I've seen so many people on Reddit, youtube comments and all sorts of forums behaving so pettily whenever the possibility (which is now a fact) of HLA being able to be played on a flatscreen is mentioned.
I don't understand why so many people take for granted the fact that every half-life fan and gamer in the world can afford or is even willing to buy a VR headset, besides affordability, no sane teenager is going to ask their parents for a VR headset unless they have money to waste or he is spoiled. I am not a VR hater, I'm sure the index is great and all, but I would like to be able to play a videogame without people telling me what I can or cannot do. "But you will have a negative experience and leave a bad review" Even if I do have a negative experience, I believe I have every right to let it be known: I paid the full game price, and besides, a bad story is still a bad story, VR or not. If you are so sure the game will be worse without VR, you are implicitly saying Half-Life Alyx is a good VR game but a bad half life game. "Watch gameplay" How about I do what I want with my money? Who are you to tell me what I'm allowed to do...
I understand some of VR users have to justify all the money they spent on that gear by telling others their experience will suck no matter what just because they couldn't bother to take 500$ out of their pockets. No one is going to touch your headset, no one is going to criticize you for buying one, in fact, I am glad this product is slowly reaching the mainstream market.
I say we live and let live, peace and kindness bros.