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02-09-2003, 10:00 AM
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Several people have complained about the number of "Will my PC run Half-Life 2 on ____" questions that have been posted in this thread. I'm inclined to agree; I think it's gone far enough, by now everyone should have a decent picture in their head if their system will run the game well or not. Any further PC specification questions in this thread will be deleted.
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#257
02-09-2003, 03:28 PM
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-----Original Message----- From: N W [mailto:wuzup_909@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 6:58 PM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: Interview Hey Gabe, Everybody at the hl2.net forums are questioning this "supposed" interview with you from some guy at nerdsahoy.com. Heres the link: http://nerdsahoy.com/interviews/090103_gaben_hl2.htm Thanks in advance!, Nathan Willis
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#258
02-09-2003, 04:14 PM
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Apple 22" Cinema Display. I keep waiting for a better LCD monitor to come along, and there hasn't been one (except the 23" Apple LCD panel, but not worth the upgrade hassle). There was too much weirdness with the Samsung 24" panel DVI support.
-----Original Message----- From: Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 6:38 AM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: widescreen monitor Hi Gabe Thanks for replying to so many fan mails, it is an excellent move for such a high profile company. I read a reply to a mail you made recently and you said you have a widescreen monitor (1600 x 1024), what monitor is it? (make and model) and are you happy with it? Best regards
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#259
03-09-2003, 02:24 AM
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Half-Life 2 uses hit-box hit detection.
-----Original Message----- From: Guinny51387@aol.com [mailto:Guinny51387@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 1:00 PM To: yahn@valvesoftware.com Subject: quick short question, promise! Does HL2 use per-pixel hit detection? Or are we still working with hit boxes? Thanks!
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#260
03-09-2003, 04:49 AM
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From: Gabe Newell
Subject: RE: Alcatraz? Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 17:30:07 -0700 Whups. I have heard about this and I will be at the ATI event. I didn't realize it was at Alcatraz. -----Original Message----- From: Gabe Newell Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 5:29 PM To: 'Allan Claghorn' Cc: Doug Lombardi Subject: RE: Alcatraz? Really? First time I've heard about this. -----Original Message----- From: Allan Claghorn [mailto:aaaa@sdk.ath.cx] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 5:01 PM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: Alcatraz? I hear various rumors that you will show off Half-Life2 at Alcatraz. Are these rumors true? Am I invited? When will this take place as I will most certianly take a trip to SanFransisco for this event. Note: I mailed him about linux stuff but never got a reply. Good to hear that the Alcatraz thing is real and sponsored by ATI.
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... Then again, im probably getting ahead of myself. This same thing happened when I argued with a friend when Tribes 2 was first announced on the side that TF2 was going to be out first. Little did I know... Last edited by dbsynergy; 03-09-2003 at 04:57 AM.
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#261
03-09-2003, 06:59 AM
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Jenkins [mailto:kamakiri@ozforces.com.au] Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 10:20 PM To: Gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: Pay to Play HL2? Gabe Gabe Gabe!!! As I'm sure you are aware the HL2 community is going crazy with the rumour that HL2 is going to be like a MMORPG and you will have to pay a fee each month via Steam to play HL2 multiplayer. I don't believe this to be true but can you please put it to rest once and for all. PLEEEEEEASE. Kind Regards Matt Here's my current thinking: Some people want to buy Half-Life 2 in a store. Right now we have three SKUs planned at three price points. One will have single-player only and not play MODs and we think of that as the mass market SKU (sold mainly at the Costcos and Walmarts of the world). The second is our traditional single-player plus multiplayer SKU that runs MODs and is sold at places like EBX. The third is the collector's edition SKU with lots of cool bonus stuff for people who like cool bonus stuff. In the Steam world, some people will want to buy it once, like the middle SKU above. Other people will want to buy the game on subscription (e.g. $9.95/month). The good news for the "buy it once" crowd is, well, they only have to pay once. The bad news is that when we come out with new content (expansion products, TF 2, and presumably other games) then they have to pay separately for those. We're pretty sure that the $9.95 guys are going to get the better value, as we've been pretty good over the years at generating a lot of content. Now nobody has done this before, so we're scratching our heads and massaging the plans to make sure we've got the best set of options. We've had some feedback that we should sell the top SKU (single-player only no MODs) on Steam, and my reaction has been "yeah, right, for the three people in the world who have a broadband connection, are sophisticated enough to purchase software over the Internet, but DON'T want to play MODs and multiplayer". Some people have said "I want a subscription, but I think the box and the manual are cool, so what about sending me those" and I think that's pretty interesting and we're trying to figure out what to do for them (needless to say Sierra isn't exactly jumping for joy at the idea of selling us boxes so people don't buy Half-Life 2 in stores). But nowhere has there been a suggestion that people pay in the store and then pay a monthly fee on top of that a la the MMORPG. Gabe
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#262
03-09-2003, 10:19 AM
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I emailed gabe about it i wont post Kamakiri's email since its above, im just putting the question and what he said.
Ok a guy at the halflife2.net forums posted this email sayin its from you but alot of people are kinda skeptic for various reasons heres the email could you tell us if this is legit or not? Gabe: that's me. Note: Its 3:30 in the morning central time when i emaied him this and he replyed super quick (like within 10 minutes). Just shows how dedicated and close to the cummunity they are. Last edited by mchammer75040; 03-09-2003 at 10:22 AM.
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03-09-2003, 04:40 PM
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Yes, that's me.
-----Original Message----- From: Chris Evans [mailto:rootisreal@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:13 PM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: fake email? i know you must get tons of these but here goes  is this email real? http://halflife2.homelan.com/forums/...22244#post1222 44 Chris Evans
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#264
03-09-2003, 07:49 PM
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Hi, Steve.
My name is actually Coomer, not Coomber. The journalist just got it wrong.. sorry. Hey, is the "b" silent? Maybe we are related after all... As for your question about HL2, you'll be able to buy it once and play in two different places. -Greg Coomer -----Original Message----- From: Gabe Newell Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:00 PM To: Greg Coomer Subject: FW: Another Coomber, Wow! -----Original Message----- From: Steve Coomber [mailto:steve.coomber@dsl.pipex.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:11 AM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: Another Coomber, Wow! Hey Gabe I have just learned that you have a Greg Coomber working for you (he is doing the ECTS in the UK). Coomber is very rare name and there are not many of us in the UK. I wonder if we are related :-) Would I be entitled to a signed poster (or something) for that? (probably not!!!) On to a quick question... There is about 15 of us software engineers at work who want to buy Half Life 2 as soon as it is released but we want to play it at home and at work during lunchtimes (multiplayer). Does the Half Life 2 licence allow us to install it twice and use it at one location at a time or would we have to buy it twice? Thank you for your time Steve Coomber
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04-09-2003, 12:54 AM
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Just wanted to lighten things up after everyone get all hot and bothered over the recent SKU's/Steam subscription stuff, so I sent the mail below and had the reply at the bottom
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Roberts [mailto:sr@businessdrivensolutions.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 3:04 PM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: The Valve office - home from a home during crunch time? Hi Gabe, Just read a post on halflife2.net about crunch time in the Valve office, what with personal hygiene going out the window and all.... Anyway, I got to wondering about what the team does when they need to take a few Zzzz's or have a nice hot shower, given the care and attention Valve pays to the outside world (aka the HL community) I thought that maybe Valve has kitted out a room with bunks and maybe a shower/sauna room, maybe you have some fine looking masseurs come in to rub aching shoulders.... You do sleep and wash right... :-0 All the best, Steve 'NuTTeR' Roberts (United Kingdom) ---------- Gabe's reply: We sleep and wash. Except for John Guthrie. He just sleeps. And makes noises that we use as the basis for some of the monster sounds. (and it's a good thing the smell-o-tron peripherals never caught on).
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04-09-2003, 03:20 AM
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It will come out on the same day on Steam world-wide as it comes out in the
US in a box. You start off paying $9.95 per month. -----Original Message----- Wrom: MSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYO Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 5:52 PM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: im curious about this steam method you guys are using... I have a big question. Im determing if im going to buy HL2 through the store. Well i was wondering if HL2 will come out the same day on steam as retail in stores? I also want to know if you start off paying $10 on steam for HL2 or first $50 or so for HL2 and then $10 after each month? Plus if you guys are going to charge $10 a month after HL2 has been paid for, then does that mean you guys are going to be releasing alot of new products through steam? like TF2? And one more thing, are we going to be hearing an update soon about TF2, or maybe have some footage included with HL2...bonus material? Thanks a bunch.
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04-09-2003, 02:16 PM
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Yep. Any help clearing the air would be appreciated.
-----Original Message----- From: Jason Marcotte [mailto:jasonmarcotte@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:23 PM To: gaben@valvesoftware.com Subject: STEAM subscribe feedback Hi Gabe, no questions just a thought. Because of the mess on the community forums, I think for PR and to clear people's minds... Valve should say. HL2 can be purchased single or multiplayer ready. Or A user can subscribe to STEAM for 9.95 per month and play any game made by valve. That's what it really is anyways. Regards, Jason
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05-09-2003, 08:11 PM
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I figured I would post this before the frenzy starts. I saw the planetmayhem post and e-mailed gabe stupidly (on my part for doubting valve). Immediately upon reading the steampowered forums regarding the website I found my answer. Here's my email to gabe though, and his reply. (mods, sorry for this bit of discussion)
To: "'John F'" Cc: John Cook, Erik Johnson Subject: RE: steam collecting private data? I just got an email from someone else about this. I'm not sure if they were referring to this post as well. The gcf files are caches for Steam and game files. When we allocate the space, we don't clear it, but it seems really unlikely that any directory references like these would be left in the file. I just scanned through a couple of my gcf files and I haven't been able to find similar references. -----Original Message----- From: John F Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:39 AM To: gaben Subject: steam collecting private data? a friend posted me this article. looks legit, but for some reason i want to trust you guys. http://www.*****************/modules...php?storyid=56 is this true? --john Last edited by Hectic Glenn; 06-04-2008 at 06:12 PM.
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05-09-2003, 09:27 PM
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I know it's not VALVe....
Hi to all...I know it's not directly VALVe stuff but I thought it was pretty interesting for all ppl screaming dates.
 ANSWER Sorry, but at this time Valve Software has not provided us with a specific release date for the Half Life 2 program. Please continue to check the http://www.sierra.com website for any updated information. Regards, Brian Waggoner Online Customer/Technical Support VU Games/Sierra Entertainment Please include all previous correspondences in your reply. ORIGINAL MESSAGE From: Christian Masse Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:50 AM To: Press Contact Subject: Message from website With all the panic around Half-Life 2, can you precise an anwser abotu the shipping date of the game ? Thank you ! Seems like people has just messed up all around the world since VALVe aren't released any information about it to Sierra/VU...
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05-09-2003, 09:27 PM
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In reply to lifebringer's post i want to try and clear things up with an email that was sent to valve.
Sorry to reply to a post in this thread but i want to limit the amount of people who read that forum and come out thinking Steam is spyware before reading this email from ErikJohnson on the last page Quote:
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