Left4Dead 2

http://steamcommunity.com/gid/103582791430459831

The Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott is a group of individuals who have pledged to boycott Valve's upcoming release of Left 4 Dead 2 on November 17th, 2009. We have assembled a manifesto outlining the basic concensus of many members of our community. (Note: this manifesto is a new version, which we have recently posted to keep our manifesto in line with the middle ground of our members. This is the correct group for the boycott)

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.

Therefore, we - the members of this Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott - promise to abstain from the purchase of Left 4 Dead 2 until our requests are addressed.

As of 9th June '09 this group has over 20,000 members.

Understandable boycott.. let's see what it does for at least us PC users..

Either way...it cannot slow us down from playing L4D..

Ye.. I totally agree, alot of stuff they originally said was to be implemented in L4D will only be put in in 2.. I payed good money for that game..

And being in college, money is hard to come by for me ..

I think the boycott is a waste of time personaly. I see the reasons for this "boycott" and agree the game will seem like a expansion or add on but Im pretty sure the mechanics of the game engine for L4d 2 will be different. It takes lots of work for somebody to make a game let alone a mod. I have to give credit to the game developers and if they want another game let them. Its funny there are so many games out there but only cats on steam seem to be on this boycott but its nothing compared to all the other gamers that dont know about the steam comunity and just have it for the game. Its up to you not to buy the game or not. Anyway have fun and hope you cats get your point accross somehow Im just here to play. I would suggest for anyone with skills that they use them and mabey make a mod that you can use for L4D that way you might actually have an impact on how the game turns out instead of just wishing. I also see how steam and valve is pushing for sales with commercials and web based sales. To me there getting a lot more money then they should be. Remember who works with who here before a boycott mabey you guys are boycottting the wrong things. This is just my opinion that is all HAVE FUN!

I don't think anyone that has Left4Dead by valve, would not know about steam... they are the same no? Even if you buy the game at bestbuy etc..

I would assume it still uses or asks about installing steam. True though, Im a gamer... and after the boycott fails..I will be buying it..

but I can see the reasoning to voice an opinion and make an attempt.. seeing they promised more content.. not new game releases.

With that said...

Awesome trailer at : http://www.l4d.com/?sourceid=WKS19_Google_...4-dead_Homepage