Please Valve, please Gabe.

[KagePrototype]

It'd be so funny if Valve says they were just ****ing with our heads.

 

[Annon]

Steampowered forums are on the fritz, I think this is the real deal.

 

[Steve]

It'd be so funny if Valve says they were just ****ing with our heads.

It would be the god of all practical jokes...watch, "GOT YA!" appears in the steam news section...

 

[Francis_Cole]

Don't get your hopes up*

*though I hope I am completly wrong

 

[iamaelephant]

Steampowered forums are on the fritz, I think this is the real deal.

Don't get your hopes up just yet - this could be anything.

Although I must admit, it's rather exciting. Would be typical for it to unlock on the Sunday night before I start my new job :hmph:

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

Don't get your hopes up just yet - this could be anything.

Although I must admit, it's rather exciting. Would be typical for it to unlock on the Sunday night before I start my new job :hmph:

I have a feeling its more likely to be a DDOS attack on valve again or something like that anyway...



Also... the entire forum of www.halflife2.net is probably quiting and restarting their steam accounts every minute.... I doubt thats helping!!!

 

[GWalker]

I have a feeling its more likely to be a DDOS attack on valve again or something like that anyway...

Also... the entire forum of www.halflife2.net is probably quiting and restarting their steam accounts every minute.... I doubt thats helping!!!

Yeah wait till its over.

 

[superragh]

it is wierd tho, becuase if you think about it, best buy for instance, usually has alot of stock right? and there are alot of stores, also there are reports of target, and i even saw some *unconfirmed* reports of super wallmarts having it in stock and selling it... they really should release..

 

[KagePrototype]

http://forum.aqua-graphics.net/uploads/post-16-1100388159.jpg

 

[Steve]

http://forum.aqua-graphics.net/uploads/post-16-1100388159.jpg

oh, savory goodness...

 

[Annon]

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

 

[ShadowFox]

Damn.. you beat me...

Sometin bigs is gonna happen soon methinks.

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

Heheh, the forums are taking a breather eh!!!

 

[Francis_Cole]

Does that message usually appear when the forums are down?

 

[KagePrototype]

They're such big teases! You can smell the anticipation keeling over all over the place!

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

No, no it doesnt.


But that doesnt mean the game is here.



(PRAYS!!!)

 

[Robinhood_01]

It would be sweet if I could play it before i start my new job on Tuesday, either that or i'll get home from work then to find HL2 ready to play (i'm in Australia so if its unlocked at 12am on Tuesday that will be 5:30 pm here.

 

[Annon]

God this has got to be it!!
5+ years for 15 minutes.... could we be at the end of the wait?

 

[fragShader]

this steam bandwidth chart prophesying stuff always reminds me of the ancient romans doing augury by inspecting chicken entrails.

 

[Robinhood_01]

well at least now something is happening

 

[kikekun]

it would be logic that Valve unlocks the game today. They probably have seen in Steam all those thousands of retail copies being activated during these last 3-4 hours...it would be dumb just to keep the game as it is and piss off customers.

 

[Steve]

this steam bandwidth chart prophesying stuff always reminds me of the ancient romans doing augury by inspecting chicken entrails.

the chicken guts tell all, mr. doubting thomas!

 

[redundant]

it would be logic that Valve unlocks the game today. They probably have seen in Steam all those thousands of retail copies being activated during these last 3-4 hours...it would be dumb just to keep the game as it is and piss off customers.

It's not valve's fault that a bunch of stores broke the street date. The customers should be pissed off at the stores for selling them a game that's not been released yet.

 

[Annon]

Chart updated again...

 

[kikekun]

It's not valve's fault that a bunch of stores broke the street date. The customers should be pissed off at the stores for selling them a game that's not been released yet.

And the stores should be pissed off at Vivendi, and Vivendi at Valve. That´s the whole point of the "unlocking early" thing, IMHO.

 

[jabberwock95]

Just to remind everyone, us retail preorder people haven't got the game yet. Valve is not going to unlock it (I hope) until everyone has it.

 

[Robinhood_01]

so they aren't going to unlock it until i get it next week?

 

[eiric]

I feel redicolus restarting steam every 5 minutes...

 

[GWalker]

I feel redicolus restarting steam every 5 minutes...

Then dont, just wait till steam gets back to normal. you and however many people restarting steam will not be helping...

 

[Dougy]

please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god please god.

*puts on the cranberries "zombie"*

*starts jigging*

PLEASE!

 

[Elyas]

Since I'm highly doubting any street date breakage, I'm hoping it might be like a huge CS:S update ...or at worst another preload phase.

 

[Pulsar]

What is the exact activation time for New Yorkers (US Eastern Time). Is it 12:00 am the 16th or some other time during the night?
I want to seat the night and play it ... hope wife will not beat me for that :cheers: .

 

[Elyas]

1200 Pst = 0300 Est = 0800 Gmt = 0900 Gmt+1

 

[ShadowFox]

Maybe they are getting DDOS attacked.

 

[pixartist]

they wont release it early...