Tuesday = massive site overload and shutdown

[rammstein]

I'm leaving my computer on all day, so that if an update comes, I hopefully will get it incase their servers are flooded etc

 

[schaf]

I think half of us will not be able to play, because steam will go down immediately and nobody can unlock it at least for 5 hours or sth. :imu:

 

[Dougy]

Ill get up at 07:00 on tuesday and get ready for college... come upstairs and log on to the forums etc... at 07:30...

round about 07:55 ill close everything and prepare to luanch steam...

08:01 ill luanch steam and get hl2 unlocked...

after that ill be at college (08:20 is when i leave) and ill get back for (18:00) then ill run upstairs finish off my blackpudding supper (uk meal) and play Hl2 for hours...

 

[DevgruSeal]

No, no one will be saying "omg i have halflife2" on the IRC and forums, because they will be all playing it

Exactly...On November 16th, 2004, we will make history as, "The day the internet was empty."

No one will be surfing the net. They'll be surfing the shores of Coastline!

 

[Powerload]

So it's released at 8:00am pacific?

Is there a credible source for that?

 

[ukfluke]

lol its going to be crazy when it gets activated, thousands logging in/out of steam trying to get their copy authenticated. I bet there will be people waiting couple of hours to play.

 

[axeil]

It'll be like mass rioting...only worse. Better activate HL2 ASAP or you may not get to play it till late tuesday night.

 

[garg]

1 days, 13 hrs, 43 min, 41 sec

 

[The Dark Elf]

It'll be like mass rioting...only worse. Better activate HL2 ASAP or you may not get to play it till late tuesday night.

Can you imagine how much that would suck, oh god and the complaint posts too

Maybe closing the forums ain't such a bad idea afterall.

 

[DevgruSeal]

So it's released at 8:00am pacific?

Is there a credible source for that?

8:00 AM GMT. 3:00 AM Pacific.

Yes, there is. It is an official VALVe & Vivendi Statement.

 

[Graxx]

Here, call sierra:
1 (310) 649-8033

 

[Steve]

8:00 AM GMT. 3:00 AM Pacific.

Yes, there is. It is an official VALVe & Vivendi Statement.

no, dude...8:00 AM GMT, 3:00 AM EASTERN, 12:00 AM Pacific

 

[Gorgon]

I will be here on tuesday, I can't play it, cause my system is gone takes another 2 weeks to come ;( ;( ;(

 

[sixteenth]

Not Tuesday, Monday. Even the slightest drop in the Status bar caused us all to go crazy last night. Just think about if we see it again a few hours before the release.

 

[oldagerocker]

Why not? jeez, i'm gettin' a 20-pack of coke from walmart and 3 bags of chips and i'm gonna go to town on that mother****er!

me too

 

[Alientank]

You can bet there will be people going "I beat the game first!" or something stupid like that, after it being unlocked 5 hours. Congrats....you just ruined the experience for yourself if it really only took 5 hours.

 

[kaf11]

sadly i may have to wait until late wednesday or even thursday to play so i might dodge the rush. although the rush would be kind of fun.