Maybe not levels, but "maps"... They are loaded, and a player has to wait. HL1 loads maps too, but it just does this very fast now, so nobody cares about it. Try playing Dungeon Siege - there are no visible wait times at all - no levels / no maps - just one continuous, big world.
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1. Make a set of crappy CDs ...
2. Wait until teh p1rat3s make a good compilation CD
3. Sue some customers
4.
5. Profit!
Maybe not levels, but "maps"... They are loaded, and a player has to wait. HL1 loads maps too, but it just does this very fast now, so nobody cares about it. Try playing Dungeon Siege - there are no visible wait times at all - no levels / no maps - just one continuous, big world.