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Valve's fake, rigged, waste of time Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG
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Stabby McSter
Member
I wish the potatoes would say what game they're from. I counted the potatoes I thought I got and the ones I'm missing, and I'm coming up one short. 
Participated heavily in the stuff towards the end with nelipot, was a fun ARG. Everyone in the IRC is fairly certain it's over; at least until Portal 2 launches. We got an email saying the kidnapped people have no importance right now.
Only have 9 potatoes.
Go here and check off the ones you do have.
Only have 9 potatoes.
Stabby McSter said:I wish the potatoes would say what game they're from. I counted the potatoes I thought I got and the ones I'm missing, and I'm coming up one short.
Go here and check off the ones you do have.
Original-Blue
Neo Member
The thing that is the worst about this is getting even a hint of an idea that the game would release early was enough to ramp up excitement a lot, whether or not it WAS going to come out early or not, there is no way that people wouldn't get that idea given what was happening. The whole thing is about "release Portal 2 early".
Then its seeming like its virtually NOT going to release early at all (still coming out on Tuesday is not early whether its hours early or not) and THAT is killing everyone's hype.
Now, instead of hype building for the game as we move closer to the official launch, rather the hype is going backwards and more towards disappointment because this whole thing and all the effort people have put in is having no effect and its a complete negative anti-climax. Now rather than being excited that there is one more day to go its... God there is one more day to go and ive put in hours and hours of effort for what?
Personally I wish I never read anything about this arg, stayed oblivious and continued with my excitement of expecting the game come out on Tuesday because the hype I was feeling on Friday / Saturday for this would have been happening now. Now instead its just like... Meh I don't even care any more.
Now I know I'm going to completely enjoy the game, and once its finally on my hands my hype will fly through the roof again but I'm sick of hoping and hoping it will come any earlier than expected (truthfully I can't help myself checking the progress every hour) and thus I firmly believe that this has been an extremely negative endeavor for Portal 2 (maybe the Indie's get some exposure but at the expense of valves fans).
This is completely horrible and anyone who can't see the logic in why most people are dissapointed - well, I just don't get you either.
Then its seeming like its virtually NOT going to release early at all (still coming out on Tuesday is not early whether its hours early or not) and THAT is killing everyone's hype.
Now, instead of hype building for the game as we move closer to the official launch, rather the hype is going backwards and more towards disappointment because this whole thing and all the effort people have put in is having no effect and its a complete negative anti-climax. Now rather than being excited that there is one more day to go its... God there is one more day to go and ive put in hours and hours of effort for what?
Personally I wish I never read anything about this arg, stayed oblivious and continued with my excitement of expecting the game come out on Tuesday because the hype I was feeling on Friday / Saturday for this would have been happening now. Now instead its just like... Meh I don't even care any more.
Now I know I'm going to completely enjoy the game, and once its finally on my hands my hype will fly through the roof again but I'm sick of hoping and hoping it will come any earlier than expected (truthfully I can't help myself checking the progress every hour) and thus I firmly believe that this has been an extremely negative endeavor for Portal 2 (maybe the Indie's get some exposure but at the expense of valves fans).
This is completely horrible and anyone who can't see the logic in why most people are dissapointed - well, I just don't get you either.
Stabby McSter
Member
That's the problem. I'm probably thinking I got one when I didn't actually, and I have no idea which one it is. ;_;loblaw said:
Nappuccino
Member
why is everyone so pissed the game is coming out early
it makes no sense.
it makes no sense.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Liquid Helium said:
apparently not. I was going with the audio 'logs' and notes.
XeroSauce
Member
Original-Blue said:
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This is more then just "disappointment", it's anti-climactic. They're making the launch worse by doing this, I'd rather have a regular 1pm Tuesday launch then this crock of grinding and madness.
People are hoping the ARG continues after launch, people are hoping Valve will pull some "multiplier" out of their arse, but as of now, I'm just gonna browse some other stuff, because I've lost interest in early release.
Original-Blue said:
This would make sense to me if they ARG wasn't optional. I've taken part in several ARGs, most with no real pay off, and I enjoyed all of them immensely for what they did. I look at the Portal 2 ARG as something to do while I wait for the game, not as something to build hyped.
While I admit the payoff is disappointing, that's not Valve's fault. They're releasing the game a few hours early and that's that. It's a pretty cool thing, if you shift your attention from the ARG to the fact that we're getting the game sooner than expected.
XeroSauce said:
This is fucking ridiculous to say. The only reason the launch is ruined is because you're letting it be ruined. Stop being an enemy to your own excitement.
Takamura-San
Member
Dmax3901 said:
Because the effort doesn't equate the effort.
Hundreds of hours spent filling a meter. For maybe a few hours off the release date.
Zomba13
Member
It's cool of valve to release Portal 2 a few hours early but this really is a bad way to end it all. I mean, a simple test to solve or something for a little early release would have been better. As it is now we're just idling/playing games to fill up bars with pretty much nothing, happening in between especially not since the main ARG character is presumably dead and all we have is the occasion entrance from GLaDOS doing nothing but popping into the chat saying we're going 'good'.
Original-Blue
Neo Member
Did you read my post? I thought I described why quite wellDmax3901 said:
Personally this ARG did exactly what Valve wanted it to for me. I went from being excited about Portal 2 but actually planning on waiting til a Steam Sale to actually purchase it. Now I own the potato pack, got all 36 potatoes and super excited for Portal 2 and getting it day one. The only downside I see is that I did pre-order from Amazon so this resolution means nothing for me and my excitement definitely has decreased. I'm very happy I picked up the potato pack. I am loving the games even though I already had Amnesia, Defense Grid, Killing Floor and Audiosurf.
butter_stick
Banned
Yeah that bugs me. If Valve can release the game at, say, 4am their time, why haven't they been releasing games at midnight as standard?TheExodu5 said:
I would recommend checking the Defense Grid potatoes before any others if you can't find which one you accidentally checked off. Because it's got five, and four of them involve the console, and two each of the ones that involve the console are pretty similar.Stabby McSter said:I wish the potatoes would say what game they're from. I counted the potatoes I thought I got and the ones I'm missing, and I'm coming up one short.
J:
Aside from that, you're aware that the 36th potato is a freebie, right? And you're in the nelipot Steam group?
Zomba13
Member
I went from 'excited about Portal 2' to 'OMG PORTAL 2 IS COMING!!!!!' to 'Wow, some of these games are awesome' to 'YAY! Gold Potato!' to 'wtf!? Bars?' to 'whoopdeedoo, portal 2 a few hours early -.-'
Still hyped for Portal 2 but not as much as before the bars. The bars now makes the wait until Portal 2 less of a wait and more like work. Like even though it's still coming on the promised day (or a bit earlier) instead of the wait being just a wait it's now something we have to work for. (I knew we don't. It's just how this thing makes me feel. Fucking slow bars, why can't you be cool like your brother fast building bar?)
Still hyped for Portal 2 but not as much as before the bars. The bars now makes the wait until Portal 2 less of a wait and more like work. Like even though it's still coming on the promised day (or a bit earlier) instead of the wait being just a wait it's now something we have to work for. (I knew we don't. It's just how this thing makes me feel. Fucking slow bars, why can't you be cool like your brother fast building bar?)
Nappuccino
Member
Lord-Audie said:
OH NO, WE"RE PLAYING OPTIONAL GAMES AND PORTAL 2 IS STILL COMING OUT
WOE IS US
Stabby McSter
Member
Yeah, I counted the 36th one and the nelipot one. It ended up being a Defense Grid one, so I feel kinda dumb.Twig said:
butter_stick
Banned
80!TheExodu5 said:
Zombie James
Banned
TheExodu5 said:
At the rate people are leaving (only a bit over 2000 now, was over 4000 earlier) it'll probably take another hour.
theinfinityissue
Member
Has anybody posted this yet? Seems pretty interesting, haven't seen it posted..
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/17/potatwo-the-valve-arg-aint-over/#more-57287
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/17/potatwo-the-valve-arg-aint-over/#more-57287
butter_stick
Banned
This is such a dumb argument. People wouldn't be expressing disappointment if Portal being released early was never proposed. When Valve told us "get Portal 2 released early!" but it turns out it's probably going to result in nothing but an early morning or very late evening release, people are within their rights to be disappointed.Nappuccino said:
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Lord-Audie said:
More so for working people who won't be able to play it when it does release anyway.
If the overall timing has been set for a weekend release, few people would complain. It's the Farmville-work-but-no-reward that seems to be what's getting to people here.
Kind of ironic for an industry that basically trives on instant gratification to miss that crucial link. It's just poor timing.
The quite literal looting of peoples enjoyment by pirate scum doesn't help either.
butter_stick
Banned
Sure. But I can understand how people would be left feeling jaded by the situation. I'm still very excited, but this part being so dragged out has left a sour taste.loblaw said:
It's just simply disappointing...It's better than nothing because a lot of people got some pleasure from the process, but to me it was an exciting build up to an ultimately disappointing conclusion.
My excitement level for Portal 2 wasn't diminished, I pre-ordered it months ago and I'll play it day one regardless, I'm just disappointed by the outcome of the ARG.
My excitement level for Portal 2 wasn't diminished, I pre-ordered it months ago and I'll play it day one regardless, I'm just disappointed by the outcome of the ARG.
Nappuccino
Member
butter_stick said:
You act like valve is hold the switch and nothing we ever could have done would have gotten it released friday or saturday. If more people who already owned the games picked up on the ARG and played their games, we'd have it already.
This isn't in anyway Valve's fault.
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