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Okta wrote:I must have missed something? I have seen bad use of sarcasm before but...wtf?

You missed the post right before it his?

Thats all i can think of...

Ha!!!!

Haha, imagine Valve announcing HL3 release details through Dycus in the forum.

Half Life "3" - MTBS "3" D - HL3 CONFIRMED!

bobjwatts wrote:Haha, imagine Valve announcing HL3 release details through Dycus in the forum.

Half Life "3" - MTBS "3" D - HL3 CONFIRMED!

Well everybody knows that Dycus has loose lips.

Given that it's almost Thanksgiving, I'm super curious if any of the 100 Kickstarter $275 UNASSEMBLED RIFT PROTOTYPE KITs ("estimated delivery: November") have been received by anyone yet.

Please Santa, bring me my Oculus Rift dev kit by Christmas! I've been so good this year!

Edit: Ah, I found Palmer's reply about the November shipments a few posts back: http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.p ... 0&start=15

Okta wrote:I must have missed something? I have seen bad use of sarcasm before but...wtf?

Well, first Jaybug posted this:

jaybug wrote:ASSASSINS CREED AND FAR CRY 3 SUPPORT CONFIRMED

So I posted this:

Dycus wrote:

jaybug wrote:ASSASSINS CREED AND FAR CRY 3 SUPPORT CONFIRMED

GOOD NEWS GUYS
HL3 IS SHIPPING WITH THE RIFT
oh geez don't kill me

With tiny text underneath, which Crespo80 then pointed out:

crespo80 wrote:

Dycus wrote: oh geez don't kill me

Damn you, I almost fell off my chair

So yes, I think you missed something. Besides, do you really think you'd hear about it from me before there was an official announcement? I'd be in huge trouble!
In addition, I can say with 100% honesty that I know nothing about HL3 or its release date, and neither does anybody at Oculus.

brantlew wrote:Well everybody knows that Dycus has loose lips.

Hey, that's not true!

Nice save Dycus, of course half life 3 isn't coming out with the Oculus that would be crazy
Your secret is save with me and... well most of Reddit by now.

Okta wrote:I must have missed something? I have seen bad use of sarcasm before but...wtf?

Yeah, sarcasm... That's what that was. :p


(Kinda worried you won't get it now, so I'll point out that i just used sarcasm to point out that the joke in question didn't. Carry on -.-)

Nogard wrote:NYour secret is save with me and... well most of Reddit by now.

Aha. Hahaha. Now you're the one scaring me. That's not very nice.

Dycus wrote:

Okta wrote:I must have missed something? I have seen bad use of sarcasm before but...wtf?

Well, first Jaybug posted this:

jaybug wrote:ASSASSINS CREED AND FAR CRY 3 SUPPORT CONFIRMED

So I posted this:

Dycus wrote:

jaybug wrote:ASSASSINS CREED AND FAR CRY 3 SUPPORT CONFIRMED

GOOD NEWS GUYS
HL3 IS SHIPPING WITH THE RIFT
oh geez don't kill me

With tiny text underneath, which Crespo80 then pointed out:

crespo80 wrote:

Dycus wrote: oh geez don't kill me

Damn you, I almost fell off my chair

So yes, I think you missed something. Besides, do you really think you'd hear about it from me before there was an official announcement? I'd be in huge trouble!
In addition, I can say with 100% honesty that I know nothing about HL3 or its release date, and neither does anybody at Oculus.

brantlew wrote:Well everybody knows that Dycus has loose lips.

Hey, that's not true!

After seeing Gaybugs post for 2 major supported titles (which i had no reason to disbelieve) and yours about HL3 (which i have not been following the status of) i started to suspect something was a bit to good to be true but didn't expect it so blatantly from Oculus staff. Unfortunate.

Okta wrote:.... but didn't expect it so blatantly from Oculus staff. Unfortunate.

I thought it was pretty funny

Hah, Gaybugs. It's kinda like my username, only slightly modified to imply homosexuality with a negative connotation. That's very funny. And here I thought you lacked a sense of humor.

Oh yes, the sarcasm is getting thicker by the minute. Chill out, Okta. The sooner you admit to yourself that you *should* have understood that it wasn't a serious comment, the better off you'll be.

Okta wrote:After seeing Gaybugs post for 2 major supported titles (which i had no reason to disbelieve) and yours about HL3 (which i have not been following the status of) i started to suspect something was a bit to good to be true but didn't expect it so blatantly from Oculus staff. Unfortunate.

Wat? I would hope that was a typo, but uuuh >.> so, anyone enjoying Halo 5 with their Rift prototypes?

I came here for my usual dose of disappointment (of no new info), walked away with a smile after a hilarious thread

I guess this is what happens when news about a hype of this magnitude dries out completely. People start getting antsy in their pantsy. At this point I'd be happy just to have impending delay confirmed. Then I’d at least know. A delay, though unfortunate, is understandable but the lack of information is not.
But at least I get to cruise over to London and stalk Palmer in a few weeks. I wonder if he´ll sign my man-boobs.

jaybug wrote:Hah, Gaybugs. It's kinda like my username, only slightly modified to imply homosexuality with a negative connotation. That's very funny. And here I thought you lacked a sense of humor.

Oh yes, the sarcasm is getting thicker by the minute. Chill out, Okta. The sooner you admit to yourself that you *should* have understood that it wasn't a serious comment, the better off you'll be.

Negative connotations? Surely you *should* have realised it was in referral to the light hearted joviality of your posts, but by no means serious. Perhaps also you should try not to associate the word 'Gay' with a negative connotation to homosexuality.

amidiongitright?

Good news: "It is general knowledge in the Stockholm dev scene that Mirror's Edge 2 is in production at DICE."

Source: https://twitter.com/BenjaminCousins/sta ... 0606457856

Now if only we could convince them to implement Rift support!

Zhin wrote:At this point I'd be happy just to have impending delay confirmed. Then I’d at least know. A delay, though unfortunate, is understandable but the lack of information is not.

Agreed. It's the fact that a delay hasn't been announced that makes me think everything is on track. I get the impression Palmer would have given some sort of update by now if they knew it was going to take longer than they thought, to manage expectations if nothing else.

Having said that, I hope people don't get their hopes too high for a pre-Xmas Rift, just in case...

DICE couldnt even be bothered to support joysticks for PC BF3.

Ill be amazed if they support something as niche as the Rift.

They are EA/DICE now remember, the only thing they are interested in profits.

Innovation is not a priority. thats why they are already rinse/washing Battlefield 4 for 2014.

Also all their decisions are based on telemetry, and their wont be enough rift owners to significantly affect that.

I would love to see a Mirror's Edge sequel. This is great news, Rift support or not.

Everytime I check the official Oculus site or the forum, I can't help but think of this

Hate to say it, but i think Battlefield 4 could be REALLY good since they are building upon bF3, at least as long as they don't do the arid-only environments and do add in a bunch of snow, mountain, woodland(DayZ) type maps as well as make proper fixes/additions to the game. Not a huge fan of BF3, but they really had something there with BF3, on the technical side at least, in particular, a few believable, VR-like game elements made some real progress, but it just fell short. That said, i hope they cancel 4 immediately and go to 2143...

frakur wrote:

Zhin wrote:At this point I'd be happy just to have impending delay confirmed. Then I’d at least know. A delay, though unfortunate, is understandable but the lack of information is not.

Agreed. It's the fact that a delay hasn't been announced that makes me think everything is on track. I get the impression Palmer would have given some sort of update by now if they knew it was going to take longer than they thought, to manage expectations if nothing else.

Having said that, I hope people don't get their hopes too high for a pre-Xmas Rift, just in case...

I´m just extra sensitive about anything regarding “product information distribution” because that´s what I do for a living. I guess when you can draw parallels to something close to home your´level of acceptance will be set to whatever bar you yourself operate under. I work with diagnostics tools at Volvo Cars and our products are extremely niched in both hardware and software. Our customers would storm our gates if we were as reluctant to share development updates as Oculus are. Of course I don't think its necessarily fair to compare VCC and Oculus, just trying to explain/justify my growing impatience and the level of annoyance that follows.

Guys, do you really have the stomach to play a game like Mirrors Edge with a HMD?

I know I don't.

Whether I have the stomach, I don't know. What I do know is that I can't wait to find out.

I've hardly had any problems with motion sickness before, so I'm fairly confident I'll be able to handle most of what the Rift will throw at me.

I would be surprised if i would get any vertigo or motion sickness!
When i was like 15 i got a ride in a SAAB 105/SK60. I want that feeling again

coresnake wrote:Guys, do you really have the stomach to play a game like Mirrors Edge with a HMD?

I know I don't.

I think playing Mirror's Edge with a HMD would actually give you less motion sickness?

I know playing Mirror's edge made me sick since the game tried to make it feel like I was using a HMD but in reality you are watching a fixed TV : that made my brain confused

First game ever that made me really sick

I wish I could tell you guys stuff about release dates and whatnot, but it's not really under my discretion to say so. I know how you guys feel, and I'm sorry. I'd be really eager for updates at this point too, especially since we've been pretty quiet for so long.

I'll try to get Palmer/Brendan to release an update soon.

This is the 2012 Christmas Song that I will be singing this year non stop!

All I want for Christmas
is my Oculus Rift,
an Oculus Rift,
see my Oculus Rift!

Gee, if I could only
have an Oculus Rift,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."

Dycus wrote:I wish I could tell you guys stuff about release dates and whatnot, but it's not really under my discretion to say so. I know how you guys feel, and I'm sorry. I'd be really eager for updates at this point too, especially since we've been pretty quiet for so long.

I'll try to get Palmer/Brendan to release an update soon.

Glad to hear you understand. Eagerly awaiting any scrap of news, even though it has seemed pretty sure my shipment in January will be on time, I can't wait to see what people think of the Rift in the wild.

space123321 wrote:This is the 2012 Christmas Song that I will be singing this year non stop!

All I want for Christmas
is my Oculus Rift,
an Oculus Rift,
see my Oculus Rift!

Gee, if I could only
have an Oculus Rift,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."

Seems so long since I could say,
"Virtual reality is awesome!"
Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be
if I could only try one!

Given the very short development time Oculus is working with, I'd rather have them give an update with known details rather than what's not known. I think most of us would be happy simply knowing you guys are working hard, and things are coming along (or if there are some setbacks). At any rate, I would rather wait than have a rushed, half-arsed product.

Dycus wrote:

space123321 wrote:This is the 2012 Christmas Song that I will be singing this year non stop!

All I want for Christmas
is my Oculus Rift,
an Oculus Rift,
see my Oculus Rift!

Gee, if I could only
have an Oculus Rift,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."

Seems so long since I could say,
"Virtual reality is awesome!"
Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be
if I could only try one!

I cry my self to sleep each night,
oh how i long for this wait to end
But my tears and pain falls on death ears
oh how it makes my mind bend

if only i could have the oculus rift
perhaps life might be greater,
i can't get my hands on the damn thing
ill have to wait till much later

Nogard wrote:

Dycus wrote:

space123321 wrote:This is the 2012 Christmas Song that I will be singing this year non stop!

All I want for Christmas
is my Oculus Rift,
an Oculus Rift,
see my Oculus Rift!

Gee, if I could only
have an Oculus Rift,
then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."

Seems so long since I could say,
"Virtual reality is awesome!"
Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be
if I could only try one!

I cry my self to sleep each night,
oh how i long for this wait to end
But my tears and pain falls on death ears
oh how it makes my mind bend

if only i could have the oculus rift
perhaps life might be greater,
i can't get my hands on the damn thing
ill have to wait till much later

Guys, since i'm not a native speaker i have no clue about the melody, but it's great fun anyway
One appeal to dycus: Dude, it's ok if the others are drugged up to the eyeballs - but you have to stay with a clear head

You know, every sign of activity makes us happy It must not be a release date or a new feature revelation, of course it would be great, but everything like:
- "Today we made the tracker driver working"
- "We have just produced the first batch and they look great"
- "Having a brainstorming for the consumer version" + Picture of you in the meeting room
- Picture of Palmer having a pause (ok, this is improbable )
These are small and leak-free information that make us feel like partecipating in the development and make the wait bearable!

troffmo5 wrote:You know, every sign of activity makes us happy It must not be a release date or a new feature revelation, of course it would be great, but everything like:
- "Today we made the tracker driver working"
- "We have just produced the first batch and they look great"
- "Having a brainstorming for the consumer version" + Picture of you in the meeting room
- Picture of Palmer having a pause (ok, this is improbable )
These are small and leak-free information that make us feel like partecipating in the development and make the wait bearable!

Well put sir

troffmo5 wrote:You know, every sign of activity makes us happy It must not be a release date or a new feature revelation, of course it would be great, but everything like:
- "Today we made the tracker driver working"
- "We have just produced the first batch and they look great"
- "Having a brainstorming for the consumer version" + Picture of you in the meeting room
- Picture of Palmer having a pause (ok, this is improbable )
These are small and leak-free information that make us feel like partecipating in the development and make the wait bearable!

Well said troffmo5. It is the feeling of involvement that keeps us going. Maybe Oculus needs a community manager

bobjwatts wrote:

troffmo5 wrote:You know, every sign of activity makes us happy It must not be a release date or a new feature revelation, of course it would be great, but everything like:
- "Today we made the tracker driver working"
- "We have just produced the first batch and they look great"
- "Having a brainstorming for the consumer version" + Picture of you in the meeting room
- Picture of Palmer having a pause (ok, this is improbable )
These are small and leak-free information that make us feel like partecipating in the development and make the wait bearable!

Well said troffmo5. It is the feeling of involvement that keeps us going. Maybe Oculus needs a community manager

exactly

Actually Kickstarter backers ARE involved in the project, not with skills but with money.
This is not my only crowd-founded project and i can say the comunication is better than lot of others.
But for example Project Cars has a forum where the developers continuosly show their progress and "investors" can interact with them giving feedback or ideas.
(E.g. they said they ordered an Oculus dev kit to try to support it )
I know a hardware projects is different, but this is an example how a crowd founded project i think should be.

troffmo5 wrote:You know, every sign of activity makes us happy It must not be a release date or a new feature revelation, of course it would be great, but everything like:
- "Today we made the tracker driver working"
- "We have just produced the first batch and they look great"
- "Having a brainstorming for the consumer version" + Picture of you in the meeting room
- Picture of Palmer having a pause (ok, this is improbable )
These are small and leak-free information that make us feel like partecipating in the development and make the wait bearable!

Really well said, sir