400,000

[langofox]

Allow though I am not as excited as the previous guesses, I fell obligated to begin hyping the 400,000 potato mark.

Is there anyone left that still thinks overclocking will happen (while still being able to save us more than 12 hours).

[Thrawn2787]

If Valve is smart they will just release it and stop dicking around

[Idiot Cube]

If nothing happens at 400,000 I will buy 400 potatoes from the store (each representing 1000 Valve potatoes) and burn them in effigy.

[gf1024]

400k will be as relevant as 300k or 200k or hell, even 500k will be.

[bret987]

inb4 nothing will happen at 400,000

[-=Gradius=-]

Allow though I am not as excited as the previous guesses, I fell obligated to begin hyping the 400,000 potato mark.

Is there anyone left that still thinks overclocking will happen (while still being able to save us more than 12 hours).


At this point unless the speed increases at the very least 10-100 fold it cannot be release in such a way that I will be able to play it before Tuesday.

[langofox]

At this point unless the speed increases at the very least 10-100 fold it cannot be release in such a way that I will be able to play it before Tuesday.

I think x2 would be helpful, especially with so many people giving up

[GentleBeing]

400k will be as relevant as 300k or 200k or hell, even 500k will be.

It takes 400,000 $ to release Portal 2 in twelve seconds.

[nico57300]

I'm so disappoint now, I think I'm just gonna wait for the official release Tuesday and get away from this forum due to the uncountables trolls who are spoiling the end. Thank you, good night.

[PewPewK]

Unless a miracle happens at 400,000, I've given up hope.

[MylzDavis1975]

Honestly, i'd say if SOMETHING happens at 400k you'd go buy the potatoes cause that could get expensive..

10 lb bag of potato = $3 and there's probably like 10-15 in a bag.. so you're looking at around 30-40 bags of potatoes....

kind of a waste of money.. kinda like buying the indie games to try to unlock it lol

[langofox]

Honestly, i'd say if SOMETHING happens at 400k you'd go buy the potatoes cause that could get expensive..

10 lb bag of potato = $3 and there's probably like 10-15 in a bag.. so you're looking at around 30-40 bags of potatoes....

kind of a waste of money.. kinda like buying the indie games to try to unlock it lol

+rep for you sir

[gf1024]

It takes 400,000 $ to release Portal 2 in twelve seconds.

I'm clueless why did you quote me for that.

[LiotkSa]

One can only hope™.

[FiverBeyond]

I don't understand it: Valve really did strongly suggest that getting more potatoes would somehow throw the CPUs into 'overclock' mode: but if it's not 400,000, and it's not 500,000, and it's not a straight-up multiplier...


...what did they mean? It was only one employee... could it be that potatoes were never meant to have any effect on the unlock whatsoever?

[SnowCanary]

It takes 400,000 $ to release Portal 2 in twelve seconds.

It costs 400,000 potatoes to overclock GLaDOS... for twelve seconds.

[GhostSignals]

Nothing will happen.

All your optimism is going to waste.

[SpongeFreak52]

It costs 400,000 potatoes to overclock GLaDOS... for twelve seconds.
I love you. +rep

[LiotkSa]

The number potatoes that are added between updates is smaller decreasing. I believe it's the first time since the start of the glados@home.

[Dachannien]

Almost there now. Assume the "extreme disappointment" position. A party technician will be with you shortly.

[slimd1995]

Here we go again with the disappointment.

[langofox]

I don't understand it: Valve really did strongly suggest that getting more potatoes would somehow throw the CPUs into 'overclock' mode: but if it's not 400,000, and it's not 500,000, and it's not a straight-up multiplier...


...what did they mean? It was only one employee... could it be that potatoes were never meant to have any effect on the unlock whatsoever?

Then why the words "Auxiliary Power"? Why not just "Potatoes Collected"?

[atomicmedic]

I love you. +rep

its been said many times by other people..

[Eyes only]

im ready to be disapointed.. even if something happens im gonna be disapointed that i wasn't disapointed :P

[Nuhgooyen]

I wanna be here when nothing happens again :)

[redcow17]

nothing will happen

[Master_Kuni]

Oh boy guys 9AM Friday!
Oh boy guys 360k potatoes!
Oh boy guys 50% progress!


Oh boy guys 400k potatoes!


Oh wait...

[Sneaky Bear]

It costs 400,000 potatoes to feed Gabe... for twelve seconds.

Fixed.

[Rebochan]

At 400,000 potatoes, Portal 2 will come out and everyone with 36 potatoes gets a free pony. Made of fish.

[Liquid-Flame DK]

I wanna be here when nothing happens again :)

Me too!

[bonkabonka]

this forum seems to have a habit of setting itself up for disappointment.

[MissWheets]

I'm excited, especially since there's new weird stuff on the wiki now.....though I'm not getting my hopes tooo high.

[Aivskar]

OMG, timer at 1 hour!

[Thormor]

Nothing happened, AGAIN

[Strkl]

I want something to happen ! For not making this weekend pure wasting time

[Master_Kuni]

...and nothing.

Ha ha.

[atomicmedic]

and dissapointment come again

[Dachannien]

400,191 with no indication of anything totally awesome happening.

[Ashkins]

Nothing happened, welp.

[Rebochan]

Well, 400,191 potatoes and I got my pony. How about you?

[redcow17]

1 Hour dropped!!

[Lichhunter]

wowits♥♥♥♥ingnothing.jpg

[DIENER]

Nothing, trololo.

[mariomario42]

Well, 400,191 potatoes and I got my pony. How about you?

Eh, just a dirt bike signed by the Valve staff and some magic beans.

[Ether]

1 Hour dropped!!

Nope.

[Descriptor]

OMG, timer at 1 hour!

Trololololololo >.>

[Maze]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aJROW6cuEM

[Mystrios]

I have learned from previous values not to get excited.





I was right not to...

[datatoa]

well...


















This was a dissapointment...

[Mikel_S]

Woot! Nothing happened! Swiggedy!

[langofox]

sigh...

[Large Egret]

It costs 400,000 potatos to release this game... in 12 seconds

[Sefam]

Extremely disappointed, this sucks.

[knux1234]

i say next marker Be 900,000 thousand

[truestatic]

What? Nothing happened? Well isn't that a surprise.

[Dachannien]

NINE THOUSAND! I've never seen a potato level that high

[MylzDavis1975]

thankfully mods are locking any extra potato count posts lol

[Taveira]

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[GhostSignals]

Nothing happened at 400k, and nothing will happen at anything above that.

Get used to it.

[Master_Kuni]

It's hard to understate my satisfaction.

[RaymanDK]

This is true?
http://i54.tinypic.com/4haalt.png

look at the text..

-RaymanDK

[Jerry]

Well....Was there ever a doubt?

[Froody42]

Did they ever even confirm any sort of overclocking? Because it looks to me like the fandom is just making up random milestones in order not to lose hope, to be honest. If nothing has happened by now, I don't think much will happen in the future. What use would overclocking be for Monday evening when it's almost over anyway?

[NickSt]

It's hard to understate my satisfaction.

Aperture Science.
We do what we must, because, we can.

[P-body]

Aperture Science.
We do what we must, because, we can.

For the good of our company, we'll fill you with hope and then dread!

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[chrischameleon]

You know if you moderators would stop locking all the new potato threads they would stop posting them.

Just saying.

[Purge]

Sigh. One more notch on the bed post.

[Gamer_Untouch]

don't worry guys we can predict something will happen at 500k and then nothing will happen and then we'll whine and then something will happen at 600k but nothing will etc

[wits]

Did they ever even confirm any sort of overclocking? Because it looks to me like the fandom is just making up random milestones in order not to lose hope, to be honest. If nothing has happened by now, I don't think much will happen in the future. What use would overclocking be for Monday evening when it's almost over anyway?

http://valvearg.com/wiki/File:Mail_from_Jeep_to_Ryukaki.png

[clocksstoppe]

You know if you moderators would stop locking all the new potato threads they would stop posting them.

Just saying.

no that would make people make more of them.

[PewPewK]

I'm now fairly confident nothing is gonna happen at all because of this. Waste of ♥♥♥♥ing time. :(

[gf1024]

no that would make people make more of them.

Hell even I would start one.

[chrischameleon]

no that would make people make more of them.

Yeah, but they're taboo, so people will create more threads for the fun of it.

[michael89]

Valve is into charity stuff, so i´ll throw my guess: 430,543 (Hat charity gathered that amount of money for japan.)

If the assumed overclocking or something else wont occur then, i´ll just wait till the announced release date.

[spaxio]

/thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPSITyKlaw

[Maze]

Valve is into charity stuff, so i´ll throw my guess: 430,543 (Hat charity gathered that amount of money for japan.)

Seriously?

I mean, there's no point in these theories anymore. We just end up disappointed.

[Coffee999]

I am NOT a troll and YES I am dumb.

But can someone PLEASE explain me what overclocking means? Please?

[Expresate]

Something did happen just after we hit 400,000 on the ARG IRC.

Dougley (who is dead, so, GLaDOS) said "Beginning Processing. Continue Testing."

[macedo]

The level of disappointment measured at this forum pleases me.

[michael89]

Seriously?

I mean, there's no point in these theories anymore. We just end up disappointed.

That is why i just throwed a guess in a message, instead of making a whole thread for it.

[iAutomatik]

/thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPSITyKlaw

lold.

[P-body]

Something did happen just after we hit 400,000 on the ARG IRC.

Dougley (who is dead, so, GLaDOS) said "Beginning Processing. Continue Testing."

source?

[Kairxa]

I am NOT a troll and YES I am dumb.

But can someone PLEASE explain me what overclocking means? Please?

Em, go to your BIOS (restart your computer and then keep on pressing del button), and try to find settings for core speed or something like that. Changing those numbers into higher ones, is called overclocking.

[Arkanius]

OH BOY HERE WE GO AGAIN

[Beelzebud]

Prediction: When the bar is at 100% the game will unlock.

You heard it here first, folks!

[MylzDavis1975]

Em, go to your BIOS (restart your computer and then keep on pressing del button), and try to find settings for core speed or something like that. Changing those numbers into higher ones, is called overclocking.

DON'T do this....

last thing you want is to burn out your pc before playing the game...

if anything go read up on overclocking to see what it is

[clocksstoppe]

/thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldPSITyKlaw

this.

potatoes do nothing.

[JinseiZetsumei]

This is kind of like trying to guess when the world will end, with each passing date of failure we aim for a later date. Or in this case, potato total.

[chrischameleon]

DON'T do this....

last thing you want is to burn out your pc before playing the game...

if anything go read up on overclocking to see what it is

Yeah, only pros should overclock. You can cause a lot of damage if you don't know what you're doing.

[MylzDavis1975]

This is kind of like trying to guess when the world will end, which each passing date of failure we aim for a later date. Or in this case, potato total.

end of world is easy.. its Dec. 21 next year....:p

[chrischameleon]

this.

potatoes do nothing.

^ Not this!

Get back to work getting those potatoes everyone!

[gwmcocd]

I am NOT a troll and YES I am dumb.

But can someone PLEASE explain me what overclocking means? Please?

CPU's (Central processing unit) run at a clock rate

eg. 2ghz/2 Gigahertz/2billion/2,000,000,000 = cycles a second

To overclock is to increase the cycles per second.

eg. you would overclock a 2ghz cpu to 3ghz which in turn would make it faster (by 1ghz)

[JinseiZetsumei]

end of world is easy.. its Dec. 21 next year....:p

Yes and when that date rolls by with out the world ending, another date will be picked randomly by some other obscure, nearly forgotten civilization, or a random person from history who will be mislabeled a prophet. (I assume your comment was sarcastic so I replied with a sarcastic reply. Just so we are clear.)

Needless to say this random number guessing is just not going to do anything, but by all means continue the guessing. I mean at least it gives us something active to aim for.

[chrischameleon]

end of world is easy.. its Dec. 21 next year....:p

The reason the Mayan calender ends in 2012 is because the calender is resetting its self.

Nothing to fear, just a new era for dead civilizations.

[HamiltonAFJr]

AFAIK the potatoes are already overclockimg but at a very very low rate. And there is also the cheaters, lot's of potatoes will be removed.

But is pointless work so hard for the game to release when most of us is on work/school.

It would be awesome to play tonight though.