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Re: TF2 is a standalone game???WTF @#@#$

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From: ToeJam
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 00:00
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i am total against hacking and violating copywrite laws but on this
occassion it would serve those bastards right.
Martin wrote in message
<914362750.4148.0.nnrp-01.c2debfa0@news.demon.co.uk>...
>I agree with you Eric, it sux how they have said your gonna need half-life
>to play tf2, and then go back on their word, i bought HL for tf2,
>(multi-player is pretty shit, laggy as hell etc).
>
>They should do a rebate or something for people that already have HL, or
>something along those lines. They have made alot of money on HL, and they
>are just trying to milk it for more buy doing this.
>
>Martin
>
>
>This is pretty out of order, they should do a rebate for all those people
>that purchased HL,
>Eric bb wrote in message <75oh4j$i6e$1@news.iinet.net.au>...
>>I bought Halflife is because of TF2, now TF2 is a standalone product, i
>felt
>>i've been con to buy HL.  I know HL is a very good single player game, BUT
>>that is not the reason i bought HL.  They marketed HL as the platform for
>>TF2, and i think they realise the good number of followers of TF and which
>>it helps to increase their sales by a great deal.  Now i have to pay the
>>full amount to buy TF2 again and i don't even need my original HL no
more??
>>This is bull shit.  Value software sure know how to squeeze money out from
>>gamers all over the world.  This kind of conducts is just not acceptable.
>>Stop telling me how good HL is, i dont want to play the single player game
>>more than once, and the multiplay isn't that outstanding at all (may be i
m
>>after somthing like TF2)
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Subject: Re: TF2 is a standalone game???WTF @#@#$
Date: 1998/12/23
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