Wow the opinion seems to be split pretty evenly. Maybe cause this is a HL2 forum not a Doom 3 one, but can they really call it "the most anticipated game ever"?
My parents had that thing going. But I told them, look, that's MY hobby. Other people fish/golf/paint/whatever. You watch TV, I don't, I play. I tinker and build with computers like someone else might tinker with cars or build a model airplane. Why should you stop me spending my money on...