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[Rushersauce]

I've waited 10 fucking years for HL2:ep3... 10 FUCKING YEARS.

FUCK YOU, VALVE.

 

[Barry Burton]

Well, I guess that's that.

 

[HStallion]

Haha... awww...

 

[Damn Silly]

Not with a bang but with a blog post. Well, at least there's some form of closure.

Thank you, Marc.

 

[SUPGUYZ]

G-Man is simply a being of another universe. The real question is, who is he working for and what are the real motives for his interventions

I think he's a higher being that is working with tons of other species to bring down the Combine, and doesn't care what damage he does to stop them

 

[drkzr01]

Mods, Please put a sticky on this thread, in order to let the be known how Half Life ended, and also to respect Marc Laidlaw's Bravery to give a closure to this franchise.

Thanks Marc, for ending this, you truly are a free-man now.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

I think he's a higher being that is working with tons of other species to bring down the Combine, and doesn't care what damage he does to stop them

That's one way to look, but there are obvious holes in that theory considering he did lead the Combine to Earth, which holds the key to time travel and local teleportation.

But a likely theory, given all of his actions are clouded.

 

[Pagusas]

Well.. Damn, now I'm sad. I guess its like I had held out hope all these years, but now I just saw the body and know its really dead. Closure but sadness

 

[Windu]

Half-Life 4 confirmed.

 

[Ushojax]

At this point all I really, really want is an explaination. I want to understand what went on at Valve post-Ep.2 that made one of gaming's most valuable and acclaimed franchises not worth continuing.

Accountant: "Hey Gabe, look at this TF2 hat money."
Gabe: "Cancel Half-Life!"

I doubt it went like that.

Of course it's not as simple as that, the transition from game-maker to service provider took many years. No doubt they were working on Half-Life for a long time after Episode 2, but over time Half-Life and game development in general became too much hard work compared to the easy money of Steam and it's micro-transactions, so many projects just fizzled out. At this point there are not enough people at Valve who know how to make HL3 nor is there any desire to commit to the massive workload that such a project would require. Now they dabble in experimental hardware while raking in the cash from Steam. Their business doesn't need to make video games anymore.

 

[purseowner]

Holy shit.

 

[SUPGUYZ]

That's one way to look, but there are obvious holes in that theory considering he did lead the Combine to Earth, which holds the key to time travel and local teleportation.

But a likely theory, given all of his actions are clouded.

Might have been the best place to lead them to expose a weakness? I don't think Marc nor anyone at Valve had it fully fleshed out either. But I think that's the fun of G-Man!

 

[Deku Tree]

This means HL3 is never gonna happen right?

 

[Kinyou]

At this point all I really, really want is an explaination. I want to understand what went on at Valve post-Ep.2 that made one of gaming's most valuable and acclaimed franchises not worth continuing.

Accountant: "Hey Gabe, look at this TF2 hat money."
Gabe: "Cancel Half-Life!"

I doubt it went like that.

Yeah, it's hard to imagine that all these creative minds just rather worked on lootboxes and stream trading cards.

 

[Sulik2]

Sweet now I can finally play episode 2 knowing there is closure.

 

[Bedameister]

This means HL3 is never gonna happen right?

Nope. But it sounds like you'd play Alyx in it or at least have a Spin-Off where you play as Alyx.

 

[The Elite]

This is a trick. We now truly believe the franchise is dead so they will announce Half Life 3 next week.

It's written in the stars.

 

[strafer]

This means HL3 is never gonna happen right?

Probably when DOTA dies down.

 

[Ushojax]

Yeah, it's hard to imagine that all these creative minds just rather worked on lootboxes and stream trading cards.

That's probably why those minds left the company.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Might have been the best place to lead them to expose a weakness? I don't think Marc nor anyone at Valve had it fully fleshed out either. But I think that's the fun of G-Man!

Yea, G-Man was always the most fun character, simply because of the wide spanning implications of his constant time stopping interventions and actions.

Too bad this is all we get

 

[nicoga3000]

So is it assumed that he was legally allowed to post this info online? Like are there any possible repercussions from him doing this?

 

[Cepheus]

'This is my final epistle'. The saddest five words that have ever been spoken.

 

[qanters]

the guys at valve were 99% complete in development of HL3 until they heard this news that the entire story had been leaked. Devastated. Back to the drawing board...

 

[strafer]

So is it assumed that he was legally allowed to post this info online? Like are there any possible repercussions from him doing this?

I dont think so. He doesnt work for Valve anymore and he wrote the stuff to begin with so I guess it's okay, I'm not a laweeyyer.

 

[DrForester]

So is it assumed that he was legally allowed to post this info online? Like are there any possible repercussions from him doing this?

NDA might have expired.

 

[Ros8105]

At least we have that shitty ass card game

 

[Dantrist]

Holy fucking shit.

 

[nicoga3000]

I dont think so. He doesnt work for Valve anymore and he wrote the stuff to begin with so I guess it's okay, I'm not a laweeyyer.

I guess I wasn't sure if it belonged to Valve since he likely wrote it while there...However:

NDA might have expired.

This was my first thought and would possibly explain the willingness to reveal.

 

[sirap]

Yeah, it's hard to imagine that all these creative minds just rather worked on lootboxes and stream trading cards.

Honestly, I don't think it's anything as sinister as Gabe pulling the plug on the project. It's more than likely that the original team felt burned out working on EP3 and move on to different projects. Games take a long ass time to make and once they were ready to return to Half Life they might have felt compelled to raise the bar (lol) and create something innovative.

Artists are their own harshest critics and they probably never found something that stuck. Had VR taken off like everyone wished it did we'd probably see a full length Half Life game in VR. Who knows.

 

[Auto-Reply]

the guys at valve were 99% complete in development of HL3 until they heard this news that the entire story had been leaked. Devastated. Back to the drawing board...

My uncle works at Valve... you have no idea how close you've come with that theory... thanks Marc!

 

[strafer]

My uncle works at Valve... you have no idea how close you've come with that theory... thanks Marc!

Just like they had to start over when Half Life 2 leaked.

 

[Fox318]

holy fuck

 

[LordKasual]

Mother of God.



So it is dead then.

HAHAHAHAA

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

This is just a masterful marketing move and HL3 will get announced in 1 month.

Spoiler

It's not, is dead. Is never appening

 

[RionaaM]

The final gunshot was an exclamation mark on everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger, and it was over.

I had a dream of Half-Life 3. It was dead. But it was all right.

 

[water_wendi]

im gonna guess Valve is going to sue the fuck out of him.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I had a dream of Half-Life 3. It was dead. But it was all right.

There was an IP here, it's gone now.

 

[Whompa02]

This is the setup to Half-Life 3 right? Get the episode that never was out of the way now so when they announce 3 it will all make sense?

Spoiler

Fuck me...Come on Valve. Please

 

[witness]

Valve should just sell the goddamn franchise to someone who gives a shit enough and has the balls enough to put a game out there.

 

[Uhyve]

For anyone who no longer remembers this because it was so damn long ago:
https://youtu.be/8vhfEZ2IgfQ?t=540

Oh wow. I only just realized that the start of Ep2 is totally foreshadowing the ending of Ep3. Am I dumb for only just realising this?

When I plucked her from Black Mesa, I acted in the face of objections, that she was a mere child and of no practical use to anyone. I have learned to ignore such naysayers when... quelling them was out of the question. Still, I am not one to squander my investments and I remain confident she was worth far more than the initial appraisal. That's why I must now extract from you, some small repayment for your own survival.

His last statement was all about his investment in Alyx. And he was to take "repayment" for Gordon's survival.

 

[Zoon]

Imagine the reactions if it actually happens and everyone just got spoiled.

 

[the TMO]

I'm so sad right now.

 

[Grettir_the_Swole]

the guys at valve were 99% complete in development of HL3 until they heard this news that the entire story had been leaked. Devastated. Back to the drawing board...

Liberate yourself from the tyranny of life's communicative vicissitudes. Honesty, logic, and reason are for suckers.

 

[the_lizard]

It's totally irrational and completely uncalled-for but I really hate Valve right now.

 

[Resilient]

come on valve :'(

 

[Sentenza]

im gonna guess Valve is going to sue the fuck out of him.

This is stupid.
On what legal basis?

 

[Linkark07]

So that's it huh? This is the final closure we can have to our beloved Half-Life.

Shame we will never see this in a game.

 

[Krauser Kat]

At least we have one of the greatest games ever made in DOTA2

.
Fixed that for you.

 

[Yudoken]

I'm not reading that.

At least I wait for a source filmmaker video from a fan based on this script.

 

[qanters]

never forget