How wrong I was, the moment approachs when the competition was about to begin and I was sitting ready at my computer, within moments of starting the challenge the location markers on google earth, where we are supposed to find the secret codes to put in the website and win....disappear.... amateur? Yes.
Shell very much frustrated me at this point as I battled with the fact that the geopursuit server had gone down. About an hour and a half later I recieve a text saying that the server is down, "Great!", I thought, at least they are admitting their mistakes and working on the problem. I was told that I would be notified of when the server is back online, yet being an avid competitor I thought it was sensible to continue trying, of course, with no avail.
Well, the time is now 21:28, almost exactly 3 hours after the competition opened, still no notification that the server is back online. But guess what, the leaderboard has filled up! Clearly SOME people have been able to access the game, and others not. A fair chance? No. A reliable company? No. An indication as to the competence of the firm, I sincerley hope not. Since this game is aimed at studnets particularly, and the first clue (of which I was able to see!), was more or less a propaganda video for Shell, I am assuming that they are looking to inspire future young proffesionals to work for Shell. Well, Shell, here is one that will not.
This competition was unfair, and with questionable legality considering the limited access to the acutual competition.
Bad form Shell, bad form.
2 comments:
i agree. totally wank... but still... i'm stumped as to the second answer. the bintulu answer was easy though and i figured that before the server was back up to verify it. i'm in two minds about whether i'm actually not getting the second one correct or if it's just the server still playing up.
ok, i retract that last comment. it was the server still playing up and the other code is located in athens, as opposed to qatar, or the birth place of theo bos, the name given to the guy in the video, who is actually a dutch olympic cyclist.
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