The 1st RC failed, and there have been several more

[Dowie]

Voodoo Extreme - Have you received any feedback about the release candidate you sent to VU on Sept 15? If so, how is testing coming along?

[Doug Lombardi] Yes, and subsequent release candidates have been submitted. We expect to be complete very soon.


http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/555/555621p1.html?fromint=1

 

[The Bait]

We all know about this.

 

[Seppo]

We know. It's not necessarily a bad thing.

"We expect to be complete very soon"

 

[ATI4EVER!]

not me.

 

[Organizer]

quite old news.

 

[Dowie]

I had never heard before

 

[chimpmunk]

Why Was It Never Posted On The Main Page News???

 

[The Bait]

"We expect to be complete very soon"

I didn't even see that when I first read it. I have another feeling HL2 will be with us soon. :cheers:

 

[herbster]

Voodoo Extreme?

 

[Computer5k]

I didn't even see that when I first read it. I have another feeling HL2 will be with us soon. :cheers:

But that was said by Doug Lombardi. The same Doug lombardi that said they would release on Sept. 30 just about a week or two before

 

[sHm0zY]

Wtf is this trial on someone tell me please =(

 

[FoB_Ed]

bah, developers always just say "soon"

could mean a week, could mean 2 months

 

[AJ Rimmer]

I didn't even see that when I first read it. I have another feeling HL2 will be with us soon. :cheers:

old female voice/Oh shut up!/

 

[dkelly]

Well, the main reason for them to reject the RC's is content.
So Valve will just have to keep taking little things out for copyright reasons, and ethical reasons too I suppose. I just hope that VU isn't too fussy that Valve will take out something that they really wanted in there, but I can't see it happening.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

Well, the main reason for them to reject the RC's is content.
So Valve will just have to keep taking little things out for copyright reasons, and ethical reasons too I suppose. I just hope that VU isn't too fussy that Valve will take out something that they really wanted in there, but I can't see it happening.

I'm more scared censorship-wise that they will take away combine acts of violence.

 

[Sai]

Why Was It Never Posted On The Main Page News???

that's what i was wondering, i don't visit this site nearly as often as i used to so the page that i pay attention to the most now is the main page...this is kind of cool info and sort of needs to be known to hl2 fans....:/

 

[figge]

VU - We don't like that all NPC that dies look like VU employees change this!

 

[AJ Rimmer]

VU - We don't like that all NPC that dies look like VU employees change this!

And entering the address of our hq as the combine citadel's mailbox isn't funny.

 

[Asuka]

old news but good to see it again. me needs hl2

 

[figge]

And entering the address of our hq as the combine citadel's mailbox isn't funny.

You > ME


Ur's was better...!

 

[ShinRa]

I wanna know how the first RC wasnt excepted. What the HELL has valve been doing to get an rc rejected?

 

[EVIL]

why make a fuss about it, its quite normal for games to go trough 4/6 RC's before going gold.

Its just the way it goes, get over it!

 

[AJ Rimmer]

I wanna know how the first RC wasnt excepted. What the HELL has valve been doing to get an rc rejected?

Actually I think figge and I were onto something there. Either that or they are doing what I fear, removing combine acts of violence.

 

[Ari de Verci]

Well, the main reason for them to reject the RC's is content.(...)

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I've always though the main reason RC's get rejected is bugs.

 

[MrMan16]

thats what my guess is, all they had to fix was bugs. I doubt VuG would take out anything they know they fans would like. They are trying to sale it, you know.

 

[figge]

thats what my guess is, all they had to fix was bugs. I doubt VuG would take out anything they know they fans would like. They are trying to sale it, you know.

You never know... they are evil.. remember

 

[Jakeic]

any content that is taken out could be added in a patch?

 

[Delgarto]

Well, lets think about this, it's very doubtful magazines reviewed the latest build given to vivendi, meaning, the problem with your AI squad mates getting in the way, may have already been fixed with the latest RC.

 

[dream431ca]

Voodoo Extreme - Have you received any feedback about the release candidate you sent to VU on Sept 15? If so, how is testing coming along?

[Doug Lombardi] Yes, and subsequent release candidates have been submitted. We expect to be complete very soon.


http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/555/555621p1.html?fromint=1

Take this as a good thing..improving the game is always better than releasing it with bugs.

 

[Ghost Freeman]

Why Was It Never Posted On The Main Page News???

QFE 10ch

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Why are you guys sad to see that it got a RC rejected? Most times it only makes the game better in the end....

Why you ask? Blindsight.... VALVe has been playing HL2 since 2000 or whenever, so they only know what's in the game and they don't know anything else, so they have a hard hard time critiquing things... Thus when it goes off people who have never played it before critique it, do the legal stuff etc etc....

Like I'm sure ID Software thought that the Doom3 SP was the best stuff ever and thought everyone would love it... Blindsight....


I'm happy it got rejected, means less bugs and stuff for us If they remove any sort of weapons, animations, cutscenes though then I would be upset, but as long as the final game is kick-ass I won't mind!


Oh and if something is taken out during RC stage by the publisher, it can't be put back in without their consent.... The patch has to get tested and go through RC's through the publisher so they could still give it a "no-go"

$.02 :bounce: