Valve makes Episode 1 easier

Iria · Jul 11, 2006, 04:27 AM

Source: bit-tech
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Valve has changed the difficulty of one of the sections in Half Life 2: Episode 1 because too many people found it frustrating to get past.

The elevator section, prior to Alyx and Gordon's emergence into City 17, was one of the highlights of the game that we focused on in our playtest of Episode 1. The crazy amount of zombies, limited ammo and agonising wait for the elevator out of there was a real thriller.

Drakon · Jul 11, 2006, 08:08 AM

I didn't find that section that difficult at all. Sure I reloaded a bunch of times, but a lot of those times was a result of me just fooling around with the gas canisters and such.

Dyre Straits · Jul 11, 2006, 08:15 AM

Oh, no!!! Does that mean the next time I start Steam I'm going to have to deal with a download that will dumbdown the game -- whether I want it to or not???

I quite like the challenges, actually.

~~bobbytomorow~~ · Jul 11, 2006, 08:52 AM

Is it just me or are games becoming to easy? I think to appeal to the casual gamer, games are devolped to be beaten with relative ease. I remember back in the day spending months to complete a game. In the past few years it seems that alot of games are released that I could beat in a couple of sittings, or in HL2 ep.1's case a few hours.

Zeph · Jul 11, 2006, 09:42 AM

Whatever happened to the concept of bsp death counts greater than five automatically honing down the difficulty for a particular location?

Drakon · Jul 11, 2006, 12:57 PM

I guess this is the results of all that ep1 stat info Valve was gathering from players.

Erroneus · Jul 11, 2006, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakon

I guess this is the results of all that ep1 stat info Valve was gathering from players.

Indeed.

And i think it's pretty cool, they tweak the game because alot of people are having problems at that point, fine enough.

Brutality · Jul 11, 2006, 01:49 PM

Lol....That dark place where zombies came, was the coolest part of that game. I'm not saying i didn't like HL2 E1, it rocked ass. But i just looooved that zombie place. Idiotic noobs...You know, there are a lot more of noobs than normal players. NOOBS!!!

Chaos · Jul 11, 2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Brutality

Lol....That dark place where zombies came, was the coolest part of that game. I'm not saying i didn't like HL2 E1, it rocked ass. But i just looooved that zombie place. Idiotic noobs...You know, there are a lot more of noobs than normal players. NOOBS!!!

Well we cant all OWN everyone and every game we play, in HL2 Episode 1 I am stuck by a damm spawning hole for those nasty ants and I have to get a door opened but cant open the door and fend off them bastards

hohum · Jul 11, 2006, 02:06 PM

What the hell? I did that section on normal difficulty on my first attempt, and I'm no pro. When the lift arrived all I did was run to the lift, ignoring the zombies etc - no problem. Making it easier will just ruin the tension there...

Erroneus · Jul 11, 2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaos

Well we cant all OWN everyone and every game we play, in HL2 Episode 1 I am stuck by a damm spawning hole for those nasty ants and I have to get a door opened but cant open the door and fend off them bastards

HINTS:

GRAVITY GUN
CAR
HOLE

SFOSOK · Jul 11, 2006, 05:00 PM

I guess people need to learn how to aim for the head.

**MIG-31** · Jul 11, 2006, 06:15 PM

Considering i one also got passed this part of HL2:E1 after a third attempt on medium.I only found the reason the previous 2 was due to the graphics/monitor setting was a touch to dark and i lost my direction due to that reason and died.A small alteration to the gamma settings made the differance.

But i am still to play the hardest level yet so it could be interesting to see how hard it could be.

But headshots do help out greatly.

Dyre Straits · Jul 11, 2006, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Erroneus

HINTS:

GRAVITY GUN
CAR
HOLE

EXACTLY!!!

It took me all of about 5 seconds to figure that one out. LOL!

SFOSOK · Jul 11, 2006, 06:46 PM

ok, I was thinkin about buying episode 1. I'm leaving in less than a month, is it worth it?

Erroneus · Jul 11, 2006, 07:26 PM

It's worth it! It's not the longest game (4-5 hours) but every minute of the game you are highly entertained.

SFOSOK · Jul 12, 2006, 04:22 AM

eek I just spent all my money on goin to the beach

BWX · Jul 13, 2006, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SFOSOK

eek I just spent all my money on goin to the beach

Good choice.. you aren't missing much.

Drakon · Jul 13, 2006, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

Good choice.. you aren't missing much.

I take it you didn't enjoy it, BWX?

SFOSOK · Jul 13, 2006, 03:53 AM

I'll wait till I'm done with all my training I guess, it should be about 5 cents then.

BWX · Jul 13, 2006, 04:47 AM

It just wasn't worth 20 bucks is all..it's an "ok" game.. just not enough content by a long shot.

SFOSOK · Jul 13, 2006, 06:29 AM

If I read the complete story while playing Half Life 2 would I get pretty much the same value and save 20$?

BWX · Jul 13, 2006, 08:57 AM

I dunno, maybe. It's "only" 20 bucks..

But still, after buying it, playing it through one time in one day, you might just wish you had the 20 bucks back to go buy a nice dinner or anything else that is really worth 20 bucks.. Hard to say.

Erroneus · Jul 13, 2006, 09:00 AM

You know, it is possible to get it for less then 20$

BWX · Jul 13, 2006, 09:10 AM

Yeah I know it is now, when I bought it, it was 20 bucks because I got it on STEAM. Probably the last time I ever do that though.

Jul 11, 2006, 04:27 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Valve makes Episode 1 easier Source: bit-tech _________ Valve has changed the difficulty of one of the sections in Half Life 2: Episode 1 because too many people found it frustrating to get past. The elevator section, prior to Alyx and Gordon's emergence into City 17, was one of the highlights of the game that we focused on in our playtest of Episode 1. The crazy amount of zombies, limited ammo and agonising wait for the elevator out of there was a real thriller.

Jul 11, 2006, 05:00 PM	#12
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	I guess people need to learn how to aim for the head. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Jul 11, 2006, 06:15 PM	#13
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Considering i one also got passed this part of HL2:E1 after a third attempt on medium.I only found the reason the previous 2 was due to the graphics/monitor setting was a touch to dark and i lost my direction due to that reason and died.A small alteration to the gamma settings made the differance. But i am still to play the hardest level yet so it could be interesting to see how hard it could be. But headshots do help out greatly. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Jul 11, 2006, 06:46 PM	#15
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	ok, I was thinkin about buying episode 1. I'm leaving in less than a month, is it worth it? __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Jul 11, 2006, 07:26 PM	#16
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	It's worth it! It's not the longest game (4-5 hours) but every minute of the game you are highly entertained. __________________

Jul 11, 2006, 08:08 AM	#2
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	I didn't find that section that difficult at all. Sure I reloaded a bunch of times, but a lot of those times was a result of me just fooling around with the gas canisters and such.

Jul 11, 2006, 08:52 AM	#4
~~bobbytomorow~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: vancouver Posts: 450 Rep Power: 0	Is it just me or are games becoming to easy? I think to appeal to the casual gamer, games are devolped to be beaten with relative ease. I remember back in the day spending months to complete a game. In the past few years it seems that alot of games are released that I could beat in a couple of sittings, or in HL2 ep.1's case a few hours.

Jul 11, 2006, 09:42 AM	#5
Zeph DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 190 Rep Power: 0	Whatever happened to the concept of bsp death counts greater than five automatically honing down the difficulty for a particular location?

Jul 11, 2006, 12:57 PM	#6
Drakon DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Floatin'... Posts: 4,957 Rep Power: 0	I guess this is the results of all that ep1 stat info Valve was gathering from players.

Jul 11, 2006, 01:49 PM	#8
Brutality DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 887 Rep Power: 0	Lol....That dark place where zombies came, was the coolest part of that game. I'm not saying i didn't like HL2 E1, it rocked ass. But i just looooved that zombie place. Idiotic noobs...You know, there are a lot more of noobs than normal players. NOOBS!!!

Jul 11, 2006, 02:06 PM	#10
hohum HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UK Posts: 298 Rep Power: 0	What the hell? I did that section on normal difficulty on my first attempt, and I'm no pro. When the lift arrived all I did was run to the lift, ignoring the zombies etc - no problem. Making it easier will just ruin the tension there...

Jul 12, 2006, 04:22 AM	#17
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	eek I just spent all my money on goin to the beach __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Jul 13, 2006, 03:53 AM	#20
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	I'll wait till I'm done with all my training I guess, it should be about 5 cents then. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Jul 13, 2006, 04:47 AM	#21
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	It just wasn't worth 20 bucks is all..it's an "ok" game.. just not enough content by a long shot. __________________

Jul 13, 2006, 06:29 AM	#22
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	If I read the complete story while playing Half Life 2 would I get pretty much the same value and save 20$? __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Jul 13, 2006, 08:57 AM	#23
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I dunno, maybe. It's "only" 20 bucks.. But still, after buying it, playing it through one time in one day, you might just wish you had the 20 bucks back to go buy a nice dinner or anything else that is really worth 20 bucks.. Hard to say. __________________

Jul 13, 2006, 09:00 AM	#24
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,417 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	You know, it is possible to get it for less then 20$ __________________

Jul 13, 2006, 09:10 AM	#25
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Yeah I know it is now, when I bought it, it was 20 bucks because I got it on STEAM. Probably the last time I ever do that though. __________________