Half life = crap
<div class="IPBDescription">And heres why...</div>OK, folks, it took a few re-reads to believe, but this was <a href="http://www.forumplanet.com/planethalflife/topic.asp?fid=1888&tid=834543&p=1" target="_blank">actually said</a>. Astounding.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->now all of u guys are gonna get ###### about what i said but its true... and im about to explain why... First off the coders for the game are 2-bit lamers, that not only STOLE THE QUAKE 1 ENGINE FROM IDSOFTWARE but forgot to remove some of the id commands from it... which is a dead give away. Now you are probly wondering how could they steal the engine. Well every few years or so ID software release the source code for there older engines such as quake 1, which is basically the half-life engine and btw the q1 engine is pretty darn old, about 9 years or so havent really counted. So what do the lament coders do with the source? they compile it then modify a few game settings and change the ui(user interface), then add in a few maps and small game crypto such as the ability to have money and buy guns, and there u have it folks... It makes me sick how these coders can steel Id softwares work and claim it as there own . But sadly tthere not breaking any laws because ID software released the source for free and for everyone to use.. not to sell.. So if ur sick of ###### graphics of hl try playing a different game. Like Unreal Tournament, Quake 3, and even a quake3 mod- which is free btw called Urban Terror which has cs game-play but quake3 graphics abilities. You can find more info on why half-life sucks on google.com.. And remember i dont care what u llama's say or think this is my opinion.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Brilliant. Truly brilliant.
Gah. I weep for the future.
-Ryan!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
-- Albert Einstein
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->now all of u guys are gonna get ###### about what i said but its true... and im about to explain why... First off the coders for the game are 2-bit lamers, that not only STOLE THE QUAKE 1 ENGINE FROM IDSOFTWARE but forgot to remove some of the id commands from it... which is a dead give away. Now you are probly wondering how could they steal the engine. Well every few years or so ID software release the source code for there older engines such as quake 1, which is basically the half-life engine and btw the q1 engine is pretty darn old, about 9 years or so havent really counted. So what do the lament coders do with the source? they compile it then modify a few game settings and change the ui(user interface), then add in a few maps and small game crypto such as the ability to have money and buy guns, and there u have it folks... It makes me sick how these coders can steel Id softwares work and claim it as there own . But sadly tthere not breaking any laws because ID software released the source for free and for everyone to use.. not to sell.. So if ur sick of ###### graphics of hl try playing a different game. Like Unreal Tournament, Quake 3, and even a quake3 mod- which is free btw called Urban Terror which has cs game-play but quake3 graphics abilities. You can find more info on why half-life sucks on google.com.. And remember i dont care what u llama's say or think this is my opinion.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Brilliant. Truly brilliant.
Gah. I weep for the future.
-Ryan!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
-- Albert Einstein
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wow
[me wanders off muttering in despair]
someone should send an <!--emo&::onos::--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tiny.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::onos::'><!--endemo--> round his house to show him how wrong he is.
just....
no.
(please let me be right)
well, whatever. Oh, and the Quake1 engine is 7 years old (built in 1995)
Anyway, this has all been said before. In summary:
I cannot believe the sheer idiocy of this person.
Yeah, I hear ya, man! OMG, they steeled the engine!! :o :o OMFG, how did they get away with that!?!?!?! I guess we'll be seeing them in court pretty soon here. I hope they burn, it serves them right. Half-Life wasn't even close to an innovative/revolutionary/ground-breaking/influencing game. It did nothing for the FPS game industry. I mean, valve are such freaking morons. Bunch of n00bs. They have had absolutely no impact on the industry at all, and will never amount to anything. Half-Life's popularity was pure luck, and now they're just milking it for every last drop of money they can. I mean to make it worse, it's not like they're working on anything else either: they only make more CS. Like I said, Valve has done nothing for the gaming industry. They have had absolutely no impact on the way games are played and <i>made</i>, and will never contribute anything even <i>close</i> to what people like to call "revolutionary" to this world.
Ever.
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Sorry to bust your bubble....
Quote :
"Ridge Hall computer assistance; may I help you?"
"Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
"What sort of trouble?"
"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."
"Went away?"
"They disappeared."
"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"
"How do I tell?"
"Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?"
"What's a sea-prompt?"
"Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"
"There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."
"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
"What's a monitor?"
"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?"
"I don't know."
"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall."
"Yes, it is."
"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
"No."
"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
"Okay, here it is."
"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
"I can't reach."
"Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?"
"No."
"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle -- it's because it's dark."
"Dark?"
"Yes, -the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."
"Well, turn on the office light then."
"I can't."
"No? Why not?"
"Because there's a power failure."
"A power... A power failure? Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?"
"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
"Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
"Really? Is it that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid it is."
"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
"Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."
That is gold. PURE gold.
Actually, according to his brilliant observations, you don't need to liscense the engine anymore.
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Makes you wonder how iD managed to extort those millions from these companies...
Please, oh please, let this just be some troll looking to get a reaction. Sadly, though, I fear he may be serious. After all, designing gameplay, levels, models, and engine innovations are nothing if you didn't write the engine, right?
Sigh.
-Ryan!
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
-- Euripides
Helps if ya, you know, read the thing before hitting the reply button.
oh well, no reason for me to start getting all imature and start an arguement with someone, there everyone wins <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
Or.. diddn't, and got it through being a complete and utter dolt.
Yes, it is a word.
dolt Pronunciation Key (dolt)
n.
A stupid person; a dunce.
Half-Life
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune 2
Deus Ex
Serious Sam
Tribes 2
Aliens vs Predator
Aliens vs Predator 2
America's Army (Made by USA Military)
Global Operations
I'm sure theres more than that, but thats just a list of Popular ones I can name off the top of my head. I'm guessing (according to this guy) that the makers of all these games are 2-bit lamers?
avp 1 looks more like quake to me, also ss (serious sam)
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I believe HL uses the Quake 2 engine if I'm not mistaken.
Did it occur to anyone that the person that wrote this was probably aiming for that "Idiot of the week" thing on PHL? I wouldn't be surprised; no-one can be <b>that</b> stupid.
Well...
My sister recently had a bit of a freak-out because the music she was listening to with her walkman wasn't the music on the CD she had just put in. As it turned out, she had put two CDs in at once...
The Defence rests.
--Scythe--
<!--EDIT|Scythe|Oct. 15 2002,11:53-->
I know i'm gonna open a can of worms by saying this, but here:
just take my word that i know i'm 100% right on this:
Half-Life uses the quake 1 engine, plus the quake 2 renderer, and maybe, maybe a little bit of other stuff. Netcode was quakeworld afaik till valve redid it.
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here, I just happened to find <a href="http://coding.valve-erc.com/?area=browse&id=666/1028244478" target="_blank">proof</a>.
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Ahem. Sorry, but I have to do this.
Tribes 2 used it's own, propietary engine. And I'm not sure about AvP, but AvP2 used the Lithtech engine, made at Monolith, who I believe (but could be wrong) made the game.
Although many, many other games had liscensed engines, too. American McGee's Alice and Jedi Knight 2 both used the Q3A engine, and that's even newer. Are Lucasarts and EA Games even BIGGER hacks, for using something newer?
DOOManiac is right. I couldn't believe it for the longest time. Something that good couldn't be using the Q1 code. While it does have some Q2 code scattered throughout (mainly in the netcode), it is, at heart, a Q1 game. Amazing.
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the_stalker, there's no one on this board to GET in an argument with. I doubt anyone on this board actually believes it, and has a hard time believing that someone ELSE believes it. You can argue all you want, but you'd just be getting a lot of agreement from us.
-Ryan!
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
-- Bertrand Russell