HL2 World gets release candidate date from Gabe

gebfeda · Jul 21, 2004

Check out their front page.

KagePrototype · Jul 21, 2004

That's not a release date. They just mean to say they'll be RC-ready hopefully within 16 days.

Chris D · Jul 21, 2004

I'm sorry, but I do have problems with believing the credability of a website that refers to him as "Gabe n00b"

ShadowFox · Jul 21, 2004

If that is Gabe, then all that means is there is sixteen days until they send the RC to Vivendi, and then Vivendi will take a while checking it.

Chris D · Jul 21, 2004

I also doubt the credability of someone that forges an e-mail from Gabe that's barely English.

clarky003 · Jul 21, 2004

lol,, well atleast its news,, *sigh*,, whats with you guys..? loosen up

dont moan about it dude,, email gabe

Sparta · Jul 21, 2004

How long did it take for Doom 3's RC to be checked?

galoot3000 · Jul 21, 2004

i cant trust them they had beta pics (i think it was them)

Big Fat Duck · Jul 21, 2004

please change the misleading title of this thread you newb

RogueShadow · Jul 21, 2004

I am never going to that site again. :-/

alan00000 · Jul 21, 2004

i think gabe newell made a huge mistake of letting hl2 be released after doom3 big mistake what do you think

KagePrototype · Jul 21, 2004

Someone rename this thread title, we're gonna get a lot of flaming if we leave it as is.

Gronoken · Jul 21, 2004

sorry if I am being a n00b but eh... what a heck is RC? please explain..
THose news are aweomes if they are true! only 16 days will tell

BabyHeadCrab · Jul 21, 2004

w00t... hl2 here w3 c0m3

Striker · Jul 21, 2004

i don't belive anything from the internet untill i get the game in my hands.

blahblahblah · Jul 21, 2004

Sparta said:
How long did it take for Doom 3's RC to be checked?

Not that long. ID software is known for taking their time to do stuff right. I am sure that HL2 will fly through the RC process at Vivendi.

KagePrototype · Jul 21, 2004

Gronoken said:
sorry if I am being a n00b but eh... what a heck is RC? please explain..

Release Candidate. it is send to the publisher, who evaluate it and decide whether it's ready to ship. The game is then considered 'gone gold".

Chris D · Jul 21, 2004

Big Fat Duck said:
please change the misleading title of this thread you newb

I'm fed up of your attitude. Think about what we've been warning everyone about for a week and then come back in 5 days.

bAbYhEaDcRaB, don't mean to be negative, but my opinion is that it's a fake e-mail. I'm trying to get confirmation from Gabe.

The Mullinator · Jul 21, 2004

I am skeptical but really the date given is not unrealistic so I am inclined to believe it. After all that is only the date that Valve will be done its bug squashing, and its just an estimate.

Big Fat Duck · Jul 21, 2004

your going to get the gold date in your hands ? 0.o

Computer5k · Jul 21, 2004

Don't trust something from a site that has a HL2 beta faq, and Gabe has always tried to not give a date so people wont be mad if its wrong.

Fixed · Jul 21, 2004

Here in Australia "Date" is slang for anus. "Gold date in your hands" is just unhygenic.

gebfeda · Jul 21, 2004

Chris_D said:
I'm fed up of your attitude. Think about what we've been warning everyone about for a week and then come back in 5 days.

bAbYhEaDcRaB, don't mean to be negative, but my opinion is that it's a fake e-mail. I'm trying to get confirmation from Gabe.

We've never lied about a single news item.

RogueShadow · Jul 21, 2004

Computer5k said:
Don't trust something from a site that has a HL2 beta faq, and Gabe has always tried to not give a date so people wont be mad if its wrong.

Yeah. That's why i'm not going to that site again.
It won't be long now, I can persevere and avoid all that leak info.
And I certainly don't trust that site to be free of it.

Chris D · Jul 21, 2004

I never said you have.

The Mullinator · Jul 21, 2004

gebfeda said:
We've never lied about a single news item.

I don't think any website would willingly admit to lying about a news item so really that argument means nothing anywhere on the internet.

However I do believe that the e-mail is real.

Dr. Freeman · Jul 21, 2004

RogueShadow said:
Yeah. That's why i'm not going to that site again.
It won't be long now, I can persevere and avoid all that leak info.
And I certainly don't trust that site to be free of it.

same here.
no point in spoiling anything by going to a site that promotes the leak.. :|

gebfeda · Jul 21, 2004

Dr. Freeman said:
same here.
no point in spoiling anything by going to a site that promotes the leak.. :|

We've never promoted any leak.

jb55 · Jul 21, 2004

lol it's real, I got it from him today.

heres the header:

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BabyHeadCrab · Jul 21, 2004

Chris_D said:
I'm fed up of your attitude. Think about what we've been warning everyone about for a week and then come back in 5 days.

bAbYhEaDcRaB, don't mean to be negative, but my opinion is that it's a fake e-mail. I'm trying to get confirmation from Gabe.

I was a tad skeptical at first as well, but you have to keep in mind Gabe does randomly post in hl2fallout and other fansites, he has a tendency to randomly leak news in obscure places/ways.

WhiteBoy · Jul 21, 2004

Couldn't you have taken a previous e mail and just modified the date/time and subject?

Doppelgofer · Jul 21, 2004

gabe n00b? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!

jb55 · Jul 21, 2004

will a screenshot be enough proof?

BabyHeadCrab · Jul 21, 2004

I see no reason not to believe him

gebfeda · Jul 21, 2004

i really wish your asshat admins would stop killing our site name. It's really childish. If Gabe has no problem registering at the forums, and giving us interviews, you can leave a ****ing site name there.

Neutrino · Jul 21, 2004

The Mullinator said:
I don't think any website would willingly admit to lying about a news item so really that argument means nothing anywhere on the internet.

I don't quite understand what you mean. He meant that HL2wor ld hasn't lied in any news posts. Now all those news posts are all archived for anyone to see and scrutinize so I don't really see how "willingly admitting to lying" has anything to do with it.

Of course it's possible that the original person to post the e-mail lied. The same thing can be said for any of the e-mails in the info from valve thread. E-mails can be easily faked. Though I doubt it was faked, nor do I think any of the e-mails in that thread are fake.

What I'm saying though is that the legitimacy of the news has nothing to do with the site hl2wor ld or its reputation. We're not going to intentionally lie or mislead anyone. We're just as interested in hl2 as you and were excited over the info.

WhiteBoy · Jul 21, 2004

I am pretty sure you can fake the sender's address. How do you think you get e mails from the address of someone on your address book, and they never e mailed you?

BabyHeadCrab · Jul 21, 2004

gebfeda said:
i really wish your asshat admins would stop killing our site name. It's really childish. If Gabe has no problem registering at the forums, and giving us interviews, you can leave a ****ing site name there.

You could just politely ask why the moderator felt like the site name had to be removed. Had you done so you might have found a perfectly legit reason for the actions taken. "that one site" is very loose about beta content.

clarky003 · Jul 21, 2004

I believe the guy,,

Seemingly, how come when info like this doesnt hit HL2.net first, everyone gets peed about it , ?,

Chris D · Jul 21, 2004

gebfeda said:
i really wish your asshat admins would stop killing our site name. It's really childish. If Gabe has no problem registering at the forums, and giving us interviews, you can leave a ****ing site name there.

The same reason stands as it always has. If indeed you are telling the truth about this e-mail then that's fair enough, I apologise and hopefully now you'll know what it's been like for us before when you or other sites have said similar things about us.

That e-mail header is a genuine one so fair enough, I apologise.

And will all respect, calling us asshats isn't the way to get the URL mask lifted.

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