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I was thinking about the pre-order all weekend, then morning brain made me forget until 15 minutes after it started. I got 6-8 weeks.  I really wish I could just pay now so that Alyx would be unlocked on release and I could use it with one of my other headsets. I'm gonna lose my mind waiting while the rest of the world plays it.
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Looks like I'm playing Alyx with the stinky Vive wands 
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Mar 9, 2020 19:07
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I already have an Index, but out of curiosity I glanced at the store page 31 minutes after sales were turned on and it was already at 8 weeks for the ship estimate. Some douchebag was posting in the Index subreddit yesterday about how obviously there is going to be plenty for everyone Valve wouldn't let there be a stock shortage etc. People rightly told him he was a loving moron.
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Mar 9, 2020 19:47
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I really thought it'd be possible to get an Index before the HL Alyx launch. I clicked the order button as soon as possible and still got 2 to 4 weeks to ship. I'm looking at what VR headsets are actually in stock, which seems to be basically just HP Reverb and Vive Cosmos. I'm looking into both of them and it sounds like both of them have some issues with controller tracking, which seems unfortunate.
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Mar 9, 2020 19:58
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The Walrus posted:I was late, but was able to order a set of controllers? I just clicked 'order' and was expecting to put me through to payment info etc but it just said 'ordered!' and I got an email telling me Yeah, same. Wait time was listed at 4-6 weeks when I put mine in. I'm glad I decided to check this thread on a whim because I didn't even know they were opening orders back up. Hopefully they'll ship before the game does, I would pay for it now if they let me and just play it with my Vive controllers, much as I don't really want to do that. I guess technically you can buy the game and then get it refunded when the hardware ships, according to the faq here. raditts fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Mar 9, 2020 |
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Mar 9, 2020 20:19
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Those of you that are apparently waitlisted, where does it say the estimated shipping date? I can't find any such thing anywhere and I don't know if that means mine is in limbo or if it means I got in on the limited available stock for round 1.
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Mar 9, 2020 20:38
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Bad Munki posted:Those of you that are apparently waitlisted, where does it say the estimated shipping date? I can't find any such thing anywhere and I don't know if that means mine is in limbo or if it means I got in on the limited available stock for round 1. In your Steam purchase history. Also on the product page. It's not immediately obvious that it's personalised, but it will show something different if you're not logged in.
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Mar 9, 2020 20:45
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Yeah, doesn't say anything about a shipping date there, just says shipment status is processing. Whatever, I'll give it the week to settle out before worrying about it, is what it is.
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Mar 9, 2020 20:57
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Bad Munki posted:Yeah, doesn't say anything about a shipping date there, just says shipment status is processing. Whatever, I'll give it the week to settle out before worrying about it, is what it is. Yeah, mine's sitting in my purchase history like this:  So I guess I should be grateful I'm in the 2~4 week range.... I think I can hold off playing Alyx a couple of days if I complete the order and they arrive in late March. I'm more than likely gonna cave immediately tho and end up playing with the vive wands
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Mar 9, 2020 21:24
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Is the $1000 headset needed for Alyx or will you be able to play it in the pleb devices (Rift S)
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Mar 9, 2020 23:08
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Boba Pearl posted:Is the $1000 headset needed for Alyx or will you be able to play it in the pleb devices (Rift S) The latter, it will run on anything Steam VR compatible (yes even WMR if you are extremely cursed).
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Mar 9, 2020 23:14
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Penpal posted:Yeah, mine's sitting in my purchase history like this: Are we sure that isn't batch 1? I ordered within a minute of them going on sale and got the same range. I chalked it up to the manufacturing not being completed quite yet or something like that.
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Mar 9, 2020 23:16
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I was trying an older VR game, and well, it's incredible how some have aged in just two or three years. People were really discovering how to use the new medium. Like Wilson's Heart. Having to teleport to a few predetermined spots is so clunky and limiting. No free locomotion, no free teleport, much less 'arm swinger' or other experimental control schemes. In fact, you can see something rare in the options menu... but in the bad sense: there isn't anything beyond the volume controls! One of the trends of current VR games is to try to accommodate everytone offering a good amount of control for the player, in terms of comfort and ways of playing: seated/standing, vignette/tunnel system, free or snap turning, teleport/dash/joystick, move with head/controller, etc. Here, nothing. Not only that, but the specifics of how their system of hotspots is pretty bad, as I discovered in just the first 3 minutes. The hotspots are linked between them like A-->B-->C-->D, so you have to traverse all of them to got from A to D, DESPITE sometimes you are in a spot like B where you should be able to see (and therefore, use) point D, it's only 10 or 12 mts away!, but until you move first to C, it will be invisible. /facepalm
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Mar 9, 2020 23:16
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Did Valve ever sell the controllers on their own or did I imagine that?
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Mar 9, 2020 23:25
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Zero VGS posted:Did Valve ever sell the controllers on their own or did I imagine that? Since day 1. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1059550/Valve_Index_Controllers/
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Mar 9, 2020 23:31
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Zero VGS posted:(yes even WMR if you are extremely cursed) 
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Mar 9, 2020 23:56
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I got in at 10:33 today and mine is stuck on processing so I guess I'm just hosed for two/four months.
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Mar 10, 2020 01:04
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Penpal posted:Yeah, mine's sitting in my purchase history like this: Maybe I'm daft but I don't get any sort of "in-process orders" category on my order history, it's just a flat list of items. The top item being this:  And if I click through on "View Shipment Details" I get:  I got mine started (with the "complete this invoice by March 10" showing up) within the first ten minutes, and had successfully paid and had my confirmation email by 20 after the hour. v  vArdryn posted:I got in at 10:33 today and mine is stuck on processing so I guess I'm just hosed for two/four months. Welcome to limbo, buddy.
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Mar 10, 2020 01:12
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Consensus seems to be if you were able to make your payment today and have "Shipment Status: Processing" you made it into the first batch, everybody else has to wait. But we won't know for sure til people start getting shipment notifications.
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Mar 10, 2020 01:16
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Weird, I clicked "Order" to see what the stock would look like and now it just says "Ordered" with no confirmation. Does that I mean have Half-Life Alyx? How can I confirm? It didn't charge me and nothing shows in my purchase history. 
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Mar 10, 2020 01:21
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Zero VGS posted:Weird, I clicked "Order" to see what the stock would look like and now it just says "Ordered" with no confirmation. Does that I mean have Half-Life Alyx? How can I confirm? It didn't charge me and nothing shows in my purchase history. I can say I have Alyx just sitting in my library, it literally appeared with no fanfare the moment I completed my order.
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Mar 10, 2020 01:24
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Tip posted:I was thinking about the pre-order all weekend, then morning brain made me forget until 15 minutes after it started. I got 6-8 weeks. My 6-8 weeks just got upgraded to 5-7 weeks. 
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Mar 10, 2020 01:25
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Ardryn posted:I can say I have Alyx just sitting in my library, it literally appeared with no fanfare the moment I completed my order. No pre-loading yet though, it appears. I guess March 20 is still fairly far away.
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Mar 10, 2020 01:27
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FBS posted:Consensus seems to be if you were able to make your payment today and have "Shipment Status: Processing" you made it into the first batch, everybody else has to wait. Man I hope that is true. As I mentioned before, at the hour mark I clicked "buy" as fast as my brain could process but then I was in page reload limbo for about 20-25 mintues. I guess they checked to see when you first clicked and saved that info?
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Mar 10, 2020 01:48
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Im guessing that created the invoice which snagged your order. Then the actual payment was allowed more time to get sorted out. Makes sense if you know your store is going to get hammered, just do the easiest thing first and let the details get sorted after the rush.
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Mar 10, 2020 02:08
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Tip posted:My 6-8 weeks just got upgraded to 5-7 weeks. 
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Mar 10, 2020 02:10
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Zero VGS posted:Weird, I clicked "Order" to see what the stock would look like and now it just says "Ordered" with no confirmation. Does that I mean have Half-Life Alyx? How can I confirm? It didn't charge me and nothing shows in my purchase history. I'm thinking it works like back when the index controllers were available for reservation. Clicking Order locks in your reservation and once they become available and you officially confirm your order you'll get Alyx then?
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Mar 10, 2020 02:33
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Bad Munki posted:Im guessing that created the invoice which snagged your order. Then the actual payment was allowed more time to get sorted out. Makes sense if you know your store is going to get hammered, just do the easiest thing first and let the details get sorted after the rush. Sure would be nice if they, you know, communicated this somehow, but maybe I'm asking for too much.
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For those that can't get their hands on an Index (like me), HTC's discontinuing the Vive Pro in favour of the Pro Eye, so maybe we can get real lucky and see one get a clearance discount at a nearly-sane price?  I think the Cosmos is partly to blame on this, because it probably it make it look bad as an upgrade. The Pro Eye's also not getting an HMD-only iteration it seems, so the prosumers get pointed at a $700USD HMD and $200USD faceplate whether they like it or not now. Zero VGS posted:Did Valve ever sell the controllers on their own or did I imagine that? Valve's sold the Index in just about every bundle permutation possible between the controllers, HMD, and V2 Lighthouses as well as separately. Zero VGS posted:Weird, I clicked "Order" to see what the stock would look like and now it just says "Ordered" with no confirmation. Does that I mean have Half-Life Alyx? How can I confirm? It didn't charge me and nothing shows in my purchase history. Just look in your Library and check for your uninstalled games if you have them hidden. If you own it, it's there. Neddy Seagoon fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Mar 10, 2020 |
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Mar 10, 2020 03:22
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I don't know what the gently caress HTC is trying to do.
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SCheeseman posted:I don't know what the gently caress HTC is trying to do. HTC Exec: No one is buying our new Vive products, we have to fix this now! What have you got for me, how do we get these numbers up? Underling: Well some people are still buying the Vive Pro. If we cancel that they'll uhh... have to buy our new stuff? HTC Exec: Brilliant!
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Mar 10, 2020 03:46
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For Index owners, what do you think about ordering extra face gaskets? (2 for $40)
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Mar 10, 2020 03:46
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Facebook AI research to possibly/eventually give Quest "67% MORE GPU POWER". https://uploadvr.com/facebook-ai-quest-superres/
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Mar 10, 2020 03:50
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I ordered the Index kit this morning, clicked Purchase at pretty much 10:00 on the dot after hammering F5. It kept spitting an error on the shipping confirmation page but by 10:26 I managed to finish payment. Shipping status is "Processing." Does this mean I made it on time?
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Mar 10, 2020 03:55
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Junk posted:I ordered the Index kit this morning, clicked Purchase at pretty much 10:00 on the dot after hammering F5. It kept spitting an error on the shipping confirmation page but by 10:26 I managed to finish payment. Shipping status is "Processing." Does this mean I made it on time? I had the same exact experience. From what I hear that means we made it!
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Mar 10, 2020 03:56
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FBS posted:For Index owners, what do you think about ordering extra face gaskets? (2 for $40) Buy a few. You'll want em eventually.
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Mar 10, 2020 04:09
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jubjub64 posted:I had the same exact experience. From what I hear that means we made it!   
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Mar 10, 2020 04:11
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Just for general curiosity; How is the Vive Pro as a headset? I've heard good and bad about it from various people, and it might well wind up being my best upgrade if the Index's IPD is indeed a no-go for me. My IPD's higher than 70mm and it's been hit-and-miss for people over that as best I can look up.
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Mar 10, 2020 04:47
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All this launch anxiety is making me glad I bought the Index controllers when they were first available. Although I doubt I'll play HL:A on launch.
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What's the state of VR on mac? API-wise SteamVR works, but Oculus does not? I want to hold a workshop in virtual youtubing, but trying to avoid dragging around a full workstation.
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