Valve doesn't believe in communication for the very reason that this entire fiasco has occured. They set a date or make a commitment or a statement of some sort that they simply cannot and will not be able to live up to, and then everybody gets pissed off at them.
These problems are not unexplainable nor are they unexpected. I don't know what the problems are, but then again I am not a team of Ph.D.s in computer science, networking and game design with a collective hundred plus years of experience in designing software platforms. But then again, you are...
I knew somebody would respond with this, to which I would respond that they have ten years of experience with software development. They should anticipate these problems by now. They have plenty of knowledge of what a release like this takes and, therefore, should be able to make it smooth (or...
Spare us the humanitarian charade. We are a speck of dust in an incomprehensibly large universe existing for an incomprehnsibly short period of time and making an incomprehensibly small impact on it said universe. Each of us might as well burden his or her self with just that, his or her self...
I get the vibe out of him like he is your agent.. of sorts. He receives job offers, and makes the choice for you to perform them. So now all Gordon needs is to have him negotiate contracts for millions of dollars per job.
You know who Breen reminded me of? The presidential candidates, spewing all their BS all over the TV and the radio. Making false promises and exaggerated claims about everything. You have to admit that they did succeed in making him a very charismatic character.
The game needs to be longer, and they really need to improve or take out the squad based fighting. The AI on your teammates is pitiful, they always get in the way, push you around, and cross through laser security beams.
I was very impressed with the super gravity gun, but I was disappointed with the lack of a final boss. Very disappointed. What kind of game ends without a finale fight?