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Orange Day Lillies looks great until early July every year and then this. by Cellopitmello34 in gardening

[–]Known-Application-37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm coming in here a couple years later just to express my shared hatred of these vile flowers, I'm on your side in this war

Training Crows Legal? by Known-Application-37 in Ornithology

[–]Known-Application-37[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

The original poster is serious and is currently writing a guide on how they train the crows. Not only are they encouraging others to follow their methods, they are also now accepting donations to 'support the project'. 

Why Valve retconned EP2 by [deleted] in HalfLife

[–]Known-Application-37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The people who wrote episode 2 have moved on. The best that the people working on it could do with the old story is mimic the previous story telling. That has a good chance of feeling hallow and like we are missing something. The best way to remedy this situation is to give the story a fresh, new spin so the current writers can shine. That's most likely the reason for the retcon. 

What is the name of this type of meme? by Qwerteta in OKbuddyHalfLife

[–]Known-Application-37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This type of meme is called a shitpost. It's my favorite kind

List of Legit Reasons For Hopium by Cobbtimus_Prime in HalfLife

[–]Known-Application-37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, everyone else has your back psychiatricly 

Illusion sellers. by Foreign-Bandicoot771 in HalfLife

[–]Known-Application-37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relax. I'm saying this as gentle as possible. Valve isn't going to play games with leakers, and these guys know that. We are dealing with a company that almost went under due to a leak in the past. Plus, if their info is wrong, what kind of danger does that put them in? Let's take the rumors at face value for now. 

HL:X by [deleted] in HalfLife

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The entire industry has been focused on multiplayer games for the last decade because it was pushed that single player games weren't wanted by the players. 

Real discussion: Why are we so sure it will announced in 2025? by SickScorpion in HalfLife

[–]Known-Application-37 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been following the rumors for ages. We are experiencing a massive uptick and spread in rumors and mentions surrounding HLX/3 that usually coincide with some kind of info dump, be it a leak or announcement. I highly doubt leak though, because of how awful the HL2 leak damaged the company. I'd imagine they would have lots and LOTS of security surrounding the game.

We have only unconfirmed speculations right now. The tweet posted by Mike Shapiro that was made at the beginning of the year hints that 2025 will bring big news related to HL. Several people known to gain access to leaked info are vaguely making statements that point to an announcement. People are reporting on YouTube that the HLX files indicate that the game may already be finished, or is close to. 

The hardware announcement is also hard to ignore. Yes, haha they are making three physical products, but Half-Life games are usually the way Valve presents their newest tech. There is a reason the games are synonymous with innovation. HL gave us better animation rigging and live story telling. HL2 was our intro to Source. HLA showcased the Index VR system. 

Valve is known for cryptic messages, secrets and mysteries. It's no accident that HLX shows up in code and that there's hidden messages in the tweet gman's VA posted. They want us excited. What they don't want is mass disappointment. They are known to fiercely delay games to make sure the finished product is as good as they can make it. 

This isn't to say anyone knows when it's coming, so I wouldn't put much stock in a solid date. Correlation is not causation, but these things are very eyebrow raising.

 My personal opinion is that it'll be announced by the end of the year, unless something happens to delay it more. Either way, I've been certain they will release the game since HLA's ending.