So clands are useless now ? Nobody is ever within 24 titles except for the person who finds the gnome , and clearing solo is horribly inefficient . This doesn ' t encourage cooperative play at all . <| sep |> I think it would really make them look bad . They ' re displaying their most treasured gaming series by touting their inability to make a sequel . Valve probably regret making the episodes . It was an experiment to release faster but HalfLife was always about innovation . The episodes didn ' t have the same impact as HL 1 and HL 2 . As a result Valve decided to cancel Episode Three , and instead they tried to build fresh ideas and new ways to innovate . But to recreate the magic of HL 2 is very difficult , especially in todays game industry .