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Mithridates VI
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Posted - 2013.04.23 01:00:00 -
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Sev Alcatraz wrote:It's 5-1-4 not 514 or 500-14 nor 5:14
Source for dismissing variations on interpretation of the digits? |
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Posted - 2013.04.23 01:06:00 -
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Speculation thread: http://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=1191704 |
Mithridates VI
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Posted - 2013.04.23 01:42:00 -
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I really like that in Mandarin the number are homophonous with words. 5 is a homophone for "not" and 4 for "death".
Some interpret 514 as "I want to die" through this homophone system, I think it could equally mean "Not One Death" or "I will not die".
Need some Mandarin homophone experts all up in this thread.
EDIT: Also, 510 is a homophone for "I love you"... If the 0 is you, is 514 "I love death"? IDEK. Need to do some research. |
Mithridates VI
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Posted - 2013.04.23 03:22:00 -
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"Don't want to die" is the primary motivation for almost all of Templar One's behaviours.
DUST 514 is developed in Shanghai and the name could be a nod to this.
FTR: I don't think this is THE answer. Apparently devs have said that EVE players have enough information to figure out what the reference is and I would facepalm pretty hard if the Sleepers were intentionally making this reference... but I would like it if this homophone was consciously included as one of the possible layers of meaning. |
Mithridates VI
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Posted - 2013.04.23 03:29:00 -
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I don't believe we have much information on the sleeper language so "EVE players can figure it out" would be misdirection if that's the case.
I haven't personally seen where this was stated so if anyone wants to attempt Google-Fu, that would be awesome. |
Mithridates VI
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Posted - 2013.04.23 05:33:00 -
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5aEKUXeRJGJ27kCDnDVYak4q wrote:
I've read Templar One and have no information about the 514. I believe there were references to 'dust to dust' and returning to dust. |
Mithridates VI
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Posted - 2013.04.23 05:49:00 -
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This is every instance of chapter 5, verse 14 in the Bible.
I think it's the wrong place to be looking, even though the Amarr are related to modern Catholicism... but if anyone wants to arbitrarily declare a particular book the significant one, have at it. My favourite is that 514 refers to Mark 5:14:
Quote:Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. |
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Posted - 2013.04.24 07:33:00 -
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EVE Online: Original Soundtrack, Vol. 1 (74:28) Song 9. "The Jovian Front" Length: 5:14 |
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Posted - 2013.04.25 01:29:00 -
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slypie11 wrote:Maybe CCP had a brainstorm to see what number could be linked to everything in the damn universe, from song length to a chinese homophone
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