Doom low blows Valve. *spoiler*

[mayro]

http://www.planetdoom.com/image.asp?images/eastereggs/valve.jpg

I noticed that in game but untill it was really pointed out i didnt get it.... Thats some funny crap.

[Sparta]

ummm....how exactly is that a low blow?

[theotherguy]

you do realize that anything that says "valve" is not related to the company "valve" My heart has valves! OMG MY HEART IS RELATED TO HALF-LIFE 2!!!!!!111oneone

[dream431ca]

How is that a low blow??? I have doom 3 and I never seen anything that would put down valve.

[slider3005]

wow I've seen that twice I didn't realize people were so dumb...

[genocide604]

duuuh, it sais valve... duhh.. hahah they dissed half life2 ... duhuhuhuh..


[Edit]Spam. :thumbs:

[Rafa 5.0]

ohhhh, shut down mayro, it's a shame

[mayro]

It was posted in the easter eggs of doom 3 for the love of god!

[Reaperman]

why would they low blow valve? both communities seem to want there to be some kind of rivallry between them, and whenever they are asked, they seem to love eachothers game, and respect eachother....

now assuming that referrs to valve the compony, how do you know its a low blow? how do you know its not a plus?

[burnzie]

I get it, but its a vague reference... :|

[mayro]

It was enough that it was considerd a easter egg on planetdoom which is the whole reason i put it here. Jesh!

[charybdis]

I think this just proves how much desperate people are for HL2 that they have to look into small things like this... I mean in Doom III, it is full of machinery, pumps, and things. It shouldn't suprise people that there is a "valve" in the game.

[PatPwnt]

I seriously don't get it. How does have anything to do with valve, besides the name? PLEASE EXPLAIN! Can people really be this stupid?

[burnzie]

Valve running...

ie Valve software running because doom3 is so good, they cannot compete...

but more than likely, its just a coincidence.

[f0rked]

Valve running? I didn't know that valves ran... I always thought valves were either open or closed. Who knows, it might be intentional, it might not. Only the guys over at iD could say for sure.

[Asuka]

http://www.planetdoom.com/image.asp?images/eastereggs/valve.jpg

I noticed that in game but untill it was really pointed out i didnt get it.... Thats some funny crap.

Its not a low blow. From what i read it was a shoutout to Valve.

[6Three]

omg that is the bestest diss i have ever sawed! who would of thought to put a rival team's name in their game!? omg the conspiraycy!1!!111

[DrunkPanda]

you do realize that anything that says "valve" is not related to the company "valve" My heart has valves! OMG MY HEART IS RELATED TO HALF-LIFE 2!!!!!!111oneone
HOLY SHIT! your heart is producing half life 2?! give it to me now!

[CrazyHarij]

Valve running? I didn't know that valves ran... I always thought valves were either open or closed. Who knows, it might be intentional, it might not. Only the guys over at iD could say for sure.

And if the thread poster was right, do you think they'd admit it? :D

[thehunter1320]

mayro... just stop posting :|

[[Dragoon]]

Dude, it's a VALVE. A valve is, and I quote, "Any of various devices that regulate the flow of gases, liquids, or loose materials through piping or through apertures by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways."

Just because there's a company that happens to use the name as their own doesnt mean that everytime ID needs to "regulate the flow of gases, liquids, or loose materials through piping or through apertures by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways" they're actually poking fun at Valve. Now if it has said something more, like something about the Valve not being able to release, or not working properly, and it was worded right, I might take it that way.

[DvS]

So now it's taboo to use the word "valve" in games unless you want to get flamed by HL2 fanboys?

[Some game in the future]"In the next training session, you must turn the [insert valve synonym here] so that the [insert steam synonym here] flow stops"

We're headed nowhere :|

[Smawg]

Whoever posted that as an easter egg is just dumb.

[urseus]

Umm....its the 3rd Valve in an engineering section...CONTAINING VALVES!


I eaglery await the thread:

"Half Life 2 cheap shot at Doom3!!111"

Hay gUys Listen to this .wav!!!:

"Carefull gorden, if you slip into that pit you will fall to your doom..."

[SnowBall]

ID wouldnt do something like that to Valve. especially since they licensed ID tech for the HL1 engine.

[Sedako]

I think Carmack even stated that he was excited about HL2, and that he wanted to play it.

[ScopeD]

Hay gUys Listen to this .wav!!!:

"Carefull gorden, if you slip into that pit you will fall to your doom..."

haha, Maybe I'm just too tired but I found that very funny =DD

[Iced_Eagle]

Yea probably, the guys at id aren't a bunch of ass holes guys.... What do you think this is, a graphics card battle??? I mean wtf are people thinking when they are like "OMG TEH VALVE SOFTWARED PWNED U HAHAHAH NUBZ" I mean seriously... the more games we get the better......

Jeez I don't even know if most people who post that kind of shit have past puberty and can't get past the fact that all game developers WANT more games to come out.... I mean sure there is some friendly competition and all, but nothing like this....

Hell the VALVe guys were playing Doom3 together and were having fun, and although they said they feel their game is better, who wouldn't say their game is better unless it's like comparing Half-Life to Quake3?

Srry I'm in a bad mood from today, but seriously wtf is up with some people... this is so stupid I think it should be locked

*edit* ScopeD lol I found that funny too.. but then again I'm tired as well :farmer:

[Captain M4d]

That is definitely not aimed at Valve Software. Some times a game or a movie will actually have this object called a valve. Did you know that Half-Life had a few valves? Gordon had to turn those valves. Make the Valve Software crew are making fun of themselves. That's my guess.
Doom 3 shouldn't even be compared to Half-Life 2. I know for a fact from playing Doom 3 and watching those 27 minute HL2 demonstrations, that both games are very different. Doom 3 is a gorgeous game with awesome physics combined with the old-school shooter style that a lot of us remember. Half-Life 2 will be a continuation of a new bred FPS, that has styles of gameplay that we aren't quite familiar with.

[muka3d]

I can't count how many times this has been posted here before...

[Alau]

Professional Courtesy is what I'd call it =). It's like how penny-arcade and PvP take occasional jabs at one another for fun.

Did anyone else notice the red Swinline stapler on the magazine cover in D3?

[Mattigus]

Valve: Any of various devices that regulate the flow of gases, liquids, or loose materials through piping or through apertures by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways.

No, I'm not making this up. Valve is a real word, and a real object. It's not just a video game company. Stop living in your tiny little Half-life 2 centered box and join the rest of the world.

[The Terminator]

Ohhhhhhhhh snap! Valve got served!














...not

[Rafa 5.0]

No, I'm not making this up. Valve is a real word, and a real object. It's not just a video game company. Stop living in your tiny little Half-life 2 centered box and join the rest of the world.

No way... I've been lyied to all this time, curse you VALVE!!!!
LOL

[SupaKoopa]

Valve: Any of various devices that regulate the flow of gases, liquids, or loose materials through piping or through apertures by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways.

No, I'm not making this up. Valve is a real word, and a real object. It's not just a video game company. Stop living in your tiny little Half-life 2 centered box and join the rest of the world.
god forbid someone makes a joke regarding word play.

jeez all the guys here that are freaking out need to get a life. a computer screen said Valve on it. it could have said anything, but id chose to make it say valve. its a nice little shout-out to half life.

[trizzm]

it would be incredibly stupid for any company to diss valve or half-life in a game. can you only imagine valve's retaliation in hl2 :eek:

[myth]

that can never be considered as a low blow??? How is it possible.That might be some thing connected with the current state of a valve , like the current state of water-valve is running ie,... the valve is open..........

[Cybernoid]

It was enough that it was considerd a easter egg on planetdoom which is the whole reason i put it here. Jesh!

Main Entry: valve
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin valva; akin to Latin volvere to roll -- more at VOLUBLE
1 archaic : a leaf of a folding or double door
2 [New Latin valva, from Latin] : a structure especially in a vein or lymphatic that closes temporarily a passage or orifice or permits movement of fluid in one direction only
3 a : any of numerous mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material in bulk may be started, stopped, or regulated by a movable part that opens, shuts, or partially obstructs one or more ports or passageways; also : the movable part of such a device b : a device in a brass instrument for quickly channeling air flow through an added length of tube in order to change the fundamental tone by some definite interval c chiefly British : ELECTRON TUBE
4 [New Latin valva, from Latin] : one of the distinct usually hinged and movable pieces of which the shell of some shell-bearing animals (as lamellibranch mollusks, brachiopods, and barnacles) consists
5 [New Latin valva, from Latin] a : one of the segments or pieces into which a dehiscing capsule or legume separates b : the portion of various anthers (as of the barberry) resembling a lid c : one of the two encasing membranes of a diatom

Merriam-Webster also lists 9 more entries for 'valve.' Strangely enough, there is no mention of Valve Software.

[Xenome]

Omg even I knew that valve was a real word, and I'm not even from the uk :O

[king John I]

some one should close this thread, it sucks, bad.

[groovy]

god, some people are so dumb... oh no, valve couldn't possibly mean a fuel valve or something like that, we muyst assume that they're bagging valve software!!! hey let's go bash our heads against a wall! weeee, look you can see blood come out... weeee!!!

[DevgruSeal]

Valve:

9 entries found for valve.
valve ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vlv)
n.
Anatomy. A membranous structure in a hollow organ or passage, as in an artery or vein, that folds or closes to prevent the return flow of the body fluid passing through it.

Any of various devices that regulate the flow of gases, liquids, or loose materials through piping or through apertures by opening, closing, or obstructing ports or passageways.
The movable control element of such a device.
Music. A device in a brass wind instrument that permits change in pitch by a rapid varying of the air column in a tube.
Biology.
One of the paired, hinged shells of certain mollusks and of brachiopods.
One of the two silicified halves of the cell wall of a diatom.
The entire, one-piece shell of a snail and certain other mollusks.
Botany.
One of the sections into which the wall of a seedpod or other dehiscent fruit splits.
A lidlike covering of an anther.
Chiefly British. An electron tube or a vacuum tube.
Archaic. Either half of a double or folding door.


VALVe (Note the difference in capitalization.):
A gaming company who is known for Half-Life and its expansion packs, including the new sequel to the ever-popular, 6 years old but still good game, HALF-LIFE ²!

There is a difference. The doom 3 "easter egg" is valve. Not VALVe.

They are talking about some sort of thing you have to open to let water in. Like the Coolant tanks in Melt-down in HL¹

[-TaNaKa-]

stupid thread really...

[Bicka]

Anyone else fancie posting up what a valve is? I hadn't quite grasped the concept yet...

[Brian Damage]

I'm with Bicka, it's getting OVERDEFINED :P !

Meh, it'd only be an easter-egg jab at VALVe if the word was written like their logo. Ie: VALVe.