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Half-Life = Popular

by Steve Gibson, Jan 11, 2001 7:22am PST

Related Topics – Half-Life, half-life

Wondering why exactly Half-Life and all those mods are so damn popular? Here's an article at Cyber-Rat (Thanks GSD) examining the phenomenon and what may be the cause etc.

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The real question is: What can be done to reduce the popularity!?!

Jan 12, 2001 4:22am PST

The real question is: What can be done to reduce the popularity!?! : Shambler

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This guy is just some pre-pubescent faggot that got some semi-pro-looking page to let him write some totally bias and idiotic report on hl success...
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Jan 11, 2001 6:30pm PST

This guy is just some pre-pubescent faggot that got some semi-pro-looking page to let him write some tota... : Zaun

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I like Half-Life deathmatch. Played it all the time when Half-Life came out.

Now there are no good servers, and the people playing it are really good at it. (Gauss gun freaks).

Jan 11, 2001 2:39pm PST

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I like Half-Life deathmatch. Played it all the time when Half-Life came out. Now there are no good se... : seemlar
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- and MP5 whores. Give me my double shotgun (and the sniper rifle from OPFOR) and I'm a happy, er, cam... : johnny rotten

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Freshview and Vantage are drug-addled crackheads. HLDM is a fucking blast on a good server. Unfortunately, 99% of HLDM servers are run on little jimmy's cable server. Fuck that.

Jan 11, 2001 2:22pm PST

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Freshview and Vantage are drug-addled crackheads. HLDM is a fucking blast on a good server. Unfortunate... : johnny rotten
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  no, they just have their own opinions. : daggah
  - Drugs. And copious amounts of... : johnny rotten

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Half-Life, the game that's ushered in the next era of singleplayer gaming, has made equally impressive inroads in multiplayer action gaming. Popular mods such as Counter-Strike, Firearms, Front Line Force, and Team Fortress 1.5 have set new standards in multiplay. However, as good as these mods are, they seem to be catalyzing a noticeable decline in the popularity of Half-Life DeathMatch (HLDM). HLDM is more fun and addictive than these mods and in many ways better than them; yet it is abnormally overlooked. HLDM is multiplayer perfected, with unusually compelling gameplay, maps, weapons, and above all, fun.

Wow, I was forced to stop after this paragraph.

HLDM = ASS

Jan 11, 2001 2:08pm PST

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Half-Life, the game that's ushered in the next era of singleplayer gaming, has made equally impressive in : freshview
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  FreshView = Wrong Freshview says HLDM != QuakeDM hope i got that != right, or is it =!? : ease_one
  - eh? I didn't say anything about quake DM Actually I still think QW had the best deathmatch, unbalanc... : freshview
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  What the... who is this guy kidding? HLDM *IS* crap. That's why so many people play the mods instead o... : Vantage

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You do not need an entire article to say "People like it because it is fun".

Jan 11, 2001 2:22pm PST

You do not need an entire article to say "People like it because it is fun". : TreMetal

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the guy who wrote this is afool, but im not going to get into it.

but no one wants to play hldm more than anything because we all have played DM before, its old hat. been there done that. so q3 ffa dm is good but everyone thinks its boring aas fuck now

Jan 11, 2001 2:06pm PST

the guy who wrote this is afool, but im not going to get into it. but no one wants to play hldm more... : ease_one

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Why? It wouldn't be do to the fact that the game will run on just about any machine out there? hmmmmmmm,some food for thought.

Jan 11, 2001 1:09pm PST

Why? It wouldn't be do to the fact that the game will run on just about any machine out there? hmmmmmmm,s... : brutal

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- I would have to disagree. I could not play through Half-Life because it got so boring about 1/2 way thr... : astral

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HLDM was fun because there were no other mods before.

Team HLDM is even better.

Its not the end all of DM because eventually you get bored of running around just trying to raise your score. CTF in any form is better.

Gasworks rules!

Jan 11, 2001 8:02am PST

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HLDM was fun because there were no other mods before. Team HLDM is even better. Its not the end all : GoofyBoy
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  Gasworks rules! So true lets say it out load... Gasworks Rules! : johnny rotten
  - out load? Where the fuck did that come from? /kills self : johnny rotten

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As HL players know, HL SP isn't a standard run-and-gun fest; it requires a quick wit and strong reasoning skills.
wtf?

Jan 11, 2001 7:50am PST

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As HL players know, HL SP isn't a standard run-and-gun fest; it requires a quick wit and strong reasoning : ILF
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- Fuck, I should have read through the comments before I posted. my bad : Lawgiver

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HL SP isn't a standard run-and-gun fest; it requires a quick wit and strong reasoning skills.

Strong reasoning skills? puhlease. I love Half Life just as much as the next guy but lets not get crazy here.

Jan 11, 2001 8:48am PST

HL SP isn't a standard run-and-gun fest; it requires a quick wit and strong reasoning skills. Strong r... : Lawgiver

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I think that HLDM is a lot of fun, and it plays really well, but this guy seems a little too much into it.

It all just boils down to a double shotgun blast to someone's face. And getting rid of that goddamn hornet gun.

Jan 11, 2001 8:17am PST

I think that HLDM is a lot of fun, and it plays really well, but this guy seems a little too much into it... : Ninja Techno

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This article sounds like it was written by a guy that's defending his ugly, butch girlfriend. It just reeks of bias out the wazoo.

Half-Life is popular because it runs damn fast, it's easy to get into, and Counterstrike is a good mod that finally forces some damn teamplay on a game.

That said, HLDM is fun. But come on...

Jan 11, 2001 7:59am PST

This article sounds like it was written by a guy that's defending his ugly, butch girlfriend. It just ree... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-

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The article is about the great Half Life Deathmatch. It says nothing about all the super popular Half Life mods.

Jan 11, 2001 7:45am PST

The article is about the great Half Life Deathmatch. It says nothing about all the super popular Half Li... : Rambo

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- First NON-ANON post :) As for the cause of HL being popular, it's counterstrike that's to blame : FlashFire(Tu)