Preorder exclusive hats only make those of us who can't afford to buy L4D at launch feel alienated. And it also makes me feel like Valve really hates me for not being able to pay for the game right away.
Dammit Valve, I liked you. What the hell is going on with you? :( #left4dead2
The company wants you to spend more money on their products so they give you an incentive to do so. You don't want to or can't. That should be the end of it. Seriously, alienated? Did it make you feel alienated when the guy in front of you at Subway used a full stamps card to get his sub for free (back when they were doing that) but you had to pay for yours in full? Oh no! The sandwich artists might think less of you!
I swear, people tie their self esteem to the most pointless crap these days. #left4dead2
@Toasticus: I wouldn't know, I don't pay for overpriced sandwiches.
But that rewards system had already been in place. This was just tacked on to get hat obsessors to pay for a game they may not even play once. #left4dead2
@Kitsune Sniper: Just wanted to come back to this and apologize for being so gruff here. I was running on very little sleep at the time and feeling pretty grumpy. #left4dead2
I've never understood the phrase "parallel dimensions." Width is a dimension; the only thing parallel to width is width itself. If anything, it should be a perpendicular dimension. #left4dead2
@AnOkayLumberjack: Perhaps "parallel universe" is more appropriate. What they mean, of course, is the idea that all universes (sometimes seen as dimensions) lie on a flat planes of existence more or less on top of each other. Imagine it like slices of Kraft pre-sliced cheese. They usually stay to themselves, but sometimes... things happen. Perhaps two of the universes bend close to each other and touch. Perhaps a warp or tear in time-space occurs, creating a wormhole between two universes. Perhaps experiments were being done and hats fell off tables.
In the end, just a theory. Completely unprovable at this point. #left4dead2
those are the dimensions humans perceive and travel thorough
there is a suspected 11-20 dimensions.
For example Gravity potentially has a dimension all to itself, hence why it is stupidly weak compared to the 3 other Fundamental Forces.
Some models suggest that parallel dimension (which are more timeliness than dimensions) splinter off whenever a chocie is made(normally mistaken to be a choice a human has made, they actually mean the choice of electrons, or smaller) and it could be possible to jump between these parallel timeliness, but as of yet we have no way of doing that. #left4dead2
@ithyphallus, lazy beareaucrat: I like L4D, I think L4D could be worth the money but I have to say, never before has that image been more appropriate, lol. #left4dead2
@-MasterDex-: o yes, don't get me wrong i love me some L4D and will definately preorder L4d2, but this popped into my head right away when I read "get this spiffy hat".
and spiffy hat indeed, i just logged off TF2 and saw it. #left4dead2
It was the cutest thing. Upon getting TF2 and having graphic problems, I checked the Gamefaqs TF2 forum. And what did I find?
About 80 million topics about hats. Hats hats hat. What is your favorite hat? I can't find this hat. I just got the hat I was looking for! What's with the halloween hats? #left4dead2
"BAWWWWWW VALVE INSULTS/RIPPS OFF/HATES ME BY GIVING OTHER PEOPLE HATS BAWWWWWW"
Or my other favorites:
"BAWWWWW BODYSHOTS SHOULD DO NO DAMAGE IT TAKES NO SKILL JARATE IS INSULT TAKE OUT THE COOLDOWN ADD NO SCOPEHEADSHOTS SNIPERS SHOULD BE A PYRO COUNTER AT CLOSE RANGE BAWWWW" #left4dead2
@Kicken: Anything is better than the abysmal hell that is Steam support.
"Hey guys! I have a genius idea! Let's start a very profitable company that will sell lots of products to millions of people on a platform that is very inconsistent and riddled with various flaws depending on the customer, and only have TEN PEOPLE DO SUPPORT!"
There's a reason why I waited to get TF2 until the $2.50 sale, and why I don't own L4D at all yet - I don't have teh moniez.
I'm too broke to afford the $45 preorder...but I want cool hats too! ;_;
You know what this does? This is a class barrier - Valve is creating a better, behatted bourgeoisie, and a hatless proletariat class. Well, just you wait! THE HATLESS WILL RISE AND TRIUMPH! WE WILL 0WN THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION!
Found this out tonight as I was finishing up my Halloween achievements. That hat looks really good on, well, everyone!
A little off topic, but since it just hit midnight, I literally JUST hit my last achievement at 11:59pm - that is to say, if the achieves stopped at midnight, then I am the luckiest person EVER. Unbelievable. #left4dead2
@RabidMonkey: Don't you mean Valve runs on Valve time, which is anytime?
Oh well though, at least I thought I was beating the clock. That was a fun little update. Can't wait to see what Thanksgiving and Christmas bring. #left4dead2
In relation to Star Trek, I am seriously wondering, why is it that after the movie came out, it became super trendy? I think I preferred Star Trek being mocked to being turned into chibi yaoi desu...
But man. I'm not usually surprised by all the yaoi chibi stuff everywhere, but Star Trek kinda threw me for a loop. I cannot even imagine how that could be attractive.
11/03/09
Preorder exclusive hats only make those of us who can't afford to buy L4D at launch feel alienated. And it also makes me feel like Valve really hates me for not being able to pay for the game right away.
Dammit Valve, I liked you. What the hell is going on with you? :( #left4dead2
11/03/09
The company wants you to spend more money on their products so they give you an incentive to do so. You don't want to or can't. That should be the end of it. Seriously, alienated? Did it make you feel alienated when the guy in front of you at Subway used a full stamps card to get his sub for free (back when they were doing that) but you had to pay for yours in full? Oh no! The sandwich artists might think less of you!
I swear, people tie their self esteem to the most pointless crap these days. #left4dead2
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But that rewards system had already been in place. This was just tacked on to get hat obsessors to pay for a game they may not even play once. #left4dead2
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In the end, just a theory. Completely unprovable at this point. #left4dead2
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Dimensions:
width
hight
depth
time
those are the dimensions humans perceive and travel thorough
there is a suspected 11-20 dimensions.
For example Gravity potentially has a dimension all to itself, hence why it is stupidly weak compared to the 3 other Fundamental Forces.
Some models suggest that parallel dimension (which are more timeliness than dimensions) splinter off whenever a chocie is made(normally mistaken to be a choice a human has made, they actually mean the choice of electrons, or smaller) and it could be possible to jump between these parallel timeliness, but as of yet we have no way of doing that. #left4dead2
11/03/09
This has oddly made me more excited to have pre-ordered L4D2 than the prospect of playing the actual game. #left4dead2
11/02/09
"She still embodies all the awful stereotypes she did before!"
"But she's got a new hat. IwanitIwanit" #left4dead2
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and spiffy hat indeed, i just logged off TF2 and saw it. #left4dead2
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About 80 million topics about hats. Hats hats hat. What is your favorite hat? I can't find this hat. I just got the hat I was looking for! What's with the halloween hats? #left4dead2
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The official Valve forums are even worse.
"BAWWWWWW VALVE INSULTS/RIPPS OFF/HATES ME BY GIVING OTHER PEOPLE HATS BAWWWWWW"
Or my other favorites:
"BAWWWWW BODYSHOTS SHOULD DO NO DAMAGE IT TAKES NO SKILL JARATE IS INSULT TAKE OUT THE COOLDOWN ADD NO SCOPEHEADSHOTS SNIPERS SHOULD BE A PYRO COUNTER AT CLOSE RANGE BAWWWW" #left4dead2
11/02/09
Going to GameFAQs to get help for technical problems?
REALLY? #left4dead2
11/03/09
"Hey guys! I have a genius idea! Let's start a very profitable company that will sell lots of products to millions of people on a platform that is very inconsistent and riddled with various flaws depending on the customer, and only have TEN PEOPLE DO SUPPORT!"
"Genius!"
11/02/09
I'm too broke to afford the $45 preorder...but I want cool hats too! ;_;
You know what this does? This is a class barrier - Valve is creating a better, behatted bourgeoisie, and a hatless proletariat class. Well, just you wait! THE HATLESS WILL RISE AND TRIUMPH! WE WILL 0WN THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION!
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A little off topic, but since it just hit midnight, I literally JUST hit my last achievement at 11:59pm - that is to say, if the achieves stopped at midnight, then I am the luckiest person EVER. Unbelievable. #left4dead2
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Oh well though, at least I thought I was beating the clock. That was a fun little update. Can't wait to see what Thanksgiving and Christmas bring. #left4dead2
11/02/09
NOT ONLY ARE YOU A CHEAP DATE ($2.5?!? WAIT TIL I TELL MY MOTHER!!!) BUT YOU GIVE ME DISCOUNTS AND LITTLE PRESENTS!
INSEMINATE ME! <3 #left4dead2
11/02/09
Consider yourself hearted. #left4dead2
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Star Trek, Watchmen, Mythbusterts
It doesn't matter. As long as there are two males that can mate.
If anything, this should show that it is now fully allowed to always talk about lesbians.
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But man. I'm not usually surprised by all the yaoi chibi stuff everywhere, but Star Trek kinda threw me for a loop. I cannot even imagine how that could be attractive.
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To nerdy teen-girls, brothers having sex is a real turn-on
Just ask Sasuke and Itachi
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