I'm actually starting to think so. This is just plain weird.The Grey Wolf said:I still wonder if this is a very articulate joke Valve made up. >_<
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I'm actually starting to think so. This is just plain weird.The Grey Wolf said:I still wonder if this is a very articulate joke Valve made up. >_<
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You know what I think? I think that the reason why L4D took as long as it did was because they basically had to develop the engine it was going to run on, and for the sequels, since they had the engine, the massively overwhelming positive response, the sheer amount of effort that the Valve guys put into their games, it was much easier than making the first, and they could just feel free to add everything that was missing in L4D Uno.wordsmith said:Something tastes funny here guys...
1) Why release a sequel this close? They've not even released the SDK yet... Valve are known for putting new (/episodic) content out, so releasing the sequel this close seems off
2) Why was it announced by Microsoft? Valve are notorious for sitting on stuff for "as long as it takes"
3) Talking about "as long as it takes", it's hardly Valve's style to give a release date so far in advance, they've always erred on the side of caution and not given a release date, so they don't miss them.
Having said all this, the both the L4D forums and the Steam forums both have confirming threads... wth Valve?
Seriously, I hope this is an expansion pack, because if it's a totally new game then Valve have made a bum move.
Well we always knew that. I just never saw them pulling a dick move like this.CantFaketheFunk said:Guys, it's not a joke. Sometimes you just have to face facts. Valve wants to make money like every other company out there.![]()
Used to be norm? WHEN? Games took years to develop, because there were less gamers than today.harhol said:I don't see why everyone is making such a big deal about this. Yearly sequels used to be the norm. It's kinda weird in that it's Valve doing something normal for a change, but all these suggestions that it "must be a joke" are frankly ridiculous.
I don't think CSS came out one year after CS 1.6.DragunovHUN said:So, does it ruin the experience if 50 000 people are playing at any given time instead of 100 000? I don't think so.Abedeus said:Yes, I am sure that not even 50% of the current player base will buy the new game, and only half of us (at best) will stay.
Also let's not forget that once a sequel comes out, the previous game lands in the "ABANDONED FOREVER" box. You might get a patch now and then. But don't even think about DLC or anything like that.
Besides, that's just a dick move. "We make a game, then instead of making new content for it, we will immediately after 8 months release a sequel, so you either buy it or stay with your crappy old and unsupported game". That's like Blizzard making another 3 WoW expansions month after month. So you have to buy them all or you can't play the "new content" that could've been added with a patch or two.
Look at games like CS 1.6 or even Condition Zero, every Valve game still has plenty of players online even though a sequel or new version came out long ago.
On the official Steam news they say "This Holiday", and later "Left 4 Dead 2 is targeted for release on Xbox 360 and PC on November 17, 2009".fix-the-spade said:Nov 17th, I notice you didn't say 2009, this being a Valve game and all...
I'm actually a little worried about this, mainly because Microsoft announced it and not Mr Newell's crew. Microsoft getting directly involved never bodes well. On the other hand, it's another Valve shooter, awesome.
You are joking, is this the Valve we know?FoxParadox said:Coming out November 17, 2009
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/47577/Left-4-Dead-2-High-Definition-Trailer-Released
And plus, they could have used the resources for Half Life 2 episode 3, which we have been waiting for for how long now? 2 years or so?Daye.04 said:Yeah, exactly. What's up with this? I mean .. Seriously. At least they could have hold back the release a couple of months in case they got these ideas ...quack35 said:Didn't Left 4 Dead just come out?
Came out last year in I think November?quack35 said:Didn't Left 4 Dead just come out?