I think it's from minecraft

by Xenos , Shores of Time, Friday, July 26, 2013, 08:17 (4480 days ago) @ kidtsunami
edited by Xenos, Friday, July 26, 2013, 08:24

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I imagine the reference is to seeing the "innerworkings" of the game. Would love for someone to elaborate/confirm/correct.

Yes that's basically it. Let me explain a little. Basically in Minecraft you can find a material called Redstone. Redstone is a powder you can lay on the ground in lines to form wires that can basically carry either an "on" or "off" signal. With Redstone you can build simple or very complicated machines that do pretty crazy things. Generally it is considered poor design if the redstone mechanics are out in the open, thus the metaphor would be if Bungie did a bad job covering up the mechanics of the game to basically break the fourth wall and make you feel like you're not a part of the game world.

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What's Your Biggest Worry? - PerseusSpartacus, 2013-07-24, 19:25
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        Immersion and Linear Progression - kapowaz, 2013-07-26, 07:16
        
        Immersion and Linear Progression - Xenos, 2013-07-26, 08:08
        
        Immersion and Linear Progression - kapowaz, 2013-07-26, 08:51
        
        That's fair - Xenos, 2013-07-26, 08:59
        
        Immersion and Linear Progression - Cody Miller, 2013-07-26, 08:36
        
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        Immersion and Linear Progression - Cody Miller, 2013-07-26, 08:59
        
        Sometimes I wonder why you're even here! - Jillybean, 2013-07-26, 09:54
        
        One of life's great mysteries isn't it? Why is he here? - Avateur, 2013-07-26, 11:30
        
        Heh. - Ragashingo, 2013-07-26, 11:38
        
        Immersion and Linear Progression - Xenos, 2013-07-26, 08:58
        
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        Immersion and Linear Progression - marmot 1333, 2013-07-26, 10:04
        
        To many people who are not Cody - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-07-26, 14:05
        
        Actually to Cody - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-07-26, 14:08
        
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  - Not really a new idea... - electricpirate, 2013-07-25, 06:32
  - Gamefaqs would implode this game idea - MrPadraig08, 2013-07-25, 07:04
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        Gamefaqs would implode this game idea - electricpirate, 2013-07-25, 09:20
        
        Gamefaqs would implode this game idea - RC, 2013-07-26, 03:56
        
        Gamefaqs would implode this game idea - Cody Miller, 2013-07-26, 08:34
        
        Gamefaqs would implode this game idea - DerekT07, 2013-07-26, 09:41
        
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        Gamefaqs would implode this game idea - kapowaz, 2013-07-27, 00:38
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- What's Your Biggest Worry? - Hedge, 2013-07-25, 00:10
  - +1 - Xenos, 2013-07-25, 07:09
  - +1 - kidtsunami, 2013-07-25, 08:24
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- Inexperience - kapowaz, 2013-07-25, 05:14
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- What's Your Biggest Worry? - Ragashingo, 2013-07-25, 06:41
- Time - MrPadraig08, 2013-07-25, 07:08
- What's Your Biggest Worry? - Xenos, 2013-07-25, 07:12
- That people worry too much. - Leviathan, 2013-07-25, 09:11
  - Anticipation is a metagame - electricpirate, 2013-07-25, 09:24
    - yeah I worry because I care, I also don't worry A LOT - kidtsunami, 2013-07-25, 09:31
    - I was just being dumb. - Leviathan, 2013-07-25, 10:14
      - I was just being dumb. - Xenos, 2013-07-25, 10:23
        
        Agreed - Oholiab, 2013-07-29, 12:40
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        Better? *IMG* - Ragashingo, 2013-07-25, 10:49
        
        *Saturn - ZackDark, 2013-07-25, 11:09
        
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- That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-07-25, 09:53
  - That you see the redstone - Xenos, 2013-07-25, 10:09
  - That you see the redstone - PerseusSpartacus, 2013-07-25, 17:29
    - That you see the redstone - marmot 1333, 2013-07-26, 07:21
      - I think it's from minecraft - kidtsunami, 2013-07-26, 07:27
        
        I think it's from minecraft - Xenos, 2013-07-26, 08:17
        
        great explanation! thanks! - kidtsunami, 2013-07-26, 08:19
    - That you see the redstone - Xenos, 2013-07-26, 08:24
  - That you see the redstone - Cody Miller, 2013-07-26, 09:00
    - That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-07-26, 10:01
      - That you see the redstone - Cody Miller, 2013-07-28, 11:32
        
        That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-07-29, 10:53
        
        That you see the redstone - Kermit, 2013-07-31, 14:06
        
        That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-07-31, 15:32
        
        That you see the redstone - Xenos, 2013-07-31, 16:25
        
        That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-08-01, 14:11
        
        That you see the redstone - Cody Miller, 2013-08-01, 14:43
        
        That you see the redstone - Xenos, 2013-08-01, 14:58
        
        That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-08-02, 09:41
        
        That you see the redstone - Xenos, 2013-08-02, 09:45
        
        That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-07-31, 13:30
        
        That you see the redstone - Cody Miller, 2013-07-31, 14:25
        
        That you see the redstone - Jillybean, 2013-07-31, 15:30
        
        That you see the redstone - narcogen, 2013-08-02, 00:24
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        EVE pulls it off frequently - Ragashingo, 2013-07-25, 12:16
        
        Great point - ZackDark, 2013-07-25, 12:19
        
        Great point - Ragashingo, 2013-07-25, 12:21
        
        EVE pulls it off frequently - Risay117, 2013-07-25, 13:26
        
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  - good point - kidtsunami, 2013-07-25, 12:43
- That Cody won't like it... - Kermit, 2013-07-25, 18:48
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  - That Bungie will add bloom to all the guns *NM* - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-07-26, 14:11
    - That Bungie will add bloom to all the guns *NM* - Malagate, 2013-07-27, 06:29
      - +1 - Kermit, 2013-07-28, 08:59
      - That Bungie will add bloom to all the guns *NM* - Avateur, 2013-07-28, 16:41
- My honest answer - Kermit, 2013-07-28, 09:24
  - My honest answer - Oholiab, 2013-07-29, 13:04
  - My honest answer - Mr Daax, 2013-07-30, 19:22
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        What's Your Biggest Worry? - Xenos, 2013-08-02, 09:40
        
        What's Your Biggest Worry? - Ragashingo, 2013-08-02, 12:55

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I think it's from minecraft