Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott
It seems not everybody is happy with Valve’s announcement that they are making Left 4 Dead 2, a small group of (currently) almost 10,000 gamers to be precise!
Valve have a history of supporting their games for years after release and statements were made that meant players were expecting the same for L4D.
Many people believe that Valve (possibly for the first time) have short changed gamers with Left 4 Dead. Here are a list of the complaints.
The few people here who defend the decision to make L4D2 seem to not understand what everyone is upset about. I’ve tried to summarize the most common issues I’ve heard people having in hopes that it clears things up:
* Significant content for L4D1 was promised, and never delivered
* Valve put little faith in L4D1 since they almost certainly started working on L4D2 right after release
* The fact that L4D2 is nearly identical to L4D1 will decimate the community for both games
* The announced date is not nearly enough time to polish content or make significant gameplay changes
* The new character designs seem bland and unappealing so far
* L4D2 is too bright to fit in with L4D1′s visual aesthetic
* The fiddle-based horde music is extremely disliked, though the differently orchestrated music is otherwise welcome
* L4D2′s release will result in a drop in quality and frequency for L4D1 content, even compared to before
* The community has lost faith in Valve’s former reputation for commitment to their games post-release
What do you think? Do you feel betrayed or are you happy that you’ll be getting more L4D content sooner?
Boycott Left 4 Dead 2 can be joined here or contacted on l4d2boycott@gmail.com.
Valid complaints but I’m looking forward to L4D2. Even if… IF …Valve stops releasing updates for one it is still worth every penny spent. If two is disliked, it’s not like there won’t be people still playing one online.
agree with Zombies and Toys on all points.
I hear valve are giving thought to including the original 4 campaigns in the sequel…the idea being that it’s cumbersome for gamers to switch between L4D1 and 2 if they fancy a change. The thoughts are that Valve are more likely to do this if consumers want it – so you could bombard contact@valvesoftware.com with begging e-mails.
source. http://360.ign.com
Personally, I can not wait – I would only have blown the £40 for the game on hookers anyway.