Guess the HL2 Unlock Time Game (GMT)

[denlife7]

ROLL UP, ROLL UP!! Everyone's a WINNAH!!!!

Over here in Australia and New Zealand, we are ahead of you Americans and Euros etc by a number of hours. This may mean that we get HL2 on the 17th rather than the 16th (albeit by a few hours). I know this means nothing for all the Steam purchasers (like myself), but it got me thinking (usually a bad idea, I know)....

This thread is for guesses at what time Valve unlocks HL2 on Steam. The rules are:

• You must place your time guess using Greenwich Mean Time
• You must state your time using the 24 hour clock
• You must state the day (just incase it doesn't come out on the 16th... maybe the 15th etc)
• The winning time will be the guess that is closest to the actual time, whether over or under the actual time.
• To avoid any disputes, the unlock time will be determined by official means, hopefully by confirmation from a Valve employee, or similar.
• The winner will receive a prize (as yet to be decided, see disclaimer below)

Disclaimer: Prize may or may not eventuate. Don't worry, I'm still waiting for my prize for the most popular headcrab-in-the-crotch caption competition

Alrighty then, without further ado, place your bets....

 

[Ermac]

I realy hope they unlock it at MIDNIGHT.

But knowing Valve, they will probably just unloack it at 4pm Pacific time..
damn it all.

 

[Revolver707]

yea me too

 

[Warbie]

14:00 on the 16th

 

[imachip]

16th 1pm GMT is my guess. I doubt we'll be getting it before Gabe wakes up

 

[denlife7]

I'll say 17:00 on the 15th

(always the optimist)

 

[Ermac]

Hope its on the 15th

 

[Crash Happy]

0800hrs (GMT) 16th. Obviously.

 

[fantasiser]

hey denlife, i ordered at eb in perth today and they sed they be getting it in store ON the 16th, in australia, which means ill be playing by the time its hits 1pm at Valve

 

[The Monkey]

08.00 16.11.2004

 

[noluck]

yesterday!!

 

[Maxi]

id say about 1800?

 

[SimonomiS]

16th, er around 0700?

 

[Megalomaniac]

-4 GMT....so maybe around 8-10pm 16th....

 

[Alientank]

Sometime in the next month.

 

[Gotter]

I would guess Nov 15th, 13:00 GMT.

 

[denlife7]

hey denlife, i ordered at eb in perth today and they sed they be getting it in store ON the 16th, in australia, which means ill be playing by the time its hits 1pm at Valve

I am a Perthite too... go the Dockers!

 

[Slime]

I'll throw one...

15:00 16.11.2004 Using Greenwich Zone

 

[pixartist]

23:00 h (11 pm)

 

[InFeRnO]

Wow this was retarded. How can anyone have THIS much time on their hands? Seriously

 

[Calhoun]

Here's the unlock time:

When It's unlocked.

 

[Bluechair]

Why would they release it at any time other than midnight?

 

[Dynasty]

well getting the DATE right helps. therefore i bet 00:05 on the 16.11.2004...omg omg omg omg

and yes who is bored enough to make a post like this????

 

[Calhoun]

well getting the DATE right helps. therefore i bet 00:05 on the 16.11.2004...omg omg omg omg

and yes who is bored enough to make a post like this????

Read my post and you'll know that I guessed correctly.

 

[GorgeousOrifice]

16 Nov, 01:15 PDT. (There will be some last-minute fire at Valve HQ, and there will be a small delay that keeps it from being unlocked at midnight.)

 

[FISKER_Q]

15th November 11:05 (GMT)

 

[sgrby877]

well if it does get released in australia and new zealand first. I hope they ban the game first before you get it.

and then unban it after we get it.

Just to piss you off cuz ur bragging.

 

[Crash Happy]

Wow this was retarded. How can anyone have THIS much time on their hands? Seriously

You mean, as much time as it took you to post your 'witty' snipe?

 

[Hunchback]

03.00 on the 14th November
(some shop will sell early and risk the fine!)undefinedundefined

 

[BladeTurbo]

16th 1pm GMT is my guess. I doubt we'll be getting it before Gabe wakes up

i think that Gabe is just as exited as we are, so he won't get much sleep. He'll want to be awake to count all the money he's making.

 

[livn4metal]

02:00 on Nov. 17 GMT

or

18:00 on Nov. 16 PST

(they should be the same time, I guessed with my fingeres)

 

[f|uke]

7am GMT Nov 16th (Midnight@Valve)

Its either that or at midnight, Nov 16th. (5pm Nov 15th@Valve)

Although i suppose a 10am release is possible (Midnight on the US East Coast).

I'm sure the specific time is outlined in the contract.

 

[denlife7]

Wow this was retarded. How can anyone have THIS much time on their hands? Seriously

Why thank you for your kind remarks. People like yourself make the world wide web such a special place.

Actually, looking at your previous posts you make many "special comments" about other people's threads. Let's see:

Infernob: "This thread is stupid."

Infernob: "What a retarded thread. "

You sir, need some introspection time me thinks.....

 

[f|uke]

Why thank you for your kind remarks. People like yourself make the world wide web such a special place

The scary thing is, he's actually getting nicer.

His first post ever: "You guys are friggin retarded."

a few posts later
"Who cares? You have too much time on your hands...."
(sound familiar?)

Heres a good one
"I don't even know why I bother looking at these forums, I mean the lack of intelligence is overwhelming"

Oh man, that Inferno, what a character

 

[DarkGhost86]

maybe 6pm to 11pm!

 

[flo_Orian]

-4 GMT....so maybe around 8-10pm 16th....

yup, i guess its rather late in the evening. maybe even on 17th in the morning. remember we are speaking about GMT its 8 hours or so difference between valves timezone

 

[Homer]

7:53 am

 

[KurtCobain]

12:01am on the 16th i think it should be but who knows
could be Midday (or even when first retail shops open, who knows)

 

[The Monkey]

It's Unlocked 00.00 the 16th Seattle time, therefore: 08.00 GMT.

 

[wilka91]

November 15th at 22:00 GMT, it will be 23:00 at my home.