Hey everyone, I'm in the area of Valve's offices and have emailed the front desk for a confirmation for an appointment at 3:30 today. As usual, whenever a fellow FPuncher is headed over we have a slew of questions itching to be ask to the mysterious and time bending Valve. I can check facepunch at least every 30 minutes on my phone to see some replies and make a note of them. Shall we now?
Along with your own feedback I've decided to ask a few questions of my own:
What is your direction with TF2?
Will you guys be working with more external developers as well? ex: CS:GO
Ask Away!
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List of Questions to be asked:
The whereabouts of the Ricochet Series.
Ask about Mann V Machine
Ask about Source 2
Ask about Day Of Defeat Series
Ask about Hammer
QUESTION: I'm trying to get to visit there on my Birthday. It would be especially cool cause Valve and I share the same birthday. ???
Ask if the can finish this 1,2,...
Ask where is ricochet 2
[QUOTE=Take_Opal;37233205]QUESTION: I'm trying to get to visit there on my Birthday. It would be especially cool cause Valve and I share the same birthday. ???[/QUOTE]
If you are asking whether or not you would be allowed to, just send an email in advance as I did and they will be happy to let you in and give a tour.
12:22 PM CST on 8/14/2012
Where is my CS:GO open beta
What is up with Man v Machine
What are your plans with TF2 after Mann versus Machine?
What do you have to say to the "source 2" hammer icons you left in SFM?
Any idea when the next Day of defeat game is?
Have you been working on a better hammer editor?
Is there plans with Post Game Content for CS:GO ala TF2? Will PS3 users get said content for free as well?
Alright I've updated with a few questions.
Ask them more about the new community hub, as well as greenlight and future software titles being added to steam.
[editline]14th August 2012[/editline]
also, tell them to fix Meet the Pyro on steam. The audio is still out of sync with the video.
ask them if after they finish adding the WC3 heroes to dota 2 if they'll add their own new heroes
Will there be a TF2 map workshop some time?
What direction is TF2 taking after the Mann Vs Machine update?
hl3 when
Ask about the gamescon HL3 fiasco today.
Ask them what projects people are currently gelling around, and if there are any new projects that employees are working with. Also OneFourth's question; very much so.
Bring a gun - demand to know where Half Life 3 is.
Ask if they have an new ETA for Linux versions of Steam and TF2
If you go there, ask them about if they've decided what to put in the Sandvich Box/Companion Square Boxes. Also, can we expect to see what's in those boxes before the end of the year?
Ask when they open [url]http://beta.steamcommunity.com/[/url]
About Man vs Machine, ask if you're forced to play at 6 players or it can go from 1 to 6 as you want.
Ask them what their favorite cosmetic item in TF2 is.
Alright with the sheer number of questions, I will just browse the how ever many pages this thread is and look for the questions in your guys' posts.
- Did CSGO not receive microtransactions so it can be better compared to DOTA2's success?
- What's the significance of competitive gaming for the community & industry now, and do you think there's a gap to be closed between what it's worth now and what it could be worth?
- How is Steam's easily crackable almost-always-online DRM worth all the flak it's getting and all the issues with the offline mode?
- What can be done to counter to apathy people show towards the terribleness of competitive multiplayer games aside from the usual muting, flagging, banning, user rating creations?
- Why is Valve de facto buying so many creative ideas from modders that eventually lead to projects like DOTA2 or TF2? HL2 is held in high regards, so Valve obviously isn't lacking in the creativity department.
- Has the meta-sphere around games - Steam, community management, Workshop, Greenlight, TF2 economy - taken priority over actual game development or is it simply time for old projects to finally wrap up and surface?
Ask why there's no SDK for the newest version of Source.
I work a block away from Valve. Could I join you?
Some of those sound a little condescending, no offense.
Edit: [QUOTE]- Why is Valve de facto buying so many creative ideas from modders that eventually lead to projects like DOTA2 or TF2? HL2 is held in high regards, [B]so Valve obviously isn't lacking in the creativity department[/B].[/QUOTE] This part in particular.
why there is no workshop for l4d yet?
Will there be an official Team Deathmatch mode in TF2? (Not just a typical dm_ map without objectives, but a gamemode actually specifically based on getting a set number of frags)
Ask if Valve keeps chat records of every single person who speaks to another on Steam.
[QUOTE=Mechtroid;37233953]I work a block away from Valve. Could I join you?[/QUOTE]
Well my friend,
They said they only had room for one and I had to beg them to squeeze my father in. I am not sure if they would allow you because it really isn't up to me
[QUOTE=The Ultimate;37234504]Well my friend,
They said they only had room for one and I had to beg them to squeeze my father in. I am not sure if they would allow you because it really isn't up to me[/QUOTE]
Hah, no problem, I figured it was worth a shot. Enjoy the tour, and I suggest you stop by the Specialty's Bakery nearby, they have amazing sandwiches.
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