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POiNTx
Profile Joined July 2010
Belgium309 Posts
April 15 2011 16:08 GMT
#141
On April 16 2011 01:05 zizou21 wrote:
"Buy more random shit and we'll release the game a few days earlier"

really valve? go fuck yourself


Seriously, they don't even have to do all this. They could just release it on the normal date. It is a win win situation. You don't have to do anything and there is a possibility the game is released earlier. And they gain profit by people buying the games.
Fuck yeah serotonin
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
April 15 2011 16:08 GMT
#142
On April 16 2011 01:04 Torte de Lini wrote:
Do we have to buy all these games or play those games.


Here's what I think the deal is:

There needs to be a certain number of people simultaneously playing a game to complete an achievement. It looks like different games require different numbers of simultaneous players because "The wonderful end world" is more full than "audiosurf" with less players. Once we complete them all, Portal 2 will be unlocked!
Wuffey
Profile Joined May 2010
252 Posts
April 15 2011 16:09 GMT
#143
Blatant Ripoff in my opinion.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
April 15 2011 16:10 GMT
#144
I just wonder how many people need to play a certain game before it is sufficient. I see 2,000 for KF and it's barely 3%.

Jesus.
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Logo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States7542 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-15 16:13:08
April 15 2011 16:11 GMT
#145
On April 16 2011 01:09 Wuffey wrote:
Blatant Ripoff in my opinion.


Yeah you totally got ripped off of your 0 required time investment and 0 require monetary investment.

Everyone else gets to either play Portal 2 early, or participated in an ARG they enjoyed playing/following in.

I think it's not total # playing, but the #s playing at a point in time contribute to the speed at which GladOS 'reboots'. They probably skew it so the smaller indie games contribute more per person. So if 3000 people play a game at once then they cause the rebooting to go up by 2% and hour or something like that.
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Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-15 16:14:26
April 15 2011 16:11 GMT
#146
On April 16 2011 01:10 Torte de Lini wrote:
I just wonder how many people need to play a certain game before it is sufficient. I see 2,000 for KF and it's barely 3%.

Jesus.

I think it's different for different games. They're all feasible if people watch the site and all try and login at the same time. Valve probably checked the playing data and purchase data of the games to set reasonable targets.

Edit: Might not be simultaneous. Could just be number of different users who have played the game.
starcraft911
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Korea (South)1263 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-15 16:12:39
April 15 2011 16:12 GMT
#147
Steam is awful and I don't think i'll be buying anything on it.
Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
April 15 2011 16:13 GMT
#148
On April 16 2011 01:12 starcraft911 wrote:
Steam is awful and I don't think i'll be buying anything on it.

Thanks bro. How is this related to portal 2?
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-15 16:14:00
April 15 2011 16:13 GMT
#149
Goddamn Valve, they're not releasing the game earlier than intended unless we play other fun and enjoyable indie games that deserve their own praise, appreciation and support?

What a douche move, how dare Valve use their own status to jump-start smaller, indie companies.

Seriously, who does such a charitable thing.

*Please note the game doesn't get delayed any more if you don't play, it just gets released on its time. Valve never said it'd get released earlier

On April 16 2011 01:13 Durak wrote:
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On April 16 2011 01:12 starcraft911 wrote:
Steam is awful and I don't think i'll be buying anything on it.

Thanks bro. How is this related to portal 2?


Mod to the rescue!
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
Serejai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
6007 Posts
April 15 2011 16:15 GMT
#150
On April 16 2011 01:05 zizou21 wrote:
"Buy more random shit and we'll release the game a few days earlier"

really valve? go fuck yourself


That's a really immature and shit response considering

a) They're not obligated to release the game early, and

b) You're not obligated to purchase/play any of the games
I HAVE 5 TOAST POINTS
DisneylandSC
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands435 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-15 16:20:15
April 15 2011 16:19 GMT
#151
How sure are we that all we have to do is play the games? I noticed since a few days in killingfloor you can buy a potato for 70k pounds. Doesn't this have something to do with it? Although I would be surprised if so many potatos were sold, as getting together 70k is a hard effort even if the entire team is chipping in. Are there any details anywhere that explain a bit further?

edit: this is pretty awesome, I like valve : )
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-15 16:20:36
April 15 2011 16:20 GMT
#152

GLaDOS@home
April 15, 2011 - The Portal 2 Team
Well, the end is definitely near. Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated group of ingenious test subjects, we've located enough potatoes to generate the required power to start the GLaDOS reboot process. It's not too late to participate, though. The more CPU power dedicated to the process, the faster it will finish. What does that mean? From now until release, play any or all of the Potato Sack games to expedite the launch of Portal 2. Your efforts will be tracked on the official GLaDOS@home page.

The Potato Sack games are all great, and each one has also received a massive Portal-themed update. So why not get a taste of Portal 2 now while you help launch it?


There's also still time to collect all 36 potatoes. Anyone accomplishing this feat by the time Portal 2 launches will receive a very special, non-hat-based reward.


http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php
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Serejai
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
6007 Posts
April 15 2011 16:21 GMT
#153
On April 16 2011 01:19 DisneylandSC wrote:
How sure are we that all we have to do is play the games? I noticed since a few days in killingfloor you can buy a potato for 70k pounds. Doesn't this have something to do with it? Although I would be surprised if so many potatos were sold, as getting together 70k is a hard effort even if the entire team is chipping in. Are there any details anywhere that explain a bit further?

edit: this is pretty awesome, I like valve : )


I would guess that potato is one of the 36 you're supposed to collect for some super secret non-hat reward.
I HAVE 5 TOAST POINTS
zizou21
Profile Joined September 2006
United States3683 Posts
April 15 2011 16:27 GMT
#154
I think it is concurrent, aka we have to play at the same time and it does not add up cumulatively . look at empty those bars are, see you guys on tuesday.
its me, tasteless,s roomate LOL!
rebuffering
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2436 Posts
April 15 2011 16:27 GMT
#155
hey guys, steam forums has some intereseting threads, mainly http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1837491

if you dont wanna look then "Now, it's my theory that we'll complete another "computation" each time we fill a game's bar.

Each game has a number of players required to fill its bar.

Here, I'll put the game that it will be easiest to complete a computation in.

CURRENTLY, WE SHOULD BE PLAYING:

THE WONDERFUL END OF THE WORLD.

Please, if you have the current game, GET IN AND PLAY IT. We also have the mysterious "Challenge Status", so look up the ARG Wiki (when it comes back up) for the guides to getting potatoes in the current game. " its a productive thread il give it that!
http://www.twitch.tv/rebufferingg
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
April 15 2011 16:28 GMT
#156
I don't really want to bother collecting potatoes, I'll just keep KF or Meat Boy open :3
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tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19193 Posts
April 15 2011 16:34 GMT
#157
The only thing I have left to do in Killing Floor is get my zerker to 6. And I don't own any of the other games :|
Liquipediaasante sana squash banana
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
April 15 2011 16:36 GMT
#158
I say we all just play Killing for and use Teamspeak to coordinate :B
https://twitter.com/#!/TorteDeLini (@TorteDeLini)
fishbowl
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1575 Posts
April 15 2011 17:06 GMT
#159
Here's a Google Doc that has the guides to getting potatoes: http://bit.ly/eORbXL
SpiritAshura
Profile Joined March 2007
United States1271 Posts
April 15 2011 17:14 GMT
#160
omg I didn't even know this was coming out, I loved portal 1, I'll be picking this one up : ) TY TL!
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