Hi Chet! I'd personally want to thank you so much for making this video, your words resonated heavily with me. Several months back, I had an epiphany that life really is short and my current position (although stable and cushy) has been unfulfilling. From this, I've spent much time planning, setting goals, and building out a path to lead me where I want to be. Reflecting back from when I had that realization to now, I've made tremendous strides. I've finally understood what people meant by "having a motor that drives them" because once I figured out what my passion is, I'd do anything to progress toward it. Even doing things that led to me stepping outside my comfort zone to grow my skills, knowledge, and as a person. Finding that "spark" that starts the fire and shines the way out of the tunnel has been monumental. If I were ever to be in your position and had to leave a piece of advice, it would be to "fail, but fail fast", so that you continuously experiment to find that passion or at least have an idea of what you may or may not be good at. I wish you good luck on your ventures, thanks again Chet!
@@chetfaliszek i also have rosacea sometimes, what helped me a ton was Emovate and Elidel 1% cremes it will help you get rid of it if you are consistent with applying greetings from zurich switzerland
Wanted to reach out as the work you have have been a part of has been big part of my life, lessons you talk about I have had to learn myself and relearn over and over despite my stubbornness. Wishing you the best on your new journeys and excited to see the process in action!
Hey hope you got some time for yourself, always enjoyed listening to your views and I hope you are doing well. I suffered from extreme Eczema for years and worked in retail I finally took a break from work and it went away with the help of some cream and less stress
@@chetfaliszek it still comes back now and then but now i know what it is i can try to manage it at least. thanks for the reply and hope you get better soon
Ok what are you on right now? TF2 is more casual then ever, the only problem right now is really the bots, and yes they are a problem no question But the game losinc its casual feel? Are you crazy?
It didn't change TF2 much at all other than killing the parasite community servers that spammed you with ads and !premium in your very first game. Glad it's over.
Hello Chet, programming our own projects is so satisfying. I turned sixty this year and I am still refining my engine and making games; and at some point I realised: hey, this stuff I made, it works. I did this, it is all me. I rock !!
I’m very glad the algorithm tossed your channel at me since I don’t use tiktok, your talking is great company while working, plus I never thought I’d listen to a big name game writer’s takes in their own channel. Please keep doing these, and thank you for it 🎉
Thank you, Chet. That ending is just what I needed. I miss that feeling of exploration in game dev. Nowadays I'm being told to fit in a box, just like the rest. "Do things that you're good at." God, that's no fun. I loved the sense of achievement of figuring out how torque works and how to programmatically turn physically-based car wheels. Now, "the industry" is telling me to get into AI, make webapps, make backends for services. Well, nevermind all that. I'm changing my resolution this year into: "I'm gonna try new things because I want to, not because people told me to."
"you're listening for some reason" Because your Chet fucking Faliszek. That's why I'm listening to you. I've read tons of your TF2 blogs back in the day, and listened to the dev commentary. You're to quote the Scout "kinda a big deal"
Have always admired your writing and I admire your speaking here. Didn't realise you had a channel. Now back-watching all your videos. Long live Freeman!
Just follow your passion, i have been doing this just for 7 years and doesn't matter if people come in and trying to hate or making me look bad. Aslong as i have fun nobody can really stop me from that and so you should too !
Great video. PS: Have you tried blue-light therapy for your rosacea? I used near-infra-red-light therapy to treat my acne and it's done wonders (I'm still using it for anti-aging reasons and other benefits).
@@chetfaliszektry eliminating grains. if you want to go the normie route you can do whole30, or you can look into primal diet. swapping to mostly grass fed grass finished animal products (also raw milk, raw kefir, etc) will clear your issues up.
Thanks for the video. One of the good things with getting older is you stop caring what people think of you and you become the person you are comfortable with.
This was really good to hear as someone who's just starting their career and struggling to figure out the balance of what I like to do and what I'm good at. Hearing from someone who has so much experience creating was inspiring and motivating!
I really relate to what you're saying here. I'm still relatively young and with only a few years of work experience under my belt, and already am feeling myself being pulled away from what I enjoyed into more managerial positions, that although are better paying, are nowhere as enjoyable (and sometimes even detrimental). I know that I have to jump ship eventually, gotta get my bearings
Quit my job as a C# consultant 3 years back and I'm now making games. Less money in my life and that's not always the best, but im okay and in terms of happiness this was the way go. I gotta have that creative output or i just feel bad all the time!
As a psoriasis sufferer I know a little how it is for you. From an outside perspective you look great though, even with the Roaecea being active. Take care Chet
I absolutely resonate with your sentiment Chet! I'm a thirty year old high school && college drop out, who taught himself programming at the age of sixteen and is also not governed by money. For me, it was the journey of trying to understand the world that is around me. There's just some things money can't buy like the process of success, friendships, and determination to build yourself up to a better state of mind. For me, the escapism programming gave me during my childhood helped me discover my passion. I've always been the type of person to seek out knowledge over power. I remember being five years old and asking my mother questions like: How do power lines work? Where does electricity come from? - You get the point, I was highly inquisitive at a young age. I've always had the innate urge to understand things for myself and not be told. It's probably why I didn't like the tech industry when it came to software development. I felt suffocated and more like a cog in the wheel than an individual. These companies and the industry do everything in their power to min max capitalism and it's led us down a dark path, where the individual must sacrifice for the greater cause, which erodes the talented individual's creativity to release good products. I did exactly what you did and I left to start my own ventures. Right now I'm working on a market data analyzing platform for small business owners and I couldn't be happier! I'm bar tending to supplement my income, but at least I have full control over my passion and it never feels like I work a day in my life! The moral of the story is to understand life is finite. You get only get one shot at it and it's never too late to find peace with yourself and carve your own path. Some people just aren't born to follow the guidelines that society has laid out, which states that this is the the ONLY way to be happy or successful. What they don't teach you is that success and happiness comes from within by working hard and doing things out of your comfort zone, challenging your current beliefs, and willingness to change your frame of reference when you're wrong. Some other things would be walking away from situations that leave you playcated or stressed out. You don't have to do anything in this life that you don't want to. Once you understand you can break the mold and carve your own path, enlightenment and fulfillment will eventually follow. I'm glad you took ownership over your destiny, Chet. You're a legendary and talented programmer, who's also a wise man with many lessons to teach us younger generations. It helps me understand that I made the right choice when I hear experiences like yours. So thank you Chet for being awesome and inspiring!
Unhooking yourself from the idea of success being somebody else's idea of what it should be and truly feeling it once you get it it's truly liberating and empowering good on you enjoy every success
The problem is that many people are not like you and don't HAVE easy to identify passions, Chet. So for them, "do what you're good at, don't look for your passion" is good advice. If you do it long enough and maybe build a brand or business from this skill, it will BECOME your passion.
Really enjoyed the authenticity of your video, I aim to get to a similar point in life where I can follow my passions and be rewarded, both mentally and financially. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for sharing your toughts about what your professional life is, and encouraging the pursuits on happines that we need to follow, really aprecie it. Sorry for my grammar but i am not a native speaker.
It's great to be able to try new things if you have money and time to sustain in case it fails. Most people lack this luxury and work just to live because experiments are risky :-(
Sorry for the unsolicited advice, but have you looked at Demodex mites? I had very similar skin and treated it as if I had way too many Demodex mites and it helped a lot.
I’m so grateful to have seen this recommendation on my feed. You are a very accomplished human and really inspired me. I don’t want to develop games but I became disabled from Chronic Intractable Migraine and some other smaller issues in April of 2021. I’m just now putting myself out in the dating world and completely okay with the rejection because of my health limitations. You really helped and reminded me to keep going 💪. Thank you!
I saw a few rash related comments so I'll just write this in case you're not aware of it. And I wouldn't necessarily mention this if I didn't have a similar condition. A lot of the time these kinds of rashes have to do with more serious underlying medical conditions. Autoimmune issues etc. They have to do with the gut a lot of the time. I start getting rash on my face when I eat milk, sugar, chicken and some other foods. Autoimmune conditions can apparently be healed, or at least kept in check, with adopting a certain strict diet. There are people like Dr. Cynthia Lee and Dr. Berg on youtube who have basically the necessary information when it comes to this thing. I've noticed that when I changed what I eat I also don't get sick the same way as before (and I got sick often). There does seem to be a correlation.
Good for you. To leave such a piece of shit company takes balls. Just like neglect can be considered abuse, the same way Valve released CS2 and the way they don't give a shit about it is truly astounding. The game is almost unplayable with cheaters at every turn. Every match is basically hvh. If they really don't give a shit about CS, just sell the franchise to Riot. I'm sure the game will be in a much better state if Riot was working on it.
I would have left Valve, too, they just don't care about making games anymore, it's all about the $$$. Why actually do work when you can just sell games and make it a thousand times easier and less stressful. They are never going to release Half Life 3.
Try curring out cards, people have had success with that helping with skin conditions or anything processed or high sugar. Thanks for all your work, it be awesome to see what you did next
just so you know, the games you helped shipped are not just "games" but thanks to the accessibility of the source engine and its customizeability, it will live for as long you and me will. these games, half-life 1 and 2, the episodes are GRAN-DI-OSE. gmod gave the game such a lifespan, the source engine has proved to be so stable for so many things. you may not be front and center like figures like gabe, but if valve creates games like these, they will live far longer than most games in the zeitgeist of the public because of how open they are made.
I became a fan of you and Wolpaw after Portal 1, then played Portal 2 and episode 1 and 2 and then, tbh, never really heard anything of you two again, lol. But it's good to hear from you after such a long time via YT algorithm, good luck with your new projects.
Whatever happens at Valve now I cannot foresee or stand behind. To you I'm forever grateful for writing my favourite game series ever and I wish you the best, in whatever form it may be.
Eliminating grains (wheat, corn, barley, rye, rice, millets) and seed oils from your diet may help with rosacea. Sugar as well. NAC and silymarin (milk thistle) to support the liver.
I have rosacea as well and I have to take such good care of my face to make sure I don’t have an outbreak. I also can’t drink alcohol because it will make my entire face red and itchy.
The rosacea was only mildly distracting and only because I didn't recognize what it was. I'm not sure what the best way to deal with that would be, to be honest. A quick aside to address and dismiss it near the start, maybe? As for people whose advice is to just optimize compensation, I guess their main source of "number go up" type satisfaction is from watching their net worth grow? For some people money becomes some kind of high score to be maximized, to the detriment of everything else and just for the sake of it. It does come in handy, though, unlike Internet points that just give you sweet brain juices.
how we measure success says a lot about who we are, sales numbers are much less important than innovating on tech, making unique experiences and building up experience that can be shared with those just starting out.
It's nice to have the luxury of being able to fail. Some (if not most) of us can't follow our passion because we have to pay the bills and support a family :P Glad you can do that, tho. I wish I could too.
Chet, I understand your reasoning for leaving valve and that you stand by your decision. With that said, does any part of you regret not being a part of half life alyx?
@@chetfaliszek that's a good point. It might be harder to enjoy the project as a fan if you worked on it. Mr. Newell has said in the past that any time he plays the first half life all he sees are mistakes. Thank you for taking the time to answer. Reminds me I need to play the Anacrusis
Damn it man, I'm TRYING to develop a hard shell around my soul so I can chase money! Worrying less about that sounds nice, and you're killing me over here! (Didn't even know you had a YT channel! Glad I found it. You may not prioritize it, but you should list your stuff on things. ... You know what I mean. Good luck with things.)
Hi, Chet! I was an educator and recently left to make vr games and movies with my friends. As you said, it was probably not the wisest choice financially, but life is too damn short and I'm sick of watching other people have fun. I'm willing to suffer and kick rocks at this point because I was suffering doing something I didn't find fulfilling, so may as well suffer doing something I enjoy haha; to wit, I literally ate broccoli and potatoes for lunch today lmao Thank you for the inspiration, motivation, and insight. I instantly subscribed, and can wait to watch your numbers change with you!
@@chetfaliszek no lies detected, especially in this weather. And yes! I have the good fortune of having a close friend in the same situation as me, and we're both curious about TikTok and UA-cam, so we're making videos and building a VR game chunk by chunk. Its much more fun with a friend, and it's faster to learn that way, too. Failing fast and learning each time! Its hard balancing what we enjoy vs what the algo likes, but I think once we find a sweet spot we could really turn it into something special.
Funnilly enough the main reason I watched this video is because of your rosacea. The video title was second reason. My reaction was "this guy must have seen some serious sh*t." but that really is a compliment. You seem like a cool guy and Valve is amazing but can't stay there forever. Great video! and God bless everyone here
Hello chet I just found your channel right now and it's very facinating to find your channel you as an Ex-employee of Valve, but I never thought I would find one of your videos and that's where I asked myself. Will be a documentary about Valve's downfall? or will be a documentary video about also this type of Video. Is Valve going to collapse or stay the same? It's very nice to hear from you what you think and also it's very good reason why you left Valve because right now the company begins to behave like nintendo. Stay strong and never let yourself down keep the work you love doing as a hobby or interests!
I had no idea you were on UA-cam :O This was a super interesting video to watch, although my circumstances are quite different your experience at valve reminds me of my old job where i knew everything there was to know and was just coasting Not interested in that, it's better to go into something that genuinely interests you and that your passionate about even if it means it's less money for more actual work, it gives me a reason to live :P
What I'm happy about is that more of the Valve creators have used the platforms they have access to, to voice what it was like to work at VALVe and other companies on the games of my formative years. With so many developers and films with behind the scenes extras, I was so interested in the enigma that was Half-Life and Metroid Prime. Years later, we finally got to see what it was like! It helps ground everything. It seems like a dream, but to hear grounded, down-to-earth people talk about a real--not fantasy--experience is rewarding. oh yeah and I also touch my face too much when I'm anxious
2:00 "people say valve doesnt ship games" then present as evidence games released from 1998 and 2004, 2006 and 2012. Unless I missed something all of those games you listed were over 10 years ago. So when people say "valve doesnt ship games" you cut off the part where they also say "anymore" so, good job proving everyones point I guess?
cookie clicker enjoyer I suppose? also, sorry for stupid suggestion but Candida and Malassezia may be your "problem" (didnt noticed till you pointed out)
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Hey dude. As a fellow rosacea sufferer. To hear you have the attitude you have is super inspiring to me. Thanks
I have seborrheic dermatitis shit looks similar. Get well mate.
Try carnivore diet for some months, practically cured me
take care of yourself and destress whenever you can, it can help. cheers
@@ShockwaveZero thanks. I have been thinking actually that stress seems to be the biggest cause.
you know there is a vaccine for that right? and you can still take it after u got it
Hi Chet!
I'd personally want to thank you so much for making this video, your words resonated heavily with me. Several months back, I had an epiphany that life really is short and my current position (although stable and cushy) has been unfulfilling. From this, I've spent much time planning, setting goals, and building out a path to lead me where I want to be. Reflecting back from when I had that realization to now, I've made tremendous strides. I've finally understood what people meant by "having a motor that drives them" because once I figured out what my passion is, I'd do anything to progress toward it. Even doing things that led to me stepping outside my comfort zone to grow my skills, knowledge, and as a person.
Finding that "spark" that starts the fire and shines the way out of the tunnel has been monumental. If I were ever to be in your position and had to leave a piece of advice, it would be to "fail, but fail fast", so that you continuously experiment to find that passion or at least have an idea of what you may or may not be good at. I wish you good luck on your ventures, thanks again Chet!
thanks and good luck to you as well!
"fail but fail fast" can't express how much this resonated with me.
@@chetfaliszek i also have rosacea sometimes, what helped me a ton was Emovate and Elidel 1% cremes it will help you get rid of it if you are consistent with applying greetings from zurich switzerland
"Success is in the process instead of being the end result" It hits home.
why does tyler mcvicker look like this guy's kid
i was about to say he looks and sounds like tyler in 40 years
HL3 confirmed ..
why did you have to point that out... god damnit
I WILL NEVER UNSEE THIS
@@sal-1337 it makes sense they're both video game geeks
Wanted to reach out as the work you have have been a part of has been big part of my life, lessons you talk about I have had to learn myself and relearn over and over despite my stubbornness. Wishing you the best on your new journeys and excited to see the process in action!
Thank you for sharing videos and pushing thru the anxiety! ❤
Hey hope you got some time for yourself, always enjoyed listening to your views and I hope you are doing well. I suffered from extreme Eczema for years and worked in retail I finally took a break from work and it went away with the help of some cream and less stress
Glad to hear you found a solution. If really does suck.
@@chetfaliszek it still comes back now and then but now i know what it is i can try to manage it at least. thanks for the reply and hope you get better soon
The Meet Your Match update changed TF2 forever. I miss the casual feel that no other game has really recaptured.
If anything is more casual than ever. Remember competitive mode failled u can't find a match.
Ok what are you on right now?
TF2 is more casual then ever, the only problem right now is really the bots, and yes they are a problem no question
But the game losinc its casual feel? Are you crazy?
@@flamingscar5263 TF2 is not more casual than ever. Community servers led to the game being much more casual than it is now.
I just miss being able to join whatever Valve servers from the server browser
It didn't change TF2 much at all other than killing the parasite community servers that spammed you with ads and !premium in your very first game. Glad it's over.
I would say try new things twice. For example I hated swiss cheese as a kid but love it now lol
Music taste changes too.
Some years I like a song and other years I don't
Hello Chet, programming our own projects is so satisfying. I turned sixty this year and I am still refining my engine and making games; and at some point I realised: hey, this stuff I made, it works. I did this, it is all me. I rock !!
Love the words of wisdom Chet. Rosacea is such a pain. I dealt with it for awhile along various types of eczema. Hope it calms down!
Cortisone ointment on the face after showers helped me!
vitamin b6 p5p + zinc and topical hcl spray
I’m very glad the algorithm tossed your channel at me since I don’t use tiktok, your talking is great company while working, plus I never thought I’d listen to a big name game writer’s takes in their own channel. Please keep doing these, and thank you for it 🎉
agree absoutely the content i want
Thank you, Chet. That ending is just what I needed. I miss that feeling of exploration in game dev. Nowadays I'm being told to fit in a box, just like the rest. "Do things that you're good at." God, that's no fun. I loved the sense of achievement of figuring out how torque works and how to programmatically turn physically-based car wheels. Now, "the industry" is telling me to get into AI, make webapps, make backends for services. Well, nevermind all that. I'm changing my resolution this year into: "I'm gonna try new things because I want to, not because people told me to."
exactly
"you're listening for some reason" Because your Chet fucking Faliszek. That's why I'm listening to you. I've read tons of your TF2 blogs back in the day, and listened to the dev commentary. You're to quote the Scout "kinda a big deal"
i remember seeing your name in the L4D blogs. Those were the days, and L4D/2 is a testament to co-op excellence.
This was such a great video. What you said about pushing through self-consciousness was wise and I hope I can apply that knowledge in my own life.
Chet is such a legend, so much respect for the work you've put out
Love ya Chet! Keep doing what you love!
Have always admired your writing and I admire your speaking here. Didn't realise you had a channel. Now back-watching all your videos. Long live Freeman!
Just follow your passion, i have been doing this just for 7 years and doesn't matter if people come in and trying to hate or making me look bad. Aslong as i have fun nobody can really stop me from that and so you should too !
TYVM for sharing your wisdom Chet. I have found a bunch of similarities with what your saying in comparison to my life.
Good luck!
Thanks for your time spent at Valve! :)
Great video.
PS: Have you tried blue-light therapy for your rosacea? I used near-infra-red-light therapy to treat my acne and it's done wonders (I'm still using it for anti-aging reasons and other benefits).
Have not heard that one. Had a dr visit today and gonna try some new things if they don’t work out…
@@chetfaliszektry eliminating grains. if you want to go the normie route you can do whole30, or you can look into primal diet. swapping to mostly grass fed grass finished animal products (also raw milk, raw kefir, etc) will clear your issues up.
Thanks for the video. One of the good things with getting older is you stop caring what people think of you and you become the person you are comfortable with.
This was really good to hear as someone who's just starting their career and struggling to figure out the balance of what I like to do and what I'm good at. Hearing from someone who has so much experience creating was inspiring and motivating!
I don’t comment much on videos, but I wanted to say that I’m happy for you. Keep exploring the things that make you happy:)
Yeah, too true. Having fun working on things and with people you like is really the only thing I can see having much value right now.
I'm so glad I just discovered this channel, could be a lot of interesting things and insights from Chet.
I really relate to what you're saying here. I'm still relatively young and with only a few years of work experience under my belt, and already am feeling myself being pulled away from what I enjoyed into more managerial positions, that although are better paying, are nowhere as enjoyable (and sometimes even detrimental). I know that I have to jump ship eventually, gotta get my bearings
Quit my job as a C# consultant 3 years back and I'm now making games. Less money in my life and that's not always the best, but im okay and in terms of happiness this was the way go. I gotta have that creative output or i just feel bad all the time!
Congrats and good luck!
I'm still convinced that this man is just time traveling Tyler McVicker
Do not make me hunt you down...
LMAO xD@@chetfaliszek
Loved your take on this.
Liked and subbed. What a great video Chet! Please keep them coming!
As a psoriasis sufferer I know a little how it is for you. From an outside perspective you look great though, even with the Roaecea being active. Take care Chet
thanks and good luck dealing with yours!
Psoriasis gang report!
Carnivore heals it gentlemen, please consider.
@@HeroC14 $random-diet cures my autoimmune disorder. Yeah right.
this was a cool vid
First listen….
Keep ‘em coming man. Good stuff.
Can I take the spot you left at Valve? 😅
If you can find my desk...
I absolutely resonate with your sentiment Chet!
I'm a thirty year old high school && college drop out, who taught himself programming at the age of sixteen and is also not governed by money. For me, it was the journey of trying to understand the world that is around me. There's just some things money can't buy like the process of success, friendships, and determination to build yourself up to a better state of mind.
For me, the escapism programming gave me during my childhood helped me discover my passion. I've always been the type of person to seek out knowledge over power. I remember being five years old and asking my mother questions like: How do power lines work? Where does electricity come from? - You get the point, I was highly inquisitive at a young age.
I've always had the innate urge to understand things for myself and not be told. It's probably why I didn't like the tech industry when it came to software development. I felt suffocated and more like a cog in the wheel than an individual. These companies and the industry do everything in their power to min max capitalism and it's led us down a dark path, where the individual must sacrifice for the greater cause, which erodes the talented individual's creativity to release good products.
I did exactly what you did and I left to start my own ventures. Right now I'm working on a market data analyzing platform for small business owners and I couldn't be happier! I'm bar tending to supplement my income, but at least I have full control over my passion and it never feels like I work a day in my life!
The moral of the story is to understand life is finite. You get only get one shot at it and it's never too late to find peace with yourself and carve your own path. Some people just aren't born to follow the guidelines that society has laid out, which states that this is the the ONLY way to be happy or successful. What they don't teach you is that success and happiness comes from within by working hard and doing things out of your comfort zone, challenging your current beliefs, and willingness to change your frame of reference when you're wrong. Some other things would be walking away from situations that leave you playcated or stressed out. You don't have to do anything in this life that you don't want to. Once you understand you can break the mold and carve your own path, enlightenment and fulfillment will eventually follow.
I'm glad you took ownership over your destiny, Chet. You're a legendary and talented programmer, who's also a wise man with many lessons to teach us younger generations. It helps me understand that I made the right choice when I hear experiences like yours.
So thank you Chet for being awesome and inspiring!
Thanks and congrats on finding your way - so much easier to be happy that way.
Unhooking yourself from the idea of success being somebody else's idea of what it should be and truly feeling it
once you get it it's truly liberating and empowering
good on you enjoy every success
This is my first exposure to you but you've been involved in so much stuff!! This was a really interesting video as well :)
The problem is that many people are not like you and don't HAVE easy to identify passions, Chet. So for them, "do what you're good at, don't look for your passion" is good advice. If you do it long enough and maybe build a brand or business from this skill, it will BECOME your passion.
Really enjoyed the authenticity of your video, I aim to get to a similar point in life where I can follow my passions and be rewarded, both mentally and financially. Keep up the good work!
Good luck on the journey and choices - you realize quickly there are many one way choices and you just got be yourself.
Mad respect for you Chet! Keep doing what you do!
Thank you for sharing your toughts about what your professional life is, and encouraging the pursuits on happines that we need to follow, really aprecie it. Sorry for my grammar but i am not a native speaker.
You made my childhood 10 times more fun. I hope you`ll read this. Be well, Chet.
Glad I got this channel recommended, had no idea Chet posted videos. Anyway guys am I the only one seeing how Chet kinda looks like Tyler McVicker???
It's great to be able to try new things if you have money and time to sustain in case it fails. Most people lack this luxury and work just to live because experiments are risky :-(
Great video, well done
Sorry for the unsolicited advice, but have you looked at Demodex mites? I had very similar skin and treated it as if I had way too many Demodex mites and it helped a lot.
just got a cream that should help with demodex. i'm hoping this works because im currently on roaccutane atm for 5 months and it only partialy helped.
Hey Chet, thanks for everything you did at Valve, the games were and are amazing, some of my favorite games, I wish you the best 😄
I’m so grateful to have seen this recommendation on my feed. You are a very accomplished human and really inspired me. I don’t want to develop games but I became disabled from Chronic Intractable Migraine and some other smaller issues in April of 2021. I’m just now putting myself out in the dating world and completely okay with the rejection because of my health limitations.
You really helped and reminded me to keep going 💪. Thank you!
I saw a few rash related comments so I'll just write this in case you're not aware of it. And I wouldn't necessarily mention this if I didn't have a similar condition. A lot of the time these kinds of rashes have to do with more serious underlying medical conditions. Autoimmune issues etc. They have to do with the gut a lot of the time. I start getting rash on my face when I eat milk, sugar, chicken and some other foods. Autoimmune conditions can apparently be healed, or at least kept in check, with adopting a certain strict diet. There are people like Dr. Cynthia Lee and Dr. Berg on youtube who have basically the necessary information when it comes to this thing. I've noticed that when I changed what I eat I also don't get sick the same way as before (and I got sick often). There does seem to be a correlation.
I feel like I won’t get to enjoy what I’m working on until I’m retired from a traditional occupation.
I needed inspiration today and UA-cam said: "I gotcha bro, Chet got something to say to you"
Good for you. To leave such a piece of shit company takes balls. Just like neglect can be considered abuse, the same way Valve released CS2 and the way they don't give a shit about it is truly astounding. The game is almost unplayable with cheaters at every turn. Every match is basically hvh.
If they really don't give a shit about CS, just sell the franchise to Riot. I'm sure the game will be in a much better state if Riot was working on it.
I would have left Valve, too, they just don't care about making games anymore, it's all about the $$$. Why actually do work when you can just sell games and make it a thousand times easier and less stressful. They are never going to release Half Life 3.
Try curring out cards, people have had success with that helping with skin conditions or anything processed or high sugar. Thanks for all your work, it be awesome to see what you did next
just so you know, the games you helped shipped are not just "games" but thanks to the accessibility of the source engine and its customizeability, it will live for as long you and me will. these games, half-life 1 and 2, the episodes are GRAN-DI-OSE. gmod gave the game such a lifespan, the source engine has proved to be so stable for so many things.
you may not be front and center like figures like gabe, but if valve creates games like these, they will live far longer than most games in the zeitgeist of the public because of how open they are made.
thank you for this video it really helped me open my eyes to some things
Love this video Chet.
thanks!
I became a fan of you and Wolpaw after Portal 1, then played Portal 2 and episode 1 and 2 and then, tbh, never really heard anything of you two again, lol. But it's good to hear from you after such a long time via YT algorithm, good luck with your new projects.
The teams notifications are infinitely more threatening than rosacea. As a starting indie game developer, loving your thoughts.
i needed to hear that. keep pursuing your passion. btw i also have rosacea in my face. that's twice relatable
Whatever happens at Valve now I cannot foresee or stand behind. To you I'm forever grateful for writing my favourite game series ever and I wish you the best, in whatever form it may be.
Really great stuff man!!
Eliminating grains (wheat, corn, barley, rye, rice, millets) and seed oils from your diet may help with rosacea. Sugar as well. NAC and silymarin (milk thistle) to support the liver.
Dudes that do not subscribe to the big fella, you are missing out.
love the video man.
I have rosacea as well and I have to take such good care of my face to make sure I don’t have an outbreak. I also can’t drink alcohol because it will make my entire face red and itchy.
Very excited to see what you do next. You were a part of valve during their golden era, thanks for all the amazing work you’ve done.
Are you related to Tyler McViker?
"I LIKE WHEN NUMBER GO BIGGER" real interesting stuff here chet
"whatever!" -Chet 🤩
'why did you leave valve?'
'we're all gonna die in the end'
mm, mhm, sage, sage
i respect your outlook and wish nothing but good luck in your future!
omfg the teams notification at 3:32 kill me
The rosacea was only mildly distracting and only because I didn't recognize what it was.
I'm not sure what the best way to deal with that would be, to be honest. A quick aside to address and dismiss it near the start, maybe?
As for people whose advice is to just optimize compensation, I guess their main source of "number go up" type satisfaction is from watching their net worth grow?
For some people money becomes some kind of high score to be maximized, to the detriment of everything else and just for the sake of it.
It does come in handy, though, unlike Internet points that just give you sweet brain juices.
how we measure success says a lot about who we are, sales numbers are much less important than innovating on tech, making unique experiences and building up experience that can be shared with those just starting out.
3:31 Who else thought that was their own teams notification
Sorry!
Didn’t know you had a channel. Subbed and hope others in the valve games and adjacent communities discover your channel.
It's nice to have the luxury of being able to fail. Some (if not most) of us can't follow our passion because we have to pay the bills and support a family :P
Glad you can do that, tho. I wish I could too.
Chet, I understand your reasoning for leaving valve and that you stand by your decision. With that said, does any part of you regret not being a part of half life alyx?
Sort of a little but not really, good smart team working on it and it was fun to experience it as a fan.
@@chetfaliszek that's a good point. It might be harder to enjoy the project as a fan if you worked on it. Mr. Newell has said in the past that any time he plays the first half life all he sees are mistakes. Thank you for taking the time to answer. Reminds me I need to play the Anacrusis
Damn it man, I'm TRYING to develop a hard shell around my soul so I can chase money! Worrying less about that sounds nice, and you're killing me over here! (Didn't even know you had a YT channel! Glad I found it. You may not prioritize it, but you should list your stuff on things. ... You know what I mean. Good luck with things.)
Hi, Chet! I was an educator and recently left to make vr games and movies with my friends. As you said, it was probably not the wisest choice financially, but life is too damn short and I'm sick of watching other people have fun. I'm willing to suffer and kick rocks at this point because I was suffering doing something I didn't find fulfilling, so may as well suffer doing something I enjoy haha; to wit, I literally ate broccoli and potatoes for lunch today lmao
Thank you for the inspiration, motivation, and insight. I instantly subscribed, and can wait to watch your numbers change with you!
First we had broccoli and potatoes saturday... can't got wrong with that combo - but you having fun now?
@@chetfaliszek no lies detected,
especially in this weather. And yes! I have the good fortune of having a close friend in the same situation as me, and we're both curious about TikTok and UA-cam, so we're making videos and building a VR game chunk by chunk. Its much more fun with a friend, and it's faster to learn that way, too. Failing fast and learning each time! Its hard balancing what we enjoy vs what the algo likes, but I think once we find a sweet spot we could really turn it into something special.
Funnilly enough the main reason I watched this video is because of your rosacea. The video title was second reason. My reaction was "this guy must have seen some serious sh*t."
but that really is a compliment. You seem like a cool guy and Valve is amazing but can't stay there forever. Great video! and God bless everyone here
0:32 - You like seeing numbers go from 0 to bigger - yeah, Valve isn't the place for you unless bigger = 2!
Hello chet
I just found your channel right now and it's very facinating to find your channel you as an Ex-employee of Valve, but I never thought I would find one of your videos and that's where I asked myself.
Will be a documentary about Valve's downfall? or will be a documentary video about also this type of Video.
Is Valve going to collapse or stay the same?
It's very nice to hear from you what you think and also it's very good reason why you left Valve because right now the company begins to behave like nintendo.
Stay strong and never let yourself down keep the work you love doing as a hobby or interests!
I had no idea you were on UA-cam :O
This was a super interesting video to watch, although my circumstances are quite different your experience at valve reminds me of my old job where i knew everything there was to know and was just coasting
Not interested in that, it's better to go into something that genuinely interests you and that your passionate about even if it means it's less money for more actual work, it gives me a reason to live :P
i have no idea how I got here but cool video.
What I'm happy about is that more of the Valve creators have used the platforms they have access to, to voice what it was like to work at VALVe and other companies on the games of my formative years. With so many developers and films with behind the scenes extras, I was so interested in the enigma that was Half-Life and Metroid Prime. Years later, we finally got to see what it was like! It helps ground everything. It seems like a dream, but to hear grounded, down-to-earth people talk about a real--not fantasy--experience is rewarding.
oh yeah and I also touch my face too much when I'm anxious
Cool video. Not something you had to say or do :)
Very motivating, thanks man!
just stumbled on this video.. did you work with someone called Dario Casali? old friend of mine!
2:00 "people say valve doesnt ship games" then present as evidence games released from 1998 and 2004, 2006 and 2012. Unless I missed something all of those games you listed were over 10 years ago. So when people say "valve doesnt ship games" you cut off the part where they also say "anymore" so, good job proving everyones point I guess?
if you work at valve for this long I guess you have to be selectively stupid.
Every time he goes "I love Valve" in this video, I hear the silent acknowledgement of this being the actual reason he left.
cookie clicker enjoyer I suppose?
also, sorry for stupid suggestion but Candida and Malassezia may be your "problem" (didnt noticed till you pointed out)
4:25 Bit of an understatement being 27% negative.
Is this a recent thing or answering a question about the past?
OOf... yeah everyone has different causes - even in my own family!
great video, and inspiration
No way is this the guy who made Lethal Company?? I always thought that game had a very Valve-esque aesthetic.
loving the energy
Basically, he's more interested in artistic expression through creating games visually and storytelling than just money.