Half-Life
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You don't know that. They haven't finished the last one yet.
OK, farfetched at best. But anything can happen, story-wise, at this point.
OK, farfetched at best. But anything can happen, story-wise, at this point.
Oh, I thought that was immediately obvious by reading my post =PMaxTheReaper said:You are vastly overestimating my MIND READING abilities.Daye.04 said:
Perhaps I've spent too much time on this thread "[link]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/362.87930?p=1&page=7#1428378[/link]"
It's not necessarily about intention. Sometimes stories decide where the writer is going to take them.
That being said, I was merely jesting. I highly doubt they would come up with a plot point involving some metaphorical "half-life" of humanity or something. Although, come to think of it, that would actually be pretty cool!
That being said, I was merely jesting. I highly doubt they would come up with a plot point involving some metaphorical "half-life" of humanity or something. Although, come to think of it, that would actually be pretty cool!
Perhaps a "half-life" could also be a definition of how long it is before an internet poster makes another remarkably average post, believing themselves to be the second coming of Half-Life.Souplex said:
I personally doubt there is really any reason for them calling Half-Life "Half-Life", other than it fitting in with the science theme. Hmm, I wonder what the half-life of the catalyst that caused all the hassle in the first game is...
Not only is Half Life a scientific term, so is Blue Shift. Also, the two connected mods Parallax: Someplace Else and Minerva: Metastasis followed this trend.
Blue Shift: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_shift
Parallax: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax
Metastasis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasis
Oddly enough, the only one that actually makes sense and is somewhat referenced in game is Parallax.
EDIT: Also, awesome story about Minerva: Metastasis. First off, it is considered canon by Valve, so if you haven't give it a shot, do so- it is AMAZING, and the level design is on par, if not better than, Half Life 2. Also, it did so well and was so well designed that the creator has been picked up by Valve and is currently working on both the sequel to Metastasis and Half Life 2: Episode 3!
Blue Shift: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_shift
Parallax: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax
Metastasis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metastasis
Oddly enough, the only one that actually makes sense and is somewhat referenced in game is Parallax.
EDIT: Also, awesome story about Minerva: Metastasis. First off, it is considered canon by Valve, so if you haven't give it a shot, do so- it is AMAZING, and the level design is on par, if not better than, Half Life 2. Also, it did so well and was so well designed that the creator has been picked up by Valve and is currently working on both the sequel to Metastasis and Half Life 2: Episode 3!
Opposing Force is also a physics reference. It's reminiscent of Newton's 3rd Law.ZeroMachine said:
But there are only ever a finite number of things decaying, so eventually you reach a point where they have either all decayed, or they haven't. Unfortunately it is impossible to predict when all the molecules will have decayed, because it is a random process. The half-life is a convenient measure of the rate of decay that requires no reference to the point at which all the molecules have decayed.J-Man said:
Oh, really? Interesting, I thought it was just directly referencing the fact that you're playing as the actual force that is opposed to Black Mesa... cool. Thanks for the bit of info!Lukeje said:
I love learning stuff like this =D
