L4D 2 Officially Announced

[Versed]

I haven't seen the trailers, or any previews for that matter. But I know I'm not going to buy it unless they do a weekend special where its $10 or something.

I still have a lot of fun playing the first one. And by fun I mean jumping into an expert campaign and TKing my entire team when we get to the safe house.

Then I run and kill myself before they can kick me. Start over bitches!!!!

Muwahahahahhaha

This is what makes the game not fun :P

[Hell-met]

[Ranma]

Ars Technica interviewed a L4D2 project lead about why they're making it vs just updates. Really I think it just sounds like excuses.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...uel-to-ars.ars

[-LMA-]

Ars Technica interviewed a L4D2 project lead about why they're making it vs just updates. Really I think it just sounds like excuses.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...uel-to-ars.ars

Read it just now, yes it does, they're obviously hiding the fact that they want more profit over just free updates.

[Redneck]

Ars Technica interviewed a L4D2 project lead about why they're making it vs just updates. Really I think it just sounds like excuses.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...uel-to-ars.ars

Yes, it does sound like excuses, because balance is probably more extreme to maintain on TF2 than on L4D.

You know why we get L4D2 so soon? Because EA has their hand in it. The same company who relentlessly releases expensive expansions for every game they make. Look at the Battlefield series, for instance. 1942 wasn't so bad, and the modding tools gave the community the ability to create Desert Combat, which probably ended up being more popular than the default WW2 shooter. After that, they made BF2, released a bunch of expansions (at a charge), and did the same with 2142 - the first expansion for it was released nearly immediately after the game itself was released. This is the same company that is monetizing fake items in Sims 3, though one could argue those who play the Sims get what they deserve.

I imagine Valve put forth the idea of releasing the content as a free expansion to the game, given their track record with TF2 and other games. EA then probably muscled them into adding a bit more to it and releasing it as an entirely new sequel.

[Hell-met]

The real reason is : Valve South doesn't think like the rest of the team.

Gabe didn't really approve it

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Anyone else heard about the boycott against L4D2? I need to see if I can find the link again. I'm definitely for this.

[Ralconn]

Is it just me or does this look like a expansion pack?

Either way I'm probably not going to buy this. Left 4 Dead got old after a few weeks for me.

[Hell-met]

Anyone else heard about the boycott against L4D2? I need to see if I can find the link again. I'm definitely for this.

theyll end up buying it anyway.

they always do

[ibby]

Where does it say it will be full-priced? For all we know they could make it 10-20 bucks for owners of the first l4d.