TF2 Beta unlock time

[DigiQ8]

DigiQ8: Hey Greg

Greg: Hey. What's up?

DigiQ8: nm :)

DigiQ8: So we in the HL2net steam channel are wondering, when you guys gonna unlock TF2? What time exactly?

Greg: Late in the day. We're not saying an exact time, unfortunately.

DigiQ8: So no 12AM release?

Greg: No - late in the day.

DigiQ8: ok Thank you :D

So late in the day it is...cant wait for tomorrow :D

[kilword]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
i want it at midnight

[DiSTuRbEd]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
i want it at midnight

DS isn't even released yet, so yeah that won't happen.

[SpiderPig]

So probally wont get it till Tuesday in the UK.

[Munro]

Don't worry kilword, that's easily fixed! As soon as TF2 is released simply go to your clock settings and change the time to midnight. Hey presto you have a midnight release.

[kilword]

har har :P

[The Brick]

Glad I got this info cause I had already set my alarm clock.

[UseAbuse]

yay! I hope they release it at 4pm, that's the time I leave from school.

[SirChubalots]

Hey guys, new here

Quick question about beta unlock, does TF2 need to be pre-loaded ( i just bought the orng box 10minutes ago)

[DiSTuRbEd]

If you want to play it when its unlocked, I'd preload if you don't want to then you have to download 1.5gb or more tommorow.

[MorganFreeman911]

Oh wtf. That sucks.

[DiSTuRbEd]

Note they never gave a time on when it would come Monday, everyone ASSUMED it would be 12am Monday...

[Arrowhead]

I've been waiting for 9 years, I dunno if I can stand just one more day. :O

[Ennui]

Man, the hype for TF2 for some people is huge

[Wanted Bob]

Man, Im so excited for the beta. Guess I can wait until the afternoon....

[skull24]

I still can't wait to play.

[Iron_cube]

The real question is - how long does the beta last?

[Arrowhead]

The real question is - how long does the beta last?

Until it's 'released' on Oct. 10th, duh... ;)

Anyways, they say it is a 'beta', but really, how much work will they be able to put into it in just 3 weeks when it's officially released?
Also, judging by the gameplay videos I've seen, this thing already looks like it has tons of polish. Tomorrow will be a good day. :D

[AmishSlayer]

That kinda sucks. Late in the day for Valve is pretty damn late for me since they're 2 hours behind. I have the whole morning and afternoon free but I work at 5...

[Bakurei]

NEIN!

Damn steam! Still not downloading 1,2mb/s.

Edit: I bet it's like 23:00 for us fins :/

[scotland1]

Wow that sucks. I just got up early today to play it. Shit.

[THE_END]

Wow that sucks. I just got up early today to play it. Shit.

Same :frown:

[Rossell]

And here's me with no opportunity to purchase OB over Steam.

So I have to resort to waiting for October 12th. :(

[noQ]

NEIN!

Damn steam! Still not downloading 1,2mb/s.

Edit: I bet it's like 23:00 for us fins :/


*grouphug*

[Dr0ndeh]

if it could be released about 6pm GMT for when i get home from work, that'd be just peachy thanks....

[Sloth]

So playing this in between my two exams...

[-Psy-]

Sigh...I was expecting it already. :|

[Apocalypse89]

If you want to play it when its unlocked, I'd preload if you don't want to then you have to download 1.5gb or more tommorow.

It was only around 1,100 MB when I preloaded it yesterday...

[Zeus]

It's Monday, where the hell is the beta?

[Wanted Bob]

Bugger, I gotta wait till 7-8 at night...

[Noobulon]

So I guess I'm not even going to get to play it today (UK).

Well that sucks. :(

[Ennui]

I'll just be checking constantly every half hour until it's out now...

[Yogibbear]

Ooo I want the beta now!... :D nah... i'm prepared to wait a day... So i'm in Aus... what time will the beta open? Should I stay up tonight as it's 9pm already.... or play tomorrow after uni?

[Parrot of doom]

Gah. COME ON!

[Rapstah]

Why? :|

EDIT: Accidentally bypassed 10char limit, increasing length of message

[angusNUBangus]

I was preloading the game this morning at 3AM PST and only getting 5.6Kbps a post on the forums said Delete the ClientRegistry.blob
might reset the server list to find a good one. I was 30% through the download and it threw me out! I closed the client and reopened the client
and I'm good to go at 400Kbps now. I thought I was screwed :hmph:

[noQ]

torture.... TORTURE::::: : :

[Yogibbear]

"When the game is officially released, you'll be able to play it immediately."

NoooOOOoooo

*Will try again in half an hour* :)

[The Monkey]

So what will be playable on this beta?

[DiSTuRbEd]

So what will be playable on this beta?

Whatever they give us, no one knows.

[Dr0ndeh]

i'll be playing fortress forever till its released. something tells me theyre not in a rush to get it out today.

[Munro]

My guess is approx 3-4am GMT :O

[rRav3n!]

My guess is approx 3-4am GMT :O

o'my, i gonna be in bed :( nevermind up early for tf2 before uni :D

[AHA-Lambda]

Oh well I'll wait till tomorrow for the beta (UK)

[The Brick]

My guess is approx 3-4am GMT :O

Don't you mess with us again! *shakes fist*

[scotland1]

I was preloading the game this morning at 3AM PST and only getting 5.6Kbps a post on the forums said Delete the ClientRegistry.blob
might reset the server list to find a good one. I was 30% through the download and it threw me out! I closed the client and reopened the client
and I'm good to go at 400Kbps now. I thought I was screwed :hmph:

It's pre loading? Mine just stays at not released yet.

[Nicky 0123]

This is unbareable....and I'm keeping my hopes up that it'll be out at about 10-11pm GMT thats about 3-4pm American, which will be alright

[-Psy-]

It's pre loading? Mine just stays at not released yet.

Try clicking pre-load. ;)

[Asuka]

Im going to be at ****ing work! Fag.

[THE_END]

Hurry Up Aaah

[delusional]

Can't wait, I just woke up, and no TF2, I'm in the same timezone as valve, and its been 9 hours into monday, where is it. Gaaaaahhhhh.

[scotland1]

Yay getting 130kbs now :) I might be ready in time for the release!

[Jarman]

This is unbareable....and I'm keeping my hopes up that it'll be out at about 10-11pm GMT thats about 3-4pm American, which will be alright

I'd bet a grand on 9-10pm American.

[delusional]

I'd bet a grand on 9-10pm American.

Theres three different American times. which one are you talking about?

[Jarman]

Theres three different American times.

I know. Otherwise I wouldn't bet a grand :P

[Mutley]

Aww, my bet was on 6pm GMT. :( I lose.

[Gorgon]

wow, loads of pissed off people......

[Mahalis]

My guess is by 5pm PST = 8pm EST = 3am GMT. After 5 it's not so much "late in the day" as "early in the evening". :)

[delusional]

My bet is in 6 hours from now, which would be 4 PM for me.

[scotland1]

It would be 12:30 am here.

[Zeus]

wow, loads of pissed off people......

Well there's a lot of people here that have been waiting for TF2 for years, and now that the day's finally here, valve's taking their sweet time releasing it. I'm not one of those people who've been waiting for years, but I can understand why some people are pissed.

late in the day

Seriously..Valve are idiots sometimes. They make good games, but some of their business decisions make no sense at all. They should have released it at like 12am or something

[THE_END]

I havent been waiting for years but this is still like torture

[Lobster]

I would expect it around the time we usualy get steam news posts, which is anywhere in the next 4-5 hours, the CSS beta came out around that time before HL2 aswell, it just seems to be the trend.

[DiSTuRbEd]

Seriously..Valve are idiots sometimes. They make good games, but some of their business decisions make no sense at all. They should have released it at like 12am or something

Seriously it be soooo awesome for them to just release the game without the DS it would be soooo FUN... :rolleyes: I'm sorry but I rather have dedicated servers up when I want to play the game and not listen servers. Their "business decision" makes perfect sense,.

[-Psy-]

This is retarded.

"TF2 BETA ON MONDAY!"

If they're going to release at midnight then why the hell did they announce it for today?

[scotland1]

Yeah why not Friday or Saturday? Then people can stay up all night waiting and playing.

[FISKER_Q]

This is retarded.

"TF2 BETA ON MONDAY!"

If they're going to release at midnight then why the hell did they announce it for today?

Still monday for an additional 13 hours.

[Krusty]

Please release me let me (have a) go!!

[alehm]

LOL Steamforums is getting crawling today. Haven't seen this much activity since HL2 was released. Think Episode 2 is going to be a good thing for Valve financially. Good for them.

[Dr0ndeh]

ive been playin fortress forever all bloody evening so far.... GIVE US TF2!

[Apocalypse89]

Lol I decided to play TFC for a bit to get a taste for the game...got owned badly. XD

[adams1104]

Is Fortress Forever a worthwhile substitute to the moments waiting for TF2? Is it that good of a mod to begin with??

Can't wait for TF2, want to start taking out those sentry guns.

[The Monkey]

Why would they relase the beta version? Isn't it just a demo?

[Nicky 0123]

I predict 3-4pm Valve time as i said earlier....

[Mahalis]

Is Fortress Forever a worthwhile substitute to the moments waiting for TF2? Is it that good of a mod to begin with??

Can't wait for TF2, want to start taking out those sentry guns.
FF is quite well done for a rushed release. There're balance issues and some scoreboard bugs, and I've heard some people complaining about lag (no problems here), but it's not a bad substitute while you wait for the beta. :)

[Dr0ndeh]

fortress forever is the most polished multiplayer mod ive ever played. its awesome to the max. im honestly not sure if even tf2 is going to be as fun.

[-Psy-]

TF2 will be fun because it's gameplay is modern while FF is based on the, imo, SHIT TFC.

[Dr0ndeh]

TF2 will be fun because it's gameplay is modern while FF is based on the, imo, SHIT TFC.

i agree, tfc is SHIT. FF is much much more like QWTF, which was the bomb yo.

[Dame LCFC]

Dam, still no unlock!
Back to DoD.........

[MorganFreeman911]

My bet is somewhere around 5:00 - 8:00 AM PST.

[Reginald]

I can only laugh. I cannot play it for another two weeks anyway when my new computer arrives. Can't wait though.

[Lobster]

I think the only downside to FF at the moment is its established techniques are pretty alienating to new players, it becomes a game of "Those who can conc Vs Those who cant" pehaps the new gameplay and lack of old skool tricks will make TF2 more accessable to the masses, if the old players would rather play the homebrew build then good luck to them, I myself will most likely be spending alot of time on both versions.

[MorganFreeman911]

I'm at my school's LIBRARY for christs sake, I'm just that excited for TF2.

[Gunner]

Late in the day...

Late in the day...

Late in the day...

[bigexplosions]

U.S.A. - Washington
Mon 12:02:40 PM PDT

:'(

DAMMIT HURRY UP TIME

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=234

[Dr0ndeh]

i get the feeling im going to bed in a couple of hours time without playing tf2 tonight :|

[Bakurei]

EVERYONE LIVING IN EUROPE, GROUPHUG!

/hug

[Synthaxx R-or]

This is interesting...

Was just reading the Eurogamer TF2 review (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83375) (good read BTW).

In the comments, the reviewer said:


"Any news on when the Beta is going to be activated?"

It's supposed to be *now*. That's why we had to hold off the review.


... not saying much, but that sounds very good indeed...

oh and ... GROUPHUG :)

[DESSTROYER]

i hope they release it before 6 PM PST, because it'll be 9 PM at my time then :(

[sharp]

GROUPHUG

9.25pm here :imu:

Hope I'll be playing the game before 12.00 pm or so.

[Yellonet]

...grouphug :(

[liPillON]

/HUG


/tenchars

[dbsynergy]

This is interesting...

Was just reading the Eurogamer TF2 review (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83375) (good read BTW).


Looks like they took down the review :(

[ZEROarmy]

I'm sure we can expect it at 11:59PM. Valve is the master of last minute.

[Jarman]

Looks like they took down the review :(

Yeah. Luckily I managed to read the first page.

Btw it said "17/09/07 20:00 Euro Release".

[The Brick]

Which obviously isn't the case.

[Jarman]

Seems it is back now, still the same date/hour.

[Gordon-Shepherd]

GROUPHUG
9.01pm here

[DESSTROYER]

hurry valve :(

[scotland1]

GROUPHUG
9.01pm here

So you dont live in cheese! The UK!

Anyway. I'm still pre-loading, 63% at around 100 - 200 kbs :cheese:

Ugh it's only 1:20pm valve time!

[-smash-]

Don't expect it for another few hours... CS:S Beta was released at 7PM.

[liPillON]

lol steampowered.com is being hammered pretty hard

[EntityUK]

Valve.. Valve... open up your vents. Release the steam. Release bloody TF2!

[scotland1]

lol there are over 150 people viewing this, it beats facepunch :D

[DigiQ8]

Don't expect it for another few hours... CS:S Beta was released at 7PM.
D: D: D: D: D: D: D: D: D:

[Gordon-Shepherd]

So you dont live in cheese! The UK!


shhhhh D:

don't embarass me in front of the 150 people viewing this D:

[noQ]

IT IS OUT ! Restart your Steam clients !
GO GO GO

[Kurt]

Something tells me that I am not the only one constantly refreshing their steam client to see if it's been released..... :)

[Tuskin]

Yeah its 1:39PM Where valve is.

[Kato]

IT IS OUT ! Restart your Steam clients !
GO GO GONot according to my Steam. Can anyone else confirm this?

[Kurt]

IT IS OUT ! Restart your Steam clients !
GO GO GO

Liar... at least it's not released here yet.

[DESSTROYER]

IT IS OUT ! Restart your Steam clients !
GO GO GO

F*ck you. :sniper:

[noQ]

I'm already setting up my DS. dunno what your problems are.

edit: not really.

[EntityUK]

oK... You almost got us there. This isn't april fools. So please don't bother unless its the real thing.

[Nicky 0123]

Liar!!! Don't get our hopes up like that, and its now about 2:46pm Valve time, hopefully it'll be out before I go to sleep...

[Zigmoose]

:argh: damn you samo

[EntityUK]

I'm already setting up my DS. dunno what your problems are.

edit: not really.

HAHAHAHAHA YES YOUR VERY FUNNY.

I was wondering when somone stupid enough would come on here and say that.

:D :D :D

[Gordon-Shepherd]

8 pages or so without some ass doing that is pretty good, considering TF2s popularity..

[Wanted Bob]

HAHAHAHAHA YES YOUR VERY FUNNY.

I was wondering when somone stupid enough would come on here and say that.

:D :D :D

Exactly what I was thinking...

[Warbie]

!!krf rg¬

want now

[Gordon-Shepherd]

I Demand Gaem

[noQ]

ok, I feel a bit sorry. was just so tempting.
In the hl2net community chat you could at least see the foolios log off.

[sharp]

damn... I have a feeling the game will not be released the next 3 hours :rolleyes:

[Bakurei]

Before DNF is my bet.

[scotland1]

I'm just gonna go to bed and get up early to play it. It'll be like christmas!

[Raziaar]

Wait...team fortress 2 is being released soon?

[Wanted Bob]

No comment.



The suspence is killing me.

[scotland1]

Wait...team fortress 2 is being released soon?

No, this is the portal demo.

[RioBravoXL]

The suspence is killing me.


...I hope it lasts.


Name that movie!

[Mahalis]

Wait...team fortress 2 is being released soon?
It would seem not. :D

[Nicky 0123]

Is this another example of Valve time, 'late in the day' = October 10th...


Well we know that Valve!!

[Wanted Bob]

...I hope it lasts.


Name that movie!

ARRGH!

I know that movie but I cant remember the name!!!

[scotland1]

I hope there is a portal beta, that would rock!

[Nicky 0123]

this really is annoying, I woke up 7am this morning (UK) hoping to have a nice hour or so before college, but no, then I find out its not a 12am release (America) great, so today I was sitting at College thinking, 'it'll all be worth it, just sit through this and we can have a nice night on Tf2'. NO!! now I've been sitting re-playing Hl2 tonight and sitting on this forum and checking out Lit Fuse Films and looking at the 'My Games' list every 12 seconds...Hang on....



No...

[sharp]

now I've been sitting re-playing Hl2 tonight and sitting on this forum and checking out Lit Fuse Films and looking at the 'My Games' list every 12 seconds...Hang on....


You're My Games list wouldn't change when TF2 beta is released. You'll have to restart steam to trigger the update.

[Nicky 0123]

....




still no, OH sod it I'm getting an early night and I'm gona re-try my 7am (UK) plan in the morning, which will be great, but not as good as if it came out this second....hang on....



HOLY SHIT!!

Just kidding...

[scotland1]

I'm getting an early night and I'm gona re-try my 7am (UK) plan in the morning, which will be great, but not as good as if it came out this second.
Yeah so am I.

[EntityUK]

I know how you feel nicky... but the truth is that nobody is perfect, not even Gabe Newell and Valve. I'm sure there is a good reason for them to release it 'late in the day'. If not there gonna have my fist to talk to. :cool: :D :cool:

How long is this beta for anyways?

(Call me stupid if everyone except me knows)

[MultiVaC]

Did the Steam Community just go offline for anyone else? Maybe something is happening.

[scotland1]

I know how you feel nicky... but the truth is that nobody is perfect, not even Gabe Newell and Valve. I'm sure there is a good reason for them to release it 'late in the day'. If not there gonna have my fist to talk to. :cool: :D :cool:

How long is this beta for anyways?

(Call me stupid if everyone except me knows)

Probably until the release.

[Gordon-Shepherd]

I know I lost my chat connection to steam..

[Hazar]

Did the Steam Community just go offline for anyone else? Maybe something is happening.

I got disconnected as well.

[we11er]

Did the Steam Community just go offline for anyone else? Maybe something is happening.

Yes, it just went down.

Is this it?

[MultiVaC]

Yeah, I reconnected and everyone is gone from the group chat. Seems like everyone just lost their connection to Steam.

[Synthaxx R-or]

Just an update (don't know if this has been posted yet...)

Just installing the dedicated server, and these are the maps it's downloaded so far:

cp_dustbowl
cp_granary
cp_gravelpit
cp_well
ctf_2fort
tc_hydro

Updating this list as it's downloading (don't know if there'll be more)

Edit: you're right, that's it.

[-Psy-]

Good night. :(

[FISKER_Q]

Just an update (don't know if this has been posted yet...)

Just installing the dedicated server, and these are the maps it's downloaded so far:

cp_dustbowl
cp_granary
cp_gravelpit
cp_well
ctf_2fort
tc_hydro


Updating this list as it's downloading (don't know if there'll be more)

There won't.

[ZEROarmy]

oMG sT3eM iS teh xPLoDE>!>!

[Franzerstein]

I'm sure that Gabe is in front of his monitor laughing at us with the cursor on the big juicy OK button... maybe wanking or whatsoever

[DEATH eVADER]

So probally wont get it till Tuesday in the UK.

So technically lying about a Monday Beta :thumbs:

Which is kind of sh*t really, I just missed the second batch of crysis keys because I was at work. I was really hoping to play at least one beta tonight :(

[Dr0ndeh]

**** it im goin to bed

[scotland1]

I just restarted and got no update. Anyway night night! See you in TF2 in the morning :cheese:

[Iron_cube]

Its only 5:30 pm in here, muhahaha.

[DEATH eVADER]

Well its 14:50PST (22:49GMT) around now, so I'll hang on for another hour or two before hitting the bunk.

At least Asia will be working upon its release Mwuhahaha :p

[Kasendi]

10 year wait almost over... I can feel myself getting emotional...

[Kasendi]

P.s. yes I know, I'm new here but I couldn't contain my excitement any longer and had to join you guys...

[EntityUK]

Completly the same here mate. Can't wait for this thing to be released. If it is.

[Blue2]

Lol only 4pm here right now. Hopefully will be released "later in the day" like they said and I can play it tonight when I get home from work.

[Iron_cube]

Im so going either scout or pyro for the whole night,

Srsly the pyro has some insane trouble dealing damage due to the latency (even in FF), I hope hes actually useful in tf2.

[EntityUK]

I'm sure that Gabe is in front of his monitor laughing at us with the cursor on the big juicy OK button... maybe wanking or whatsoever

Best comment so far... lol. Most prob not too far from the truth. Damn you GABE!

(Who the **** calls their son Gabe anyways?)

[we11er]

I finally got back into the TF2 group chat on steam. They really need an auto-retry or queue system.

Anyway, it'll be the next couple of hours I reckon. I can feel it.

[Kasendi]

Got an AMD 6000 n 8800GTS being delivered tomorrow - maybe it's fate that I don't get to play it now?

Seriously, CANT WAIT to see this baby in action in all of it's full setting glory... mmm...

[OverloadUT]

(Who the **** calls their son Gabe anyways?)

It's short for Gabriel, which was the 28th most popular name in 2006. So quite a few people.

[pocketknife]

Best comment so far... lol. Most prob not too far from the truth. Damn you GABE!

(Who the **** calls their son Gabe anyways?)

so one can slip and call their son babe, ooops i meant gabe...

[DynamiteHeaddy]

Err, I thought it was supposed to unlock right now.

[Corp. Sheepo]

My god the scanners have been waiting for today!

[EntityUK]

Ooooh thanks guys. All this waiting for this game has screwed my mind up.

[EntityUK]

One word for Gabe Newell: Blob.

[Kasendi]

:bounce: <-- gabe

[techne999]

valve likes to push things off and delay stuff it seems. If by chance, the game isn't released today, would that not be false advertising? I personally would be kinda angry with them, you don't make people wait all day for no reason, that's rediculous. Valve has our money, give us the damn game :(

[The Brick]

All will be forgiven anyway once it's released.

[alehm]

To the L to the O to the L to the C to the A to the T to the S

[techne999]

it will, team fortress was my first online fps, and halflife was my first fps i owned, beyond golden eye on the 64. I mean, not to sound cheesy, but TF has a special place in my gaming bloodline. I'm just tweakin out hard core. lol Peggle held me off for about 30 mins, lol

[kacation_man]

DigiQ8: Hey Greg

Greg: Hey. What's up?

DigiQ8: nm

DigiQ8: So we in the HL2net steam channel are wondering, when you guys gonna unlock TF2? What time exactly?

Greg: Late in the day. We're not saying an exact time, unfortunately.

DigiQ8: So no 12AM release?

Greg: No - late in the day.

DigiQ8: ok Thank you




wish i knew this before i sayed up all night last night!!

[techne999]

wish i knew this before i sayed up all night last night!!

or before i left school early to play.

[Wanted Bob]

Pfft screw this, Im going to do school work. (Yeah, I know I'll be checking every 2 minutes..)

[Zigrah]

valve likes to push things off and delay stuff it seems. If by chance, the game isn't released today, would that not be false advertising? I personally would be kinda angry with them, you don't make people wait all day for no reason, that's rediculous. Valve has our money, give us the damn game :(

Reasoning like this is why a lot of games get released when they aren't ready. Personally, I'd prefer to wait. They said today, today isn't over... be patient. Being a product of Valve, when it does come out you can take comfort that it will be a solid game.

[cadaveca]

VERY soon...looks like content servers updating...

[techne999]

Reasoning like this is why a lot of games get released when they aren't ready. Personally, I'd prefer to wait. They said today, today isn't over... be patient. Being a product of Valve, when it does come out you can take comfort that it will be a solid game.

i'm not doubting it being solid at all. But yo, what really could they be doing to it right now? Are they really changing things today?

[Corp. Sheepo]

I have an event for the group I'm in that says they'll be opening their servers today @ 8:00 PM. This might just be wild guesswork on their part, but hey, it could always be a sign.

[Kasendi]

VERY soon...looks like content servers updating...


How do u know this?

[cadaveca]

How do u know this?

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=content_stats


:smoking:

[cmulder]

How do u know this?

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=content_stats

[techne999]

I have an event for the group I'm in that says they'll be opening their servers today @ 8:00 PM. This might just be wild guesswork on their part, but hey, it could always be a sign.

8pm eastern time?

[Kasendi]

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=content_stats


:smoking:

Nice, very nice.

:smoking:

[Zigrah]

i'm not doubting it being solid at all. But yo, what really could they be doing to it right now? Are they really changing things today?

Maybe not with the game itself, but for steam and prepping for the mass influx of traffic they will get the moment it goes live? Probably. I'm sure they are all working hard to get things rolling and not just sitting around doing nothing while people sit there waiting for the game.

[Kasendi]

I have this image of Valve playing Twister whilst a computer a few feet away from them awaits the hit of an enter key to activate the beta... :dozey:

[Shadow-warrior]

Damn yoooooo 72% come on!!!!

[Wanted Bob]

Maybe not with the game itself, but for steam and prepping for the mass influx of traffic they will get the moment it goes live? Probably. I'm sure they are all working hard to get things rolling and not just sitting around doing nothing while people sit there waiting for the game.

Best theory so far. I mean, sure the numbers may not be apocalyptic, but there will be a lot of people waiting for the beta (In this particular forum, we have 250 users viewing. I dont reckon its normally this high).

EDIT: Gabe playing twister??? *shudders*

[fri][ish]

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=content_stats

Shant be long now! Content server traffic never lies!

[Kasendi]

Random Valve Tech "Gabe, we're ready. The beta will be activated in 30 seconds..."

Gabe: "Waaaaaaaait!!!!! I have a new idea for TF2, I think we should take it in a different direction..."

10 YEARS LATER... we're here again...

[we11er]

There are 2046 tf2 community members online, the steampowered forums have collapsed... I'm sure there are many thousands of people all waiting on this.

[Operational]

What is it, 3pm at Valve in America? It could be 6+ hours away which suits me fine - it's Tuesday morning here and I have to go to Uni soon.

[DiSTuRbEd]

10 YEARS LATER... we're here again...

Maybe if it didn't go through various renditions then it would've been out sooner...

[fri][ish]

Any guesses what the tf2 player count will spike to a couple hours after release?

I'm guessing ~20,000

[Kasendi]

It's the most anticiapted online team based fps ever... for a lot of people, myself included, this is the end of a 10 year wait... i cant take this anymore... :eek:

[we11er]

http://www.steampowered.com/Steam/Marketing/message/1207/

They are preparing ;)

[Franzerstein]

I just had a heartattack...

[cmulder]

http://www.steampowered.com/Steam/Marketing/message/1207/

They are preparing ;)

Nice find my friend! has that just appeared? i think we may be minutes away!!

[Franzerstein]

It'll be worst Oct 10...

[Kasendi]

I think this is it... any minute now... :naughty:

[Wanted Bob]

Man, the steampowered forums are a mess....

[we11er]

Nice find my friend! has that just appeared? i think we may be minutes away!!

Someone pasted that into the TF2 community chat. I'm guessing someone just guessed by increasing the numbers from the current news items.

[Coolpot]

ne1 know if like steam will automatically update or if we have to restart steam to be able to see its unlocked?

[fri][ish]

you'll have to restart

[techne999]

i'm pretty sure we have to restart, i think i did when bioshock was released. had to download a little more even to play, we may be in for something similiar.

i'm glad i don't know how to read the server graph, that would just make things worse. Someone said we might be minutes away, that has me tweakin harder still.

[Kasendi]

Restart...

[Chris_D]

i'm pretty sure we have to restart, i think i did when bioshock was released. had to download a little more even to play, we may be in for something similiar.
Almost certainly.

[Kasendi]

Well... I think I'm going to call it in...

It's 00:12am as I am writing this, September 18th, no TF2 beta :(

But tomorrow will be a different story! :rolling:

[budgie55]

me too off to bed nn all :)

[we11er]

Well... I think I'm going to call it in...

It's 00:12am as I am writing this, September 18th, no TF2 beta :(

But tomorrow will be a different story! :rolling:

Even though I have to hack C++ at work tomorrow, I just can't go to bed. I've been waiting too long for this :(

I guess I will *have* to call it a night in the next couple of hours.

edit: Steam down again!

[EntityUK]

Friends network is down again...

[Hazar]

more flickers in the community and friends

[Kasendi]

Maybe 10 more minutes...

[we11er]

This is just too much.

[EntityUK]

ROFL! Nice sig Hazar

[Kasendi]

It's official... Valve own my balls...

[techne999]

i think the valve team are in the middle a team fortress 2 match, to see who gets to hit the release button.

[Hazar]

rofl, that would be the best way to decide

[Corp. Sheepo]

ROFL! Nice sig Hazar
That's funny, when you posted that I had just been reading his sig to kill time too.

[HobbesHax]

Steam community now down.

Edit: Or not, its just flustering a lot. Probably has something to do with that content server kick too.

[kacation_man]

zomg!! new page every time i go to the next page!!

[Tuskin]

Steam community now down.
It is back up.

[Avoidist]

I just woke up this morning, but alas, I was unable to get myself a gun.

Hurry up valve! :bounce:

:P

[Raziaar]

I want to ask since I don't know... can TF2 support 64 players like TFC did?

[Avoidist]

Valve commonly says that the game supports 24 players total on PC.

[The Mild Gatsby]

No matter how many weasels I sacrifice, the game will not unlock!!

Next, I shall try stoats.

[BHC]

Almost certainly.

Good to see you Chris, been some time...

[Chris_D]

Good to see you Chris, been some time...
Indeed... Got to come back for TF2. It's the law!

[macex]

Steam updated
http://uploader.ws/upload/200709/Untitled_27.jpg

[Corp. Sheepo]

I think it'll be up by 8 or 9 tonight (thats about 20 minutes from now or an hour after that). If not I think a 5 AM killing spree before school sounds delacable.

[we11er]

Steam update, restart. This is not a drill.

edit:

File->Check for update

If you don't believe me.

edit2:

TF2 stilt not available.

[Chris_D]

False alarm, no unlock yet.

[BHC]

Indeed... Got to come back for TF2. It's the law!

Can't argue with our benefactors ;)

You should go ahead and come active again, barring you haven't been married and had children yet - or anything foolish like that.

[The Mild Gatsby]

Forward, proud soldiers of Tomdonia!

*epic glider raid on VALVe HQ*

[sam_justice]

ooo I wonder what this will do

[Chris_D]

Can't argue with our benefactors ;)

You should go ahead and come active again, barring you haven't been married and had children yet - or anything foolish like that.
Close. Got a fiancee and a flat!

[OverloadUT]

Steam update, but no unlock. :(

I was so excited to apply the update, I didn't see the changes. Anyone know where you can see them? Or just someone paste them in to here? The 10 mb patch downloaded in 1 second on my work connection. :D

[Grand Architect]

Steam update, but no unlock. :(

I was so excited to apply the update, I didn't see the changes. Anyone know where you can see them? Or just someone paste them in to here? The 10 mb patch downloaded in 1 second on my work connection. :D

Steam Client

* Fixed in-game overlay causing a crash for users running Windows XP without Service Pack 2 installed
* Fixed mouse clicks in-game sometimes not registering in the correct position for the in-game overlay
* Reduced CPU useage when using chat and group chat
* Reduced CPU useage while idle on the Store and Community tabs
* Fixed Steam windows showing up in the task-bar but impossible to restore

[V-Man339]

*gliders shot down by sentry guns set up by the engineer* :laugh:

[Corp. Sheepo]

Can we just go ahead and spam until it starts? Because all this anticipation is freaking me out, and I don't want to do something silly, like homework, to pass the time.

[BHC]

Close. Got a fiancee and a flat!

Cheers :cheers:, hope you're loving it. Meanwhile Ennui, Jnightshade, myself, and several others move onto Uni. We're all one big happy family - growing up now ;(

[The Mild Gatsby]

This halftrack smells like volksgrenadiers.

[V-Man339]

I know this is nearly a double post but people are saying the steampowered forums are "fuxed". What exactley do they mean by this, because they won't even load for me.

[Chris_D]

I know this is nearly a double post but people are saying the steampowered forums are "fuxed". What exactley do they mean by this, because they won't even load for me.
fuxed = ****ed = they won't even load for anyone

[Avoidist]

So that's why everyone's here. Was wondering why there were the posts in frequencies < 1 min

[Grand Architect]

It's why I'm here.

[we11er]

I reckon valve just turn off the forums so they don't have to deal with all the abuse they would inevitably get XD

[Kasendi]

TF2 at 01:00GMT ? :o

[Russian Mafia]

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j53/Russian_Mafia_2006/gabe.jpg

:P