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Prince of China
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He he he, you don't realize how many people ask that questions. 
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Valve should make a demo with a level not in the actual game like the Halflife: uplink demo. I wouldn't mind a remake of uplink in source.
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entice.. look it up.. mean to get people to want something
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dude, you realize it says you edited the post right?....just dont think you're making him look like a fool when you spelled something wrong.
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i don't understand this whole release-before-a-demo thing. from experience, it stinks of "our game is average and therefore can't possibly live up to expectations so we'll let people blow $60 on it before knowing what it's actually like." what advantage is there to not letting people get a taste of the actual game before going out and buying it? seems to me it would entice people more if they knew what they were getting, that is, if half-life 2 is everything it's supposed to be.
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Yeah, a demo would ruin the whole Half-Life 2 experience.
Here's a saying: I before E, except after C, demo for me, but only after I play Half-Life 2. (Kinda rhymes)
Here's a saying: I before E, except after C, demo for me, but only after I play Half-Life 2. (Kinda rhymes)
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how would a demo of hl2 ruin the experience? i don't recall playing any pre-release demos that made me go "oh gosh, now i dont like this game anymore because i've played a little bit of it." i don't think they should use a level from the game, but make a level for the demo, maybe to show off the technology. it'd be like seeing one of the videos, only actually controlling what you're looking at. saying that we don't need to test the product out a little bit before shelling out a nonrefundable $50-$60 is like saying we don't need to see any videos because the information they give us in text should be enough, and seeing a video would ruin the surprise.
another benefit to releasing a demo before sep 30 is that it gives them an opportunity to make a final bug check, since it'll be running on thousands of different set-ups. it's a great resource that companies like digital extremes have taken advantage of, and with great success.
i certainly care. as would the thousands of other fans that would end up spending money on something that might not be that great, but they couldn't find out because there was no pre-release demo.
another benefit to releasing a demo before sep 30 is that it gives them an opportunity to make a final bug check, since it'll be running on thousands of different set-ups. it's a great resource that companies like digital extremes have taken advantage of, and with great success.
Well all i know is that valve said that they are not making a demo before half life 2 comes out. A demo would be nice but i think for me personaly it would be better if i discovered everything at once and not some stuff now and the rest later.
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The reason VALVe is not making a demo (and the reason many companies don't do this) is that it draws valuable resources away from actually making the game. Especially companies that don't like to spoil the experience of the original game. If they want to make a demo, like Uplink, they'll have to come up with completely original content to avoid spoiling surprises from the original game. I'd much rather have them spend their time and money towards the Real Thing than a teaser that'll just whet my appetite.
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The reason VALVe is not making a demo (and the reason many companies don't do this) is that it draws valuable resources away from actually making the game. Especially companies that don't like to spoil the experience of the original game. If they want to make a demo, like Uplink, they'll have to come up with completely original content to avoid spoiling surprises from the original game. I'd much rather have them spend their time and money towards the Real Thing than a teaser that'll just whet my appetite.
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I know, same here. But the Original Half-Life site had MadOnion.com to analyze your computer. I'm sure Half-Life 2 will have that feature.
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You talking 'bout me?
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I can see the sense in wanting to see how it runs on your machine, however with the LOD system the question is more likely how advanced a display and sound experience will you get with your system.
Some demos do stop you buying. I played the chaser demo and as a result, didn't buy the game. I was posting on Planetside forums for 2 years and got into the beta test, loved it for 2 days and then saw how shallow the game was. Saved myself £40 and £10 a month but I'd rather have had a good game, here's hoping the updates improve it.
Yet the BF1942 multiplayer demo basically sold me that game.
Conclusions? Depends how good your game is as to wether the demo will do your marketting campaign any good.
Some demos do stop you buying. I played the chaser demo and as a result, didn't buy the game. I was posting on Planetside forums for 2 years and got into the beta test, loved it for 2 days and then saw how shallow the game was. Saved myself £40 and £10 a month but I'd rather have had a good game, here's hoping the updates improve it.
Yet the BF1942 multiplayer demo basically sold me that game.
Conclusions? Depends how good your game is as to wether the demo will do your marketting campaign any good.
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mojo, thats exactly what i was thinking. after playing planetside demo i hated it, and the bf1942 demo sold me that game.
i think valve should release a small tech demo though. that level they had at e3 would suffice. i just want to throw around bodies and boxes to keep me from going crazy. ive been messing around with the demos on havok and some oher physics progs for like 2 months, and i need new demos! anyone know of a good game right now that has ragdoll physics i can play? im getting bored.
i think valve should release a small tech demo though. that level they had at e3 would suffice. i just want to throw around bodies and boxes to keep me from going crazy. ive been messing around with the demos on havok and some oher physics progs for like 2 months, and i need new demos! anyone know of a good game right now that has ragdoll physics i can play? im getting bored.
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Valve said they were going to release a HL2 benchmark program before HL2 is released. I think
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they could make a multiplayer demo as this wont ruin the single player aspect
and if the demo ruins the game, how do the videos not ? we already seen the action, the part with alyx and shit like that so stfu u brainwashed valve fanboys
and if the demo ruins the game, how do the videos not ? we already seen the action, the part with alyx and shit like that so stfu u brainwashed valve fanboys
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DEMO====DEMONSTRATION! (spelling)
so they should really let us test it (lets say a couple of weeks or a month)
before release.
i mean even if it is short, and that we can't edit, and it has like screenshots at the end of play, Jus something PLZZZZZ
so they should really let us test it (lets say a couple of weeks or a month)
before release.
i mean even if it is short, and that we can't edit, and it has like screenshots at the end of play, Jus something PLZZZZZ
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Originally posted by sranjesuper
they could make a multiplayer demo as this wont ruin the single player aspect
and if the demo ruins the game, how do the videos not ? we already seen the action, the part with alyx and shit like that so stfu u brainwashed valve fanboys
Wow... simply stunning.
They aren't going to release a multiplayer demo because they obviously don't want to release any details on multiplayer. Play-balancing even a limited selection of weapons to make the demo fun could take quite a bit more time than a single-player demo. As far as ruining the game, Valve has repeatedly said they're keeping their aces up their sleeve, and they're taking special precautions not to reveal anything that would destroy the experience for anyone.
Fanboy? I hardly think Valve infallible, I just defend their decisions when they're the right ones.
I believe it's you who should now "stfu" as you so eloquently put it.
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i found a WAREZ site that claims they have a beta version of HL2 to download (it's basically the E3 demo but u control gordon instead of gabe like in the steam vids.) but it's one of those "we'll tell u where to get it if u signup for a free p0rn site and confirm it by making u type in the girls name as a password to the text file and none of the passwords work and we just conned u to joining our p0rn site" deals, which blows... i mean everyone has seen the 25 minute video, why don't they just release that playable... it'd make me buy 2 copies of hl2.. lol
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ya, y would ne1 believe that VALVe, who just annouced hl2 at the show, wouldn't secure that game, esp. if no1 knew bout it to leak
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I'd really like to see valve release a self-contained HL episode as a demo. (probably a while after release). Like Opposing Force and Blue Shift are their own self contained episodes with their own character... I think it would be great if they created a very short episode through a new character's eyes to give another perspective on some of the events in the HL2 story. It wouldn't have to be long, just very interesting, with a few good action set-pieces. (and a strider, of course).
I think something like that would not only keep people who own HL2 happy, with some new interesting stuff to play, but it would also get the interest of people who haven't yet decided if they want to buy it.
I think something like that would not only keep people who own HL2 happy, with some new interesting stuff to play, but it would also get the interest of people who haven't yet decided if they want to buy it.
