Operation Crowbar!

[Vigormortis]

Huh. How about that. I already read the article, but I guess I just grossly misinterpreted it. Now I don't know what to think!

Also, that is rather? sensationalist. And sleazy. Now that I think about it.

I admit my post came off as a bit confrontational. Sorry about that.

But it is true. If you see the official statement Valve released in regards to the trend of HL3 info, they don't actually say anything about there being no HL3. They just say they're not revealing anything officially and that all the stuff circling the net is just the community trolling itself. (save the tee-shirt thing. that actually happened)

 

[Hero in a half shell]

We could email them pun-laden pictures!

Spoiler

It saves on postage.

 

[Papopapo456]

You can send emails if you want, but remember being polite and having a good sense of humour.

 

[snagli]

awesome idea but international postage is expensive.

Doesn't have to be. You'll only be sending it from Amazon (in the US) to Valve (in the US). It's not like you'll be first ordering it to go all the way to The Netherlands, and then mailing it all the way back yourself.

 

[Stainlesssteele4]

Can't tell if crowbar salesman, or just awesome.

 

[Sammaul]

Tat's ilarious
And sligtly illegal
But wat isn't tese days

I i only adn't used all my money

You're terrible English hurts my head.

I think people should give up on HL3. Why? Because Gabe Newell ate it a long time ago and he isn't giving it back till the Portal and L4D games along with the goddamn TF2 hat store stop making money.

I think his keyboard is a bit screwed, notice the absence of H's.
And berating him for bad English while you start off with a grammatical error is funny in it's own way.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Lard for the Gabe Newell God! Crowbars for the Crowbar throne!

 

[MasochisticAvenger]

Sorry, this just seems like bullying to me and, quite honestly, more than a little petty.

Bullying... how? Its banter.

OT: Actually a funny idea. Hopefully it'll distract people from whining about Episode 3 whilst they're tracking their crowbar delivery.

*sigh* It's harrassing someone simply because they aren't doing what you want. Anyone who participates in this is little more than a bully.

 

[Duncan V]

What Valve should do is paint them orange and sell them at double the price as "Official Half Life 2 Merchandise".

That would totally beat the point of this and make Valve a lot of money at the cost of a few cans of orange spray paint.

 

[Jinx_Dragon]

Just a heads up.

It is a scam, a good one too, but not how you normally think. There is nothing illegal with this one what so ever, but the person running it will make a good deal of money offering a 'service.' The link in question will take you to a store front from which you can purchase a real, 100%, crowbar and send it to Valve if you desire. However, the store front itself is receiving a commission for each person who makes a order of any item through that front.

This is the 'scam' of this protest, the person running it will sit back and make a commission off every crowbar you send through his protest. If he can get enough people behind it, by bombing escapist and Reddit (where they caught him fast), then he will make a small mint and all of it 100% legal. I envy him for this marketing campaign that is very beautifully run and I hope him luck with it.

So do what you will with this knowledge, you can take part in the campaign and might actually do something to push Valve into releasing HL3 sooner. Valve will probably already have gotten a few hundred crowbars sent, so doubtfully they know something is up and probably love the publicity as they always do. They have to know we are dying to scream at the top of our lungs 'shut up and take our money' with HL3.

I second the people who say they should turn this around and profit themselves. If they are smart they will include into the collector editions of HL3 when it comes out. Special editions are a 'dick measuring contest' and more stuff included the better. What better a use then putting real crowbars in the HL3 kits as the center piece? Maybe some sort of stand to hold it up that costs less then 5$ a piece and people would throw three or four times the base cost of the kit. Re-gift them and make a larger profit when it eventually comes out.

Oh, for "that thing we mistake as ironies" sake, we would be willing to buy back our own crowbars for sure.

 

[Woodsey]

Sorry, this just seems like bullying to me and, quite honestly, more than a little petty.

Bullying... how? Its banter.

OT: Actually a funny idea. Hopefully it'll distract people from whining about Episode 3 whilst they're tracking their crowbar delivery.

*sigh* It's harrassing someone simply because they aren't doing what you want. Anyone who participates in this is little more than a bully.

Fucking hell, lighten up - it shows people are enthusiastic for the games.

 

[Papopapo456]

Just a heads up.

It is a scam, a good one too, but not how you normally think. There is nothing illegal with this one what so ever, but the person running it will make a good deal of money offering a 'service.' The link in question will take you to a store front from which you can purchase a real, 100%, crowbar and send it to Valve if you desire. However, the store front itself is receiving a commission for each person who makes a order of any item through that front.

This is the 'scam' of this protest, the person running it will sit back and make a commission off every crowbar you send through his protest. If he can get enough people behind it, by bombing escapist and Reddit (where they caught him fast), then he will make a small mint and all of it 100% legal. I envy him for this marketing campaign that is very beautifully run and I hope him luck with it.

So do what you will with this knowledge, you can take part in the campaign and might actually do something to push Valve into releasing HL3 sooner. Valve will probably already have gotten a few hundred crowbars sent, so doubtfully they know something is up and probably love the publicity as they always do. They have to know we are dying to scream at the top of our lungs 'shut up and take our money' with HL3.

I second the people who say they should turn this around and profit themselves. If they are smart they will include into the collector editions of HL3 when it comes out. Special editions are a 'dick measuring contest' and more stuff included the better. What better a use then putting real crowbars in the HL3 kits as the center piece? Maybe some sort of stand to hold it up that costs less then 5$ a piece and people would throw three or four times the base cost of the kit. Re-gift them and make a larger profit when it eventually comes out.

Oh, for "that thing we mistake as ironies" sake, we would be willing to buy back our own crowbars for sure.

I... didn't noticed the reference in the Amazon link, I swear you. I didn't start the thread neither on SPUF or on reddit (you can check by looking at my username, which is the same on SPUF). I shall remove the link then. I ask you my sincere apologies, but also yor trust in knowing that I didn't create this topic with some scamming purpose. I posted this "Operation" because I thought it was funny and wanted to share it. But you're right, the amazon link that I used from SPUF had a reference in it, so it shall be removed.

 

[The Night Shade]

This is going to have hilarious results

 

[JLML]

Wish I could help, but I don't have the money. Also, as I'm from across the great body of water that separates the states from their origins, it only contributes to the difficulty for me to find the money. If I could, I would send that nice, red (and well-used) crowbar we have, but... My dad wouldn't like that, as it's basically the best crowbar you can get your hands on. And it's RED. Notice some strange coincidence? It is in fact an expensive (albeit a bit old and worn by now), hand-made crowbar of exceptional quality. AND IT'S RED. I should take a picture of it and mail it to them. ;D

 

[MasochisticAvenger]

Sorry, this just seems like bullying to me and, quite honestly, more than a little petty.

Bullying... how? Its banter.

OT: Actually a funny idea. Hopefully it'll distract people from whining about Episode 3 whilst they're tracking their crowbar delivery.

*sigh* It's harrassing someone simply because they aren't doing what you want. Anyone who participates in this is little more than a bully.

Fucking hell, lighten up - it shows people are enthusiastic for the games.

No, it shows people are entitled and only care about a game studio when they're giving them games they want.

 

[JLML]

You can send emails if you want, but remember being polite and having a good sense of humour.

Wait a minute now... You just gave yourself away, mister! That's fancy British spelling of the word "humour"! (Ironically, I spell it the British way as well)

You, my dear friend, have the completely wrong sense of what is and isn't "good" humour. Shame on you! Ok... I'll stop now. Brits are just as good at humour as yanks. Said from the neutral perspective of a Swede (who doesn't have a neutral perspective at all, but rather is quite in favour of the British language, humour and general existence).

Nah, but I'll do just that. An email of my awesome red crowbar.

 

[Fijiman]

If I weren't broke and lazy, I would go to one of the hardware stores I live near and buy this really big crowbar I remember seeing there. Actually, if I had the money, I would buy one of each size of crowbar they have and paint them the appropriate colors before sending them.

 

[Amgeo]

Personally, I'm just sending them an email with a jpg of a crowbar. And I just followed it up with an email about how much I love Valve, and how I'm going to wait patiently until they're good and ready to release the next installment of Half-Life.

 

[ReinWeisserRitter]

You could just give up on the series and respect a developer's apparent wishes not to beat a dead horse solely to please you.

No? Carry on then, if you must.

 

[latiasracer]

It is time to raise the crowbars my comrades. The plan is to send Valve as many crowbar related things as possible. We shall not stop until Valve is up to their nipples in crowbars.....or when the cease and desist orders come.

VALVe's been silent about Half-Life for 4+ years and it is time to pry it from them.
(Crowbar pun, we are not trying to force Valve's hand just show unrest)

-.Ways you can help us:
You can send a real crowbar to Valve!

Buy one from Amazon: They're pretty cheap! (around 7 dollars)

Postal address
PO BOX 1688
Bellevue, WA 98009

Dont forget Sending us your order confirmation picture!



It's about a month on, so i'd thought i would check in.

How's this going?

Theres only a simple rule
Dont add notes to your crowbar order.
Just send a picture. Dont write anything.
We must be silent. Just like Valve


(Official logo by geckpeppers: http://jayfordgraphics.deviantart.com/ )
Steam Group Link ---> http://steamcommunity.com/groups/operationcrowbar
Now on reddit ---> http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/o45id/oper%CE%BBtion_crowbar/
9gag ---> http://9gag.com/gag/1560755/?add_post=success
Facepunch ---> http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1153028
Steam User's Forums (Original Thread) ---> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2460658

EDIT: Removed the amazon link. The person who originally posted it on SPUF (Username: Slendy) put a reference in the link, so he would gain (probably) a commision on the sales. Sorry if it caused any trouble to you guys.