#PotatoFoolsDay v3 - Science rhymes with Compliance. Do you know what doesn't? Potatoes - Games

[QUOTE=GhostSonic;29216053]I just don't like how this ARG has turned from puzzle solving into a waiting game.[/QUOTE] But it isn't a waiting game, it's a playing game as in you play the games to help reduce the time. Valve didn't intend for everyone to just leave the games running the background.

Guys, stop saying "at this rate, we'll only get it [I]five hours[/I] early" because that's kind of the fucking point. We're not going to make it release days early.

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;29216147]Guys, stop saying "at this rate, we'll only get it [I]five hours[/I] early" because that's kind of the fucking point. We're not going to make it release days early.[/QUOTE] No. The point [I]is[/I] to make it release days early. It was already being released early morning on Tuesday. What kind of early release is it if everyone is asleep when it comes out?

[QUOTE=Wiggles;29216146]But it isn't a waiting game, it's a playing game as in you play the games to help reduce the time. Valve didn't intend for everyone to just leave the games running the background.[/QUOTE] I don't know about everyone else, but I spent most of last week playing those games, looking for clues and getting potatoes. Why couldn't they count THOSE play hours instead of all the play hours we're accumulating now that everything's already been solved?

What's the difference between the default boot and the projected launch? I thought at first that the default boot was the actual planned release date, until it's time got cut with the projected launch. Now we're ahead of the default boot, what does that mean?

[QUOTE=Ezhik;29215921]So I got the Potato Sack, and uh.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynPFYLvcxeo[/media] What the fuck? My speakers are making this dumb noise all the time now. Need help.[/QUOTE] asdf SSTV.

Why is everyone so goddamn mad? It's like the Meet the Medic rumor's aftermath, except instead of just being mad at Valve for five seconds everyone suddenly devolves back into cynicism. Seriously guys, you say "oh no, the bar is not moving, I'm gonna stop playing now". Take a fucking guess as to [i]why[/i] it's not moving. Yeah. We spent all this time on the ARG and now you're just gonna give up because there's one extra rung on the ladder? Valve promised us nothing, and gave us this; I understand you may be feeling a bit down or irritated because things aren't going as fast as they could be, but I expected better from the people who helped solve this ARG in the first place. Come on, you guys. One last rung. One last sprint for the finish line. If we just stop squabbling and start working together again, I'm sure we can do it :unsmith:

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;29216147]Guys, stop saying "at this rate, we'll only get it [I]five hours[/I] early" because that's kind of the fucking point. We're not going to make it release days early.[/QUOTE] Except it's incredibly anti-climatic and it would've been better if they so obviously hadn't rigged it to make it nearly impossible

[QUOTE=Drax-Quin;29216130]I fail to see why everyone in this thread assumes any sort of criticism of the ARG means they're "serious" and need to calm down. I'm having a blast playing some of the indie games, and would have without the ARG, I'm just saying that the ARG which took days to crack led to something that has no real purpose aside from shaving some hours of the release, which like I said being this such a great game I'm happy to wait till Tuesday for anyway. It is fun that's true but if Valve would have thrown us a bone and this gets done by late today or early/late tommorow I'll retract my criticism.[/QUOTE] What more could it have possibly lead to? You already got lots of cheap indie games, a sizeable Portal 2 discount, a TF2 hat, a Portal 2 item, lots of concept art and potentially some time knocked off the release date.

[QUOTE=Grimezy15;29216090]Alright, I'm gonna leave Amnesia running on the Launch thingo overnight as I imagine 123 will be 100% Long before I wake up.[/QUOTE] We're gonna do AAAAAAAA next

[QUOTE=Wiggles;29216146]But it isn't a waiting game, it's a playing game as in you play the games to help reduce the time. Valve didn't intend for everyone to just leave the games running the background.[/QUOTE] You honestly can't say they didn't expect people to just leave the games running. We need 3 [B]million [/B]hours to fill every bar.

[QUOTE=Wiggles;29216146]But it isn't a waiting game, it's a playing game as in you play the games to help reduce the time. Valve didn't intend for everyone to just leave the games running the background.[/QUOTE] But the point is I would have played and enjoyed those games regardless of this "game" Valve has thrown our way. I'm not bothered about the game they've given us but the fact that it doesn't really do much towards releasing the game early, it just makes the ARG feel pointless and it seems somewhat depressing slowly watching us prod along the progress bar into the original Tuesday release date. Still Valve could throw us a bone, I just hope that they do.

[QUOTE=Zombii;29216168]No. The point [I]is[/I] to make it release days early. It was already being released early morning on Tuesday. What kind of early release is it if everyone is asleep when it comes out?[/QUOTE] Exactly. It's supposed to be released on Tuesday, when people are at work and school. I don't have a lot of free time on weekdays, so if this releases late Sunday or on Monday it doesn't make any difference for me because I'll barely have any time to enjoy it until next weekend.

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;29216147]Guys, stop saying "at this rate, we'll only get it [I]five hours[/I] early" because that's kind of the fucking point. We're not going to make it release days early.[/QUOTE] Its not going to come out early [i]at all[/i] thats why people are bitching

[QUOTE=ZF911;29216210]Exactly. It's supposed to be released on Tuesday, when people are at work and school. I don't have a lot of free time on weekdays, so if this releases late Sunday or on Monday it doesn't make any difference for me because I'll barely have any time to enjoy it until next weekend.[/QUOTE] I won't even be on a computer past Monday until the 26th.

Hey does this early release work with us Europeans who get the game on Friday?

You guys got spoiled by the excitement of the Portal 2 announcement ARG. 99.99% of ARGs don't end in anything important. It's supposed to be a fun diversion.

I sleep for almost 10 hours and I see nearly no progress, Valve needs to help us a little bit.

[QUOTE=GetBent;29216196]You honestly can't say they didn't expect people to just leave the games running. We need 3 [B]million [/B]hours to fill every bar.[/QUOTE] They probably overestimated; it's quite difficult to predict exactly how many people are going to be playing.

[QUOTE=Coffee;29216230]Hey does this early release work with us Europeans who get the game on Friday?[/QUOTE] If you got it on Steam it doesn't matter you get it when this is finished or on the 19th.

Really People, remember now is the damn WEEKEND, which means no school. It will start going faster then yesterday, I'm sure of it.

[QUOTE=Wiggles;29216146]But it isn't a waiting game, it's a playing game as in you play the games to help reduce the time. Valve didn't intend for everyone to just leave the games running the background.[/QUOTE] Valve definetly would've known people with idle once they worked out how the calculations worked.

Jake_R (might have) claimed his acc back

[QUOTE=HazzaHardie;29216221]Its not going to come out early [I]at all[/I] thats why people are bitching[/QUOTE] It... kind of is. We're 15 hours ahead of the planned release. When you average it out, it's gonna come out at around 6 hours, but it's still earlier. [QUOTE=Drax-Quin;29216198][B]irregardless[/B][/QUOTE] :black101:

[QUOTE=ZF911;29216210]Exactly. It's supposed to be released on Tuesday, when people are at work and school. I don't have a lot of free time on weekdays, so if this releases late Sunday or on Monday it doesn't make any difference for me because I'll barely have any time to enjoy it until next weekend.[/QUOTE] I'm on the same boat as you. It was releasing Tuesday and I was gonna save it for Wednesday since next Thursday and Friday I'm off. If it releases on Sunday or even Monday then knowing some of my friends, they'll just spoil it for me the next day. Valve shoulda thought early release=let people enjoy it on the weekend. Not on a goddamn Sunday night.

Okay, since you people didn't try.. This isn't related to the Potato ARG. BUT it's still an ARG. With a nice potato-related reward from yours truly. [QUOTE=Ezhik;29215921]So I got the Potato Sack, and uh.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynPFYLvcxeo[/media] What the fuck? My speakers are making this dumb noise all the time now. Need help.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Max of S2D;29216186]Except it's incredibly anti-climatic and it would've been better if they so obviously hadn't rigged it to make it nearly impossible[/QUOTE] Why would they make it easy? Besides, it's not like it being this difficult is detrimental. Worst case, we get it Tuesday instead of Sunday. It's not like failing sets us back three months.

Anyone here has the "true bonus 6 level" for Toki Tori? I can't acess this file in the ARG Wiki.

I honestly don't care about any of this anymore. If I really want to see it early that badly I'll just watch the gameplay console owners are ejaculating all over. Would have been cooler if the ARG was just for early release instead of "lololololol giant indie commercial break fallowed by [b]work for it, fags[/b]". Not to mention the bars go up slower than the fucking yodeler on the Price is Right.

I swear it's gone up like 5% in the 4 hours since I woke up (which still means 56 hours of waiting ;_;) [quote]Maybe we'll get to 50% and GlaDOS will say "forget this stuff, powering up now". Maybe thats why she sounds so crazy in Portal 2.[/quote] [I]I want to believe[/I].