Your thoughts on Left 4 Dead 2

Hey, didn't see a topic like this where you can simply express your views on the sequel. Are you a boycotter or a Valve apologist? Do you believe our glimpses of its content justify another purchase? I personally will be buying it but I hope Valve will create a meta-game; where you may play on the Left 4 Dead campaigns, so the last game isn't rendered useless. A reduced price for those whom own the first game would be great too.

I didn't even buy the first one, but I trust Valve with #2.

Cant wait for it :D

Look like crap compared to the first one. Totally killed the atmosphere they created. Not to mention it looks rushed out. Won't be buying it regardless.

I have not purchased L4D but I will be purchasing this one automatically.

The people who bought L4D should get a 50% discount.

Waste of money, buy Killing Floor, much more fun. (I own l4d)

Look like crap compared to the first one. Totally killed the atmosphere they created. Not to mention it looks rushed out. Won't be buying it regardless.

Whiteblade999

Meh. I loved the first, but it's too soon for a sequel. I'll probably pick it up during a sale or something.

Looks alright, but some of the things they're adding/changing are stupid. Fire Ammo, seriously? Melee weapons? The witch walking around in daylight?

The improvements on the AI Director look good, though.

I'll wait until it's on sale before I buy it and it is way too soon for a L4D2 Imo.

Well, in Valve I trust.

Waste of money, buy Killing Floor, much more fun. (I own l4d)

JigglyWiggly_

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Waste of money, buy Killing Floor, much more fun. (I own l4d)

clyde46

There is a hard copy of KF coming out next month

This is a shock to Valve fans, usuallya sequal is never released so quickly, and there is not a ton of new stuff in Left 4 Dead 2, so many feel Valve is just making a sequal for the money, as they did promise some DLC updates, but it appears Valve went straight to work on the sequal and not what they promised.

Aside from that, Left 4 Dead 2 will be a great game, however it will severely harm or kill the original, as once the new one is out the online for the original will slowly die off. I think that they should make the old campaigns playable in the new Left 4 Dead 2, or atleast make the price cheaper for those who bought the original, as Left 4 Dead 2 is not really a whole new game, but more like DLC that you have to buy, that renders the previous game useless.

Overall, I still think it will be a great game, and I plan to buy it as soon as it comes out!

Won't be buying it unless it has a 50% off or whatever it was steam weekend like the original one did (however that is still a maybe).

I am getting it for sure. :)

The second game is actually cut content from the first game

Totally like BF 2, where the special forces expansion was missing content that was supposed to have been in from the start. One of the reasons why the game felt broken; it was designed to have the grabbling hook. So, basically every single map in that game was broken

Point being, your going to reward developers for being lazy and pay for the same product twice

I think it has eveything that labels it as a sequal. The outcry over the game is only due to Valve spoiling its fans with insance amounts of support and long production times. My opinion is that Valve doesnt owe me anything. I bought L4D and enjoyed it. It is a better value than most single player FPS even though people complain about the lack of content.

5 new campaigns, for all 3 game modes and a mode not yet announced. As well as plenty of gameplay improvements made. I say it's a definate purchase.

I think it is too soon considering they took their time releasing the SDK and a lot of good modders and well done maps have been discontinued. The game still only has 4 official campaigns since release.

I'm definitely going to buy L4D2 not going to lie, the thing I hate the most about L4D2 is the new survivors. Every single one of the original four I had a special place for.

Left 4 Dead 2 is the single worst thing that Valve has done. I just can't comprehend what a dick move it is.

You can look at my latest blog entry to see my latest mock update from Valve.

And the sad thing is I loved Left 4 Dead, and everyone here knows it. So yes I'm a proud boycotter.

my thoughts? Heeelll yeah!

I might as well boycott Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, cause I only got 8 hours out of Call of Duty 4 and it has only taken them two years to make a sequel. Nevermind World at War.

On the other hand I've got 110 hours out of L4D and a year hasn't even passed. As far as value for money is concerned, I know which sequel I'm more anxious to get my hands on.

Only 1.4% of the entire community of L4D has managed to complete the survivor levels, and yet half of it is shouting and bawling for more content.

Okay, I have boy cotted this game before, but now this is getting stupid. Defending this game, what is the point of complaining that this came out too soon!!!!! I only think a few people know about valve properly, first of all, valve own about 20 other games, which all need updating, bugfixing, mapping and so many other things! The game comes out in a few months, it doesn't come out right now! These guys at Valve must be praised, they must of spent atleast 3 months, HALTING about 20 games updates to finish this game, and all you can do is be ungrateful to these guys!!!!!!! You must be so cheap if you cant afford a game which costs £20.00!. The goddamn preorder is always double the price. Go to Cashcrate, go work, beg, I don't care what you guys do but you really are putting it hard on this new game... Of course, judging about some one who said Witches can't walk in daylight. I can laugh at that all day. Nobody here has the proper defination of a Left 4 Dead 2 zombie. Zombies can walk around in daylight as much they can in night. About the guns, I don't know why no one is happy they have different guns, 11 types of guns!, before there was only 6! Including the pistol! This game will not flop/fail and it will get bought. Fire ammo????? Wtf, Wtf,Wtf. Its called fuel! I am guessing now we will have another use for fuel cans in Left 4 Dead. Stop boycotting a game which people wasted their time for and appreciate it, I know I do...

The 1. L4D was good but i expected more^^

I always saw Valve as a perfectionist company. They take a long time to develop a game (6 years for Half Life 2, 2-3 for an episode) but when they deliver, they REALLY DELIVER quality.

So if they take 6 years to create a full sequel and 2-3 years for an episode, 1 year seems a bit little for a full sequel. And I fear that L4D2 won't deliver the same quality I am used from valve. Hell even L4D wasn't the quality I am used from Valve, the game had way to little content at launch.

I can clearly tell games like Condition Zero, L4D and L4D2 are made by Turtle Rock Studios (now a part of Valve)
And games like HL, HL2, the episodes, counter-strike, day of defeat and TF2, ... are made by the REAL VALVE.

seems like im paying for nothing new except new models and new maps i rather play killing floor where you can fight against 2k zombies then spend money on left 4 dead 2 unless it got some major changes

Okay, I have boy cotted this game before, but now this is getting stupid. Defending this game, what is the point of complaining that this came out too soon!!!!! I only think a few people know about valve properly, first of all, valve own about 20 other games, which all need updating, bugfixing, mapping and so many other things! The game comes out in a few months, it doesn't come out right now! These guys at Valve must be praised, they must of spent atleast 3 months, HALTING about 20 games updates to finish this game, and all you can do is be ungrateful to these guys!!!!!!! You must be so cheap if you cant afford a game which costs £20.00!. The goddamn preorder is always double the price. Go to Cashcrate, go work, beg, I don't care what you guys do but you really are putting it hard on this new game... Of course, judging about some one who said Witches can't walk in daylight. I can laugh at that all day. Nobody here has the proper defination of a Left 4 Dead 2 zombie. Zombies can walk around in daylight as much they can in night. About the guns, I don't know why no one is happy they have different guns, 11 types of guns!, before there was only 6! Including the pistol! This game will not flop/fail and it will get bought. Fire ammo????? Wtf, Wtf,Wtf. Its called fuel! I am guessing now we will have another use for fuel cans in Left 4 Dead. Stop boycotting a game which people wasted their time for and appreciate it, I know I do...

CrysisAero

Not paying $49.99 plus tax for a game with such little content. The weekend sale for Left 4 dead was a sweet spot for me to purchase, however I was still quite disappointed. Though there are new additions to Left 4 Dead 2, it essentially looks like a fan made user mod. Eager to see what Valve plans/price Left 4 Dead 2.

Valve is by far our best and most consistent developerbiggest_loser

Waste of money, buy Killing Floor, much more fun. (I own l4d)

JigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]Valve is by far our best and most consistent developerOoSuperMarioO

I'll buy it when it's in the bargain bin 3 months after release.