speculawyer
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I'm so glad I didn't go on the Potato hunt. I'd be so annoyed as it went from 13 up to 36 potatoes.
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Valve's fake, rigged, waste of time Progress Quest troll Portal 2 ARG
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VGChampion
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Ramenman said:
Problem is some (most) hyped up the game release to this morning. Looking around I see waves of people who canceled their Amazon pre-orders for this. Had I done it I may have been annoyed but it should have been obvious this wasn't the release. People just hype themselves up too fast and too hard to step back a moment and breathe.
EmCeeGramr
Member
This was always a marketing stunt, and people working on the ARG knew that from the start.Atilac said:
The game is still probably going to be released early.
darkressurection
Banned
I wish that the Glados@Home page was a little more dynamic. It is hard to see what is affecting the bars when it only refreshes every so often.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Wonderful End of the World is gaining users fast. Seems like people are catching on.
MurkyZebra2417
Member
This is funny, Community project to get the game launched EARLY. The rage from some of you is funny, you pretty much DEMAND the game just to be released early, wtf? Nobody from Valve ever said it's gonna happen, but you have the chance to release it ~2 days early, so get it on!
darkressurection
Banned
Also, if anyone has a Potato Sack game (besides SMB,Killing Floor, Defense Grid, and Audiosurf) and for some reason you don't have a copy of Portal 1, I have a copy to trade.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1837500
for people who are too busy, but want to help.
for people who are too busy, but want to help.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
I'm betting we'll see a huge spike in the next three to six hours as people get home from work and school as well.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Atilac said:
Congrats on being the only person not working under the obvious assumption that this is a marketing stunt, I guess? That's what an ARG is. Did you think there really was a rampant AI taking over Steam games?
I really think it will release early even if the numbers don't equate to whatever value Valve may have put in place. I just can't see them letting this entire ARG build up to the finale only to fire a blank. That's a lot of money and manpower to put into something just to have a negative ending. I mean the fun people have had and the buzz/marketing that has been generated is surely viewed as a success, but without the final goal being reached it seems like it will be rather disappointing.
You likely could, but I would suggest playing the games and all.krzy123 said:
Maybe you have to play in the Portal 2 content of the games to move the bars. I wonder how the Wonderful End of the World is so high. The Potatoes aren't that easy and the game is short.
Hypertrooper
Member
I've a question: Did the people from two weeks ago already know that they will be able to unlock Portal 2 early? No. Did Valve ever confirm that Portal 2 is going to be release this friday? I guess not. It's your own fault. And you cancelled your console order and pre-ordered the pc version over at steam. Have you done sth. in this ARG campaign?Atilac said:
wind_steaker
Member
if anyone has a spare potato game other than SMB, Audiosurf or Bit.Trip and wants a copy of Portal give me a PM!
Jex
Member
People feel more 'entitled' to get the game early because Valve deliberately made them invested in playing their ARG for sometime, an ARG which seemed to be hinting at an early release, which was very clever. It's not an entitlement that was entirely manifested out of thin air.
That said, I don't disapprove of it at all.
That said, I don't disapprove of it at all.
darkressurection
Banned
I don't think having multiple games open is requires. It looks like the data is being pulled from the Steam stats page and Steam only counts you as playing one game at a time.
The biggest problem in my opinion are pirates, reviewers, general trolls, and so forth, resulting in the game endings already being on YouTube, the PS3/360 versions already being pirated, and people who preordered still waiting 4 days while those people get to play and/or try to ruin it for people who were trying to support Valve. </cynic>Ramenman said:
I'll fire up Defense Grid when I get home.
Lostconfused
Member
Well you are wrong. People play ARGs because they like playing them, because they have fun solving puzzles and finding clues. Nobody promised you portal 2 early, you can have it early but if you don't want to do anything about it then there is no point in bitching.Atilac said:
drhankmccoyphd
Member
I also have a copy of Portal and PB Winterbottom for trade if anyone wants.
EmCeeGramr
Member
Are you sure you're not going to cancel your preorder and uninstall Steam because Episode 3 isn't being given to you free?SalsaShark said:
xKilltheMx
Member
So do you have to own all of the games from the Potato Sack, Pack whatever it is to get all 36 Potatoes?
Rapstah said:
I'm not going to play the potato sack games if that's what you mean. I own a few, but I've played them either enough or have come to the conclusion that they suck.
In regards to Portal 2, the current time remaining suggests that it will unlock somewhere Tuesday, but heavy weekend gaming might of course shorten this. So I'll be there when it unlocks, but playing games I have no intention of playing just to make a arbitrary meter shove to the right, no thanks.
The CPU requirements are clearly to scale with how many active users own the game. I have to imagine some thought was put into the requirements to make sure they could actually be met. Killing Floor and SMB with the largest CPU requirements makes sense to me.
I'll be on after work to help out with either Killing Floor or Amnesia. Hopefully a push on Killing Floor is organized for tonight.
I'll be on after work to help out with either Killing Floor or Amnesia. Hopefully a push on Killing Floor is organized for tonight.
dollartaco
Member
lol @ "But I've put so much work into this ARG that I DESERVE to have the game playable RIGHT NOW."
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
I'm pretty stunned at this turn of events to be honest. I feel bad for the few GAFfers I noticed posting they'd canceled their PS3 preorders so they could play now. I feel like they were doing something pretty amazing regarding this launch and this is kind of sucking the air out of it.
Still, can't wait to play it.
Still, can't wait to play it.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
WEGGLES said:You win this time gabe!
*shakes fist*
Hey, if you didn't own Toki Tori before this, that was your fucking fault.
Ok, the top bar is filling. Most likely the more people playing concurrently, the faster the top bar fills. (So if no one is playing, you don't lose any progress of the top bar, it just stops going further.) At least, that's how it should work if they want to model distributed computing somewhat accurately.
So it's not just that you are playing, it's how long you're playing. We don't need everyone playing at once.
(Although I don't know about the red bars in the game, maybe they work the same way. Once a bar is filled, playing that game doesn't help the overall progress, or something like that.)
So it's not just that you are playing, it's how long you're playing. We don't need everyone playing at once.
(Although I don't know about the red bars in the game, maybe they work the same way. Once a bar is filled, playing that game doesn't help the overall progress, or something like that.)
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
it was a great ride. assuming that speculation is right, i'm letting audiosurf idle in the background as that's all i can do to contribute at this point. kudos to you guys with all 36 tho, if i could afford the pack i'd be right there with youSalsaShark said:
the bitterness is delicious but within the next 24 hours people will have figured out the system and be near unlock or given up and waiting til tuesday
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