The whole Left 4 Dead 2 boycott nonsense seems to have faded, with butthurt "fans" of the game either slowly crawling back to Valve or quietly refusing to buy the game. Nevertheless, L4D writer Chet Faliszek has made it clear that the new Left 4 Dead DLC, Crash Course, was not made to appease anyone, and was originally supposed to release before the big sequel's announcement.
"I think in this case we just didn't message correctly," explains Faliszek. "We didn't make it clear that Left 4 Dead was still going to be updated. We just didn't think to mention it, we were focusing on other stuff.
"We, internally, always knew we were going to do cool new stuff, so we didn't say anything about the original game. Of course we also intended to get the Crash Course DLC for L4D out before E3, but some things held us up. I think if we had that out before the Left 4 Dead 2 announcement, then it would have been clearer for our intentions. Losing the opportunity to get that right hurt us, but I think we made the right choices otherwise."
It's not like the vast majority of the boycotters won't drop their so-called principles and buy Left 4 Dead 2 when it's released, so I don't think Valve's timing will have any significant harm. A few people might stick to their guns on the boycott front, but they'd only be hurting themselves, because Left 4 Dead 2 is quite awesome.
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2:15 PM on 08.20.2009
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Take that boycott losers!!
Damn straight. Especially when the inevitable sale hits.
A short little campaign to wittle away the time between September and November.
Ah, in that case he's absolutely right :D
@Jim
I don't think anyone, boycotters included, will regret buying L4D2 but I do think it makes people regret buying L4D1, buyers remorse. Knowing that L4D2 will allow importation of 1's official maps and custom maps more or less robs 1 of anything unique. So irregardless of DLC it will end up on the superior L4D2.
For the record I'm not boycotting L4D2, I do intend on getting it but unfortunately it's not a day one purchase for me if the entry price to it is $50. I know I'm in the minority on this but that's just the way things are.
Rock band 1 now it's just a track pack with exclusive songs. L4D 1 will be the most useless CD I will have when I guy L2D 2.
"Faded? The group still has over 40,000 members, brah."
So there is a stagnant group of people still sitting in some arbitrary group that most of them probably forgot about by now. I think the point being made, brah, was that they've become a lot less vocal about their boycotting efforts.
Left 4 Dead 2 is going to be so much better than 1 that i can't believe anyone who liked left 4 dead is complaining... The whole boycott must be full of 14 year olds who can't afford games. No way an adult brain could be dumb enough to follow that crap
L4d2 is coming way too early for a Valve game, especially since they're still going to be updating the first one, dividing the fanbase in two. Also they should be focusing on Half Life 2: Episode 3 since it's ridiculous how long that's taking where there already making another sequel for a game that came out not even a year ago?
I'll be getting the game for Gmod additions and such, but when it's 50% percent off Steam just like I bought the original for.
I'll look into it when it's down to $20 in a pawn shop.
Yeah, people who disagree with you are stupid. *yawn*
In other words L4D FUCKIN SUCKS
just IMHO of course
I love how Jim acts as if his mere stating something makes it true."
I love how yutt acts as if his mere stating something makes it true. Stating Jim is like O'reily as if it were true to try to get some sort of reaction out of him.