Recent content by Jimlad

Translucent means you can see diffused light through it. So yes, "light would show through". Also, I don't think it's even an issue of balance. It's just something that they never put in, and probably never thought of. It's probably a good idea, but it would definitely seem weird, and...

But... he's not been decapitated, has he?

er... hang on, does activating the game actually take up much bandwidth at all? Surely it's insignificant compared to preloading games?

Incorrect. In English, it's one million = 1,000,000 one thousand million = 1,000,000,000 one billion = 1,000,000,000,000 one thousand billion = 1,000,000,000,000,000 one trillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 etc. I think you have the English system confused with the American one, perhaps?

I'm not sure what it is with HL2 fans and fluid dynamics. They almost seem obsessed with it, and every time it comes up, you have to question whether they really know what they're asking for. As everyone's already explained, it won't be around for years yet, and even then it's debatable whether...

But it is narrow minded, isn't it? Supporting Valve regardless of their actions? Failing to take into account the various situations of people, without the benefit of hindsight? I'm sorry if you don't think I'm listening to you, but I assure you I am - I've addressed your points clearly in my...

This is a fair statement to make about your personal feelings on the situation, but I don't think that it has much relevance here. You can't tell people not to be disappointed or upset because of Valve just because you weren't. For those people who believed Valve's announcements (and most had no...

Well... I'm not quite sure you got the point of my analogy there, I was trying to emphasise the fact that you're criticising people for believing what Valve said, but I suppose you get the idea.

You've missed the issue completely if this is what you really think. Nobody is arguing that Valve should have released the game last year, when it's clear that it was nowhere near completion. The question is over the fact that Valve should have owned up much, much earlier, rather than waiting...

Nope! There was never any "guarantee", just guesswork.

Oh! That's ok then, I'd much rather run HL2 on a crappy PC, because "gameplay is better than graphics"! Please. You seem to have missed the point - people buy good hardware so that they can get the absolute most they can from the game, and with a game as highly anticipated as HL2 this is totally...

Yes... not that it bothers me personally either, but I don't think the people who claim that Valve were justified in lying to their fans have a leg to stand on. The claims that people who upgraded were somehow "at fault" for actually believing them are baffling.

Well... actually, it *was* their fault really, because they confirmed that it wouldn't be delayed mere days before the 30th. :p You honestly don't see anything wrong with this?

I'm most looking forward to the levels I *haven't* yet seen.

To be honest, I'm not quite sure why you consider asking people what they "think" will work, will be very productive. Nobody knows how well your computer will run it - there's barely enough information to tell you how well it'll run current games. Wait until the game is out. As much as some...