Fussbett wrote:

Never would I get on you for trashing Half-Life, instead I wanted to hear why improving facial animation was bad. Getting angry because you hate a video game is like arguing with troll for posting messages. You can't fight nature like that. I wouldn't expect anything less from you than to at least have a mild rancor for Half-Life. I mean, what did it ever do for you?!

In fact, here's more of the AIM log from "Night of the Half-Life 2 Announcement":

Jhoh Cable:

Come now, it's good, but not THAT good.

Not to be misunderstood, Half Life 2 may have a graphics engine whose feature list goes up to and includes oral sex, but these pics are so bad its damn silly to make with the accolades at this point.

Jhoh Cable: This person is a cunt.
Sanitario666: This is [from the Penny Arcade forum]?
Jhoh Cable: Yeah.
Jhoh Cable: I'm looking for screenshots here.
Jhoh Cable: But I have to wade through some of the most bitter Half-Life hating fags in the universe.
Sanitario666: I'm sure that'll happen on Caltrops too, so get ready. Probably Fabio. Maybe more though.
Jhoh Cable: Gay.
Jhoh Cable: Of course HL2 will change games for all of these faggots.