. Opening the jar was also a highlight for me because I wasn't at all sure what was going to happen, and on a personal level, I hate jump scares, which I was somewhat convinced was going to happen, which made the whole opening experience tense. I've never felt that way with any of the other MPC artifacts. I've also been adamant about people opening the jar just because there are things to see and it would be a shame to leave those hidden away, as small as they are.
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Post by centaurofattn on Feb 25, 2017 13:40:10 GMT -5
I also had a lot of anxiety around a jump scare haha. I have to admit, I'm pretty lazy and when I opened the crate and saw the diagram needed to perform the ritual I thought "well this won't end well." I guess I have a few weeks to save at least my house, if not the world.
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Post by thegenii on Feb 25, 2017 20:11:41 GMT -5
Watch the Hammer film, "The Devil Rides Out!"
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Post by professor on Feb 26, 2017 22:51:18 GMT -5
This is very interactive relative to the other MPC experiences, not relative to offerings from other companies like say The Haunted Dollhouse. There's no other experience that the MPC offers where you have to actually solve an (admittedly very minor) physical puzzle in order to see everything there is to see. Okay, I see where you're coming from. Most artifacts have been purely decorative. I would say that as an overall experience, to date the Lost Treasure of John Auger has had the most interaction. There were a number of things that needed to be deciphered for that one. Even the artifact does have a bit of the puzzle.
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Post by dmikester on Feb 26, 2017 23:18:36 GMT -5
I would say that, while not as involved as John Augur in terms of interpreting many different documents, The Weeping Book has a similar kind of interaction that you're describing John Augur as having, in that you have to crack a code and go through a lengthy decoding process and something secret gets revealed as a result. In that way, I don't really think of John Augur as particularly unique amongst the MPC's experiences because of the code-breaking precedent set by The Weeping Book. Demon Jar on the other hand involves you physically tampering with and permanently altering an artifact in order to get every item and see everything there is to see, which makes it very different from anything else they've done. Tempus Fugit also has a physical puzzle of sorts, but that's about putting things in a proper order rather than physically altering anything. What's wonderful and exciting is that the MPC are really starting to branch out with their offerings and are offering more interesting interactive experiences, either through more puzzle solving or through the hands-on interactions of The Demon Jar.
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Post by thegenii on Feb 28, 2017 22:13:25 GMT -5
So, a suggestion regarding the crud that comes off from the artifact on your hands. Real rust will also leave dirt on your hands. But you can prevent this with the artifact by removing the bottle from the cage, then spraying the cage with Krylon artist's fixative spray. I have not done it yet, but will shortly. Use matte, by the way, if there is a choice.
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Post by chrisu on Mar 15, 2017 7:37:17 GMT -5
Had to get the second shipment from German Customs today. Was absolutely no problem to get it. Told them it was a decorative vase. They didn't ask me to open it.
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Post by Beckett on Mar 15, 2017 8:19:24 GMT -5
Had to get the second shipment from German Customs today. Was absolutely no problem to get it. Told them it was a decorative vase. They didn't ask me to open it. Good. Having a Demon run amuck in Germany would be most vexing.
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