HL2 EP3 any day now boyz.

When you can literally change the entire game over time with updates to be something entirely different from what it was: Suck isn't forever. But neither is good.

Even the perceptions don't necessarily stay forever. Look at NMS.

Is that why they still have yet to make hl3 TF3 or update TF2 give portal 2 additional support

I also liked 'the narcissistic injury of the level ignoring me' as an excuse for unrealistic hit decals.

I didn't care for his 'so what?' attitude about someone pointing out they were unrealistic - because the game's supposed to be immersive. If you want an effect and the excuse doesn't fit, find a different excuse. What else would justify the mechanic you're trying to convey?

But he said that in the context of releasing Half Life 1, back when there was no way to patch a game after release. This isn't the case anymore and it's been proven many times that games can come back from sucking.