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[iamaelephant]

Valve is not liable for stupid retailers and certainly shouldn't reward stupidity, when everybody else buying retail is still going to have to wail 'till the 16th. And Valve certainly shouldn't create legal woe for themselves.

So how is the customer liable for a retailers mistake? Sure, it's not Valve's fault the retailer sold early, but why punish the consumer just because he bought something he presumed he could play? A poor old fella named Roto just posted on the Steam forums, understandably furious, because he had no bloody idea about the real street date. He bought the game presuming he would be able to play it (as you do with every other f*cking game you buy) and what happens when he installs it? "Coming soon." That's crap, and you can bet your fanboy ass there will be alot more of these posts in the coming days if Valve don't get their shit together.

Edit- Try telling me now that average consumer with no knowledge of this whole bullshit fiasco won't end up with copies of HL2.
http://www.loshmali.com/images/hl2/11-12-04_2350.jpg
http://www.loshmali.com/images/hl2/11-12-04_2355.jpg

Let's face it, if Valve doesn't want a massive backlash from pissed off people, they need to unlock the game, even if it's only for retail buyers. I'm not saying this for my own sake (I'm a Steam purchaser as a matter of fact) but they need to do this to avoid some damn hot water. Yeah, it's not Valve's fault all this has happened, but they can't punish the consumer.

 

[Camon_Draconis]

HMM...

well i sure as hell dont see 72 pics of half life 2... but if you go into this guys parent directory theres about 100+ pics of something much... much.... MUUUCCCHHH better!! :cheers:

edit: well ok, maybe theres only about 20 pics worth looking at in that folder

LOL WTF!!?!?!?!?!

 

[DrunkPanda]

dude, doug said that half life2 would be unlocked early on steam if the street date was broken. that alone should have told you that there was no chance in hell that half life 2 would be released early no matter what. doug likes to talk in backwards talk

 

[iamaelephant]

dude, doug said that half life2 would be unlocked early on steam if the street date was broken. that alone should have told you that there was no chance in hell that half life 2 would be released early no matter what. doug likes to talk in backwards talk

Sadly, you're right

 

[Mr-Fusion]

I wonder what happens to the really dumb consumers that have no internet connection and just sit there on the 16th waiting for it to magically unlock

oh boy

 

[Reaktor4]

Valve is not liable for stupid retailers and certainly shouldn't reward stupidity, when everybody else buying retail is still going to have to wail 'till the 16th. And Valve certainly shouldn't create legal woe for themselves.

IMO Valve has great ethics.. just look at the quality of game they produce.0%

They should unlock it if they said they were going to :|

 

[Bigcheese]

doooo

http://www.hl 2 world.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?p=218503#218503

(wo the space)

and for any one to lazy

this picture was also on his site...
http://allyourbase.shackspace.com/ahem.jpg

so hl2 world had some fun

http://up1.fastuploads.com/87318451_tard.gif

have a nice day

 

[Grand Architect]

Hmm for some odd reason I don't find that funny, wait let me check.... nope still not funny.

 

[iamaelephant]

Hahaha! Those are hilarious.

 

[Bigcheese]

Hmm for some odd reason I don't find that funny, wait let me check.... nope still not funny.

nice avy

btw, you just dont like it because you know hl2 world pwns u all

 

[aeroripper]

lol bigcheese that was funny

somebody should really tell him

 

[Raziaar]

They're not gonna release it early. And elephant dude, you need to dissolve your anger. <insert hippy comment here>