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[Fret]

https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/3zzmi2/sent_an_email_to_marc_laidlaw_about_hl3_he/

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Wow. That sucks.

 

[torre_avenue]

The dream is dead.

Freeman is dead, long live Freeman.

 

[Arkanius]

Shit.

Half Life 3 just looks more distant now

 

[ashecitism]

Here's the rest of the supposed evidence taken from that thread:

Okay, he actually sent it to me and... it's an email alright. But I don't believe this proves anything.

/u/TeddyWolf, open the email you got from Laidlaw, click this button and choose "Show original". Then paste the entire contents of the email including the headers in plaintext here: http://pastebin.com/

Done: http://pastebin.com/4HNGTaEj

Also someone else has asked Laidlaw if it was true and he responded saying yes: http://imgur.com/7cysESd

I know it's hard to believe stuff on the internet, but I hope this finally proves it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/c...o_marc_laidlaw_about_hl3_he/cyqf0j8?context=3

 

[PuppetMaster]

So HL3 confirmed?

 

[Crono27]

he's been around for a long time. Enjoy retirement and have fun in life

 

[GlamFM]

If anyone needed more proof that VALVe are done with games and Half Life especially there you have it.

 

[Crono27]

If anyone needed more proof that VALVe are done with games and Half Life especially there you have it.

really. cause csgo/dota 2 says hi

 

[derFeef]

really. cause csgo/dota 2 says hi

Hooray... Half-Life absence fixed.

 

[ponpo]

>3:03AM
>33 minutes ago

Come on fam.

 

[Zomba13]

really. cause csgo/dota 2 says hi

Yup, those (and TF2) are all the proof you need that Valve is done with "games". They are much better off with using games as conduits for micro-transactions and hats.

 

[ashecitism]

Yeah, we need to wait for confirmation.

 

[Crono27]

Hooray... Half-Life fixed.

trust me i want half life more than most. I've played richochet unlike 99% of people who make joke i've played codename gordon opposing force anything involve valve i have touched. We just have to wait, it sucks but people just have to accept it

 

[Sevenfold]

really. cause csgo/dota 2 says hi

And HL3 Portal 3 and L4D3 rattle their shackles from the basement.

 

[Joyful]

even valve employees are tired of waiting for hl3

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Yup, those (and TF2) are all the proof you need that Valve is done with "games". They are much better off with using games as conduits for micro-transactions and hats.

tbh

Such a shame tho

 

[YianGaruga]

>3:03AM
>33 minutes ago

Come on fam.

what am I supposed to see here?

edit nvm
HL3 joke I guess

 

[oti]

really. cause csgo/dota 2 says hi

dota 2 ain't a game, it's an invention from the cosplay industry

 

[Fret]

>3:03AM
>33 minutes ago

Come on fam.

what are you pointing out here?

timezones exist

and people stay up late frequently

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

what are you pointing out here?

timezones exist

and people stay up late frequently

3

3

3

 

[ponpo]

what am I supposed to see here?

edit nvm
HL3 joke I guess

what are you pointing out here?

timezones exist

and people stay up late frequently

Strategic number 3s.

S..sorry for memeing.

 

[JordanKZ]

Welp, if true, this isn't positive.

 

[Fret]

3

3

3

lol

 

[Shuggananas]

dota 2 ain't a game, it's an invention from the cosplay industry

"waah they're not making what I want so I'll dismiss what they're making"

 

[Drencrom]

If this is true, Half-life is basically dead...

 

[YianGaruga]

If this is true, Half-life is basically dead...

what made you think it wasn't dead before?

 

[ashecitism]

Though a bizarre way of announcing it, when Kelly Bailey (first) left Valve it was pretty unceremonious. I think we only found out much later through an off-hand comment. Valve isn't the type who puts up a farewell blog posts and notifies fans about these things.

 

[GavinGT]

If this is true, Half-life is basically dead...

Or he had enough time to write like 12 Half-Life stories while everyone else at Valve was off making hats.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

"waah they're not making what I want so I'll dismiss what they're making"

I mean they have clearly shifted from creating single player games to games of a different genre which support a different development model. I don't think it's unreasonable to dislike what they're doing now.

 

[water_wendi]

Though a bizarre way of announcing it, when Kelly Bailey (first) left Valve it was pretty unceremonious. I think we only found out much later through an off-hand comment. Valve isn't the type who puts up a farewell blog posts and notifies fans about these things.

It doesnt even appear to be an announcement. Someone sent him an email asking about HL3 and hes like "i cant answer because i dont work there any more.. im retired."

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Valve made one of the best (actually the best) game of all time in Dota 2 and people are still saying they don't make games. If they never made another L4D, Portal or HL I wouldn't be too bothered.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Valve made one of the best (actually the best) game of all time in Dota 2 and people are still saying they don't make games. If they never made another L4D, Portal or HL I wouldn't be too bothered.

Dota 2 was a side project. So was CS:GO.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

I mean they have clearly shifted from creating single player games to games of a different genre which support a different development model. I don't think it's unreasonable to dislike what they're doing now.

It's not unreasonable to dislike the games they make but to outright say they don't make games is ridiculous. Both Dota 2 and CS:GO are fantastic and better than most games that come out today.

Dota 2 was a side project. So was CS:GO.

What difference does that make?

 

[gdt]

This would be crazy if true...

 

[Freeman]

Fuck.

 

[ashecitism]

Just a perspective on what the other Valve writers are seemingly working on

Chet Faliszek is doing PR for the Vive
Jay Pinkerton is doing comics
Erik Wolpaw is doing comics and soon Psychonauts 2
Ted Kosmatka left for Bungie
Steve Jaros was doing Dota the last time he talked about work

of course there's unannounced stuff, which might not see the light of day at all... but the point is they haven't exactly knocked it out of the park in these last years

 

[derFeef]

Just a perspective on what the other Valve writers are seemingly working on

Chet Faliszek is doing PR for the Vive
Jay Pinkerton is doing comics
Erik Wolpaw is doing comics and soon Psychonauts 2
Ted Kosmatka left for Bungie
Steve Jaros was doing Dota the last time he talked about work

of course there's unannounced stuff ,which might not see the light of day at all...

That sounds really bad.

 

[hamchan]

he's been around for a long time. Enjoy retirement and have fun in life

Now he can finally start living a full life.

 

[Drencrom]

Just a perspective on what the other Valve writers are seemingly working on

Chet Faliszek is doing PR for the Vive
Jay Pinkerton is doing comics
Erik Wolpaw is doing comics and soon Psychonauts 2
Ted Kosmatka left for Bungie
Steve Jaros was doing Dota the last time he talked about work

of course there's unannounced stuff ,which might not see the light of day at all...

So much wasted talent at Valve...

The fact that Laidlaw didn't get to write another story in the HL series after Ep2 is a crime in itself.

 

[texhnolyze]

So HL3 confirmed?

Half Life 3 confirmed

Spoiler

dead.

 

[Joyful]

There might be some consequences to that, though.

zombie ghosts

 

[Branduil]

There might be some consequences to that, though.

I understood that reference.

 

[GlamFM]

Just a perspective on what the other Valve writers are seemingly working on

Chet Faliszek is doing PR for the Vive
Jay Pinkerton is doing comics
Erik Wolpaw is doing comics and soon Psychonauts 2
Ted Kosmatka left for Bungie
Steve Jaros was doing Dota the last time he talked about work

of course there's unannounced stuff, which might not see the light of day at all... but the point is they haven't exactly knocked it out of the park in these last years

I find it hard to believe there is "unannounced stuff".

Unless you mean new costumes for Dota2.

 

[Machina]

The dream is dead. Valve is no longer a developer, they're a platform.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

This is the first time I've legitimately felt like I probably won't ever see a HL3.

 

[Super Wario]

Half-Life 3 will be released this year, or the next, or the next one after that, or....

 

[Piers]

If I was a multi-millionaire I'd love to contract some neuro-biologists to figure out people's compulsion to think Half Life 3 was or is happening.

It transcends simple psychology and I'm baffled.

 

[MutonCommander]

This is the first time I've legitimately felt like I probably won't ever see a HL3.

Same. This is really disheartening

 

[ashecitism]

I find it hard to believe there is "unannounced stuff".

Unless you mean new costumes for Dota2.

Wolpaw himself said he worked on unannounced stuff. But that could be just thrown out prototypes to tech demos. Until they aren't announced we won't know...it's meaningless till then.