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[GCNemesis]

Holy shit here we go, what happens when we hit 0?

Another countdown.

 

[dimb]

:O :O :O :O :O :O

WHAT DOES IT MEAN

Edit: In an instant, no one cares we've been waiting 3 days for this

It means you are playing Portal 2 tonight.

 

[Treefingers]

Yes Valve

All over my face

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

L4D2 was announced less than a year after L4D1 came out. A bunch of fans thought Valve releasing a sequel so quickly had to be a rush job or evil EA influence, and believed there was no way it would be more than glorified DLC with a "2" on the title.

That was the "debacle?" smh

 

[Zombie James]

Anyone want to guess at how long it'll take for the potatoes to run down? Seems to be 9-12/sec.

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh shit...

I swear I just saw Killing Floor drop a notch...

 

[enzo_gt]

LOOK AT ALL DAT JUICE

 

[GABDEG]

The potatoes are getting consumed!

 

[Subterranean]

Overclocking with taters! Genius!

 

[Sai-kun]

shit just got real.gif

 

[f0rk]

If we had less potatoes this would be a lot quicker

 

[kamspy]

Don't do this to me Valve. DO NOT TOY WITH ME

 

[syllogism]

At the current rate it appears it will take 10 hours to consume all the potatoes...

 

[ultron87]

It'll be hilarious when the Potato count gets to zero and it's filled up like 2 more notches on the progress bar.

 

[The Omega Man]

So if one wanted to be cynical, one could argue they created an artificially late release timeframe just so they could pull it back to the usual one and attribute it to the ARG? I mean, a midnight launch tonight would be pretty comical.

Thank you for all your support. you all have manage to make the game release a whopping 5 hours ahead of normal release date!

gabetrollface.jpg

 

[Nabs]

See you guys in 12 hours.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

this must be it surely? no way they'd do another countdown that leads to nothing.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Fuuuuu, this is what I get for not letting the PC on pre-loading the game. >_>

 

[The Big Rig]

this might take a while. Lot's O' Potatoes.

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

why the fuck are potatoes rapidly depleting

oh right, of course nobody has an answer.. sorry for asking

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

...

I'm fully expecting the end of the potato countdown to say,

"j/k lol"

 

[Oreoleo]

If we had less potatoes this would be a lot quicker

:lol

 

[SleepingInsomniac]

OH GOD

 

[enzo_gt]

Valve either pushed the big red button from the backlash, or this is all in the grand scheme of this emotional rollercoaster that is the ARG.

 

[Zomba13]

LOUD NOISES

Perfect response.

Anyway... OMG!!! I don't even know what's really happening but I'm excited!

 

[heyf00L]

If we had earned fewer potatoes the potato countdown wouldn't take so long! We got owned.

 

[Corky]

it seems the counter is roughly counting at 700potatoes per minute.

Which means 460000/700 roughly 600 minutes, another 10 hours.
Omg, it has happened, I've become one of the crazy people.

 

[Sent]

Dammit what now?!

 

[petethepanda]

You're gonna see some serious shit.

Internet high five.

 

[Tazo]

It's using the potatoes for auxiliary power now!

 

[Revolutionary]

MAH TATERS!

 

[Treefingers]

why the fuck are potatoes rapidly depleting

Because Valve loves us

 

[Lasthope106]

Ohhhhh FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

What is going on?

 

[morningbus]

this must be it surely? no way they'd do another countdown that leads to nothing.

Yeah, 26 new games to grind.

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

I WAS THERE ON THAT DAY


I WAS THERE

 

[Trickster]

Dunno why you guys are getting your panties in a twist. At this rate it will take hours before it reaches zero :|

 

[JaseC]

BUT IT'S 2AM I CAN'T PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER WITH PORTAL 2.

FUCK IT YES I CAN.

EDIT: GO FASTER!

 

[clav]

in the website code:

var g_currentPotatoConsumptionRate = 11.6771584699;

 

[The Technomancer]

At 6 potatos per second, it would take 23 hours for them to all deplete.

EDIT: If its closer to 12 then halve that, but yeah, we'll see...

 

[dave is ok]

it seems the counter is roughly counting at 700potatoes per minute.

Which means 460000/700 roughly 600 minutes, another 10 hours.
Omg, it has happened, I've become one of the crazy people.

So midnight EST, like everyone assumed days ago.

 

[Sent]

DIRECTED BY M. NIGHT SHAMAMMYALLATAMY

 

[theinfinityissue]

If I had to guess, I'd say maybe the remaining power required met the amount of potatoes gathered at a certain point, and when it was met it started consuming the potatoes. When those potatoes run out? Probably release.

OR GABE JUST PUSHED A BUTTON BUT whatever lols

 

[Lake Minnetonka]

Meters are finally moving at a decent rate.

 

[Borgnine]

OMG WHATS HAPPENING

 

[Canti]

If we had less potatoes this would be a lot quicker

Damn :lol

I hope this does speed up though XD

 

[Raxus]

Holy shit here we go, what happens when we hit 0?

Portal 2 is delayed a month for your disobedience. VALVE TIME!

 

[Salmonax]

Valve either pushed the big red button from the backlash, or this is all in the grand scheme of this emotional rollercoaster that is the ARG.

If their response to the frustration is to start a 10 hour potato countdown, they're not getting it.

 

[dollartaco]

About 9 hours to complete? Numbers may be wrong.

 

[kamspy]

Tater rate seems exponential.

 

[Seiru]

Dunno why you guys are getting your panties in a twist. At this rate it will take hours before it reaches zero :|

10.8 hours by my calculations!

Unless the rate of potato depletion accelerates.