Good Times: Half-Life 2 Is In My Hands!

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 02:50 PM

Just thought I'd share this little picture with you...

That's right, it's in the wild! Paypal me $10 for the B&M location (j/k)!

I'll let you all know what I think about it shortly.

Bebop · Nov 11, 2004, 02:52 PM

Now that the thread has become famous and it sound like valve is actually unlocking the game for those who downloaded it.

w00t!

Oh and first post!!!!!

KMax · Nov 11, 2004, 02:54 PM

WHAT!?!?!?

I hate you...

Heh.. SCREENSHOTS!!!!

I will be very envious tomorrow when my x800 arrives..

K-Max

ayabe · Nov 11, 2004, 02:55 PM

Lemme guess you work for a major electronics retailer and your boss let you buy one early.

tristancarton · Nov 11, 2004, 02:56 PM

err. shens???

If true, it also says you live in ohio. The farthest distance inside of ohio is around 5 hours. Please inform me of location. I would like to buy and play. Actually you may not be able to play, i think it requires a steam validation of some sort.

I think ayabe is right.

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ayabe

Lemme guess you work for a major electronics retailer and your boss let you buy one early.

No, actually, I have no connections. I woke up for work this morning to find the following message on my machine:

"Hi, Mr. ******, this is **** from Electronics Boutique, I'm just calling to let you know your pre-order for Half-Life 2 for PC in ready for pickup, today, Thursday. If you can't make it in today we'll hold it for you."

Man, I wanted to call off... I ended up begging someone else to come in so I could leave early.

:re-edit: the post below me has a point, location removed

ayabe · Nov 11, 2004, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRaG0nBLaD3

No, actually, I have no connections. I woke up for work this morning to find the following message on my machine:

"Hi, Mr. ******, this is **** from Electronics Boutique, I'm just calling to let you know your pre-order for Half-Life 2 for PC in ready for pickup, today, Thursday. If you can't make it in today we'll hold it for you."

Man, I wanted to call off... I ended up begging someone else to come in so I could leave early.

WTF they are gonna get B7 for that. I thought if Valve heard about retailers were letting it go early they were gonna give us Steam users the goods.

tristancarton · Nov 11, 2004, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ayabe

WTF they are gonna get B7 for that. I thought if Valve heard about retailers were letting it go early they were gonna give us Steam users the goods.

Soft street date???? Ebgames is a large very well known retailer, they know better than to f up **** like this.

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tristancarton

Soft street date???? Ebgames is a large very well known retailer, they know better than to f up **** like this.

Actually, the same store released Planes of Power 2 days early as well.

And, my CD Key has successfully established my Steam Subscription to Half-Life 2 Retail Standard, I don't think there's gonna be any problem playing it

tempnexus · Nov 11, 2004, 03:06 PM

Yeah but how the F are you going to activate it when the servers are not allowing you to do so?

You might have it but can you play it?

multicycle · Nov 11, 2004, 03:07 PM

wtf, you little....im gonna keel u for that copy of hl2...

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 03:08 PM

DAMN!

Well, I've still got it, and it's installed, and at least I can play CS:S now.

wangFu · Nov 11, 2004, 03:08 PM

GRRRRRR
*envy*

can you play it tho?

maybe the steam files will be unlocked early!!!!!

EDIT: post it on steampowered forums, spread the news, report it to valve, maybe theyll release early and let you play it :P

tristancarton · Nov 11, 2004, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRaG0nBLaD3

DAMN!

Well, I've still got it, and it's installed, and at least I can play CS:S now.

hehe. denied. now i feel better. (although a little more evil at saying this) well at least you can stare at the box and manuals for hours at end.

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 03:13 PM

Speaking of steampowered, I went over there and found this:

http://www.steampowered.com/forums/s...hreadid=172864

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tempnexus

Yeah but how the F are you going to activate it when the servers are not allowing you to do so?

You might have it but can you play it?

As you can see in the second picture, no, I cannot play it. It's 'Coming Soon.'

ayabe · Nov 11, 2004, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRaG0nBLaD3

As you can see in the second picture, no, I cannot play it. It's 'Coming Soon.'

Bummer man, I was acutally happy for you.

Shapeshifter · Nov 11, 2004, 03:27 PM

what store is it from? can't hurt to tell us.

Also valve stated before that if a major game store breaks the street date early, then they will go ahead and unlock the game on steam...

oh and do us a favour.

place all 6 cds in a row on your table, along with say the back of the box, so I can prove to some morons its not fake.

wangFu · Nov 11, 2004, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shapeshifter

what store is it from? can't hurt to tell us.

Also valve stated before that if a major game store breaks the street date early, then they will go ahead and unlock the game on steam...

lets hope they do it...too bad my cc is maxed

can i pay with a debit card?

MrPringles · Nov 11, 2004, 03:34 PM

I payed with a MasterCard debit card.

Shapeshifter · Nov 11, 2004, 03:36 PM

More images please.

I wonder what the CE will look like, hopefully they give it a dvd case and not a paper sleve.

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shapeshifter

what store is it from? can't hurt to tell us.

Also valve stated before that if a major game store breaks the street date early, then they will go ahead and unlock the game on steam...

oh and do us a favour.

place all 6 cds in a row on your table, along with say the back of the box, so I can prove to some morons its not fake.

Well, there are only 5 CDs, but, OK. Maybe the collector's edition has more? I asked about the collector's edition, and the guy behind the counter said, "I don't think it comes out until..." and as he looked at his computer I finished his sentence. "The 16th."

I also showed the other sides of the inserts.

:edit: I don't think that the EB in some town of 15,000-ish people is gonna be considered a 'big games store' by valve. But for what it's worth (and by that I mean, if it can let me play HL2 now... sorry, Jeff), the town would be *removed again, they stopped selling it so why bother?*

multicycle · Nov 11, 2004, 03:41 PM

me = jealous...

Shapeshifter · Nov 11, 2004, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by multicycle

me = jealous...

same.

Torto · Nov 11, 2004, 03:50 PM

can you post more pictures. from the box and quick reference ?

IbaneZ · Nov 11, 2004, 03:55 PM

You're famous dude. Enjoy it while you can. The R3D server is about to crash.

TimothyB · Nov 11, 2004, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRaG0nBLaD3

Well, there are only 5 CDs, but, OK. Maybe the collector's edition has more? I asked about the collector's edition, and the guy behind the counter said, "I don't think it comes out until..." and as he looked at his computer I finished his sentence. "The 16th."

The collectors edition is a single DVD I think, so one disc. Also, when the EB guy said the collector edition isn't til the 16th, did you tell him the regular edition they're selling out can't be played at all till the 16th too. I'm sure most people that preordered and picked it up know this, but I wonder how many calls they are getting asking why they can't play the game.

Edit: Which cover did you get. Also, what does it exactly say on the box about the internet connection?

DRaG0nBLaD3 · Nov 11, 2004, 03:57 PM

Huh. There is an Offline Mode. Funny that I didn't notice that before. Makes me a happy camper, though. I won't have to live at a friend's house (like I am right now).

I'll have to take pics of the QR card again, they were really blurry.

tristancarton · Nov 11, 2004, 03:59 PM

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my goodness. you must be the first to post pictures on the web.

lumpyhed · Nov 11, 2004, 04:00 PM

owned by steam.

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