Hapori Tohu Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 A very clever Brickset member has observed that the mysterious teaser on Twitter (see this story) has also been posted on LEGO's Google+ page where the image's filename is "Bionicle-4-new.jpg". Poor LEGO is getting all its surprises spoiled these days. Stay tuned to the announcement this Friday! -- Adrian View the full article 9 Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Somewhere out there, a lego executive is facepalming really hard right now. But anyway, I'm kind of wish this wasn't revealed in the image's filename. But only because I wanted to see everyone's surprised reactions on Friday. But that's just me. 5 Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smith Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Lego's made so many blunders recently, I almost wonder if this was done intentionally, as an "Easter egg" (not quite the right term) for sharp-eyed fans. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyria Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Lego's made so many blunders recently, I almost wonder if this was done intentionally, as an "Easter egg" (not quite the right term) for sharp-eyed fans.This is actually what I've been thinking as well. There's almost no way this hasn't been intentional. It's pretty common knowledge that you can copy an image URL and see what it is, so if they wanted to keep it really hidden they'd probably called the image "Secret-4" or something like that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 No matter how hard they try to keep this under wraps, the online AFOL community will always be too good at finding things out early. 4 Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Either that, or they haven't anticipated a fight against tech-savvy adults. Seriously, I imagine that after this an entire meeting is going to be called about leaks and online security measures. Or maybe, given everything that has leaked, including the image we found and the coming soon page, they just don't care anymore. That cat is already out of the bag and doing hula dances by now. 4 Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taria Pakari Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 No matter how hard they try to keep this under wraps, the online AFOL community will always be too good at finding things out early. It's like how Valve's attempt to make a super complicated ARG for MVM ended with it getting solved in 12 hours instead of what they expected to be weeks. The internet is a powerful collective. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makuta_of_Oz Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Sounds like a vacancy! Quote If you use correct grammar in your posts (or try hard to), place this in your signature. Join Myst's campaign for correct grammar usage on BZPower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana Gunz Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I feel so bad for Lego that they keep slipping up. They're probably real upset right now if this isn't intentional. It's possible for the next few days that they change it, in fact very likely. Even poor Lego's official announcement has to get thwarted... Quote tumblr: it's a lovely place to be if you've gone madflickr: mah yummy gross pics mmmPew Pew Pew Pew Pew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaxix Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think they don't care about it being a secret anymore. Actually I think they are doing it on purpose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Kohran Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wonder how many of these online revelations the people at Lego are aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wonder how many of these online revelations the people at Lego are aware of.All of them. They're very in touch with the online community. They're aware of it pretty much as soon as we are. 2 Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrade Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The poor Lego guys just can't seem to contain themselves anymore I get this impression they're so excited they just want us to know what it is already. 4 Quote Check out my sprite kit, the Nobelus Kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wonder how many of these online revelations the people at Lego are aware of.All of them. They're very in touch with the online community. They're aware of it pretty much as soon as we are. Yeah. Lego's always been in touch with BZP - remember just a month or so ago when the company asked BZP to set up a survey about the Lego Magazine? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I wonder how many of these online revelations the people at Lego are aware of.All of them. They're very in touch with the online community. They're aware of it pretty much as soon as we are. Yeah. Lego's always been in touch with BZP - remember just a month or so ago when the company asked BZP to set up a survey about the Lego Magazine? More than just BZPower. Probably very soon after this discovery was originally posted on Brickset it was on LEGO's radar. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willess12 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 The word Bionicle in that image's URL is probably either an accident, or just the first thing they came up with when naming that image, or Lego messing with our heads. Yeah. And the leaked images are fake/not Bionicle. And the image on Lego.com is fake/not Bionicle. And the 'Coming Soon' message was an error in site reorganizing. And the....... Quote On 9/29/2014, Greg Farshtey said: "Just wanted to say a quick something -- A lot of you guys are BIONICLE fans, many from way back. It's no secret that you are some of the smartest, most loyal, and most dedicated fans out there. You, and you alone, have carried the torch for the line over the last four years. Hopefully, you will feel rewarded for your efforts by 2015 BIONICLE. Regardless, I wanted to take this opportunity to say that I am really proud to be associated with you, and you should be really proud of yourselves" Ordinarily, I don't do quotes, but this is special.Fire Ice Water Stone Earth Air... I mean Jungle. Bionicle: The Legacy Hero An attempt to put some magic back into Bionicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dralcax Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 They're not even trying to keep it under wraps anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Stranger Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) And yet, half the comments section will continue to insist it's LEGO Fantastic Four. Which would be pretty disappointing, frankly, so I'm glad we don't have to worry about it. Edit: Just to avoid misunderstanding, I mean disappointing not just because I'm not a fan of the FF, but because we'd have a big, hype-building announcement for something that's just another subdivision of the Superheroes line, which would be a bit of a letdown for all but the most rabidly enthusiastic fans. Edited September 16, 2014 by Solomon Kane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lielac Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Oh, now they're just doing it on purpose. Excuse me, I need to go outside and screech at the top of my lungs because HYPE TRAIN Quote I write stories, on occasion. Finishing them... yeah, uh. That's another thing entirely. Avatar made with the Rayg Kit 2.5, and featuring Lilak, Toa of Lightning.She is totally, totally not a shameless self-insert. Y'know, except for the part where she is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zox Tomana Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It's gonna be Galidor, right? 8 Quote ~~-BS01 Histories-~~ by Zox Tomana, B.A. - Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrix Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 so is pohatu yellow now? eh meh aight i mean the fact that the tiles were in the six elemental colors (save the yellow for poh(highligter)atu) should've been a big indicator but i guess that could've meant anything Quote [Cyrix] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I wonder how many of these online revelations the people at Lego are aware of.All of them. They're very in touch with the online community. They're aware of it pretty much as soon as we are. Yeah. Lego's always been in touch with BZP - remember just a month or so ago when the company asked BZP to set up a survey about the Lego Magazine? More than just BZPower. Probably very soon after this discovery was originally posted on Brickset it was on LEGO's radar. Yep, Brickset users often jokingly refers to the "Brickset effect" whereby anything that's not supposed to be revealed gets taken down shortly after it's reported as news on Brickset. Unless, of course, it's something like this that won't matter in a week or so anyway. i mean the fact that the tiles were in the six elemental colors (save the yellow for poh(highligter)atu) should've been a big indicator but i guess that could've meant anythingEspecially since less than a year ago LEGO used the same six colors to tease the green classic spacemen in the Exo-Suit (they're all the classic LEGO spaceman colors, plus green). 1 Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigogeek Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I'm excited to see how the other 3 make references to BIONICLE. Get hyped ladies and gentlemen, the darktime of 5 years is now over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 My fingers are still crossed for Galidor. 3 Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarutoe Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It would be pretty hilarious if this all turned out to be a crazy attempt to throw rip-off brands for a loop. Quote Mantax can win connect four in three moves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I wonder how many of these online revelations the people at Lego are aware of.All of them. They're very in touch with the online community. They're aware of it pretty much as soon as we are. Yeah. Lego's always been in touch with BZP - remember just a month or so ago when the company asked BZP to set up a survey about the Lego Magazine? More than just BZPower. Probably very soon after this discovery was originally posted on Brickset it was on LEGO's radar. Yep, Brickset users often jokingly refers to the "Brickset effect" whereby anything that's not supposed to be revealed gets taken down shortly after it's reported as news on Brickset. Unless, of course, it's something like this that won't matter in a week or so anyway. The Brickset effect has a second definition whereas if something is linked to by Brickset News, it often is a noticeable spike in the linked site's analytics (Google Analytics, Quantcast, etc) and/or it causes the linked site to crash due to all of Brickset's traffic. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Lol Lego, first the product page and now this. Someone must be face-palming pretty hard right now. xD This is great though! While it would have nice to have a surprise on Friday, at least we know for sure it is Bionicle. And that means waiting for Friday is gonna be really hard! -NotS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Like some other folks, I'm wondering if Lego leaks this stuff intentionally just to get people excited. I'm pumped and I plan on purchasing all thirteen sets because I'll have enough money and also because I know that my money along with other long time fans cash can really support Lego in continuing Bionicle's return for a while. I can see that Lego has really put in the effort for the return of our favorite Lego theme, whether the story for the toyline is a continuation, reboot or prequel. Edited September 16, 2014 by Rooster Nui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dviddy Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Like some other folks, I'm wondering if Lego leaks this stuff intentionally just to get people excited.They don't. They very very don't. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) I love this news title, by the way. It makes Lego sound like some precocious and absentminded youngster. "Hahaha, Lego, you silly billy. You accidentally confirmed Bionicle AGAIN!" Also, this article title would feel completely different if Bionicle WEREN'T coming back. "Lego, you confirmed Bionicle's return AGAIN. It's on the set list for next year despite not shipping out to any retailers. You've done this every single year since it ended and it's not funny anymore. STAHP." I suppose Lego playing dumb about its return in the lead-up to it is preferable to the opposite—telling us it's coming back when it's not. Edited September 16, 2014 by Lyichir 10 Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Nui Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Like some other folks, I'm wondering if Lego leaks this stuff intentionally just to get people excited.They don't. They very very don't. Well, a few other people, but yes, not that many people are wondering if it was actually intentional, sigh... EDIT: Like some other folks, I'm wondering if Lego leaks this stuff intentionally just to get people excited. I'm such an idiot for thinking this. Edited December 4, 2014 by Rooster Nui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I do wonder what exactly the "4" means. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I do wonder what exactly the "4" means.4-day countdown til the announcement Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I do wonder what exactly the "4" means.4-day countdown til the announcement If that's the truth, then I'll be especially pleased. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believe victims Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I do wonder what exactly the "4" means.4-day countdown til the announcement If that's the truth, then I'll be especially pleased. They outright said it was four days to the announcement. it's not a secret or anything. it's there in plain english. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I do wonder what exactly the "4" means.4-day countdown til the announcement If that's the truth, then I'll be especially pleased. That's the whole point of the image in the first place. We knew it was a countdown hours before we found proof that it was referring to Bionicle. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25K Now! Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Ah, didn't catch that. Apologies. Quote http://vimeo.com/198967785 BZPRPG Profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chro Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Onarax will be is especially pleased Edited September 16, 2014 by Chro 3 Quote save not only their lives but their spirits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidhiki of the Shadows Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 4 days is so short but it feels so long! -NotS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Lord of Milk Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It would be pretty hilarious if this all turned out to be a crazy attempt to throw rip-off brands for a loop.Honestly I don't think Lego cares enough about rip-offs to go to such ridiculous lengths to fool them. Also, my hype levels are off the charts. Here's hoping they appear in stores before Christmas. CHOO CHOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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