Half Life 2 Episode 3 Discussion

[TurboDweeb]

[QUOTE=ironman17;32958358]And on the subject of the suit, would having the suit being "upgradeable" be a good mechanic or would it deviate too far from the Half-Life gameplay we used to know?[/QUOTE]

I never thought I would say this, but, as long as it keeps its linearity. As in, by the time you get to the part where you need the upgrade, there's no way you could've not had it by then. So that the upgrade is more of just a plot device.

i.e. No upgrades where the user specifies how they want to upgrade the suit (Deus Ex). Plot-based upgrades like the Super Gravity Gun are what work.

[ironman17]

Sounds ok; being that Half-Life is a rather linear and plot-based type of game, it probably wouldn't make too much sense to be able to choose your upgrades.

Also, how d'you think it'd work? Would it be something like one of your scientist pals developing upgrades for the new "modular" HEV Mk6 (maybe Gordon wakes up from a coma some time after Episode Two, and it turns out that Kleiner and Magnusson have been modifying the suit to easily incorporate specialised "suit mods"), and having rebel couriers ship them to you at certain points in the story, or would the suit itself become able to analyse and reverse-engineer tech that Gordon finds, thus allowing him to augment the suit based on the specifications of the tech analysed? (like scanning an Emancipation Grill to improve his suit's armour/allow him to erect a temporary incandescent particle field in front of him, or scanning Advisor corpses to improve the power of the gravity gun)

Speaking about gravity gun, I still think it'd look cool for the zero-point energy field manipulator to be incorporated into the suit, allowing Gordon to manipulate physics with a "gravity arm", maybe even lifting things at a distance like the physgun from the old HL2 beta.

[SlappyBag]

episode 3 is no more

half life 3 is whats up!

[Smashman]

No.
It's not going to ever be Half Life 3.

[editline]25th October 2011[/editline]

I'll eat my multitude of TF2 hats if it's not Episode 3.

[Meatpuppet]

[QUOTE=Smashman;32963388]

I'll eat my multitude of TF2 hats if it's not Episode 3.[/QUOTE]toxx clause quote

[Folgergeist]

I want the third episode to be built on the OB engine and finish up the cliff hanger.

Then maybe Half-Life 3 will be appropriate.

I mean g-man didn't even speak to you at the end of episode 2, we need at least 1 more episode before a whole new title volume

[SlappyBag]

im just saying it wont be episode 3 because gabe newell said awhile ago that VALVe is done with the 'episodic model'

ill boycott everything if they announce that the half life series is canceled though

[Clarke]

Should I open it?
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/66rsq.jpg[/IMG]

[misguided]

There's really not enough information to determine whether it'll be Half Life 3 or Episode 3 in my opinion. I'd personally prefer they finish HL2's trilogy as planned and then drop the episodic model rather than jump ahead to HL3 for a number of reasons, but until Gabe clarifies his statement we can't really know for sure if he meant they'd skip EP3 or if they'd finish the plot arc and be done with it.

[ViralHatred]

Personally I don't mind if it's Episode 3 or HL3. What I know is that the episodic model doesn't work for vavle but I think that is down to the way they've designed and built HL2. They just couldn't release 'episodes' fast enough.

[VioletProcyon]

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[JgcxCub]

[QUOTE=ironman17;32958358]Y'know, I remember how Gordon got a rudimentary squad control system in the original Half-Life 2, as well as the Bugbaits that gave him [B]tactical C&C[/B] over biotics.

When Episode 3 comes along, I hope they have an updated squad control system for both the rebel troops and later the Antlions (maybe his suit gets an upgrade based around pheropods?) if they can survive in the Arctic. Maybe it could work similar to the Ping tool from Portal 2 Coop?

And on the subject of the suit, would having the suit being "upgradeable" be a good mechanic or would it deviate too far from the Half-Life gameplay we used to know?[/QUOTE]

Ooooooooh, that phrase gives me shivers down my back when I hear it.

[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=HetsuProcyon;32974534][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/IMG]
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x____x

[TheTailor25]

[QUOTE=HetsuProcyon;32974534][img]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/img]
[B][url]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/url][/B][/QUOTE]
'Sup Bro, I made waffles, want some ?

[VioletProcyon]

[QUOTE=TheTailor25;32976656]'Sup Bro, I made waffles, want some ?[/QUOTE]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/DQ9un.jpg[/img]

[UntouchedShadow]

What the hell is that? Second Life?

[Gears of duty]

[QUOTE=UntouchedShadow;32977435]What the hell is that? Second Life?[/QUOTE]

Battlefield

[153x]

[QUOTE=UntouchedShadow;32977435]What the hell is that? Second Life?[/QUOTE]

Episode 3 alpha

[Shitcocks]

[QUOTE=UntouchedShadow;32977435]What the hell is that? Second Life?[/QUOTE]
Battlefield

[UntouchedShadow]

Whhhuuuuuu?

[[CWG]RustySpann]

I just felt a sudden surge of excitement for Episode 3.

I know that I'm literally going to end up crying when I see a trailer.

[AltFanatic]

[QUOTE=Clarke;32966753]Should I open it?
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/66rsq.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
HOLY FUCK

use a pdf, that shit's gonna be worth crazy amounts in the future (like it already isnt)

[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=HetsuProcyon;32974534][img]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/img]
[B][url]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/url][/B][/QUOTE]
why are you on a nazi furry server
didnt a whole bunch of them get permad a few years back

[VioletProcyon]

[QUOTE=AltFanatic;32980344]HOLY FUCK

use a pdf, that shit's gonna be worth crazy amounts in the future (like it already isnt)

[editline]26th October 2011[/editline]

why are you on a nazi furry server
didnt a whole bunch of them get permad a few years back[/QUOTE]

because nazi's make me smile.

[Chaotic Lord]

[QUOTE=HetsuProcyon;32974534][img]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/img]
[B][url]http://i.imgur.com/FuCk1.png[/url][/B][/QUOTE]

What the fuck game is this?

[Doctor Smiles]

[QUOTE=Chaotic Lord;32981340]What the fuck game is this?[/QUOTE]

Lecond Sife. Also why are we talking about this shit in an Episode 3 thread?

[Chaotic Lord]

[QUOTE=Marcolade;32982001]Lecond Sife. Also why are we talking about this shit in an Episode 3 thread?[/QUOTE]

Hetsu randomly posted it in here.

[kahgarak]

[QUOTE=ironman17;32958358]When Episode 3 comes along, I hope they have an updated squad control system for both the rebel troops and later the Antlions (maybe his suit gets an upgrade based around pheropods?) if they can survive in the Arctic. [B]Maybe it could work similar to the Ping tool from Portal 2 Coop?[/B][/QUOTE]

I like this idea.

[Gilboron]

[QUOTE=ironman17;32962762]...or would the suit itself become able to analyse and reverse-engineer tech that Gordon finds, thus allowing him to augment the suit based on the specifications of the tech analysed?[/QUOTE]
MEGA MAN!!???

[AntiNazi]

I had a dream that i was looking on the forum,go to the news node,find some HL3(not ep3,but HL3 was title) news and go in the thread. Something said about the release date(GODDAMN RELEASE DATE),and some bold letters saying "protest".

Not sure what that means,but hopefully it means something good.

[DohEntertainmen]

[QUOTE=AntiNazi;32989834]I had a dream that i was looking on the forum,go to the news node,find some HL3(not ep3,but HL3 was title) news and go in the thread. Something said about the release date(GODDAMN RELEASE DATE),and some bold letters saying "protest".

Not sure what that means,but hopefully it means something good.[/QUOTE]
Hats?

[npx190]

Fuck! What do you mean you had a dream? I had a fucking dream I saw a TV commercial for the damn game just last night, I'm not fucking kidding. Only thing is, instead of fighting Combine, when you start the game off, you don't get to start off with all the good weapons, and this last time Gordon has to sneak around and use stealth, obviously because Advisers can kill him instantly. In the dream I had, this game has water that can come pouring in and rise, but if you played Portal 2, you probably can envision how the ship getting flooded looks. There also appeared to be some rising snow piles (again using the same gel mechanics from Portal 2) and they had a lot of white reflective sprites in the ice and snow. Low weather visibility makes navigating safely and combat a challenge. I'm sure others of you had dreams of the game before.