SpikedRocker

I guess this has to do with the recent SteamDB find of HL3? I'm skeptical of any sort of release if anything on it. The big thing here is if they did want to do it, they may have missed their opportunity to do so. What do I mean? Half-life 1 came out when I was in high school. Half-life 2 hit 2 years after high school. Half-life 3 Ep. 2 came out right before my kid was born. Yes I am fucking old and I know it. But heres the thing, most people who played these games when they were new, are most of your guys ages then and are now me and fucking old as shit and don't play anymore. I consider myself a rare breed that has kept playing, not no where near what I used to but you guys know I can still hold it down. Anyone who was amped for this game is in a different frame of life right now. (or at least I hope) They are about 4-5 years too late to capitalize on the popularity of the older games. Like it was stated earlier, they are in a Duke Nukem gray area where it will be difficult for it to be successful. Hell I'm even skeptical on the upcoming Doom game. Let alone that I'd probably would have to replay all the games again just to remember what the story was, I'm really no longer invested in seeing it made. Yes I know a lot of you kiddos has recently discovered this game, but as far as a game goes, it broke ground when it was new, now its very basic and nostalgic. They would have to change the feel that it would have had if it did come out 4-5 years ago. There was a discussion a while ago that at this point Valve really should not do it because it had been so long. The reasons above where the main points but from another points that aren't as prevalent, mostly the company itself isn't what it used to be. Most of the employees aren't game developers, or at least seasoned ones with the series. The game would be not what people would or even should expect. Ideally, if they were going to do it, after the success for Portal 2 should have been the time. Not jumping to Dota 2. While Dota 2 has been successful, it has caused the companies full focus since beta. I doubt many could transition to a FPS game development without having issues. Another reason I'd rather not see it, is I'd rather not be disappointed. Kinda why I almost wished Star Wars wasn't continuing, I don't want to be disappointed in it.

I've been asked by a few people when I'll do another marathon event. We'll I decided to do one the day after Christmas on December 26th. More precise timing when the event will kick off will come closer to the event. However, I'd like to plan this event out a bit more. So throw out your suggestions. The week of December 14th I'll do some test sessions for suggestions. I have time off work that week but don't really have the time to do a long marathon event. As we get closer we'll nail down a good schedule and plan for the event. I have a few ideas to improve it and am not ready to divulge these just yet. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Latest information: 2 Suspects dead, one male and one female. Wearing assault gear with handguns and long rifles. Third suspect is detained, they were seen running from the scene where the other 2 suspects died in a shootout with police. Bomb squad is going to be on scene at the primary scene for multiple suspicious items left around after the initial shooting. The scene where the 2 suspects died is still being processed as they fear car may be rigged with IED's. There is a current, on-going, raid on an apartment complex in nearby Redlands, CA. Unsure how it is related at the moment. There is no official word of terrorism at this point, however, with the multiple scenes and the armament and style of the attack, no one is denying it.

May have caught up with suspects there was a gun battle not far matching vehicle description. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Another crazy day at work. 14 are dead at a mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA. Speculation that 3 suspects are still missing. Be safe southern California. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

I was the inspiration for GlaDoS.

There fixed it!

"I love to twerk" - @Rawrie 10/10

Definitely not going to do a long marathon again however I start playing later than last time may stay up later too Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

Working for a place that uses ad revenue and has specific targeting built into the site, I'm not sure this would be a good idea. Our website(not SG, my real job) has 2 or 3 ad platforms we use. We use a system that is similar to Google AdSense where it cycles seemingly random ads on specific sections of the website. We do have some control over it where we can not run some (ie. our competition, it has happened a few times) Then we have our in-house sales and marketing. We sell specific space to our clients for small things that either they don't want to run as a tv commercial or its specifically targeting. We also use some spaces for in-house marketing where we advertise contests and events that we are sponsoring (they are technically called ads as they aren't content). We wouldn't want people to just pay up to by pass that as other people are paying us to show it. I think in some situations and some pages it would work, but in others it would be a disaster.

damn I should have thought of that...

Might do another marathon day but not as strict crazyness. Let's see how I am feeling after working on thanksgiving Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

I have not picked one, need to know how many people are wanting to show up to participate, helps pick what game I can do.

It's all good we'll figure it out. For those wondering, I'll be a bit delayed watching the Nascar finish shouldn't be too late Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

*BUMP* I still got room for peeps, I have 2 maybe's and 1 in...you know you wanna ;-)

@Prez is hot shit...have you seen his baby face?

@Prez wins hands down, go in the corner and cry.

Also, for those who want to know about future schedulings... I am off on Black Friday so I will probably do several videos that day. If a lot of you guys are also free on that day we can knock out a bunch of them that day or into the weekend.

The first video I want to do that will take a bit of time to do is actually a Minecraft video that I've had my eyes set on doing for quite a while. I actually started setting it up and building it on the FTB server but never had time to run the event or get it finished before that server took a nose dive. I kinda "rushed" building it for last weekends Marathon but we never had enough people to actually do it. I polished off the build the other night and its ready to go. Without giving too much away, the event is basically a treasure hunt. I'm expecting it to take around 2 hours to actually complete the event with a winner. For those recording, we'll break it up into 30-40 min blocks so the files aren't so big to transfer. I have room for 9 people. The scheduled time for this event will be Sunday 8 PM EST. I may move it earlier if I can but I think this is early as I am able to do this. I know this pretty much screws out anyone from EU, however, I do plan to do several versions of this treasure hunt so we'll do an earlier one next time. I'd like to be able to do this with at least 5 other people as a minimum, but if I can fill the server and do 10 of us total that would be great. To reserve your slot, reply below and do let me know if you have the ability to record your view.

Derp...I feel stupid Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

For simplicity I'd just use my integrated audio and sync from that. Also what is KTANE? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

I have a few ideas and with the marathon doing well last weekend I think we can make some good content together. Some of the games I'm looking to cover are: Minecraft Rocket League L4D CS:GO Keep Talking Nobody Explodes We can add to this list but these are the ones that I find are easy to shoot and are more entertaining to watch. If you'd like to help just let me know, also if you have the ability to record your view that would be even better, I'll edit the videos into one big video.

This is the point that I tried to put across to @Goku but failed. You say you guys get banned by admins for rushing and crap, well obviously don't play on those servers. If you are running an event, its always better to host locally anyway. I honestly can find better uses for $60 than this server. But of course I am a crap ton older than you guys and have to spend my money wisely. None of us are going to stop you from spending your own money the way you see fit, however, based on my experience and I'm glad someone else backs me up on this, it seems to be a waste of money.

With me doing it through youtube it recorded it as well. So you can watch the entire thing if you wish. I'll probably go through it and pick out some epic moments to skip to but heres the link for now: Went 14 and half hours too...crazy...