Who said it won't have a phone number to call to activate if you don't have the inet?
Also, people seem to think they'll have to get steam separately, i think it might just come with hl2 on the CD (/sarcasim)
so, what you're saying is, you want to pirate the game, but you think valve sucks for not letting you do this?
Its the same basis as windows xp activation and norton 2004 activation.
Of course it was scripted (no scripts, just one AI instruction), it was the only way they could get the AI and the game to play as they wanted it for the demonstration purposes, otherwise the AI would keep playing differently.
As far as someone elses comments as knowing where you can pop out...
Thats right, they had stay put flags on in those vids, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to demonstrate the other gameplay mechanics.
I experienced nothing like that in the full game.
The combine are not dumb in the AI dept. no one, unless they've played the game (not the stolen pre alpha) actually know how good the combine are.
Take it from me, you will be very happy trying to fight them.
Hmm, yeah, erm, one small problem, Valve main HQ is on the 10th floor (nice view out the window there) so you'd see two fifths of eff all looking in. Secondly, it was only put up about 1 month ago, it wasn't there when i was :(
$niffy, you're a dick, i don't normally flame people, but honestly, i've never seen such blatent moronism, now back off before more people put you down!
BTW, Cliffe, don't forget to get those pictures of the smashing sent in, to whatever site you wish.