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

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Chavelo

Member
WHAT IN THE HELL...

THE ENDINGS....

THE ENDINGS RELEASED BY FlamehausPortal ARE PART OF THE ARG.

They're fake endings created by Valve... and contain links to more ARG puzzles! D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AY4tYXmNM&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_376829

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPmAB-UWuk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_563012

Over9000S.jpg


ALSO:

Description from the second video:

crL6sTiu4i8prlujlutrOuRlapHiaNi4prOuK3eFRIaWrIaDRI9noavoadrOApoubLUtIeMLuPRletHo­­UZ1ublaSTOecOe0o7x3UThIechleY7atLeK8EpHL8W4efriU7OubiumIAstLav4espOuCHiarouyiE1­o­azIUT6oufLAPhoAtHleChLuswOUNL6GIs7lew4uth7eflEFrieq3uSpoe0oephleY6Us6EhO7qIe2o­A1lARl0biucouwOasI
 
T

tass0

Banned
Apparently the ending is out there on YouTube, and certain dark corners of the Internet so... be careful guys.

I'm off.

EDIT:

rofl @ the comment above me
 
T

traveler

Not Wario
No way am I clicking those.

CarbonatedFalcon said:
Unless Episode 3 has you shooting rainbows and ponies from your weapons, not likely.
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There are rainbow and pony weapons in the Portal 2 files?!?!? :D
 
Z

Zerokku

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Chavelo said:
WHAT IN THE HELL...

THE ENDINGS....

THE ENDINGS RELEASED BY FlamehausPortal ARE PART OF THE ARG.

They're fake endings created by Valve... and contain links to more ARG puzzles! D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AY...ation, I'm not going to trust a word of this.
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Salsa

Member
Drkirby said:
My guess is that ether the Potato pin will change its looks once Portal 2 is live (Maybe make use of the new Style feature to change how it looks), or get a particle effect, like the community sparkle.
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What's this Style feature ?
 
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Lasthope106

Member
Chavelo said:
WHAT IN THE HELL...

THE ENDINGS....

THE ENDINGS RELEASED BY FlamehausPortal ARE PART OF THE ARG.

They're fake endings created by Valve... and contain links to more ARG puzzles! D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AY4tYXmNM&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_376829

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPmAB-UWuk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_563012

http://images.wikia.com/meme/images/2/20/Over9000S.jpg[IMG]

ALSO:

Description from the second video:

crL6sTiu4i8prlujlutrOuRlapHiaNi4prOuK3eFRIaWrIaDRI9noavoadrOApoubLUtIeMLuPRletHo­­UZ1ublaSTOecOe0o7x3UThIechleY7atLeK8EpHL8W4efriU7OubiumIAstLav4espOuCHiarouyiE1­o­azIUT6oufLAPhoAtHleChLuswOUNL6GIs7lew4uth7eflEFrieq3uSpoe0oephleY6Us6EhO7qIe2o­A1lARl0biucouwOasI[/QUOTE]


There is no freaking way I'm clinking on those things.
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D

dimb

Bjergsen is the greatest midlane in the world
CarbonatedFalcon said:
I trust none of this post (no offense).
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As someone who watched the endings, I wouldn't be surprised if they were fake. They aren't in game even.
 
W

Weenerz

Banned
I bought the remaining few games I was missing from the Potato Pack, do I not get a TF2 pin?

Also, pre-ordering Portal 2 was supposed to get a pin as well and I don't have it either, am I cursed?
 
J

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Drkirby said:
I wonder if I can set the game to PS3 mode or something.
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The X360 GPU config may work in some crude fashion as the Xenos is DirectX-based, but the OpenGL API used by the PS3's RSX is - if I recall correctly - a somewhat customised amalgamation of the typical OpenGL API and the OpenGL ES API (which is intended for embedded devices such as consoles), so I can't imagine that configuration file working.
 
C

Chavelo

Member
I bet my GAF membership that the above links are not the "supposed" endings going around but two short and weird videos that appear like computer terminals.

/drops drumstick like a boss
 
J

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Lasthope106 said:
There is no freaking way I'm clinking on those things.
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This made me laugh for some reason. Probably because it just sounds so silly. Seriously, say it out loud.
 
P

Plasmid

Member
Holy shit at valve making fake endings to be spread hours before it releases.

If there's no episode 3 anything related here i'm going to be blown away.

Gabe newell in a potato suit e3 confirmed ????
 
Z

Zombie James

Banned
Chavelo said:
WHAT IN THE HELL...

THE ENDINGS....

THE ENDINGS RELEASED BY FlamehausPortal ARE PART OF THE ARG.

They're fake endings created by Valve... and contain links to more ARG puzzles! D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AY4tYXmNM&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_376829

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPmAB-UWuk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_563012

[IG]http://images.wikia.com/meme/images/2/20/Over9000S.jpg[/IMG]

ALSO:

Description from the second video:

crL6sTiu4i8prlujlutrOuRlapHiaNi4prOuK3eFRIaWrIaDRI9noavoadrOApoubLUtIeMLuPRletHo­­UZ1ublaSTOecOe0o7x3UThIechleY7atLeK8EpHL8W4efriU7OubiumIAstLav4espOuCHiarouyiE1­o­azIUT6oufLAPhoAtHleChLuswOUNL6GIs7lew4uth7eflEFrieq3uSpoe0oephleY6Us6EhO7qIe2o­A1lARl0biucouwOasI
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Not going to risk it...
 
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Jintor

Member
Plasmid said:
Holy shit at valve making fake endings to be spread hours before it releases.

If there's no episode 3 anything related here i'm going to be blown away.

Gabe newell in a potato suit e3 confirmed ????
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Visitors to Valve's E3 booth will be confounded to discover a potato patch in the middle of the show floor
 
D

Drkirby

Corporate Apologist
SalsaShark said:
What's this Style feature ?
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They just added the ability to change how certain hats looks. For a few hats, you can change what parts of the hat is painted, for some others, you can make the hat appear as an older or lesser version. Like the Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect has an option to make it look like the Treasure Hat hat now, and the Ghastlier Gibus can be made to look like the old Ghastly Gibus. Also, one of the new Misc items can be changed from a normal eye to a robotic eye.
 
B

butter_stick

Banned
Watched the videos. There's no way either of them could be considered an ending. There's nothing in them (at least to my casual eye) plot related.
 
S

Sai-kun

Banned
Chavelo said:
WHAT IN THE HELL...

THE ENDINGS....

THE ENDINGS RELEASED BY FlamehausPortal ARE PART OF THE ARG.

They're fake endings created by Valve... and contain links to more ARG puzzles! D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AY4tYXmNM&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_376829

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPmAB-UWuk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_563012

http://images.wikia.com/meme/images/2/20/Over9000S.jpg[/IMG

ALSO:

Description from the second video:

crL6sTiu4i8prlujlutrOuRlapHiaNi4prOuK3eFRIaWrIaDRI9noavoadrOApoubLUtIeMLuPRletHo­­UZ1ublaSTOecOe0o7x3UThIechleY7atLeK8EpHL8W4efriU7OubiumIAstLav4espOuCHiarouyiE1­o­azIUT6oufLAPhoAtHleChLuswOUNL6GIs7lew4uth7eflEFrieq3uSpoe0oephleY6Us6EhO7qIe2o­A1lARl0biucouwOasI[/QUOTE]

Wow, rad. Watch without fear guys, it's legit ARG stuff.
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J

jambo

Member
Lasthope106 said:
In all my years of gaming I don't think there has been a game where my anticipation has been so arduously painful. Without doubt this will go down as the most memorable pre-launch event, spanning two ARGs, 13 indie studios, a fucking BBS and one of the most clever uses of cyphers, encryption, and all-around insanity.

Thank you Based Gabe!

Gabe-Newell-6.jpg
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Valve showing other devs how it's done!
 
E

EatChildren

Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
So at work I was following everything and amwsign kwofghug hdfoghmoxcvpl2 ghgopoughghg.

That's basically how my mind has been operating.
 
J

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
EatChildren said:
So at work I was following everything and amwsign kwofghug hdfoghmoxcvpl2 ghgopoughghg.

That's basically how my mind has been operating.
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I thought you had died.
 
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CarbonatedFalcon

Member
JaseC said:
I thought you had died.
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I still find it fascinating that a few days in real time is about 70 years in Internet time.

EDIT: And yes, I did check the links after various people confirmed they were safe. Nothing to see there that spoils anything.
 
S

Spire

Subconscious Brolonging
Lasthope106 said:
It's ok guys. They are not real endings.
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Yeah, just weird patterns and stuff. Really not even worth clicking unless you plan on rolling up your sleeves and deciphering them.
 
S

Salsa

Member
Drkirby said:
They just added the ability to change how certain hats looks. For a few hats, you can change what parts of the hat is painted, for some others, you can make the hat appear as an older or lesser version. Like the Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect has an option to make it look like the Treasure Hat hat now, and the Ghastlier Gibus can be made to look like the old Ghastly Gibus. Also, one of the new Misc items can be changed from a normal eye to a robotic eye.
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huh, cool i guess. Would be neat if they used it for this, yes.
 
H

Hylian7

Member
TheBez said:
What if the final "test" is to beat Portal 2. AKA it is getting released at the end of the timer.
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Somehow I doubt that. I bet they have one more trick up their sleeve. Maybe not though, after all, the end of the timer would be the time from the Bathysphere puzzle.
 
G

Goon Boon

Banned
SenseiJinx said:
I can also attest to the fact that the "ending" vids are safe. I don't blame anybody for not wanting to click them, but they're each about ten seconds long with just some flashing text and junk. Just regular ARG stuff, it looks like.
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No no no, people are talking about the 3 videos labelled outro and finale that are about 3 or 4 minutes each.
 
E

EatChildren

Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Drkirby said:
Oh, game seems to have commentary in it too if it wasn't known.
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Commentary is one of my favourite things from Valve's recent games. I expected it to be in, but confirmation is good.
 
J

JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
CarbonatedFalcon said:
I still find it fascinating that a few days in real time is about 70 years in Internet time.

EDIT: And yes, I did check the links after various people confirmed they were safe. Nothing to see there that spoils anything.
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It sure felt like 70 years!

EatChildren said:
Commentary is one of my favourite things from Valve's recent games. I expected it to be in, but confirmation is good.
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If there's more than five mentions of Episode Three this, Episode Three that, I will cry.
 
A

Azure Dream

Member
17 potatoes down, I'm pretty worn out on GLaDOS commenting on everything I do in every game, and I haven't even played Portal 2 yet (assuming she still does that). I was playing through the Ball's Portal level, getting the hang of it, not too bad, then in Test 4 I put the ball onto a switch, walked over to the open gate, and did the "clever" thing and pulled the ball toward me while standing on the other side. The ball didn't make it in time, the gate closed, and... there's not even an option to suicide that I could find. Not in the menus or any way to self-inflict. So that would be restarting all over again, the puzzles and turrets don't stay cleared as if you died. Wouldn't take me forever to redo, but kinda sucky punishment for trial and error.

There's no way I'm going to get a Golden Potato, there's just too much expected of you by some games. It's cool I got as many as I did, though.
 
X

Xiul

Member
Chavelo said:
WHAT IN THE HELL...

THE ENDINGS....

THE ENDINGS RELEASED BY FlamehausPortal ARE PART OF THE ARG.

They're fake endings created by Valve... and contain links to more ARG puzzles! D:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70AY4tYXmNM&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_376829

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPmAB-UWuk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_563012

http://images.wikia.com/meme/images/2/20/Over9000S.jpg

ALSO:

Description from the second video:

crL6sTiu4i8prlujlutrOuRlapHiaNi4prOuK3eFRIaWrIaDRI9noavoadrOApoubLUtIeMLuPRletHo­­UZ1ublaSTOecOe0o7x3UThIechleY7atLeK8EpHL8W4efriU7OubiumIAstLav4espOuCHiarouyiE1­o­azIUT6oufLAPhoAtHleChLuswOUNL6GIs7lew4uth7eflEFrieq3uSpoe0oephleY6Us6EhO7qIe2o­A1lARl0biucouwOasI[/QUOTE]


This is so awesome, i went blackout because of the leaked endings and this appears!
So the last clues of the ARG are in [B]fake endings[/B] that the ARG people cant see because of spoilers.

Anyway the fake endings are awesome videos but very random, they could stil be part of the game even if i doubt it.

Btw the descriptions are gone and now say: everything is fine here
Wow Valve.
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V

Visualante

Member
From Flamehaus, I just ran these numbers in: "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"

Doesn't Ovaltine make you go to sleep? Most people will want to stay awake if it releases tonight.
 
E

EatChildren

Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I still dont really want to watch those supposed 'fake' endings. Not the videos above, but the actual ones posted by Flamehaus. If there's even the slightest chance he's wrong and they're real, I'd be shattered to see them early.
 
V

Visualante

Member
EatChildren said:
I still dont really want to watch those supposed 'fake' endings. Not the videos above, but the actual ones posted by Flamehaus. If there's even the slightest chance he's wrong and they're real, I'd be shattered to see them early.
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They're fucking hilarious, is it Valve's style to just make their franchise a little silly joke? Either way nothing happens, they're both short little outros. They don't conclude any plot to speak of, well the single player one has a little dialogue from Merchant, but again the setting just shows how ludicrous the whole thing is.

If we were talking about Final Fantasy I'd be with you.. but this is Portal and an ARG.
 
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