The "I EMAILED SOMEBODY AT VALVE!" thread, post your questions and replies here - Games

[QUOTE=venn177]"Headquarters Bellevue, Washington, USA" From wikipedia.[/QUOTE] Holy fuck I live like three cities away! I totally heave a better chance of meeting meeting him than most guys here

One of my friends met a Valve employee in a game store in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was awesome.

Here are some of the emails I got replies to. I also had another about alt-tabbing in fullscreened games, but it was boring and long and you're probably not interested. [quote] [b]Sent:[/b] Got any tips on curing insomnia? I have had it for the past few weeks, quite annoying... [b]Replied:[/b] Don't drink any caffeine at all. Swim. Don't play games or browse the web after 8:00 pm. [/quote] [quote] [b]Sent:[/b] Adrian. Adrian. Poor Adrian Forgotten by your mother Forgotten by your friends back home Forgotten by your peers Forgotten by all We wait to hear your story Forgotten in the vaults of some person's mind We miss you, Mr. Shephard. Come back to us. End your story so we can get on with this miserable day. [b]Replied (from Mark Laidlaw):[/b] Noted. [/quote] [quote] [b]Sent:[/b] What did you think of E3 this year? Did you feel as though it was set up better than previous years? Did you like the changes? Did you feel questions were more relevant? What was the stupidest question you got this year/previous years? [b]Replied:[/b] I like the old crazy E3. [/quote] [quote] [b]Sent:[/b] My friend Rylan (you might know him) he told me he delivered food to your office complex everyday. He says that you're a vegetarian and you like your sandwiches with lettuice, tomatoes, red onions, mustard and cranberry sauce on rye. He delivered from Hillside Quickie Vegan Sandwich Shop. Is he a liar and should I discontinue my friendship or can we continue being pals? [b]Replied:[/b] I am not a vegetarian. [b]Sent:[/b] Oh, but do you recognize the sandwich shop? [b]Replied:[/b] Nope. [/quote] [quote] [b]Sent:[/b] When you release maps in the packs that you release and the maps happen to be made by community members. Does Valve or you modify the maps? These maps include steel or turbine. What happens when an exploit is discovered? What if people have non custom maps and they download custom maps? Thanks man, Your firend, Sumguy21 [b]Replied(From Robin Walker):[/b] Hi Ian. Yes, we often make minor fixes/changes to the community maps before we release them. Sometimes we talk to the original mapmaker and they make the changes, other times we do it. If an exploit is discovered, we'll fix it if it's an obvious fix, or talk to the original mapmaker if it's not. We work with the mapmaker to try and ensure the name we use is unique, so that it doesn't collide with previous versions of the map. Robin. [/quote] [quote] [b]Sent:[/b] Is Left 4 Dead coming out for PS3? [b]Replied:[/b] We don't plan to do this for our first release. [b]Sent:[/b] Good [/quote]

The last one you posted was hilarious! :v:

Valve hates PS3 :3:

[QUOTE=Fanboydude]Valve hates PS3 :3:[/QUOTE] I particularly don't like it myself ether. I went through three of the fucking things, The second one i had i was very happy with until it got yellow light of death

[QUOTE=UncleFester]I particularly don't like it myself ether. I went through three of the fucking things, The second one i had i was very happy with until it got yellow light of death[/QUOTE] I think it's awesome. Maybe not the greatest gaming platform, but as an overall entertainment system it is by far the best.

I don't get it, what advantage is it for you 360 owners if it doesn't come out for PS3? Oh that's right, there isn't one. People just like being trolls.

[quote][b]I said...[/b] Hey, I was wondering what would happen if I broke into the secret underground Valve Vault and destroyed the time slowing device that forces you guys to run on Valve time? [b]They replied...[/b] I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave.[/quote] Discuss.

[quote=Me] To: [email]gaben@valvesoftware.com[/email] Gabe, From what I understand, you, or someone else at Valve respond to most every e-mail you receive. Also, as you actually advertise e-mailing you in your games, one could only wonder how many e-mails are sent to you every day. My question is this: Do you actually do anything other than sit around and answer e-mails all day? Is that why your games are always delayed several years? Sincerely, A concerned citizen [/quote] I never got a response :(

[quote][b]I said...[/b] Did you guys ever see that movie about that demon that would possess people and then when he was about to die he'd always sing that "time is on my side" song then some black dude has to come back and track him down and kill off all the people he's possessing but then he finds out that he can possess anyone near him so he gets possessed and has to jump off a cliff and kill himself so that the demon can't possess anyone else? [b]They replied...[/b] Ti-i-i-ime is on my side, yes it is.[/quote] I sent this back in March. It was a fast response too.

Nice Concerned reference.

Do people honestly believe that Gabe himself responds to all of these e-mails? He probably gets thousands of these everyday. He just has secretaries who reply. Still, at least Valve has a good sense of humor.

[QUOTE=bmg02901]Do people honestly believe that Gabe himself responds to all of these e-mails? He probably gets thousands of these everyday. He just has secretaries who reply. Still, at least Valve has a good sense of humor.[/QUOTE] Thousands? As in... thousands? [b]Edit:[/b] Thousands in a day?!?

[QUOTE=Adamhully]I don't get it, what advantage is it for you 360 owners if it doesn't come out for PS3? Oh that's right, there isn't one. People just like being trolls.[/QUOTE] I have both the ps3 plain out sucks because i went through 3 of the fucking things and my 360, Well almost went through 1

I have a sneaking suspicion that Gabe sits his fat ass one of those giant rubber exercise balls and does nothing but play WoW and check email all day instead of making Episode 3.

[QUOTE=Cathbadh]I have a sneaking suspicion that Gabe sits his fat ass one of those giant rubber exercise balls and does nothing but play WoW and check email all day instead of making Episode 3.[/QUOTE] +2 weeks. True though.

Well I don't think Gabe codes too much anyway, since he has a company to run.

[QUOTE=Zezibesh]Well I don't think Gabe codes too much anyway, since he has a company to run.[/QUOTE] Wasn't he like the main coder on the steam project?

i think he was

[QUOTE=Fanboydude]Valve hates PS3 :3:[/QUOTE] They're right to. If I ever played one, it'd feel like i'm playing nothing at all.

it's copying the 360's achievement system practicly they renamed it as a trophy system

[QUOTE=confinedUser]it's copying the 360's achievement system practicly they renamed it as a trophy system[/QUOTE] And you don't get the same 'feeling' when you get a trophy as you do when you get an achievement. Achievements are awesome.

exactly

They copied Microsofts' Achievement system? OH NO! I guess Valve just made their achievement system blindly and hoped nobody else had a similar idea.

Wait are we on about the 360 and the PS3, or the 360 and games on steam?

Oh hi there. Keep on topic.

[QUOTE=slt-awesome]And you don't get the same 'feeling' when you get a trophy as you do when you get an achievement. Achievements are awesome.[/QUOTE] Achievements are pointless and retarded. I'm sorry, but it's the truth.

[QUOTE=Zachary1392]Achievements are pointless and retarded. I'm sorry, but it's [b]my opinion[/b][/QUOTE] Fixed :eng101:

They haven't replied to my piece of art :(