The Valve and Steam Platform Discussion Thread

[Oriebam]

Wow, people weren't kidding about the nerdbaiting. Very effective, as you would expect from Valve.

 

[hiver]

What's up with her only looking vaguely ethnic anyhow? She's supposed to be half black, half asian ffs. She should look totally ethnic not like some potato lady.

Its not Alyx for fuck sake!

Its either some completely unrelated woman OR - on account of similarity and name "Eli" written on her jacket - its Alyx mom.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

The Croat doesn't even know when I claim something myself and when I'm pointing out something the Croat suggested. This is so sad.

Are you still denying that some of this concept art is showing Alyx Vance?

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

its Alyx mom.

Game over.

 

[hiver]

The fact is that i did not suggest her mom is black at all. You retard.

that what you thought...for some reason.

and its not Alyx you DUMBFUCKING IDIOT!!!!

 

[Oriebam]

The fact is that i did not suggest her mom is black at all. You retard.

The Serb has just checkmated you. Will you admit to your pwnage, Morgoth?

 

[attackfighter]

What's up with her only looking vaguely ethnic anyhow? She's supposed to be half black, half asian ffs. She should look totally ethnic not like some potato lady.

Its not Alyx for fuck sake!

Its either some completely unrelated woman OR - on account of similarity and name "Eli" written on her jacket - its Alyx mom.

Or Valve just doesn't give a shit about continuity

 

[Wyrmlord]

Stupid kwanzian talking to me about ethnicity...

He is Austrian, not American.

 

[circ]

Negro or not, hiver? Think hard.

Can't tell if tranny or not.

 

[Phelot]

What the fuck is this thread? What is all that shitty art for?

Azian Vance, who is of Asian descent

They named her Azian because she's Asian? Oh Valve

 

[Darth Roxor]

What the fuck is this thread?

hiver

 

[sea]

TELL ME WHAT IS THAT SKIN TONE YOU MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!

Did it ever occur to you that different artists can have different art styles, and thus depict Alyx differently? The point of concept art is to present - get this - concepts that can later be decided upon, combined or otherwise worked with towards a final version. Not everything is going to look exactly the same, and that's the goddamn point!

Also, depending on lighting, the skin tone in someone who's half black can vary dramatically (I'd know because my girlfriend is half Caribbean, half Swedish), so I wouldn't take that as a be-all end-all decider of whether it's Alyx or not. The only big differences I'm seeing is a) she has longer hair in most/all those pictures and b) she has a slighter build - and who gives a shit? It's just concept art for a videogame, if you've ever seen concept art before you'll know it can often vary significantly from anything that shows up in the final release.

 

[Menckenstein]

hiver is a pants-shitting autist, wandering ever forward while blindfolded and wildly swinging a broom handle. In his mind he's a crusading white knight, slaying evil "turd slurpers" left and right but in the real world people see him and go "There goes the retard with the load in his pants, muttering about dookie... hope he finds that imaginary Pinata sometime soon, because that is pathetic."

he's the Balkan Christian Weston Chandler.

 

[Metro]

It's plausible that is HL3 because they have Alyx (?) with different outfits. Outfits you could get in... oh... say... an online store for microtransactions.


Hat-Life 3

 

[Infinitron]

(I'd know because my girlfriend is half Caribbean, half Swedish)

Her pics. Give them to us. Now.

 

[kingcomrade]

He's not autistic, just stupid. Autism implies he can't be blamed for his stupidity

 

[Phelot]

Alyx was pretty hefty, but they didn't make her ass big enough.

In any case, she was annoying as fuck and was there to make dorks feel good about themselves. "I may be playing from Gordon's point of view, but when Alyx hugged him... she also hugged me :tearofanangel:"

 

[hiver]

TELL ME WHAT IS THAT SKIN TONE YOU MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!

Did it ever occur to you that different artists can have different art styles, and thus depict Alyx differently? The point of concept art is to present - get this - concepts that can later be decided upon, combined or otherwise worked with towards a final version. Not everything is going to look exactly the same, and that's the goddamn point!

Also, depending on lighting, the skin tone in someone who's half black can vary dramatically (I'd know because my girlfriend is half Caribbean, half Swedish), so I wouldn't take that as a be-all end-all decider of whether it's Alyx or not. The only big differences I'm seeing is a) she has longer hair in most/all those pictures and b) she has a slighter build - and who gives a shit? It's just concept art for a videogame, if you've ever seen concept art before you'll know it can often vary significantly from anything that shows up in the final release.

- it doesnt need to occur to me, because i already know it and because this isnt concept art of Alyx.
This can be concept art of Alyx only if it was made before HL2 came out. Since this is apparently from 2008 and supposedly art for EP3 - i kinda doubt it. (could be fake completely but then it doesnt matter and it isnt Alyx again)
AND THATS THE GODDAMN POINT!

ALSO- Depending on bollocks this can be whatever you imagine, too.
There is no lighting here, these are hand drawn illustrations, not a living person photoed under a certain light.
And my conclusion is not based only on skin color anyway.
but you didnt read that, didya?

AND - Who gives a shit? Well why do you give a shit about my argument with morgot?



Menckenstein

Stop with projections already you pathetic turd... nobody wants to know what you really look like, or what you do, ... shithead.
-edit- also, yknow... its quite nice seeing how much i bother you by telling you exactly what you are.

He's not autistic, just stupid. Autism implies he can't be blamed for his stupidity

 

[MetalCraze]

Valve is fucking evil.

I just realized something when accessing a random game's page. You have to enter a year of your birth there and it only goes as far as 1900 so only people who are no more than 112 years old can buy at Steam.

Do you see?!

What if Jesus will come back to Earth and decide to play a game? He can't enter 0. He will be forced to lie.

Jesus will sin and burn in hell because of Gabe Newell.

 

[kingcomrade]

They're evil cause they won't release hats for ogre magi for me to buy

edit- I put 25 bucks in my steam wallet but they won't release hats for heroes I play!!! GABEN!!!!

 

[Kingston]

Guys, you should take hiver seriously, the man has a bar stool and he's not afraid to use it!

 

[Cowboy Moment]

hiver is a pants-shitting autist, wandering ever forward while blindfolded and wildly swinging a broom handle. In his mind he's a crusading white knight, slaying evil "turd slurpers" left and right but in the real world people see him and go "There goes the retard with the load in his pants, muttering about dookie... hope he finds that imaginary Pinata sometime soon, because that is pathetic."

he's the Balkan Christian Weston Chandler.

A chilling question arises: Who would be the Sancho Panza in this schema?

Because Dulcinea is pretty obvious.

 

[Menckenstein]

hiver is a pants-shitting autist, wandering ever forward while blindfolded and wildly swinging a broom handle. In his mind he's a crusading white knight, slaying evil "turd slurpers" left and right but in the real world people see him and go "There goes the retard with the load in his pants, muttering about dookie... hope he finds that imaginary Pinata sometime soon, because that is pathetic."

he's the Balkan Christian Weston Chandler.

A chilling question arises: Who would be the Sancho Panza in this schema?

Because Dulcinea is pretty obvious.

Not it.

 

[Ulminati]

Negro or not, hiver? Think hard.

Can't tell if tranny or not.

Dude... What the fuck is up with that giraffe neck?

What if Jesus will come back to Earth and decide to play a game? He can't enter 0. He will be forced to lie.

Jesus will sin and burn in hell because of Gabe Newell.

It's cool. Jesus brought this up when they were playing poker together and Gabe made a Jesus-only registration page that goes back to 0.

 

[DwarvenFood]

This thread... this... this hiver... what is he becoming.. it is evolving..