Try to convince my parents!

[hool10]

I have made a decision to pay $30 less for the silver edition. Who wants stickers anyways? Anyways I want my parents to buy me the package. They are getting tired of video game boxes and game cds! :cheers: But their is 1 problem. They feel weird for buying something that has not come out yet (hl2). I said when it does I will automatically get it. And they also don't like the idea of a "tiny game company" handling their credit card #. I said Valve is like Microsoft and the credit # is handled by the credit card company. We have bought stuff off the internet for a couple of times. Can you please help me out?

 

[KagePrototype]

If they're reading:

I've done it before, it's all very legit. No worries. Valve can be trusted.

 

[Yellonet]

Get older and leave home. Make your own money and buy your own stuff. Don't be a spoiled kid. And tell them that this really is the last game... in a while :E

 

[f|uke]

I'm paying $40 for an f'n hat and a box.

I dont like it, but damnit, I'm a fan.

But I'm very upset with VALVe right now.

Just tell your parents that its for CS:S, which WILL be available tomorrow.

 

[ukfluke]

heh theyre just making u sweat. Theyll do it just use ur big bambi eyes to get what u want

 

[MultiVaC]

Tell them that all the cool people are getting it through Steam.

 

[Petabyte]

If they are reading:
Valve will keep your credit card very safe. They are the company who made the one of the best selling computer games of all time, not a small company.

All your information will be kept secret and they will not send you stuff in the mail. Go for it!

 

[hool10]

Yeah I'm probably gonna get a job soon. My mom says she likes ur attitude (Yellonet) and wants her son to follow your advice! :dozey:

Get older and leave home. Make your own money and buy your own stuff. Don't be a spoiled kid. And tell them that this really is the last game... in a while

 

[Nostradamus]

Hello Parents,
What I am now about to say might come as a shoch to you, but is the truth.
Valve is a corrput no-life, and overall cheating company! If i where you I would remove your childr you the computer immidiately and seek help, for his brain might have suffered from Valvs brainwash!!!!!!!

And now to the more serious part.

Think of it this way
You shouldn't be worrying about valve handling your CC info. they would get in a lot of trouble if anything went wrong. No you should be afraid of the hackers and michiefers trying to steal your information.
However, you are in such a fortunate situation, that it is impossible, since it is a standalone application, which would require a hacker to monitor your machine and the chances are to say the least, very slim.

The thing about something that ha snot come out yet. Indeed it is out. Your son has already downloaded it onto his computer. All he needs to do is buy it and it will be de-crypted. Activated if you will.

Valve is a game company, making games. They are one of the bigger production companies out there, and by all means do not need anymore money... they're already milionaires.

 

[poseyjmac]

pics of your mom plz. j/k

 

[ShinRa]

Think of the stickers man!!! The stickers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Silver edition here I come.

 

[MultiVaC]

They're reading this? Uh oh, I hope I can come up with something smart.

 

[Letters]

Everything will be just dandy! If it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you!

 

[Petabyte]

pics of your mom plz. j/k

 

[switch]

Tell them that preordering it now is like booking a table at a resteraunt. Tell them its more secure than ordering over the phone (it is easily).
Show them the Steampowered website and Valve's website, and show them this BBC news article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3604480.stm
And already trustable name should push them in the right direction.

 

[Asuka]

Valve can be trusted 100%

 

[pixartist]

heh theyre just making u sweat. Theyll do it just use ur big bambi eyes to get what u want

yep thats what i would do :E fortunatly my dad is cool and gives me his card anyway...btw.:

HELLO PARENTS! should you deny your son's whish all his friends will hate him he would be the idiot in school! his social life would be ruined !!

 

[FoB_Ed]

I don't know about you guys but I'm getting the gold version. I want that effing box and that effing poster, eff.

 

[MultiVaC]

If he doesn't get it through Steam he won't get to play CS:S until HL2 (and that's a long time!). He'll be scarred for life!

 

[pyroCow]

Ive bought games over steam, had no problems.

pics of your mom plz. j/k

lmfao

 

[Ames]

The company founders are from Microsoft.

 

[MultiVaC]

The company founders are from Microsoft.

Don't say that...

 

[madog]

y not just wait extra?

 

[Petabyte]

Why not just be rich like me? I just dont hav a credit card but I can wait a lil extra.

Some people don't have very good jobs, or are not born into richness. And because you have no credit card, I'm assuming your a spoiled little brat who gets everything free from his parents. Pointless post.

 

[madog]

Some people don't have very good jobs, or are not born into richness. And because you have no credit card, I'm assuming your a spoiled little brat who gets everything free from his parents. Pointless post.

uhhhhhhhh no

 

[tokin]

Just let mommy know who her REAL DADDY is. Then she will listen and obey.

 

[pdnellius]

this is the company that had their source code hacked

I'm buying it through steam anyway

 

[alehm]

If your the parents of the guy who made this post. It's the year 2004, we buy stuff on the net now.

 

[KagePrototype]

lol, some of you guys are gonna get his internet privileges removed!

 

[Petabyte]

uhhhhhhhh no

What do you mean "uhhhhhhhh no"? To which statement that I made?


...Oh, thats right. They were all true.

 

[DvS]

HELLO PARENTS! should you deny your son's whish all his friends will hate him he would be the idiot in school! his social life would be ruined !!

As opposed to getting him a video game which he'll play alone at home for weeks on end ignoring friends and school? I think his social life isn't the greatest concern

Get a job and buy it yourself.

 

[Ownzed]

My dad payed for my retail copy.

 

[Platinum]

As opposed to getting him a video game which he'll play alone at home for weeks on end ignoring friends and school? I think his social life isn't the greatest concern

Get a job and buy it yourself.

dont ASK your parents to buy it for you ... freaking make some money and buy it yourself ... or just get your parents to buy it with their credit card adn pay them back with YOUR MONEY in cash ...

 

[DevilsRejection]

Why don't you wait until it's out and then just buy it?!

It's not going to kill you if you have the files preloaded on your hard drive anyways.

 

[rammstein]

Salutations!

I am a 7 year old, homeless nigerian child.

I have no arms, and only one leg. My Family has been killed in a civial war that still rages on. I lost my leg when I stepped on a land mine, so I had to ask a man at the internet shop to help me type this.

I was given $100 by a nice man from Australia to help my poverty. But I decided to spend it on buying a copy of Half-Life 2 Collectors Edition online, because I once saw a picture of the game in a magazine when I was scavenging through the local tip trying to find some scraps of food.

The people at valve lied to me, and stole my money.

I have been trying to get a lawyer, my country is paying for one and needs a bank account to deposit the money into so we can pay the american lawyer to sue valve.

please help.

Also, My uncle sells penis enlargement pills, if your interested.










hahaha seriously...

out of the hundreds of thousands of people who buy this game online, I would be genuinely suprised if anyone did not get thier moneys worth.

Go for it parents!

 

[FthrJACK]

Im still waiting for those Milf pics.

 

[Gilligan]

Valve couldnt keep their source code secure. Years of work worth millions of dollars was leaked all over the internet. What makes you so sure they can keep hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers secure.

 

[Petabyte]

Oh shut up already people! Your going to get him in trouble
But seriously, parents, your CC number will be safe.

 

[hasan]

Hey parents

Have mercy on your son, he's gonna die if you don't buy him hl2

no seriously though, It's pretty safe to buy off steam. Actually buying from a regular shop might be more risky than buying online.
How do you know the cashier won't steal your number?
In the online process however, the data is encrypted in a format that is impossible to decrypt, and in the end it's processed by machines, (I think), pretty much no humans involved. (somebody correct me if I'm wrong plz)
The only serious risk is if somebody has installed a keylogger virus on your PC, (which is quite unlikely, unless a skilled hacker saw this post and decided to give it a try )but if that was the case then you should just shut off the computer because this guy can steal all your passwords and read you email and stuff.

I don't think Valve keeps the CreditCard numbers in a database or anything, I believe they don't even do the validation themselves .. it's done by a trusted third party (or something :/)
so basically, it's not likely that somebody can get your creditcard number by hacking valve or anyone else.

so yeah, buy it and don't worry.

oh and, as for buying a game that isn't out, well, the game is already on your computer's hard disk, but it's encrypted, think about it like a pre-order, the only thing is, your beloved son (oooh .. how beloved he is!! ) can start playing the game right away, the moment it's released! no wait .. no shipping .. nothing to downlaod (well maybe a very small download?).

 

[|Ben|]

I wish I could get my parents to buy it for me.