Half-Life 2 or Vampire : Bloodlines?

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:26 am

Of the two games coming out Nov. 16th.

I go with Bloodlines.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:56 am

I preorder Half Life2 when i picked up GTA:SA which i didnt really intended to do(they forced me pyshically) but I thought bloodlines would come out like a month later. I'll probably end up getting both unless you can cancel preorders, but Im going to buy the game anyways so what the hell.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:52 am

You can indeed cancel preorders. I'm not buying HL2 until they make a solid TFC conversion. Until then, I refuse to pay full price to support Gabe Newell's baby flesh habit.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:09 am

Neither ! WHERE IS OPTION #3 !? I'll stick with Nethack, thanks.

Cheers !

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 5:53 am

Half-Life 2. DUH.

Seriously, this isn't even a contest.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:16 am

I don't have time to misery my fate of the undead right now. Please call later.

axelgreese · Post by **axelgreese** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:01 pm

Spazmo wrote:You can indeed cancel preorders. I'm not buying HL2 until they make a solid TFC conversion. Until then, I refuse to pay full price to support Gabe Newell's baby flesh habit.

Team Fortress is being made for like every single game out there, UT2k4, Doom, etc. etc. etc.

avenger69ie · Post by **avenger69ie** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 2:11 pm

half life 2, though i'm expecting it to be less than the hype..

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 3:44 pm

Yeah, axel, but until it's made for HL2 (and ideally by the guys who made it for HL1), Valve can bite me (lol vampire joke lol).

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:36 pm

Yay.
Honestly, I'm more anxious to get my hands on Bloodlines than HL-2. Why? Well check this out:

Gamespot wrote:"For security/antipiracy, each copy must be authenticated via Steam during installation," Valve's Doug Lombardi told GameSpot. "After this one-time (per install) authentication is complete, an Internet connection is not required for single-player and LAN games."

So, eh, I can't install it if I don't have an internet access? But the game still has singe player mode? Whatatafuck?

It won't redeem the hype.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:44 pm

but you do have internet access mate. you're on it right....................................................................................................................................................................................
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axelgreese · Post by **axelgreese** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:46 pm

Spazmo wrote:Yeah, axel, but until it's made for HL2 (and ideally by the guys who made it for HL1), Valve can bite me (lol vampire joke lol).

Some of the guys who are making the Doom 3 version worked on the TFC version, you have to remember though that it was a mod, meaning of course, that it was made by a bunch of random shitheads on the internet. The original "team" probably doesn't even exist anymore. And it was even a conversion of a mod, the original being for quake 2.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:46 pm

Yes. But I've got friends who can't dial up and some computers that aren't plugged to the network. So = SHITZ.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:52 pm

I sincerely hope Internet verification does not become the next trend in the fight to thwart thieves . . .

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 4:52 pm

they can play it at your house, whats the problem eh

i want to play vampire: the bloodlines because i want to be kiefer sutherland and say 'there maggots david' and shit

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:12 pm

Blargh wrote:I sincerely hope Internet verification does not become the next trend in the fight to thwart thieves . . .

Yeah this sounds really bad. Gaming will get expensive.

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 6:59 pm

Well, should it take off take sanctuary in the certainty of counters being developed eventually. I am glad it won't affect my favourite game of all time, Nethack. Huzzah.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:25 pm

Damn you and nethack

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:31 pm

Bloodlines. THough I'm getting both games.

Sovy Kurosei · Post by **Sovy Kurosei** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:40 pm

Internet verification sucks. It is the sole reason why I did not upgrade my Half-Life to version 1.6 that infects my computer with Steam.

It is bullshit having to check if I am running a legit version of the game at every *freaking* checkpoint. Going from one complex to the next only featured a bit of stuttering before Steam, now it is a 5-6 second wait.

Apparently there is an offline version, but you have to physically disconnect yourself from the internet. Oh, and if you are like me and log yourself out of Steam while you are up in the backwoods of Northwest Territories, consider yourself shit out of luck playing your game.