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

No stuff for me, I guess. Not even for money. :sigh: [IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/154jbld.png[/IMG]

Sent Gabe an email, asking if Valve will use this more often in the future: [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1071802-Back-from-Valve-L4D-Half-Life-DOTA-Portal-Edition?p=29670911&viewfull=1#post29670911[/url] let's see if/when he replies :v:

Is there anybody here from the UK that has recieved an autograph from Gabe? If so, how long did it take to arrive? I want mine now. :v:

I wish I knew Mike Morasky's Email... I'm a big fan of his composing skills.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17625073/train.png[/img] I don't remember how he used the chair though. [editline]7th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Painseeker;29671675]Is there anybody here from the UK that has recieved an autograph from Gabe? If so, how long did it take to arrive? I want mine now. :v:[/QUOTE] Alison said they are sending all autographs this monday.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27872479/Chet%20Reply.png[/img] Well then...

[QUOTE=JohnWallace;29675071][img_thumb]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27872479/Chet%20Reply.png[/img_thumb] Well then...[/QUOTE] Maybe this means stop spamming valve with requests for autographs?

[QUOTE=Jericho_Rus;29670292]No stuff for me, I guess. Not even for money. :sigh: [img_thumb]http://i56.tinypic.com/154jbld.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i51.tinypic.com/29fsftw.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Jericho_Rus;29676177][img_thumb]http://i51.tinypic.com/29fsftw.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] RIP Ivan the bear. :saddowns:

So I told Chet how I am a big collector of stuff which is (sadly) almost all Pokemon. His reply, "Dear Mr Chaotic Cow, Trust me on this. Throw out all that junk and free your life from material goods." I can't just throw the stuff out. :[

[B]Suddenly, everyone sends emails to Chet.[/B] :v:

I emailed Gabe about how Chet may be a evil robot who is trying to get people to destroy their belongings. I'll get to the bottom of this if it is the last thing I do! [editline]7th May 2011[/editline] [IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/bfqr9t.png[/IMG]

[img]http://gyazo.com/1a876ace5067692a60fa8596340ecd75.png[/img] now waiting

[img]http://i.imgur.com/bBWnG.png[/img] In case you're wondering why it's POS Hotmail, gmail never works for me. :smith:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/RDoWY.png[/img] Well fuck. The image is [media]http://i.imgur.com/U49Qq.png[/media] I guess I will have to read on hypnosis now.

Few tips to get something from Valve: 1. Don't ask for free shit in your first email. It looks pathetic and unconvincing. 2. Exchange more emails. Say something witty, ask few funny but smart questions, make the conversation enjoyable for both of you. 3. Show them something to prove you are Valve's fan. My paper Headcrab worked for me 4. Don't be scared. Gabe and his pack gets hundreds of stupid emails every day, they want your emails. 5. Even when you will be sure you will get the autograph, don't stop mailing them. They will know that you are their real fan. TL;DR - If you want to get free shit from Valve, you need to be their real fan. That's all. If you aren't Valve's fan, don't even try.

[QUOTE=Raptor_S;29677463]Few tips to get something from Valve: 1. Don't ask for free shit in your first email. It looks pathetic and unconvincing. 2. Exchange more emails. Say something witty, ask few funny but smart questions, make the conversation enjoyable for both of you. 3. Show them something to prove you are Valve's fan. My paper Headcrab worked for me 4. Don't be scared. Gabe and his pack gets hundreds of stupid emails every day, they want your emails. 5. Even when you will be sure you will get the autograph, don't stop mailing them. They will know that you are their real fan. TL;DR - If you want to get free shit from Valve, you need to be their real fan. That's all. If you aren't Valve's fan, don't even try.[/QUOTE] Which is how I got my box o'stuff

[QUOTE=Raptor_S;29677463]Few tips to get something from Valve: 1. Don't ask for free shit in your first email. It looks pathetic and unconvincing. 2. Exchange more emails. Say something witty, ask few funny but smart questions, make the conversation enjoyable for both of you. 3. Show them something to prove you are Valve's fan. My paper Headcrab worked for me 4. Don't be scared. Gabe and his pack gets hundreds of stupid emails every day, they want your emails. 5. Even when you will be sure you will get the autograph, don't stop mailing them. They will know that you are their real fan. TL;DR - If you want to get free shit from Valve, you need to be their real fan. That's all. If you aren't Valve's fan, don't even try.[/QUOTE] I'm not trying to get free stuff, but they haven't responded to my email and it's been DAYS. I asked if they've been affected by the PSN hackings

[QUOTE=ewitwins;29677798]I'm not trying to get free stuff, but they haven't responded to my email and it's been DAYS. I asked if they've been affected by the PSN hackings[/QUOTE] I've asked them serious questions and the never replied.

May 14 is my birthday, so this week (after I finish up my project due on Monday...) I'm going to try to whip something up to send to someone at Valve. I will be the real fan.

Which one is Valve's postal/mailing address? Valve 10900 NE 4TH ST BELLEVUE WA 98004 or Valve Corporation PO BOX 1688 Bellevue, WA 98009 or Valve Corporation 1124 Fir Ave, #175 Blaine WA 98230 United States :confused:

[QUOTE=Jericho_Rus;29678257]I've asked them serious questions and the never replied.[/QUOTE] For some reason they've only replied to my non-serious emails.

He, got an answer: [quote]I killed a man who wrote a best-selling book and ate his brains. Devolution - it is the only way to move up in this world. ________________________________________ From: [email]javier_bullrich@hotmail.com[/email] [javier_bullrich@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 5:54 PM To: Chet Faliszek Subject: [Contact Form] Writing as a writer Dear Chet, I am currently writing a book(wich is going to be a best-seller) and I was wondering something. Is great to work as a writer in Valve? Would you exchange all the fame and money of a best-seller book for it? I would. Also, how did you get to that position? Thanks for reading my email. Maybe, one day we work together. Javier. Message sent via contact form at [url]http://www.valvesoftware.com/email.php[/url][/quote]

Cheese ________________________________________ From: <this is my email> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 7:33 PM To: Chet Faliszek Subject: [Contact Form] What is the portal gun made out of? Hello Chet. So, here I was, playing Portal 2, very possibly this years game of the year and something got stuck on my mind. What is the portal gun made out of? Steel? Glass? Obsidian? Magic? Science? Portals? I don't know, but I would like to. Incase you're wondering I wanna do my own. But I need to know the secret ingredients. I wanna be able to portal my way in (and out of) girls locker rooms. Also wanna use this to portal my way into Valve HQ and steal the episode 3 source code so I can leak it onto the internet. Wait I wasn't supposed to tell you that... Crap... Just ignore that last line... Uhh... Aaaanyway, that's about it. *Hopes really hard for a reply* Sincerely Sid Message sent via contact form at [url]http://www.valvesoftware.com/email.php[/url] Senders IP address: <i dont have one> I got this literally a couple of minutes after sending the email. I love Valve.

E-mailed Gabe about them autographing my Victory! poster. The girl in charge of these things, I forget her name, said sure and gave me a shipping address. I sent it out today. Overall, it cost be 5 bucks, which I'm completely fine with. Gabe hasn't directly replied to my other e-mails asking him silly questions, though.

[IMG]http://gyazo.com/f662303f8140ea1415583450d4cd7877.png[/IMG] [editline]7th May 2011[/editline] Also I emailed him last month so this isn't me jumping on the spam VALVe bandwagon.

[QUOTE=Fatman55;29690391][img_thumb]http://gyazo.com/f662303f8140ea1415583450d4cd7877.png[/img_thumb] [editline]7th May 2011[/editline] Also I emailed him last month so this isn't me jumping on the spam VALVe bandwagon.[/QUOTE] :what: I asked Robin and he said I'd have to pay. :doh:

[QUOTE=Smashman;29690543]:what: I asked Robin and he said I'd have to pay. :doh:[/QUOTE] Because you're in UK and it costs more to ship out to there than it does in the US

I wish I knew which guys worked on which games. I know the page says what role they have in the company, but I don't know if they are on the portal 2, tf2, dota or even some other unknown product.

[QUOTE=howling techie;29692331]I wish I knew which guys worked on which games. I know the page says what role they have in the company, but I don't know if they are on the portal 2, tf2, dota or even some other unknown product.[/QUOTE] Uh, I think you want these people: [b]L4D[/b] Chet Faliszek - Writer [b]Portal 2[/b] Erik Wolpaw - Writer Jay Pinkerton - Writer(?) [b]TF2[/b] Robin Walker - Hat Overlord [b]All games[/b] Mike Morasky - Sound That's all I know of but I think that's who everyone e-mails. also: [quote] That's an idea. We need hats as weapons. Hit a zombie with it to make him wear it. Hats everywhere, man. On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 1:54 AM, Chet Faliszek <chetf@valvesoftware.com> wrote: Dude, we kill people with hats in L4D. ________________________________________ From: <my e-mail> [my e-mail] Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 4:02 PM To: Chet Faliszek Subject: [Contact Form] I know what L4D needs the most. Team Fortress 2 is full to the brim with hats. Even the full brims of those hats have hats. I see that you have also added hats to Portal 2, so that I may share my impeccable fashion sense with one other friend. But where are my hats in Left 4 Dead? Clearly nobody on the L4D team knows a thing about fashion, or Coach would no longer be dressed like the peasant he is. He would be the most dapper fellow you ain't never seen, foo'. I am disappointed. I'd recommend you get Robin on it, but I think he's over compensating for something. [/quote] I don't get it :saddowns: