My Take on HL2

[dog breath]

I wish they would release HL2 ASAP and then update the new source code at a later date to deter cheats thru a patch. As for stealing files, only way to stop that is to have two sets of computers on each developer's desk. One computer is hooked up to the internet without any HL2 files on it and the other set of computers that is NOT connected to the internet (only LAN) that they do HL2 development on. Problem solved. Does Valve need to have a computer with game files connected to the internet? CIA and FBI does this, why not Valve? Of course hindsight is 20/20 but hopefully other developers might learn from this.

 

[Gilgamesh]

In this case, the obvious should have been well known.

Valve was simply stupid, if this story is true.

They deserve the xtra costs associtated with this for being so Stupid.

 

[silent]

Good Post Dogbreath.

 

[Ahnteis]

Yes, they COULD do that. However, that would add not only to costs (not just the equipment but managing it), but more realistically it would slow down development time. The need to constantly switch back and forth between computers, the real annoyance of having to transfer things back and forth and back and forth all the while making sure that security protocols for the transfers were followed, etc etc. Of course, it's OBVIOUS from this forum that gamers are the patient sorts (not to mention publishers) and so they wouldn't mind waiting an additional year for each game to come out right?

 

[Letters]

Originally posted by Gilgamesh
In this case, the obvious should have been well known.

Valve was simply stupid, if this story is true.

They deserve the xtra costs associtated with this for being so Stupid.

I'm so SICK of reading this CRAP all the TIME.

 

[Gilgamesh]

"The need to constantly switch back and forth between computers, the real annoyance of having to transfer things back and forth and back and forth all the while making sure that security protocols for the transfers were followed, etc etc."

You can easily have a closed network that does not have access tot he internet? What are you saying?

This game won't be out till XMas of 2004.

Who wants to bet??