Talk:Gordon Freeman

Half-Life 2? Anyone? -- towo 20:15, 2004 Jun 29 (UTC)

nothing is known of HL2 regarding the story, even just when it happens is not for sure, wait for the game and then write about it. -- Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason (https://academickids.com:443/encyclopedia/index.php?title=User_talk:%C6var_Arnfj%F6r%F0_Bjarmason&action=edit&section=new) 20:50, 2004 Sep 12 (UTC)

I just looked into the handbook and it states, that Gordon worked at the Institute for Experimental Physics at the University of Innsbruck prior to his job at Black Mesa. Shouldn't this be included?

G-Man

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Plus, if the player activate a cheat code for looking through walls, one can see through the G-Man’s briefcase, which contains two "samples". -- I didn't check this one personally. Some may confirm? There are two textures for each side of the inside of the briefcase, which can at least be seen using the editing tools. I don't remember whether it was possible to use noclip to view them, too. Half-Life 2, anyone? Isn't Freeman meeting an old friend in that one?

I checked on this and it's not true. Inside was an unreadable ID card. I've also played and beaten HL2 and theres no reason to support this. K1Bond007 06:51, Nov 20, 2004 (UTC)

Made-up info?

What is the source for:

• "His thesis was entitled Observation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement on Supraquantum Structures by Induction Through Nonlinear Transuranic Crystal of Extremely Long Wavelength (ELW) Pulse from Mode-Locked Source Array"

and

• "Freeman harbored an early interest in theoretical physics, such as quantum mechanics and relativity. After observing a series of teleportation experiments conducted by the Institute of Experimental Physics, applications of teleportation became Freeman's obsession. Eventually, he became disappointed with the slow pace of teleportation research in academia and began to search for a job in the private sector."

and

• " Freeman had actually not handled any weapons until the Black Mesa incident (aside from the butane-powered tennis ball cannon he constructed at age 6)"

I don't recall reading these details before. If they're made-up by the contributor, they should be removed. This is an encyclopedia of existing information, not a place to put your own speculation as (fictional) fact.

Also, as a frequenter of planethalflife.com and halflife2.net forums, I really don't think that "many fans believe" that the train at the start of HL2 is the same one as the one at the end of HL1. There was one thread on the HL2.net forums, and that was pretty comprehensively shot down. pomegranate 15:49, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

That info is in the Half-Life 2 Strategy Guide by Prism, which was apparently Valve-licensed. User:Anárion/sig 07:10, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ah, okay then. But I think you mean Prima ;) pomegranate 15:31, Mar 5, 2005 (UTC)

What's the source for the beginning of Half-Life 2 being "set in Cardiff Castle"??? City 17 is almost certainly intended to be somewhere in Eastern Europe, based on the architecture and Cyrillic lettering everywhere. It's quite a stretch to say it's in Wales. -DynSkeet (talk) 13:54, May 16, 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, that's just BS. My guess is Sofia, Bulgaria, but anywhere in Eastern Europe is correct. And where is Blackwood? It should say New Mexico. Thunderbrand 01:35, May 17, 2005 (UTC)

What a surprise, there's a Blackwood in Wales. I guess someone decided to do some subtle vandalism. -DynSkeet (talk) 11:50, May 17, 2005 (UTC)