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.

Durak

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

252 Posts

April 15 2011 16:09 GMT

#143

Blatant Ripoff in my opinion.

Torte de Lini

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.

Logo

United States7542 Posts

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.

Durak

Canada3685 Posts

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

Korea (South)1263 Posts

April 15 2011 16:12 GMT

#147

Steam is awful and I don't think i'll be buying anything on it.

Durak

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

Germany38463 Posts

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:

Show nested quote +

Thanks bro. How is this related to portal 2?

Mod to the rescue!

Serejai

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

DisneylandSC

Netherlands435 Posts

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

Germany38463 Posts

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

Serejai

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.

zizou21

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.

rebuffering

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!