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Tier 3: The "?" Puzzle

Tier Overview

After T2ABC and T2DEF were solved, they each led to a page with an image. T2ABC led to the image "tfee_ques" and T2DEF led to the image "tfee_tion" and both depicted a large, stylized question mark. The first question mark appears to be made out of gold, while the second resembles the color of an eggshell, following the respective themes of T2ABC and T2DEF.

On December 7th, THE FINALS officially launched alongside the 1.2.0 patch notes. The letters o, l, n, g, g, g, e, e, d, were written in bold, and could be rearranged to form "golden egg".

On January 21st, an artwork was posted in the official Discord art channel, the first new image in nearly three months. Hunters quickly analyzed the image and discovered hidden fragments of a QR code in the footer. After the QR code was pieced together, it was scanned to reveal a new secret URL of THE FINALS official website: reachthefinals.com/whydidntanyonefindme-aminotimportant.

This page had a new Nama Tama image (named "vvv.png"), which historically have been used as a source of supplementary clues during the hunt. This time, Nama Tama was holding a golden mirror and wearing a golden Civic Crown.

The numbers 15 07 1943 were hidden on the mirror, referencing the birthdate of Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
The signature of German artist Paul Klee was broken up and hidden deep within the image's background.
Pairs of numbers were found in each corner of the image:
- Top Left: 555, 99
- Top Right: 444, 888
- Bottom Left: 666, 444
- Bottom Right: 4, 444
These were decoded using a phoneword cipher, where the numbers correspond to letters on a phone's keypad, spelling LIGO XVII, or LIGO 17.
- Top Left: L, X
- Top Right: I, V
- Bottom Left: O, I
- Bottom Right: G, I

Jocelyn Bell Burnell and LIGO had one major thing in common: the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Solving

[ONGOING]

Summary

[PAIN]

Images

tfee_ques.jpg
tfee_tion.jpg
THE_FINALS_Screenshot_024_3840x2160_VVV.jpg
The completed QR code
vvv.png

Credits

Solver(s) -

Documentation -

Various Contributions in Alphabetical Order -

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 ===Tier Overview===
 After T2ABC and T2DEF were solved, they each led to a page with an image. T2ABC led to the image "tfee_ques" and T2DEF led to the image "tfee_tion" and both depicted a large, stylized question mark. The first question mark appears to be made out of gold, while the second resembles the color of an eggshell, following the respective themes of T2ABC and T2DEF.
+On December 7th, THE FINALS officially launched alongside the [https://www.reachthefinals.com/patch-notes-1 1.2.0 patch notes]. The letters o, l, n, g, g, g, e, e, d, were written in bold, and could be rearranged to form "golden egg".
 On January 21st, an artwork was posted in the official Discord art channel, the first new image in nearly three months. Hunters quickly analyzed the image and discovered hidden fragments of a QR code in the footer. After the QR code was pieced together, it was scanned to reveal a new secret URL of THE FINALS official website: [https://www.reachthefinals.com/whydidntanyonefindme-aminotimportant reachthefinals.com/whydidntanyonefindme-aminotimportant].
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 * The numbers 15 07 1943 were hidden on the mirror, referencing the birthdate of [[wikipedia:Jocelyn_Bell_Burnell|Jocelyn Bell Burnell]].
+* The signature of German artist [[wikipedia:Paul Klee|Paul Klee]] was broken up and hidden deep within the image's background.
 * Pairs of numbers were found in each corner of the image:
 ** Top Left: 555, 99
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 **Bottom Left: O, I
 **Bottom Right: G, I
-These two clues had one major thing in common: the [[wikipedia:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics|Nobel Prize in Physics]].
+Jocelyn Bell Burnell and LIGO had one major thing in common: the [[wikipedia:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics|Nobel Prize in Physics]].
 ===Solving===