Crowdfunding Campaign Aims to "Besiege" Valve with Gabe Newell Impersonators

[karloss01]

I hope they don't do this, these guys are interns at the company they're going to hire to do the campaign; so this is more about them getting jobs at the end of it then actually wanting to get half-life 3 sorted.

 

[ailurus]

Well, if people want to spend their money on this, they're free to do so.

But, the only idea they have that doesn't sound like creepy stalker stuff is the $150k goal. Hijacking the ads on every valve employees search results? Having impersonators and trucks camping outside the corporate offices? I just don't see end well.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

How stupid,are they trying to bribe Valve? Dont they realise game development cost millions? lol. If Valve wanted to make HL3, they would have made it by now. Personally i would prefer Portal 3.

 

[Adultism]

Pretty sure these guys just want to line their pockets. The idea is nice but valve doesn't really care about our opinions they will always do what they do.

 

[Dalisclock]

I don't get it. Egging on the developer like this will not get the game out the door. In fact, valve may just "cancel" HL3 if they go through with this.

I don't think Gabe cares either way.

The existence or non-existence of HL3/Ep3 is not dependent on people bugging them.

 

[Rozalia1]

You know I think performers when out and about should be respectful and say hello and sign some autographs fans may have, but they still have the right of say having a meal without fans bugging them constantly.
This is even worse than that, no one likes crazy pushy fans.

 

[Poetic Nova]

A waste of 150000 bucks. Was better of for charity.

 

[Something Amyss]

Im pretty sure knowing how much people apparently want HL3 is why it doesnt exist.

Its been long enough that no matter what comes out, it wont be good enough for the internet.

That and there's infinitely more money in a marketplace rife with broken, unplayable, and unfinished games.

 

[Scorpid]

i think there comes a point when you just have to let something go with HL3 that time was after October 2010
just let it go guys its just getting sad now

Not only that but its not like there aren't any good games out there or that no game has since come close to the bright shining majesty that is HL2. Its just a bunch of people that want to feel the same wonder they felt at like 12 playing HL2.

 

[CelestDaer]

"Hey! Hey!" *poke, poke, poke*
"Hey! Lissen!"
"Hey! Hello?"
That's what I imagine Gabe feels like when every single fan complains about HL3. He's also said that continuing the story right now would not be nearly as revolutionary on the current market..

 

[Svarr]

The best way to win the heart of a company is to give it free money, maybe they'll listen. lol

 

[UsefulPlayer 1]

I like the idea that people are gonna get together and celebrate their love for Half-Life.

Basically all this is gonna amount to, but we do love the goddamn game.

 

[Sol_HSA]

Half-Life 3 still hasn't even been announced. Valve could have just said that they are making it, and that would be fine.

It wouldn't be fine. It would be a complete pandemonium. If, on the other hand, they announce that "here's hl3, buy it now" out of the blue...

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

"Hey guys! We should spend 150 000 dollars to prove something that everybody already knows!"

Worst fundraiser idea I've seen in the past 3 days and that's really saying something.

 

[SmugFrog]

Valve has admitted they haven't even started development of the game. So if they started TODAY, and it takes 3 years: 2017. But Valve always has a setback and misses the release date: 2019. If we hear about the game before 2017, or it's released before 2019, I'd be amazed. I've really just come to acceptance that we're not going to see HL3 anytime soon.

 

[BakedZnake]

but.. but... Half life wasn't really that good imo. I think many people are jumping on the band wagon... just cos

 

[AstaresPanda]

I guess its a "nice" idea butits not like valve dont know we want it. They are just dicking around as always and with the steam os and steam machine and source engine 2 all in the works. The way valve works they prob all thought wait.....lets bring all this out and then have half-life 3 on a new engine and that'll push our steam machines/steam os. Its been ages also and they know the wait is annoying hence why they started doing episodes till that started to take longer so they scraped it anyway. It will not be shit, will prob be underwhelming, but i say 2015 will be all about SteamOS and Steam Machines then maybe Source 2 and 2016 Half-Life 3 at E3.

 

[Armadox]

Heh. All I can see is the guys running this and the Gabe impersonators all sitting outside Valve HQ, when the real Gabe Newell steps out. He then opens the door for them like a nerdy Willy Wonka, ushering them all inside....

Where they are never heard from again.

Most likely fed to the developers to keep up their strength.

 

[Theundercave]

Its gonna suck having a shirt that says "We want 3" if half life 3 ever comes out

 

[Major_Tom]

If I was Gabe, I would never release HL3 just to spite those obnoxious arseholes. They are like those children in supermarkets who scream and roll on the floor when their parents don't want to buy them something. Pathetic.