Well that was close- Blog post - Games

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;29300562]There's a more than likely chance that Valve doing this might spark a fad in the development community. Do you REALLY want $5 cosmetic items in every game?[/QUOTE] Only if the 5 dollar cosmetic items were also droppable (like in TF2), and were actually made by Valve, with some hard work put into it, exactly like back in the good old Class Update days. Plus the fact that they'd have them available in store as well, for people who want to buy them. But indeed, the more profitable the online cosmetic business turns out, the less likely they are gonna do any changes to it. But the business is totally fine, given that they made the items worth it, and not only for the money, but to make the game more complete, which they already had sold to us! You can have TF2 linked hats in Portal 2 easily without causing too much stress in people, how can Valve not see that they are sitting on a goldmine here, but the gold cart is on the wrong tracks! I can't phrase my concern over this subject any better than that (maybe I'm bad at phrasing it), so a penny for your thoughts please. I'm trying to think of a way how it would be a profitable, long lasting business concept, with +90% of the community being happy with it, not just me or a minority of the community.

When I got on, instead of just finding my Mann. Co Cap. I found the cap, a flag, and another Portal 2 hat with a companion cube on the top. :smug:

Only one I will have is fedora, with sunbeams if unusuals work.

[QUOTE=Suttles;29303550]Only one I will have is fedora, with sunbeams if unusuals work.[/QUOTE] unusuals don't work so you won't have any

[QUOTE=Dr.Scrake;29303562]unusuals don't work so you won't have any[/QUOTE] Fuck me.

[QUOTE=Suttles;29303696]Fuck me.[/QUOTE] :huh:

[QUOTE=Psychopath12;29300233]I always chuckle when I see a blog post where they are blatantly poking fun at themselves and the community in a playful manner. :v:[/QUOTE] Me too, then I get even more upset because they know they're being stupid and continue to do it.

If the Portal blog gets a post tomorrow where they discover the hats and remove them, I'll laugh my ass off. Best (late) April Fools this year.

[QUOTE=Dr.Scrake;29303562]unusuals don't work so you won't have any[/QUOTE] Unusuals are ported in but no effect shows

[QUOTE=Wii60;29304673]Unusuals are ported in but no effect shows[/QUOTE] Let's hope it stays that way.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYASdWwcG1Y&feature=feedu[/media] This is horrible

And this is why we love Valve over all isnt??

[QUOTE=Digivee;29305092][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYASdWwcG1Y&feature=feedu[/media] This is horrible[/QUOTE] If you don't like it, don't use it. It has no gameplay effect so what are you complaining about. They probably put the store in P2 because, despite popular belief, the TF2 store was a huge sucess. And why not make a few extra bucks?

[QUOTE=Sexy Robot;29305201]And why not make a few extra bucks?[/QUOTE] Because they gross more than Apple and Google combined.

They're still just a company out to make more money. As every company is.

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;29300562]Do you REALLY want $5 cosmetic items in every game?[/QUOTE] yes. a bloo bloo entirely optional items that have 0 gameplay effects, why can't everyone look exactly the same?? [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/sfXKv.gif[/IMG]

I like looking original myself. I wish unusuals worked, but were untradeable in portal. :v: Seriously, picture a robot wearing this : [img_thumb]http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/560905960453361543/86B37B0B6ED3798F1C7995F40D01894974499EE7/[/img_thumb] Fuck yea, I would be solving my puzzles in style.

also the hats are incredibly hilarious in portal just because of how tiny they are i will never get tired of looking at the teeny-weeny fedora perched on atlas' head

[QUOTE=Digivee;29305092][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYASdWwcG1Y&feature=feedu[/media] This is horrible[/QUOTE] fits in Portal 2 imho.

Must have Pyro's beanie to wear on Atlas! Oh wait, the only hat I have is a hatless Scout :frown:

[QUOTE=tehMuffinMan;29308096]Must have Pyro's beanie to wear on Atlas! Oh wait, the only hat I have is a hatless Scout :frown:[/QUOTE] Atlas Scout? :downsrim:

dohoho

[QUOTE=tehMuffinMan;29308096]Oh wait, the only hat I have is a hatless Scout :frown:[/QUOTE] There there, I'd be glad to have a hatless scout. Not for my Beanie, of course, but glad I'd be nonetheless. ...Why did I craft you away so many moons ago, Bobby the Bowlcut :saddowns:

[QUOTE=Wii60;29304673]Unusuals are ported in but no effect shows[/QUOTE] I don't think that's true, I have a yellow belt and a fedora, both unusuals, they aren't in my portal 2

I don't mind this because it's only two player co-op and I'm not going to be playing with hat-wearing retards.

Frankly, I couldn't care about any hats. I just want the earbuds to be added in, cause they'd add a nice effect to the bots personality. Plus they have tiny musical effects!

Frankly, all I want added into the game is more chambers for co-op. I've completed them all multiple times already, I don't care about the hat dilemma at all.

[QUOTE=Sexy Robot;29305201]If you don't like it, don't use it.[/QUOTE] This is the dumbest argument ever invented. You among everyone else should be ashamed for still using this godawful, bland, and ignorant expression.

They already made loads of money selling the game, why they need to put an store to make extra money? If it's because they plan to update the game, look at TF2, it was updated for free without the mann co store for almost 3 years, Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 recived free DLC too. The store is unnecessary:v:

[QUOTE=Simski;29310654]This is the dumbest argument ever invented. [b]You among everyone else[/b] should be ashamed for still using this godawful, bland, and ignorant expression.[/QUOTE] Why me. :smith: