Left 4 Dead 2 boycott abandoned 4 demise

Once again proving that online petitions are stupid.

Is that guy on the left holding a golden crowbar?

(obligatory Gabe Newell fat joke)

So, the L4D2 pre-order market is 'booming'?

Gabe Newell honestly looks like a very jovial fellow. Like someone who always seems to be in a good mood.

I wish i could be more like that.

"So, by utilizing a boycott that wasn't intended to keep people from buying a game, you managed to force Valve to do something they certainly would have done anyway. "

Fucking kids....

those guys got bought lol

Man Gabe is letting himself go, looks like he eats out 4 entire McDonalds daily now.
Congrats on these boycott leaders for having no balls and more than likely planted by Value in the first place,.

Honestly, I hate to be so frank, but people can be very idiotic at times. Has Valve ever let us down? No. I mean, sure, some folks won't like every game they put out, but as a whole, I think it's fair to say that Valve knows how to deliver the goods.

I'll be honest, though. L4D didn't come with that much content out of the box for full retail. Luckily, PC owners were able to get their hands on some freebies. I wish Microsoft would allow console owners to have the same luxury with L4D content.

But with that said, L4D delivered a fun co-op experience unlike any other. There were so many "oh shit" moments in that game, which made it worth the price of admission, at least for me.

L4D2 will be no different. It'll be the original, but vastly improved and with tons of new content added to what made the first L4D so enjoyable.

I know I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel. What say you?

I'm boycotting paying $7 Microsoft is charging for the free DLC on Xbox Marketplace; does that count?

Hahahahahahahahaa "Agent Of Chaos."

I think Gabe stole Ryan Davis' shirt. Jerk.

I've gotten a different vibe from this whole thing then most, I feel. As a disclaimer, I haven't played much of the original L4D (though someday I reckon I'll hop on board with the sequel), but I didn't get a whiny sense of entitlement from these gamers. I got a fairly understandable sense of dismay at their investment possibly turning into annual, sports-game releases.

The main problem seemed that L4D is an almost purely online game. A sequel less than a year later, and the people who dropped the money on the original feel like their game will be obsolete, and the servers will be desolate. While, with 41,000 petition signers, this is obviously false, I think people here could associate a least a little bit with that sentiment.

Yes, it was a less than stellar way to make that point, and a boycott IS supposed to stifle sales, regardless of what they say. They chose the wrong way about it, but the real concern seemed, to me, about invalidating a purchase from some loyal valve customers. And that did need to be addressed.

That said, I'm glad it's over and we can move on. Cricket bat? I think I'm on board for the sequel.

What happened to the sweat stain on Gabes shirt? It's gone! First Filippa Hamilton and now this?

Boycott.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means."

- Inigo Montoya

caption made me lol

lol, i like how this pic cuts off the stain on his shirt

The fact that boycotters have been demanding the game to be a free expansion at first tells a different tale.

Way to use people with actual concerns to get yourself free shit, fucking douchebag.

@CheeziePotato [Has finally become a Super Saiyan]: What you didn't like computer generated Jabba and the Jar Jar Binks cameo?

As an owner of the first game, it's a pity that multiplayer got really boring really fast. I really can't bring myself to pay for such short lived enjoyment in another installment. Sorry Valve.

Everyone's a winner! Except for those poor souls on the Xbox who bought the DLC.

I would have much rather them NOT support L4d, than the wallet raping of $7 dollars I recieved for 2/5 of a level. When they were talking about it, they made it seem as if it was a full scenerio and a half. Sorely disappointed, I should get $7 off L4d 2 for that nonsense.