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[Original-Blue]

Wow so this whole thing was just extra time to get the potatoes. Wish I had have given it more effort, though I doubt I could have done it.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

what the fuck

brb cutting myself ._.

Now I'm pissed lol.

So it's only releasing for people who jumped through hoops? While that s awesome for them it sucks for me.

 

[Equus Bellator Apex]

Soooooooooo can someone give me a re cap of what happened?

I think I slept through most of this.

k thanx.

 

[Salsa]

OH WELL IM COOL WITH IT

you know why ?

CAUSE IM DECRYPTING PORTAL FUCKIN 2


and this was fun as hell, i love you guys

 

[wenis]

HALF LIFE COMPLETE PACK FOR THE GOLDEN POTATO ?

YOU FUCKIN KIDDING ME ?


I ALREADY OWNED IT ALL


AND I CANT GIFT THE EXTRA COPIES


UGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

You should be able to...I swear I thought it was pretty much all Valve products were available to be re-gifted and other publishers were scattershot in what could be re-gifted.

 

[dave is ok]

But uh yeah before I do that, if anyone has any extras they don't need...

Can't gift em

 

[JaseC]

Mine is decrypting and I received the games I didn't own from the Valve Complete Pack.

"Everybody with Golden Potatoes gets the Valve Complete Pack free"?

Haha, it's not even available in Australia thanks to L4D2. What do we get?

 

[enzo_gt]

I'm serious. This thread is moving a mile a minute, I'm curious what happened at the end of the ARG.

What did completing it accomplish?

Your here, Portal 2 released under 12 hours early, slightly earlier for people who got all the potatoes, and they all got the Valve Complete Pack, though ungiftable, free.

 

[Emitan]

Screw the final countdown, THIS is my countdown music

 

[Oreoleo]

Honestly, I'm pretty sure you could've accidentally tripped in the vicinity of Steam over the last few years, and gotten half the Valve Complete pack for your trouble.

A dozen copies of Portal 1 anyway

 

[Zombie James]

Defense Grid = ~30 minutes.
Amnesia = ~1.5 hours.

Official Time = 34 minutes.

Everyone can pretty much stop playing and just wait it out.

 

[KiKaL]

Umm, I have Valves Complete Pack...and Portal 2. They gave me Portal 2 free! Looks like I am returning my Amazon copy

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Why the fuck would Valve give out a free complete pack without the ability to gift any of the games? lmao this gets better and better.

 

[MThanded]

It's better to make a title change like that than to pull out the laundry list of users who are officially eating crow for being Valve apologists.

That said, the game's on its way to release for the Master Race. Have a good gaming session, everyone.

lmao.The nerve of some people.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

And two people simultaneously started playing Portal 2 in my friend's list.

FML.

 

[CarbonatedFalcon]

No giftable copies lol

Yeah I saw that only after I typed my post.

This thread moves too fast now

 

[LProtag]

Just jumped to 351, damn.

 

[celebi23]

Well guys, see you all in the OT! Steam just finished unlocking Portal 2 for me

 

[QuantumBro]

I got Portal 2 for free

 

[Salsa]

You should be able to...I swear I thought it was pretty much all Valve products were available to be re-gifted and other publishers were scattershot in what could be re-gifted.

nope, you cant.

Makes sense though, since they are free and all, i just wish i didnt already owned every game i want from it :/

 

[Spire]

Now I'm pissed lol.

So it's only releasing for people who jumped through hoops? While that s awesome for them it sucks for me.

Just wait 30 more minutes.

 

[L00P]

Wow, the golden potatoes are so worth it

 

[The Elite]

The ARG was for fun and a sense of a community. It got people to work together towards a common goal. At the end of the day the game gets released early and people are complaining like Valve took their first son or something.

What early release? It's launch day and the game is still not out. People can grab it at midnight launches before us.

Valve setup a bullshit rigged contest to get people to buy product. It's that simple. The games in the potato pack might be great but the ARG was bullshit.

 

[Chavelo]

Valve's fake, rigged, waste of time Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG

Valve's fake Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG

Valve's fake Portal 2 ARG

fake Portal 2 ARG

fake ARG

fake ARG

...

ಠ.ಠ

 

[thefil]

Wow so this whole thing was just extra time to get the potatoes. Wish I had have given it more effort, though I doubt I could have done it.

While it would be nice to be playing now, I think for me personally I'm glad I didn't spend the time. Probably helps that I own everything I want from Valve already.

 

[XeroSauce]

I didnt even need to pre-order Portal? What is this

 

[Slavik81]

What is this complete pack I'm hearing about?!

Valve Complete Pack
Includes 22 items: Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2

http://store.steampowered.com/app/550/

Basically, every game Valve has ever released.

 

[Luigi87]

I would be so psyched about the Valve Complete Pack, if I didn't already own 90% of the games <.<

 

[MasterShotgun]

The player count just spiked to 351.

 

[Emitan]

And two people simultaneously started playing Portal 2 in my friend's list.

FML.

Don't kill yourself in the 30 minutes you have to wait before joining them.

 

[TheOGB]

Can't gift em

 

[enzo_gt]

I got Portal 2 for free

Say what now?

 

[Technosteve]

mother fucker i should of bought the potatos damn you valve

 

[MThanded]

Your here, Portal 2 released under 12 hours early, slightly earlier for people who got all the potatoes, and they all got the Valve Complete Pack, though ungiftable, free.

And people are calling valve scammers.

Fake ARG is like saying ATM machine

 

[Cartman86]

I'm serious. This thread is moving a mile a minute, I'm curious what happened at the end of the ARG.

What did completing it accomplish?

Well people who got every potato got a copy of every Valve game, plus just got their copy of Portal 2 unlocked. In less than 30 minutes the rest of us will get it unlocked it seems. Which would be around 10 hours ahead of the "scheduled release". Though in the past Valve has released games at midnight so if you think it should have come out then then we get the game less than 3 hours early.

 

[DKo5]

You guys who received the Valve Pack - its possible you actually received a coveted Valve Steam Key. That would give you all Valve games on Steam as soon as they're released. Very cool indeed!

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

351 WTFFFF

 

[Red]

Valve's fake, rigged, waste of time Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG

Valve's fake Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG

Valve's fake Portal 2 ARG

fake Portal 2 ARG

fake ARG

fake ARG

...

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Bar filling requirements were called fake.

 

[BlisterBrown]

People who had all 36 potatoes on Steam just got the Valve Complete Pack for free, and Portal 2 unlocked a bit early.

Fuck, I should have bought the pack, then those 4 days wasted wouldn't have been wasted at all.

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT

 

[KScorp]

Umm, I have Valves Complete Pack...and Portal 2. They gave me Portal 2 free! Looks like I am returning my Amazon copy

I was wondering if this would happen LOL.

 

[XeroSauce]

Valve's fake, rigged, waste of time Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG

Valve's fake Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG

Valve's fake Portal 2 ARG

fake Portal 2 ARG

fake ARG

fake ARG

...

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Chavelo

Chavel

Cavel

Cave

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[Spire]

Bar filling requirements were called fake.

Bar filling requirements are a small part of the complete ARG.

 

[Twig]

HALF LIFE COMPLETE PACK FOR THE GOLDEN POTATO ?

YOU FUCKIN KIDDING ME ?


I ALREADY OWNED IT ALL


AND I CANT GIFT THE EXTRA COPIES


UGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Haha seriously?

I own it all. Amusing.

also:

8:59 PM - Twig: oh my god
8:59 PM - Twig: oh my GOD
8:59 PM - Twig: p-body is wearing the soldier's viking helmet
8:59 PM - Twig: OH MY GOD

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577794895646666040/91017192217557BF494772E3A447D7D0566BFFC7/

Not a spoiler, but since SOME PEOPLE ARE FUCKING BABIES

it's just p-body in a viking helm

 

[Oreoleo]

Say what now?

The only person in the entire thread with a golden potato who hadn't preordered yet.

 

[TheExodu5]

Ugh...Portal 2 for free as well? I wish I didn't pre-order now lol.

People who didn't follow Valve's catalogue got $140 of games for free. People who did got nothing.

Oh well.

 

[ultron87]

I got Portal 2 for free

So the few crazy people who played a bunch of games to release a game they hadn't bought got said game for free? Nice.

 

[Foxy Fox 39]

I'm confused on how people are getting it for free and what a golden potato even is!

 

[dangerbyrnes]

if anyone needs the complete pack it's definitely me.

i have only played counterstrike, portal, and some of half-life.

yes i know, for shame.

 

[Fredescu]

fake ARG

If it doesn't make sense to you, read it like: "Valve's fake, rigged, waste of time Progress Quest troll -- Offical Portal 2 ARG thread".

 

[thunker 9000]

So is it safe for me to stay up and wait for Portal 2?

Spoiler

I got 2 potatoes.