L4D2 Boycott Group

[OldBloke]

They say it better than me ...

WE RECOGNIZE:

-Valve is a company with financial needs and cannot be expected to survive without the release of new games.

-Judgment cannot be passed on the quality of Left 4 Dead 2 until its release.

-Left 4 Dead was, and is, a quality game which deserves the praise of the entire gaming community.

WE ARE COMMITTED:

-To holding Valve to its promise of free, continual updates to Left 4 Dead in order to build and sustain the community.

-To keeping the Left 4 Dead community together in order to improve the quality of online gaming.

-To supporting the model of continual updates Valve has set forth with its staple products like Team Fortress 2.

WE BELIEVE:

-The release of Left 4 Dead 2 as a stand-alone sequel will split the communities and decrease the quality of multiplayer gaming.

-The announced content of Left 4 Dead 2 does not warrant a stand-alone, full-priced sequel and should instead become updates (free or otherwise) for Left 4 Dead.

-Left 4 Dead has not yet received the support and content which Valve has repeatedly stated will be delivered.

-The release of Left 4 Dead 2 will make Left 4 Dead an obsolete purchase and inferior piece of software after only one year since release.

WE REQUEST:

-That Valve honor its commitment to release ongoing periodic content for Left 4 Dead.

-That Left 4 Dead 2 not be released as a stand-alone, full-priced sequel but as either a free update to Left 4 Dead or an expansion with full compatibility with basic Left 4 Dead owners.

-That Left 4 Dead owners be given discounts for Left 4 Dead 2, should it be released as premium content.

[Browne]

19,624 Members? Bejebus......

[sulky_uk]

im doing my bit...are you?

[Penfold]

Ooooh where do I sign up :angry:

[Sn00ks]

Hmm 20,000 non-buyers compared to a probable 2.5 million sales?
 
Small-fry.
 
And the chances are that most of those would buy it after a while anyway.
 
Also the new version doesn't look as pretty as the existing one.

[delanvital]

I think, well, resistance is futile. That said, going for L4D2 with the unfinished state of the original, e.g. not having a well-functioning lobby (and considering that this should be an easy job for valve), makes me very, very annoyed.

[Penfold]

Well if we don't support and all agree not to buy it then we'll be making our own (very tiny) stand.

[T-Bag]

If people support L4D2 by buying it straight away it'll reward them for ditching support of a game quickly. I don't think anyone wants that. If you look at the steam top sellers list TF2 and Orange box are constantly in there and that is nearly 2 years old but being constantly being updated, new game modes, weapons, maps etc.
They promised the same for L4D, I'm just a bit disappointed that this will split the multiplayer scene, kill develpoment of the first game and make people less likely to invest in valve games on release.

[Sn00ks]

I like L4D and I would like to see it grow and develop like the other games have.
I think the look is distinctive and the game-play/feel is good. Yes it has a few problems but they could be resolved as part of an ongoing support process.
 
L4D2 just looks too cartoony and seems like a back-ward step to me. Yes hitting zombies with a frying pan does appeal, but that could be added to L4D easily enough.
 
Valve did a new game play mode in a DLC, why not add this secret new mode in another DLC, plus the new maps and weapons?
 
I won't buy L4D2 until I have to.

[smilodon]

L4D2 is a nonsense and serves one purpose as far as I can see £££££££ or in Valves case $$$$$$$$. I'll not buy it even if they drop support for L4D com. In fact I'm inclined to dump valve and Steam completely.

[GhostMjr]

I can see all of your viewpoints but this is where i stand.

The orange Box was and always was meant to draw in more people to the steam franchise. A gimmick as it were as it was cheap about the same price as LFD.

I understand that some of our members do feel TF2 has a cartoonie feel i do agree. This was valve's intention and personallyy i love it. The meet the spy videos etc are funny and the way updates have been rolled out is fantastic.

My only cause for concern is that pc zone for instance in their review gave the game a very high intial review. This month it was given the where does it currently stand perspective. The publication of this article unfortunately was published before e3 and the release of info regardin LFD2.

Therefore its a shame that they were not able to re think this review.

In all they reviewed LFD initally and said it wasa great game and the high score was given due to the proposed rollout of further content.

Basically, this further content was stalled until march and a couple of reviewers were appalled at how it was rolled out.

I like LFD but is the gameplay we are seeing for LFD2 the finished product if it is it feels like a low quality mod and not the LFD we all enjoy everynight on meatlocker.

I hope they keep up with updates but i am pretty skeptical. This is the successor it looks like anyway

[Zootoxin]

I'm in!!

Now where do I sign up for the Modern War 2 boycott....

[DogMeat]

Well if we don't support and all agree not to buy it then we'll be making our own (very tiny) stand.

I feel exactly the same way about dMw membership charges.  All it got me was abuse and attitude.

Go figure...

:roflmao:

[Tutonic]

I don't have a problem with L4D2 if I deem the new content to be worth the asking price and frankly I trust Valve on this one - quality wise, they haven't let me down yet.

[DogMeat]

Hmm. Any need for that?

Yes, or I wouldn't have mentioned it.  Thanks for the constructive input.