The forum is being drowned by people chatting about HL2's immanent release, we had to disable it for now. Content server bandwidth is increasing because lots of people are buying the game :)
- Alfred ----Original Message---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of WhiskyHornan Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 5:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds] Release date and time for HL2 > Something is strange with the content servers, and the forum is > closed. > > http://www.steampowered.com/status/status.html > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:47 AM > Subject: Re: [hlds] Release date and time for HL2 > > > > The date has been confirmed for over a month. Release time schedules > > is not on the Steam news page, however, this is secondary > > information to the actual date. Release/activation date is > > Midnight, 11/16 PDT. Just as any other release is effective at > > 12:01 local time of the release date. The time tables were put up > > after Valve confirmed that Midnight, RMT (Redmond Mean Time :)) > > would be the basis for release and activation. > > > > As for the enormity of the news, this has been posted on csnation, > > Steampowered, hlfallout.net, hlaflife2.net.... I think the > > importance of the timetable has been done justice, perhaps you just > > weren't paying attention. > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:07:56 -0800, OoksServer > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I read it - posted by "moderator". While it's probably credible, > > > I'm rather surprised it's not splattered over the main page, and > > > the news page. I mean, we are talking about the release of what > > > may be the the most anticipated game ever. The relase date is BIG > > > NEWS. The release second is BIG NEWS. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "spartibus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:19 PM > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] Release date and time for HL2 > > > > > > > Here's the forum post: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=950994#po > > > st95099 > > > > 4 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > > OoksServer Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 11:18 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Release date and time for HL2 > > > > > > > > Clog the list? This list? Us? Never happens, nothing but > > > > pertinent information related to hlds goes through this list > > > > lol. > > > > > > > > If there was a date/time confirmation on SteamPowered, this > > > > would be BIG NEWS, and would be plastered all over the site. > > > > This is the most current news they have posted. If there is > > > > more, I've not seen it but then I > > > didn't > > > > really have time to search the forums. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Half-Life 2 For Sale? November 13, 2004, 4:57 pm . valve > > > > > > > > If you have purchased a copy of Half-Life 2, we are sorry you > > > > are still waiting to play. This is not Valve's choice. Vivendi > > > > is insisting that the game has not yet been released, and has > > > > threatened that Valve would be in violation of its contract if > > > > we activate the Half-Life 2 Steam authentication servers at > > > > this time. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your patience and we will update you when we have > > > > more news to share. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Come on... Look around, he clearly does not have time for > > > > > people that > > > clog > > > > > the list. > > > > > > > > > > </sarcasm> > > > > > > > > > > There has been no official word from Steam as to what time it > > > > > would be released. You can visit the forums to confirm this. > > > > > > > > > > Sirius > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: OoksServer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 1:43 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Release date and time for HL2 > > > > > > > > > > Where on SteamPowered.com? I looked a while ago, did not find > > > > > it. Do you have a link? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No bets about it, 12:01 am PDT. They have released this > > > > > > information on steampowered.com (no need to clog the list > > > > > > peeps). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > > archives, please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > > archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > archives, please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
