I really hope this kind of stuff doesn't hurt Irrational. I'm sure it wasn't their decision and they have done such an amazing job on the game. They really don't deserve all this bad press.

I for one am loving every second of the game so far (I got it on 360 so I have been able to avoid all the problems) and genuinely have a very similar feeling to the first time I played Half-Life (which is a good thing!)