I'm glad they have a sense of humor. Because beyond half-life that's all they have. I'll agree Half-life is an exceptional game, as hopefully half-life 2 will be. But they pale in comparison to other game companies who have released multiple series of great games. One example (among many) is Blizzard, Warcraft I, II, III , Starcraft, Diablo I, II.
So far, Valve has been living off a , how many years old is hl?, around 6? Not to mention their 'hard work', for all I know, HL2 is the exact same it was back in september.
I bring this all up because seeing they have time to mess around just pisses me off when they've been 'slaving away' and 'apologizing for delays'. I do realize I have little right to tell them what to do, but when something is so hyped up, delayed repeatedly, and the workers are seen (or more accurately, heard) joking around and making useless 'seceret' websites (it made waiting all the more easier right?) it just...
GAAAH!!!!!