I'd like to direct your attention to this...

[Faraii22]

Hello,

I thought I would let you guys in the drama that are the Steam forums in the last oh... hour or so.

Something big is being uploaded... something so big its making the Steam database crash.

http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=174350


Faraii

 

[iamaelephant]

Currently discussing right here

 

[gov_property]

Maybe it's just all the guys pressing F5 over and over again.

 

[tobe]

still dont make any difference what ever it is, 16th is the day.

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

Heheh, its a weird thenomenom that...


I mean there is seemingly absolutely no such thing as news on www.halflife2.net

Whenever anyone posts anything its allways been posted before

 

[KagePrototype]

The steam forums are dead...

The forums couldn't handle the excitement and are taking a little breather. See www.steampowered.com for news. Thanks!

:O They're such big teasers, the bastards!!

 

[MindCrafter]

Steampowered.com forums down.

EDIT:
"The forums couldn't handle the excitement and are taking a little breather. See www.steampowered.com for news. Thanks!"

 

[koopa]

Is it just the update referenced here fixing Chinese text, or is that already done?
http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news

 

[LAYP]

What is the news? GOD WHY DO THEY DO THIS.

It is really mean you know.

 

[KagePrototype]

Is it just the update referenced here fixing Chinese text, or is that already done?
http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news

That was yesterday.

 

[Platinum]

can't you just wait till the 16th ????

 

[coZ]

http://www.steampowered.com/status/status.html

 

[superragh]

coz: would you call that a serious dip?

 

[koopa]

That was yesterday.

Yeah, the excitement made me a stupidhead, my bad. Let's all go back to refreshing the Steam news page.

 

[L337_Assasain]

The excitement from what?

 

[Ownzed]

Already a thread on it. Wow, this is exciting..

 

[Snowknight26]

coz: would you call that a serious dip?

Yes, I would. :dozey:

 

[DrunkPanda]

Maybe it's just all the guys pressing F5 over and over again.

roflz0rz. you are probably correct

 

[iamaelephant]

coz: would you call that a serious dip?

That is a very large dip.

 

[cadaveca]

I remember reading a post from one of the valve employees saying that they would shut off the steampowered forums while the game was released....now, it may seem kinda coincidental....but...

 

[pingu]

HL2 HAS RELEASED...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................a lot of excitement among the community.

 

[zapper]

who says pingu?