Half Life 2 has been pirated already!

[imported_obsidian]

Well, because Valve threatens to ban your account if you do. Also, who is going to buy a steam account for a new game if they already one? It will just become too much of a hassle since you can't transfer steam games between accounts.

 

[Robor]

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
if there is one game to buy all year....buy half life2. screw the pirates. valve deserves our money so they can make the next game.

:thumbsup:

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: cerebusPu
if there is one game to buy all year....buy half life2. screw the pirates. valve deserves our money so they can make the next game.

or at least invest in some servers for steam that can handle their customers

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: Thera
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3

Hilarious.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: obsidian
Well, because Valve threatens to ban your account if you do. Also, who is going to buy a steam account for a new game if they already one? It will just become too much of a hassle since you can't transfer steam games between accounts.

I didn't see any mentioning of a ban nor did it say they were prohibiting the selling of your own account information to go with the game. All I see is a message warning the public that some off these accounts on EBay were stolen and were obtained illegally and they are not responsible.

 

[XBoxLPU]

http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

Sweet! It would probably be better if they hadn't given up Gabe's scheme though.

 

[nCred]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

Probably BS.

That Emporio realese was crap and did´nt work, that´s the meaning of the picture in OP. But now there´s apparently a fix for it, so it should work for most people. Well, I´ve got the legal version anyway.

 

[imported_obsidian]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: obsidian
Well, because Valve threatens to ban your account if you do. Also, who is going to buy a steam account for a new game if they already one? It will just become too much of a hassle since you can't transfer steam games between accounts.

I didn't see any mentioning of a ban nor did it say they were prohibiting the selling of your own account information to go with the game. All I see is a message warning the public that some off these accounts on EBay were stolen and were obtained illegally and they are not responsible.

Did you even read the post? They specifically say that selling Steam accounts is against the EULA and they will ban those they find selling. What more do you want? Sorry, but this is just wrong.

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

fscking stupid in my opnion

because valve is so fscking lazy they havent finished uploading hl2 to the content server in iceland I have no other means of playing the game unless I get the warez version, after all I have already payd for the silver package and only gotten cs:source out of it since that is the only thing on the local content server

 

[imported_obsidian]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

This sounds like a scare tactic to me. I am personally not familiar with the way this warez version works, but it makes absolutely zero sense both financially and technically for Valve to put out a test warez version.

Uhh, where did that $40 million number come from?... Even if it took them 4 years, development costs sure aren't $10 million a year for development company the size of valve (about 50 employees).

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Gabe Newell doesn't have the brains to associate BT downloaders with Steam accounts. Yes, I know it's a matter of "Match the IPs" - I'm just implying that he's that stupid.

- M4H

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: obsidian

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

This sounds like a scare tactic to me. I am personally not familiar with the way this warez version works, but it makes absolutely zero sense both financially and technically for Valve to put out a test warez version.

Uhh, where did that $40 million number come from?... Even if it took them 4 years, development costs sure aren't $10 million a year for development company the size of valve (about 50 employees).

Because Gabe told us that they spent $40 million. Read the gamespot article, it's very informative.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: Thera
http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php3

Hilarious.

Indeed esp when you hit one of the guards in the face

 

[MustISO]

He should be playing Texas Hold 'em with that incredible bluffing technique.

 

[CasmirRadon]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
http://halflife2.filefront.com/news/;13907

Can anyone else smell paraquat?

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sorry, maybe too obscure. Just reminds me of old Nixon strategy of poisoning Mexican marijuana crops, then threatening the public that if they smoke weed they could die.

Definately feels like a bluff