Please Valve, please Gabe.

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Please Valve, please Gabe. End this madness once and for all. Now that Best buy is selling the game among other retail stores we really need to get an update about what will happen.

I understand that you guys might be bound by contract not to unlock Half-life 2 until 16th november, and if so why cant you just set the record straight and tell us. Please dont handle this like the september 30th fiasco with silence. Show us that you guys learnt from that experience. Show me and the rest of the community why many of us hold Valve as the greatest developers ever!

Please guys, tell us the truth, we can handle it.
 
Znipper said:
Please Valve, please Gabe. End this madness once and for all. Now that Best buy is selling the game among other retail stores we really need to get an update about what will happen.

I understand that you guys might be bound by contract not to unlock Half-life 2 until 16th november, and if so why cant you just set the record straight and tell us. Please dont handle this like the september 30th fiasco with silence. Show us that you guys learnt from that experience. Show me and the rest of the community why many of us hold Valve as the greatest developers ever!

Please guys, tell us the truth, we can handle it.
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What will happen is... the game will be unlocked when it was slated to be unlocked. The 16th.

This is nothing like the September 30th fiasco. We all know they are bound by law to release it when the release date comes. They are not going to release it prematurely, even if a couple stores did. Those stores were forbidden to release it early.
 
lol, mate...


Its a fact. They can not unlock yet.


Thats all.





Just relax. You only have to wait a few days. I suggest playing another game. Defrag you're hard drive. Go outside.

But don't think about HL2 because you obviously can't wait :p

No need to go crazy over a few days :rolling: :E




:)
 
Why does Valve need to keep us informed every step of the way? They said it's unlocking at 12am on the 16th of November PST. Nothing has changed, so there is no reason for them to update us. I have given up hope for an early release, but let's face it, it's less than three days. I think we can handle it.
 
Yeah, no longer any point in going crazy. It's only 2 days now. For that much you surely can wait :).
 
I coulda swore I heard something about them unlocking it early if retailers sold it a little early? Am I nuts? :O
 
Letters said:
I coulda swore I heard something about them unlocking it early if retailers sold it a little early? Am I nuts? :O
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you are behind
 
Just wait, everyone has to. I have it on my harddrive. "Oh no, I can't wait. Just unlock it Valve". I can wait, so can you.

My Compusa store as a big display in the back with all the HL2 boxes. Plus HL2 CE boxes. :)
Big sticker on it that says "DO NOT PUT OUT UNTIL NOV. 16TH."
 
I certainly haven't been following this as closely as many, but hasn't Valve said they will unlock the game early if it becomes apparent that legitimate copies are being sold?

I seem to remember reading a pretty straightforward post from Valve that indicated that. I would think they wouldn't even mention the possibility if they were locked out of that option.

Perhaps something's changed. . .
 
Beginning of a drop in steams bandwidth on the steampowered status page. Never seen this on a weekend, cross your fingers folks.
 
Do you think he'll unlock/ or do anything if I send him pictures of friends playing the retail version?
 
Cyb3rac1d said:
Beginning of a drop in steams bandwidth on the steampowered status page. Never seen this on a weekend, cross your fingers folks.
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Holy shit, you're right!
 
Znipper said:
Please Valve, please Gabe. End this madness once and for all. Now that Best buy is selling the game among other retail stores we really need to get an update about what will happen.

I understand that you guys might be bound by contract not to unlock Half-life 2 until 16th november, and if so why cant you just set the record straight and tell us. Please dont handle this like the september 30th fiasco with silence. Show us that you guys learnt from that experience. Show me and the rest of the community why many of us hold Valve as the greatest developers ever!

Please guys, tell us the truth, we can handle it.
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Dude we all know by law they cant release it early. This isnt anything like sept. 30. We know its coming out on 3 am east the 16th.
 
Cyb3rac1d said:
Beginning of a drop in steams bandwidth on the steampowered status page. Never seen this on a weekend, cross your fingers folks.
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Isn't this just because of the language update?
 
Pauly said:
Do you think he'll unlock/ or do anything if I send him pictures of friends playing the retail version?
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Considering the fact that they can't play it regardless of whether they bought it or not, I'd say no.
 
Its 3 Fricken Days. You've Waited 1 Year And Now You Cant Wait 3 Fricken Days?
 
that dip in the steam bandwidth was there last night, when my steam updated it self.
 
Cyb3rac1d said:
Beginning of a drop in steams bandwidth on the steampowered status page. Never seen this on a weekend, cross your fingers folks.
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Cool, I hope I hope, please.
Looks like a big one...
 
So where are all the retards who were spouting off saying that Doug Lombardi said they would unlock HL2 if the street date was broken?

They're gone because he never, ever, ever said that. hahahah.
 
Yombi said:
that dip in the steam bandwidth was there last night, when my steam updated it self.
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It only reered it's head about 30 minutes ago. The dip all the way on the right.
 
2 1/2 days people. We've waited 6 year 2 1/2 more days won't do anything to us.
 
I think he means a dip like the one now was present last night when it updated.

I doubt it will be it though :(
 
Don't get me wrong guys. I can wait three more days for sure, no problem.

I jsut dont like the madness right now with people posting here and there confusing up the masses into thinking things that just not might be true!
 
They just updated the status page again, look at the bandwidth chart, this has to be an update!
 
Thats one big ass bandwidth dip, something is definately going to happen. Could be anything from a Steam update to unlocking HL2. We'll wait and see, but I guarantee something will happen within the next 24 hours. Those bandwidth dips never lie.
 
Geez, I want to go play CS:S, but I don't want to miss what ever patch this is...

This is such a dilemma :(
 
Well, I've had 2 updates so far within the last 10 minutes. And yes, I got yesterdays patch yesterday!

Altough the updates have just flashed by without any change in content or.. well anything... Strange
 
eiric said:
Well, I've had 2 updates so far within the last 10 minutes. And yes, I got yesterdays patch yesterday!

Altough the updates have just flashed by without any change in content or.. well anything... Strange
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That's what happens when your 'net connection messes up, it happens to me when BT starts acting odd.
 
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