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[Angry Fork]

The last two games Valve has released, CS:GO and DOTA 2 do nothing to dumb down, homogenize, or otherwise cater to the lowest common denominator.

I don't see them going down this route, they know their audience and consumer base.

Just look at the top 10 games played on Steam, the only game that is actively targeting the lowest common denominator gamer is Skyrim.

I'm basically only going off that one statement by gabe where he suggested Valve isn't going to make 'traditional' single player games anymore and they're exploring the persistent online service bullshit in everything from now on. That has me fairly worried about seeing "x is online! want to join game?" on the main menu of HL3 or notifications in-game.

I want the game to be as 90s as possible. Pretend online and COD never existed. It's just about the characters and story in an extremely well designed shooter. It was just one statement and I obviously have no clue how Valve really feels about it all but I have doubts about them simply ignoring every other FPS that has come out since and all the "evolutionary" gameplay changes since HL2. Too many old franchises this gen have turned their back on series roots, practically all of them.

 

[ironcreed]

Hard to fathom the flood of hits that went through just to see a trademark filing.

No assets, just a title and all hell broke loose...

Imagine the announcement.

 

[Grief.exe]

Wow I'm surprised Rome II has that many players! Nice to know

There was actually about 150,000 concurrent day one, but poor word of mouth has really hurt the game

http://steamgraph.net/index.php?action=graph&appid=214950&from=1378041540

I'm basically only going off that one statement by gabe where he suggested Valve isn't going to make 'traditional' single player games anymore and they're exploring the persistent online service bullshit in everything from now on. That has me fairly worried about seeing "x is online! want to join game?" on the main menu of HL3 or notifications in-game.

I want the game to be as 90s as possible. Pretend online and COD never existed. It's just about the characters and story in an extremely well designed shooter. It was just one statement and I obviously have no clue how Valve really feels about it all but I have doubts about them simply ignoring every other FPS that has come out since and all the "evolutionary" gameplay changes since HL2. Too many old franchises this gen have turned their back on series roots, practically all of them.

I can concede to that point as I remember that specific statement.

Its hard to imagine that he said that in reference to HL3 though, more in line with L4D, Dota, CS, and TF series respectively.

Though the online element of Portal 2 was very successful.

 

[Harlock]

OP, you broke the forum. I hate you.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Well, GAF was not ready for that jelly.

Get ready for pay2win multiplayer slot machine unlocks, always-online DRM, token 4-hour campaign, linear corridors, regenerating health, two shot reflex kills, QTE finishers, dumbed-down PC customisation options, DLC that should have been part of the main game, worthless iOS side apps, loud overwrought set pieces, unnecessary cliffhanger endings, handholding easiness, unreliable online servers, and paper-thin PR spin trying to convince us that this is all in our best interests.

Or be Valve, and prove me wrong.

 

[The Cartographer]

I don't even care anymore.

 

[Alucrid]

OP, you broke the forum. I hate you.

So much.

 

[Deadstar]

Next gen starts when Valve says it does.

 

[sn00zer]

Guess people forgot about the Half-Life 3/ Episode 3 concept art leak a while back
Location spoilers and I do mean spoilers
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-27-half-life-2-episode-3-concept-art-leaked-report

 

[toddhunter]

Imagine the announcement.

Or be Valve, and prove me wrong.

Don't "exactly" be Valve...

 

[QuiteUndead]

Hold me GAF

 

[Demon Ice]

Oh so this is why GAF's been up and down today.

I'll allow it.

 

[televator]

itshappening.gif

(lol...everyone is thinking it)


Edit**

Okay I saw the other thread, but this is making me believe it. How else could valve push their ambitious plans (steam box, steam OS) better than with HL3?

 

[Gamerloid]

So GAF goes down when half-life 3 is trademarked? What happens when it's officially announced? lol

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Forum is finally back.

Jesus.

 

[DTKT]

So GAF goes down when half-life 3 is trademarked? What happens when it's officially announced? lol

It went down because two separate reddit post linking neogaf threads hit the front page.

 

[MrGummy]

I believe.

 

[cameltoad]

Gaben pls.

 

[dmr87]

So GAF goes down when half-life 3 is trademarked? What happens when it's officially announced? lol

Perma RIP.

 

[Rawking]

Until I'm sitting down and playing the game, I can't believe anything.

 

[Tabby]

I feel like Gaf is dead now.
No one is replying.

 

[Joco]

Is it possible that both games could be free-to-play? Valve did make that statement a while ago saying they were done with singleplayer only titles, and seeing how their most recent efforts have been focused on free-to-play...

 

[doemaaan]

I'll believe it when it's officially announced...

 

[Jaded]

Is it possible that both games could be free-to-play? Valve did make that statement a while ago saying they were done with singleplayer only titles, and seeing how their most recent efforts have been focused on free-to-play...

I hope not, i hope that Gabe saw the light and decided not to do all that bullshit F2P stuff with Half-Life.

 

[dark_chris]

Gaben comes on stage, holds three fingers, walks away.

That would destroy the internet.

 

[DeBurgo]

I feel like Gaf is dead now.
No one is replying.

I can confirm that I am dead and ghost posting. This news gave me a heart attack.

 

[Glass Brain]

http://halflife3status.com

 

[Lotto]

Incoming ARG.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Is this what caused all the 504ing?

 

[Vooduu]

 

[dmr87]

Never forget, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9zD_LPhw0

 

[amnesiac]

Is this what caused all the 504ing?

yeah due to the front page on reddit

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

All I know is... fuck yeah.

 

[GK86]

Valve trolls on another level.

 

[Dmax3901]

I don't really know what to make of this except that I'm rather uneasy.

 

[Sothpaw]

Steam exclusive inc.

 

[Vecks]

Wasn't sure what this thread was about from the title, but I certainly was never expecting this.

 

[televator]

So GAF goes down when half-life 3 is trademarked? What happens when it's officially announced? lol

Balance is restored in the universe and GAF.... dies because it's no longer needed.

Spoiler

Unless HL3 ends up sucking. No god can help us if it does.

 

[Kocolino67]

 

[PFD]

lol this thread has 600 replies and 600K views

 

[Laurentius]

5a1Jm

 

[Tonyp2121]

I'm basically only going off that one statement by gabe where he suggested Valve isn't going to make 'traditional' single player games anymore and they're exploring the persistent online service bullshit in everything from now on. That has me fairly worried about seeing "x is online! want to join game?" on the main menu of HL3 or notifications in-game.

I want the game to be as 90s as possible. Pretend online and COD never existed. It's just about the characters and story in an extremely well designed shooter. It was just one statement and I obviously have no clue how Valve really feels about it all but I have doubts about them simply ignoring every other FPS that has come out since and all the "evolutionary" gameplay changes since HL2. Too many old franchises this gen have turned their back on series roots, practically all of them.

I think what Gabe meant when he said that is that none of his games are going to be single player only games, they will all offer some form of multiplayer, whether deathmatch, or co-op like in Portal 2.

 

[Veritas_]

I wonder why they used the black / white color scheme for the lambda instead of the usual orange / black. I feel like I'm unknowingly part of some HL3 ARG.

*Note* I've had this avatar for years, I'm not a HL3 ARG.

 

[Guevara]

Sorry everyone this was a typo. It's actually Hat-Life 3.

 

[DigitalDevilSummoner]

forum-breaking worthy news. colour me excited

 

[AdmiralPain]

Not at this point. Valve will have the game on Linux, Mac, Windows, and next-gen consoles.

Nope. Steam-only.

 

[bigDdestruction]

Gaben comes on stage, holds three fingers, walks away.

That would destroy the internet.

glorious. couldn't stop laughing

 

[IdreamofHIME]

I don't really know what to make of this except that I'm rather uneasy.

Why remove your name when you left your twitter tag?

 

[charlequin]

Nope. Steam-only.

Why would they do that? Selling HL3 on computers only doesn't do anything to promote Steam because anyone who games on PC will buy it on Steam preferentially already and anyone who doesn't is probably a console-only gamer whose only exposure to Valve games is via consoles. This isn't the kind of exclusive that provides serious strategic leverage; it'd just be throwing away money.

 

[Wario64]

I don't really know what to make of this except that I'm rather uneasy.

Interesting conversation Darcy