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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Samwise on November 16, 2004, 12:25:23 AM
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Yeah baby!
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Are you sure? you might need to post this thread a few more times to make sure.
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did you say something Sammy?
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HL2 is sweeeet. :)
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Originally posted by Samwise
HL2 is sweeeet. :)
Agreed. :D :D :D :D
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Goign to get it at soon...
has anyone tryed HL source yet ?
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Getting it this week £29.99 from PC world. :D
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Got the collectors edition in my hands now.
I hate this STeam crap. I am already being forced to update before I can play the game. Updating sucks ass on 56k. I just want to play HL2, damnit.
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I got 2 pc\'s ;
1 (cable) internet pc : PIII 667mhz, 256mb, Geforce2GTS with only a crappy cdr drive with only 4,58 Gb free on HD partition D
:C has 1,78 Gb free.
1 3D workstation offline becuz of safety reasons : very able to play HL2 but located in a very different room away
HL2 released in Europe DVD only. What to do ? :confused:
- DVD drive for internet pc so i can register and once that\'s done copy paste n burn folder so i can move it to the workstation.
- get a cheap usb network adaptor to get the same thing done.
Advise ? :(
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I hate you ALL!!!!!! HL2-playing jerks!!
I can\'t even play this for few months until I get my new computer :(
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Got mine today as well.
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**** VALVE.
**** STEAM.
I can\'t get ****ing registered to play my ****ING game. Bunch of ****ing dumbasses with their dumb ****ing Steam engine.
Hope they ****ing burn in hell for this.
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Well, I respect Valve for their work and the fact they want to protect that. It\'s just that this measurement, Steam... is more bothersome to more ppl than they think....
Anybody got advice to my question btw ?
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
**** VALVE.
**** STEAM.
I can\'t get ****ing registered to play my ****ING game. Bunch of ****ing dumbasses with their dumb ****ing Steam engine.
Hope they ****ing burn in hell for this.
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Why can\'t you play? I am sort of confused here. Is it because you are on dialup?
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You have to "Activate" the game to play it online before you can play it offline. Apparently, it\'s also forcing him to update his game before he can even play it which is causing havoc over his dial-up.
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damn, that would suck. I remember back in 97 when we first got AOL. We were on dial-up but they still made us download patches and stuff all the time. Probably 10x worse with games.
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(1) Dial up.
(2) Steam does not work properly with ICS.. My only PC with an actual modem is the iMac, thereofr I had to go buy a ****ing modem to install in this PC, just so I could get STEAM to register.
**** Valve.
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Instead of blaming Valve, maybe you should check the calendar and notice that it\'s not 1993 anymore. Get yourself broadband service of some kind.
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Originally posted by Coredweller
Instead of blaming Valve, maybe you should check the calendar and notice that it\'s not 1993 anymore. Get yourself broadband service of some kind.
Look **** nut, don\'t you even start on me. Do you think I would be dial up if I could get broadband? If you ever bothered paying any ****ing attention, you would notice I have said time and time again, I can\'t get broadband where I live, so don\'t even ****in\' start. Infact, why bother posting in this forum? The stupid forum (OFF-TOPIC) is down the hall and to the left. It\'s better suited for you.
Second..Steam just ****ing sucks. It is not 56k friendly and it is just plain stupid. You mean, I go buy a game and then I have to register for offline mode , but WAIT, OH GOD WAIT, Valve didn\'t plan ahead and give enough bandwidth to the Steam servers, so lord ****ing forbid that I register an account...Wait...After ten mintues of waiting...countless retries, I got the update and account created! YES! Oh **** no. Now I have to register the key, but it times out and says my ticket is expired... And let\'s not forget that the clinet itself is more unstable than ****ing Charles Manson on crack.
I paid almost a hundred bucks for this bullshit kind of headaches. All for once, I reach the great stage of unlocking I can see a screen that says..."Unlocking Half-Life 2 Game Files". Gee, thanks a ****ing lot. You\'re unlocking files I already paid for, around eight hours ago!
Quote from one of the many GAMEFAQ\'s posts regarding Steam and the problems.
his is the biggest bunch of bull%^& I have ever witnessed with a god damned video game. Not only do these morons not give you a manual and put the 5 discs in crappy paper sleeves, you cant run it without hooking up with steam, the biggest POS online service in existence. First however, you need to register it (which didnt work) and input the 500 digit security missle launch top secret code. I hope people pirate Valve into the ground, screw them all.
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I never advoacted pirating, but I do now. I do understand what Valve was trying to do, but the whole execution was piss poor. No support for ICS. Not enough planning ahead for the servers, so a lot of people can\'t even create an aco**** and the very fact you have to create an account for offline mode is re-goddamn-liciousl. Updating is not the problem. The problem is the hassle a lot of us have had to go through just so we can get a stupid account, so we can go back to our offline mode. Why ruin such a great launch with a troublesome service
Kill a kitten.
Make baby jesus cry.
Most of all...
Pirate HL2 and f**k Steam.
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lol
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Look **** nut, don\'t you even start on me. Do you think I would be dial up if I could get broadband? If you ever bothered paying any ****ing attention, you would notice I have said time and time again, I can\'t get broadband where I live, so don\'t even ****in\' start. Infact, why bother posting in this forum? The stupid forum (OFF-TOPIC) is down the hall and to the left. It\'s better suited for you.
Second..Steam just ****ing sucks. It is not 56k friendly and it is just plain stupid. You mean, I go buy a game and then I have to register for offline mode , but WAIT, OH GOD WAIT, Valve didn\'t plan ahead and give enough bandwidth to the Steam servers, so lord ****ing forbid that I register an account...Wait...After ten mintues of waiting...countless retries, I got the update and account created! YES! Oh **** no. Now I have to register the key, but it times out and says my ticket is expired... And let\'s not forget that the clinet itself is more unstable than ****ing Charles Manson on crack.
I paid almost a hundred bucks for this bullshit kind of headaches. All for once, I reach the great stage of unlocking I can see a screen that says..."Unlocking Half-Life 2 Game Files". Gee, thanks a ****ing lot. You\'re unlocking files I already paid for, around eight hours ago!
Dude...are you sure it isn\'t your time of the month ?
now lets check ye olde list
I will get the doctors book out and i will underline all the symptoms that i have noticed
Physical Symptoms of PMT
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Physical symptoms of PMT include:
- Food and alcohol cravings.
- Headaches.
- Skin problems.
- Swollen joints, particularly ankles.
- Water retention.
- Weakness.
- Weight gain. :(
Psychological Symptoms of PMT
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Psychological symptoms of PMT include:
- Decreased sex drive. :( :( :(
- Depression.
- Insomnia.
- Irritability.(underlined and in cyan because now Coredweller and myself have been on the receiving end of it
- Poor concentration.
- Weepiness.
on a lighter note....
Walking helps relieve symptoms of PMT
It is true -pre menstrual tension symptoms are eased by walking.
If you are one of the many women who suffer from headaches, tiredness, back pain, depression, or irritability in the days before your menstrual period then
- read on - to find out just how to relieve your physical and emotional symptoms completely naturally.
The good news is that walking has been scientifically proven to reduce the symptoms of PMT. All you have to do is - go for a walk lasting just 30 minutes three times a week.
:p:p
p.s.
on a serious note...
is anyomne else starting to think that LIC account has been hi-jacked by is co-workers AGAIN :rolleyes:
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Good ****ing lord now at unlocking files it craches at 66 percent.
**** it. I quit. Going to play CoH, may just return HL2 and pick up Vampire : Bloodlines tommorw instead.
**** you Valve.
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lol indeed.
If you can\'t get cable or DSL, consider a satellite provider like this one: http://hns.getdway.com/
I wouldn\'t have mentioned it except that Ryu said you were having problems updating the installation, which suggested to me that it was a speed problem. Apparently your main problem is with the availability of the Steam servers. Well, I can tell you that I\'ve been playing Counter-Strike through steam for months now, and it\'s been working flawlessly. Of course they\'re going to have load problems on the day of the release. Maybe you should wait a few days or a week and try again. Oh, I forgot you\'re the guy who has no patience to wait for anything. :rolleyes:
I\'m happy to see Valve take a few precautions to protect their intellectual property and make a profit, thus ensuring their viability and future product releases. They have spent millions of dollars on developing this game, and I don\'t like to see that kind of commitment pissed away by worthless impatient pirates.
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Good ****ing lord now at unlocking files it craches at 66 percent.
**** it. I quit. Going to play CoH, may just return HL2 and pick up Vampire : Bloodlines tommorw instead.
**** you Valve.
And to think only a few weeks ago you where mocking my AOL broadband connection :p....
Haaaaa.... a Ping of 34 on just about any Conter strike server :p.
Anyway chill .. play vampires in the mean time while Valve sort this mess out. oh and from what i have read on penny-arcade the update will sit at 66% for a while and then jump to 100% complete.
just give it time bud.
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Originally posted by Coredweller
lol indeed.
If you can\'t get cable or DSL, consider a satellite provider like this one: http://hns.getdway.com/
I wouldn\'t have mentioned it except that Ryu said you were having problems updating the installation, which suggested to me that it was a speed problem. Apparently your main problem is with the availability of the Steam servers. Well, I can tell you that I\'ve been playing Counter-Strike through steam for months now, and it\'s been working flawlessly. Of course they\'re going to have load problems on the day of the release. Maybe you should wait a few days or a week and try again. Oh, I forgot you\'re the guy who has no patience to wait for anything. :rolleyes:
I\'m happy to see Valve take a few precautions to protect their intellectual property and make a profit, thus ensuring their viability and future product releases. They have spent millions of dollars on developing this game, and I don\'t like to see that kind of commitment pissed away by worthless impatient pirates.
Brilliant, Jackass. Brilliant. I understand now, because of Steam, anyone on 56K should not bother buying the game on release day. Infact, even cable users shouldn\'t, due to the fact Valve didn\'t plan ahead and now the servers are getting pounded. Just ****ing brilliant. Got anything else to pull out of your ass...err head..?
Oh and **** you and your sattelite. I had one when they first came out. They suck ass. The DL\'s are not all that good, you share a node with someone and the UP speed is pathetic. Sattelite internet is pathetic.
And if you would read , you would notice the problem is not with the updates. It is with the hassle of having to go thru all this, dealing with Steam servers that are hammered, because Valve didn\'t plan ahead. Having to jump thru ****ing rings of fire, after paying $80 bucks just so I can play a god damn videogame.
And if you like Steam so much, go suck off Gabe Newell and shut the f**k up.
;)
Yes I am angry. I built a PC for this game. I spent $80 bucks on this game. Now, along with thousands of others, I can\'t get it to play because of Steam and Valve\'s half-ass attempt to protect their property.
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How the hell were they supposed to predict what load to expect on their servers, when they\'ve never released a game like this before? Maybe you think they should have set up 50 servers and 400% of the needed capacity just to be on the safe side?
The bottom line is they will solve the problem fast. That\'s the kind of company they are. You won\'t see these kind of problems lingering on for months like you did with Blizzard when they released Diablo 2. I just find it hilarious that you are damning them to hell because you can\'t play the game in the very first hours that it\'s available. Jesus at least give them a couple days. It\'s not the end of the world.
BTW chill the **** out and stop cursing me.
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You\'re right! I mean, people shouldn\'t be able to pay and play for the game on release day. I don\'t know what I was thinking.
What a dumb ****ing statement.
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I\'m just saying that shit happens. Roll with it instead of whining about it, and you will have greater success in life. Take it from someone who\'s been through worse problems than this.
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Somebody post some damn in game screen shots already!!!!! AAARRRGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!1!!11
Please.
Oh and what looks better, HL 2 or Doom III?
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I\'m sorry LIC, I\'ve been reading about these problems on all sorts of different HL2 message boards.
Ironically the official Steam message board has been down for 2 days now... Hmmmmmm.
Steam is bad.
On a happier note... This game is frickin fantastic!
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Official statement from Valve....
We\'ve received a number of reports from people experiencing delays with Half-Life 2 authentication. We are investigating the issue and will update everyone as soon as possible. We appreciate your patience and hope to have everyone in the game very soon.
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They shouldn\'t of had to investgate the issue. Come on, it\'s friggin unreal how many people have had problems. I got HL2 to run - but now I am having to deal with CS and HL Source problems. Steam is evil.
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Just stick with HL2 and play the crap out of it. Trust me, it gets REALLY good. Your extended wait for the game to play was WELL worth it, LiC.
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LIC Rules!!!! :) Man what a rant - I admire that. Anyway I hope it works out for you LIC and fret not, Vampire will be in stores tomorrow and from what I hear HL2 is a 10-20 hour game compared to Vampire being a 50+ hour game. Sure most like HL2 better, but personally I was looking forward more to Vampire.
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I Think most games have messed up servers on release day.... Especially on PS2.... especially with gamespy servers.... especially on star wars....
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Originally posted by Ryu
Just stick with HL2 and play the crap out of it. Trust me, it gets REALLY good. Your extended wait for the game to play was WELL worth it, LiC.
I got it running and it\'s a great game. Great , great game.
Originally posted by GigaShadow
LIC Rules!!!! :) Man what a rant - I admire that. Anyway I hope it works out for you LIC and fret not, Vampire will be in stores tomorrow and from what I hear HL2 is a 10-20 hour game compared to Vampire being a 50+ hour game. Sure most like HL2 better, but personally I was looking forward more to Vampire.
Thank you. I just hate this whole idea that we the consumer should have to wait for Valve to get on the ball. That us , the consumer, the one\'s upset, are impaitent and ungrateful. That is complete nonsense. I paid money for a product and I expect to be able to play it when I get home. I shouldn\'t have to wait for Valve to get on the ball.
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I do agree this Steam crap is total garbage, but the game so far has been well worth the wait. Wow, I have not been able to say that about a game in awhile.
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Originally posted by Ryu
I do agree this Steam crap is total garbage, but the game so far has been well worth the wait. Wow, I have not been able to say that about a game in awhile.
Game is amazing. I will say that. It has atmosphere and graphics. Something Doom 3 only could hope for.
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Glad to see you\'ve cooled down... I wasn\'t too happy about your language. :)
These kinds of hickups are to be expected. Sure in a perfect world there\'d be no STEAM and everything would work beautifully the moment you pop it in. But when probably millions of people are trying to log in at the same time, something\'s bound to go wrong, and the best advice is what Coredweller said - to chill about it and try again later.
Great you got it working though because so far I think it\'s an excellent game.
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
Game is amazing. I will say that. It has atmosphere and graphics. Something Doom 3 only could hope for.
L-I-C to HL2: You know I love you baby... That was just the liquor talking! I\'ll love you forever baby, come over here... :laughing:
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:)
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.penny-arcade.com%2Fimages%2F2004%2F20041117l.jpg&hash=8c280b5eaa3120abe7b23f7b0f0dcd3ed3a5fd5c)
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I\'m just waiting for my package to get here at school. What a great day.. it\'s my birthday today, and HL2 comes out too.. :)
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I\'m sure someone here has the abilit to snap an in game pic...are you all that warped into the game you cannot take the time ot snap a pic and post it here?
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hope this works
p.s.
BLOODY HELL THIS IS A SUPERB GAME :eek:.
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That was a small pic ooseven... kinda like your penis, har har!
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Anyone else getting occassional audio stuttering? Seems to be a major problem over at the Steam forums. Also saw a couple of threads at rage3d and nvnews.
The game is playable, but it quite irritating.
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I see jaggies. Why you runnin\' the game in 640x480, ooseven? :p
Just kidding. This game is going to totally OWN Doom 3. HL2 will make Doom 3 it\'s little bitch.
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
Anyone else getting occassional audio stuttering? Seems to be a major problem over at the Steam forums. Also saw a couple of threads at rage3d and nvnews.
The game is playable, but it quite irritating.
Happens to me too Giga, mostly when you first meet up with that chick and she takes you to the secret lab. It seems to have stopped though.
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Mine is really bad on the water levels - I am on the boat right now and it does it if I make a hard turn or right after loading.
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I have it too..
Its some kind of bacteria... um.. bug.. Vavle is working on it. At least according to the info I have.
Sparka röv game btw. :D
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ooseven thanks for the premature pic ;).
the water looks amazing! I knew this game would pwn Doom3. But I think Doom 3 is still a totally sick game!
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mmm engine-wise the lighting effects seem noticeably better in Doom 3, and just some other little things that brought out the detail may have purists argue Carmack\'s engine is more realistic.
The tradeoff of course is it takes a helluva computer to run it. People with last generation cards are running HL2 without a hitch.
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Also havin the audio problem. Lowered the graphics settings and thought it helped, but I got to the water level and it all happened again.
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Originally posted by Coredweller
I see jaggies. Why you runnin\' the game in 640x480, ooseven? :p
Just kidding. This game is going to totally OWN Doom 3. HL2 will make Doom 3 it\'s little bitch.
I reduced it on MS paint so that i hould host it.
It runs mighty fine on my putter :D...
it just talks a while to load up and in between loading sctions...but other than that its slicker than a lapdancers private parts. (i take it that more memory will quicken the loading times)
and sammy...the picture measures 3.5 inces across...just like my penis then :D.
[sp] anyone else get to the Reservoir and the exploding barrel section ?…if you did ,then did you like me think “f$%k me its donkey kong meets Half life…one of my fav moments so far…that and getting the .357 mag for the first time :D muhahahahahaa[/sp]
update
[sp]Ef\'ing Black headcrabs and their nurotoxin\'s ... they scare the shit out of me :eek:[/sp]
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I defragged and that helped quite a bit, but didn\'t solve it. Apparently the install fragments the drive its installed on quite a bit.
Valve hasn\'t even acknowledged there is a problem, yet. It seems to effecting everyone from what I have read no matter what kind of video card, sound card, processor etc.
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Hahaha ooseven - Ravenhold is creepy - I just got out of there! This game does own everything else to date.
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Yeah, this game is amazing.
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Ravenhold is the shit! I just now got there, having to split time with CoH . Too bad I have to go to work tommorw. Means no HL2 for a few days.:(
On another Source note - looks like Vampire is getting hammered for bad combat,etc.
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No audio problems here... not running everything on high though before getting my new gfxcard.
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
Hahaha ooseven - Ravenhold is creepy - I just got out of there! This game does own everything else to date.
Just got beyond that now.
have to say the only problems i have faced is the loading times.
no problems with sound or my GFX card...which is a Grforce 5200 and still runs without any problems :eek:
going to upgrade after Xmas to an ATI to get full advantage of everything.
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On another Source note - looks like Vampire is getting hammered for bad combat,etc.
well.. i\'m only 4 hours into the game. and here\'s what i have to say:
Its an RPG. even with HL2 engine, the game combat mechanics arent those of an FPS. Gamespot as given a low 7.7 to the game, and gamers, base on 300 reviews average 9.3
So its either the gamespot reviewer is full of shit and can go back playing HL2 for all i care or the other 300 gamers are "fanboiz" that would rate this game higher then it should be.
In 4 hours of gameply, the story already is great, the graphic are jawdroping (HLengine), and the "M" rating sure shows everywhere.
cant wait to get off work, and continue my game :)
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I have it, but haven\'t had time to play it yet. I think the most important question is:
Can you be a lesbian vampire? ;)
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
I have it, but haven\'t had time to play it yet. I think the most important question is:
Can you be a lesbian vampire? ;)
if yuo can and it runs as good as hl2 then i am SOLD !
going to pick that one up at the weekned...should be finished with my first run of HL2 by then. (up to 3 AM last night playing HL2 BTW [firstgame in a longwhile that i have done that with)
[sp]on HL2 just broke into and esacpe from NOVA saw 4 of the combine special forces burst in as i jumped with Alex.
p.s. she is very sexy[/sp]
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I swear this game never ceases to amaze me with such little details. I don\'t know if anyone else has seen this before:
[sp]I was at the dam after finishing off the assault helicopter and killing a few combine soldiers. I was running over to where you open the dam gate - stopped near the helicopter pad and used the zoom feature to check out the area where I was heading and who do I see? G-man just standing there in the distance! I hear a noise so I look around quickly - seeing nothing so look back to where the G-man was and he is gone! I am like WTF!?!?![/sp]
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Can you be a lesbian vampire?
no idea. Lesbian or not, the NPC vampires are dead sexy O_o
I\'ll try to post screenshot tomorow.
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Where the hell is the CD-Key. I just installed in on my computer and I thought I put the right key in but it\'s telling me no.
I thought the CD-Key was on the back on the disk 1 sleeve, am I wrong? The format for the key is something like: 1111-22222-3333-AAAAA... but the only number I see starts off with 5 characters, not four. Someone please help..
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Lil we made a bday thread for you in Off-Topic but you didn\'t even drop in. :(
CD key is just the first line of characters. 2nd line don\'t worry about.
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
I swear this game never ceases to amaze me with such little details. I don\'t know if anyone else has seen this before:
[sp]I was at the dam after finishing off the assault helicopter and killing a few combine soldiers. I was running over to where you open the dam gate - stopped near the helicopter pad and used the zoom feature to check out the area where I was heading and who do I see? G-man just standing there in the distance! I hear a noise so I look around quickly - seeing nothing so look back to where the G-man was and he is gone! I am like WTF!?!?![/sp]
[sp] Yup he also shows up from time to time you you know where to look.
Just finished the game and have to say BLOODY HELL... me wants more
Thinking of starting again...but ravenholt and them black headcrabs still scare the shit out of me :eek:.[/sp]
p.s. is HALF-LIFE source ready for download yet ?
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Half-Life Source is not worth the effort, I should know, I have it. All it is, is the weapons have bettter textures, a better physics engine and the water from HL2, on the whole tho\', the game looks the same. Not even up to par with the Half-Life HD mods. Best bet is to wait for people to mod it with the SDK and do a full conversion.
I have yet to beat the game. Having to split time among CoH / TV / Work and many other things. By the time I finish it, Half-Life 3 will be out.
;)
Question: I\'m at Ravenhold, how much more is left?
IGN\'s take on Vampire.
8.5 Presentation
Production values are very good, but sometimes kludgy animation sticks out.
8.5 Graphics
The Source engine is great, but physics and animation can be choppy.
8.0 Sound
Music is good, weapons effects are solid, but there needs to be more ambiance.
8.0 Gameplay
The RPG part of the game is great, but poor AI puts a dent in the combat system.
8.2 Lasting Appeal
The wildly varied character design options mean many different ways to play the game, but it\'s still a pretty linear story.
8.4
OVERALL:
(out of 10 / not an average)
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Question: I\'m at Ravenhold, how much more is left?
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You have a far bit to go.
Have fun with the [sp]Black crabhreads or as i call them "death head humppers" [/sp] dude.
hey just tryed to plat some CD:S and for some reason steam can\'t seam to get a hold of the master server list.
Is is a problem with steam AGAIN ;) ?
/me wonders if they will do official expansion disks like Opposing force and blue shift for HL2.
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Thanks THX, I figured it out... and I\'m sorry about the thread, I haven\'t been checking this site alot, doing tons of work.
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[sp]I just finished crossing the bridge after dodging the train and am approaching this portion after fighting a bunch of head crabbed people and those fast head crabbed animal things before moving some cars out of the way in a tunnel -- how much further until I am done with the game?[/sp]
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To Ryu
[sp]Still quite a bit .
plus you have yet to see the best of the game IMO.
Enjoy the rest of it buddy.[/sp]
I am going to start again when i get home from work...in between Play CS:source (found one server (AMD4FUN server)that works no thanks to steam)
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The ending is a bit.. I dunno.. bad?
I\'ll analyze it tomorrow.
I\'ll wait for the new computer to arrive before playing though the whole game again, I want to experience everything at maximum settings. :D Till then I’m just going to fool around on a few of the chapters.
Not even up to par with the Half-Life HD mods.
Yeah that was quite disappointing. I was hoping for new weapons models as well as character models. But oh well.
I hope Day of Defeat is unlocked soon, should be more fun then CS.
And if I’m not mistaken DoD should be totally reworked like CS Source is?
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DoD is totaly reworked like CS: Source is, but I don\'t know how extensive the redesign is or what new maps there are.
I just beat HL2 and though the ending was nothing spectacular, I enjoyed every moment getting there, especially the last sequence of events. Wow. Just amazing stuff.
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ok has anyone experienced problems with CS:S ?
So far i have had my system reset during the start of a new round, along with the odd GFX glitch.
but then again its still early days for CS:S... and we have still to get more skins for CS and Terrorists etc....
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I wouldn\'t say it\'s the "early days" as I played the beta extensively. Never ran into the problems you are speaking of.
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I had a problem when I first tried to play Vampire (no HL 2, but a great game). The screen was totally black. Turns out you have to go into to your dxdiag and override your refresh rate.
Both games need patches. Graphical glitches are numerous in Vampire and there are quite a few bugs in HL2.
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How is the gameplay in Vampire? Debating on picking it up tommorw. Got five days off from work, then working one and off another four. Need something to keep me occupied.
As for CS:S - I played it abit online. No big problems. Not a fan of CS to begin with tho\'.
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Yeah I don\'t like CS either...
Vampire will certainly keep you occupied for 5 days or more. It has one main quest with a ton of side quests as well. The gameplay is fine for an RPG. Most of the time you are running around in first person and if you go into combat you enter a third person perspective. I have found guns don\'t do much and hand to hand along with disciplines works the best. The one thing I really like is that every thing you say in dealing with NPC\'s matters. How you react in a conversation has some bearing on what happens later on. Ton of stuff to see and do if you take your time and don\'t try and rush through the game.
I am getting 20 - 25 fps outside (which is normal from what I am reading on other forums) with my 6800 GT and everything maxed and 50-75fps indoors. If you liked the first Vampire game as I did, you will like this one.
Lastly, the stutter that is in HL2 is in Vampire as well, but it not nearly as bad. There are a few other bugs, but I haven\'t encountered anything that would ruin it for me.
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I picked up Vampire, not sure on my thoughts yet. The game seems to have plenty of bugs, but at the same time, it seems to be an entertaining RPG. I am still early in the game (at the Haunted Ocean house).
What Clan are you assoicated with, Giga?
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Gangrel and I have a Malkavian. I enjoy the Malkavian the most. Too bad no MP - would have been cool to team up.
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True. I got a Ventrue (or wtf ever). I have to say the combat tends to suck.
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CS: source works fine for me, gotta love the hovercraft / boat thing. Thats just groovy
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Finally had time to beat hl2.
[sp]Last ending effect in bullet time was neat but the story took a sudden sharp turn for about half a minute then went to credits. Left me like WTF. So what happens to Alex, your friends, you... Not interested in the "it was all a hallucination" bit.
Is it so hard to make great interactive endings anymore? Halo 1 springs to mind but I guess I\'m wanting more.[/sp]
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vampire combat are quite easy.. you get realy powerfull. I put all my points into strenght - stamina - brawl - dodge(?) - potence - celirity
I have one amulet that amplify celerity and potence by 25% and another amulet that let them last 25% longer.
In chinatown i was owning the Thong beating the crap out of everything.
Graphic glitch are all over the place, and according to troika they are working on a patch that should resolve most of them.
My final though on this game: Graphic and voice acting and text story are superbe. the immerson into Vampire world is great. i would have love some sunset where you need to sleep instead of a one night game. the 50$ i paid was worth the 40 hours gameplay i put in the game, and will be worth even more when i\'ll play it again as another race. (when WoW is down haha :p )
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My main problem with this game is it is so buggy. There are times on my system, which is high end, that I drop down to around 10fps. Not to mention, I have had important characters in a mission freeze up and then I have to restart the mission. If they ever release a patch fixing most these problems, I will give the game another try, as it is, the game simply has to many bugs for it to be fun.
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Samwise, did you notice this? :D
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fw1.480.telia.com%2F%7Eu48019550%2Fbensin.jpg&hash=6463150c2554c6afd778bd52bdadab58045e77e1)
Summa, Kronor, Volym, Liter? :eek: (Amount/Total, Kronor (currency used in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland), Volume, Litres)
Where does the game take place? I heard VALVe were inspired by European cities when they designed this game.
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Haha, hadn\'t seen that. But Fast, I heard that some of the monsters cry out in Danish/Norwegian/Swedish, but haven\'t really noticed myself. Apparently they have a Swedish soundguy. :)
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Ah cool, I\'ll have to check that out. :)
I\'ll see if I can find a Sound Browser in the Hammer editor.
The world in which HL2 takes place mixes up many different "cultures" from different parts of the world. In some places Russian letters are being used, also there is a Café called the Baltic Café (The design of City 17 does look a lot like Riga if you ask me) ..
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Originally posted by THX
Finally had time to beat hl2.
[sp]Last ending effect in bullet time was neat but the story took a sudden sharp turn for about half a minute then went to credits. Left me like WTF. So what happens to Alex, your friends, you... Not interested in the "it was all a hallucination" bit.
Is it so hard to make great interactive endings anymore? Halo 1 springs to mind but I guess I\'m wanting more.[/sp]
Expansion pack.
Kinda bummed about the ending myself.
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My bro told me Vavle is planning a Alyx expansion pack.. I\'d rather play as a combine. :p
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Playing as a combine soldier would be sweet. They would need some time to develop a story behind it though.
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Originally posted by fastson
Summa, Kronor, Volym, Liter? :eek: (Amount/Total, Kronor (currency used in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland), Volume, Litres)
Where does the game take place? I heard VALVe were inspired by European cities when they designed this game.
some of the small tower blocks in city 17 (the white ones with red roofs) almost match ones found in Poland.
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ok, newegg has the import version *brand new* for 39 bucks. Will I run into any issues with it? I assume that it is the English european version.
Steam won\'t give me any fits with me being in the US and all?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=32-128-127&depa=0
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What\'s so special about the Import version and Steam should not give you any problems.
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it was just the best price I could find for HL2, nothing special about it as far as I know.
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I finally took my computer in to a store and had it services, but upon trying to use steam my internet connection kept dropping out! So I don\'t know how long it\'ll be before I can play the game!
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Not missing a lot.
I have yet to finish it, got sidetracked.
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Just wanted to say that I\'ve got the game working and so far I\'m quite enjoying it. It\'s actually difficult to play because it can be so suspensful at times! Reminds me a little of Alien Trilogy in that regards (just not to the same level).
Anyhoo.. continue on.
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Yes, I\'m digging up this thread. Was it just me or was the ending a little weak?
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replace a lil with very and I\'ll agree. People say it leaves room for an expansion. Meh I don\'t care, that\'s no excuse for a 45-sec ending to a bazillion hour game.
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I, uhh.. got out of the little buggy at the point where you\'re supposed to avoid being hit by the train (after the escapades on the bridge) and walked the rest of the way..... was a pain in the ass.
I just got part Sandtraps, which was exciting, but eventually became tedius so I just sprinted across the sand. :D
Biggest complaint, the best part of the game is fighting against the combine soldiers (much like the marines were the best part of the original game) yet the skirmishes are far too short! I want a full on battle! I\'m sure it\'ll come..
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Yea, they had the gameplay they just didn\'t put enough of it in there. :(
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Too busy with every minor graphical detail to worry about more gameplay.
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My friend got this game and tonight I went over and played it.... unbelievable game.
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Never did finish HL2. I did finish HL2:Episode 2 today, great ending.
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did you never get past the dreadful driving part? It only gets better after that... it\'s a shame you are missing out on like half of one of the better FPS games to come out in the past 5 years
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The driving part is awesome.
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I would actually like to finish HL2....but i had to quit at the boat/canals level because anything Source induces me some serious naussea :sick:
I really tried all kinds of things like changing FOV in the command console, different refresh rates, Vsync on/off ; to no avail ; i get the motion sickness and headaches which can last up to 3 hours after playing any Source game.
Too bad... it\'s a pretty and nice game.
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you\'re fine playing other FPS games? Just games that use the source engine make you sick?
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Yeah, no problems in the other fps\' games
In Source I think it\'s the way the textures roll off the field of view (FOV), which might be one of the attributing factors to the motion sickness.
I also tried GoldenEye Source ; marvelous maps, but also with naussea:(