So, how long have you been waiting?

[Malfunction]

Though now I'm a big fanboy of HL2, I never really heard about it until about a year ago, maybe less, maybe more, when I was back playing DoD. I was amazed at what people described on the DoD forums. That's about when I decided to learn about it, and I finally landed here.

Anywho, have you been waiting ever since HL's release, or did you hope on the bandwagon later in HL's success?

 

[The Monkey]

I think I heard about it about a year ago too.

 

[PlasmaBurnz]

I missed the boat with the first game. Think I caught the bug about 1999. And I've been waiting ever since.

 

[Tork]

since may 2003

 

[YamatoTwinkie]

since the "crowbar" magazine scan was leaked to the internet.

 

[destrukt]

i played hl when it first came out, than i sort of lose interst, so i'll say 2 ½ years.

 

[The Mullinator]

Didn't even play Half-Life until Christmas day 2002. After that I began waiting. Then what seemed to be perfect timing for me after I beat Half-Life and all its expansion packs HL2 was announced in May 2003 and I have been waiting for it right here at this website ever since.

 

[GumbyClip]

my brother bought half-life like a month er so after it came out...so ive been waiting for a sequel ever since i beat the first half-life.....not until bout 2 years ago did i actually find out they were making one

 

[Robert]

bah.. wrong vote :/

 

[Esquire]

I've been waiting since... May2004.

Yo Gumby, that's a cool avatar man.

 

[lanzemurdok]

since i first saw that crowbar picture "yes it's coming" or something along those lines... i've pretty much read/seen/heard anything related to hl2.

 

[sHm0zY]

2 years
I didt really care that much back then but now that i got a better comp then my old one i am the ownage

 

[Cukel]

I think I heard about it when I read a E3´03:s report on a computer magazine... The first shots looked awesome, but I almost forgot it right after I had finished reading the magazine.
Then I read planethalflife.com somewhere around last christmas, and the hype really started to go up. I had to get a job so I could upgrade my sucky computer a bit and ofcourse get the money for the game... And then in summer, after getting a 8/1 ADSL, downloaded the binks. I cant stop thinking about HL2 after those

 

[silverstealth89]

when it was about to come uot i got hyped and then it got delayed so for all that 2 years i was going crazy

 

[Linki]

Six whole years.

 

[g911turbo]

My whole life man! I can never seem to find any luck....

Oh wait, you're talking about HALFLIFE... oh

 

[pAiNtHeAsS]

four years...
i remember talking about a sequal with my friend 4 yrs ago

 

[UmbrellaMaster]

Since before HL1 was released. That's right. Bow down.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

i bought HL when it first came out and was blown away by the new tech it had and such.. then after completing it.. i heard about TFC.. it was fun but in the back of my mind i was hope that in a year or two i'd be playing HL2.

so yes, the wait has been a long 5-6 years now for me and it looks like the wait will be well worth it :cheers:

 

[BlackMesaDude]

since the first pictures got out confirmed it was hl2. so like 1 year now.

 

[joule]

Since December of 2003. I would consider about one year.

 

[Vinnie_NL]

Since May 2003 when HL2 was officially announced. I never played HL before but those movies looked so cool, I knew I had to buy this game, after that I bought HL and BS and OF and now I'm totally 'into Half-Life'

 

[Sushi]

I've been waiting since I saw the first screens of HL2 on planethalflife.com, which wasn't long before I registered at these forums.

 

[MajorPayne]

6 years. 6 horribly long years knowing (after playing HalfLife) how good a game CAN be, but being forced to play lesser games (or replay HalfLife -- thank god for expansion packs!). Since the minute I finished HalfLife, I have waited for the moment which will arrive at 12:00am, Teusday the 16th of November 2004!!!

Coincedentally, it has also been 6 years for me with my wife (who was my girlfriend at the time). She bought me HalfLife as a gift for my birthday, and did not complain when she lost my attention to it for weeks at a time! Needless to say, I married her right away! Now, I have a wife who is letting me take 2 days off of work for HL2 release, and is going to keep a reign on our 1 year old son while I play. It is hard to believe sometimes, but there really are women out there who understand us geeks, and love us (or at least tolerate us :E ).

 

[johnnypoopoopant]

one year....6 years is just crazy

 

[Hazar]

About 2 years, when I first heard about it.

 

[hunteraz]

No one has been hearing about this for longer than 2 years. That's when Valve announced.

 

[SpiderPig]

since the "crowbar" magazine scan was leaked to the internet.

same..

 

[SnowBall]

6 year vet. Though I have also truly been waiting since the Crowbar 2 ad was scanned on the internet.
I knew it would happen eventually though. And boy did I wet myself when the first magazine cover scan of the HL2 preview came out in April 03.

 

[FoB_Ed]

Well Valve didn't show off HL2 until E3 2003, so I guess 1.5 years

 

[marksmanHL2 :)]

6 year vet. Though I have also truly been waiting since the Crowbar 2 ad was scanned on the internet.
I knew it would happen eventually though. And boy did I wet myself when the first magazine cover scan of the HL2 preview came out in April 03.

Likewise...... cept I didnt wet myself....

 

[Crowbar 15]

Ever since I finished the first game (about five years ago)

What a day that was!!! :sniper:

 

[SnowBall]

http://www.3dnews***/documents/5116/half_life2_teaser.jpg
Heh, memories....
http://www.nofrag.com/screenshots/actualite/2003-04-21_phl2.jpg

 

[Shippi]

.

 

[EVIL]

when 2 years ago, around oktober 2002 I heard about the rumor, but nothing was confirmed, untill around may 2003 it all became official and joined these forums

 

[f|uke]

I've been waiting ever since I finished playing HL1, right after it came out six years ago.