Left 4 Dead 2 arriving november 17

[jolle]

Originally Posted by snowmanwithahat

I kind of agree... I'd love to see the game come out as an update.... 4 maps, granted it does have alot of replay value.... 4 maps just istn' enough for the price. Knowing their pricing strategies i'll wait till it drops... alot.

It should be free for L4D 1 owners honestly...

5 campaigns is hardly the same as 4 maps though.
I´d love to get this stuff for free, but I wont hesitate to pay for it after all the time I spent on L4D since release.
Granted, it prolly cant touch the price per hour on my BF2 account, or CS:S if there was such a stat monitor system for it.

Still, I hope they keep adding to the first game even after the second is released, cause I´ll prolly be playing both back and forth just for the variation.

Originally Posted by jolle

5 campaigns is hardly the same as 4 maps though.
I´d love to get this stuff for free, but I wont hesitate to pay for it after all the time I spent on L4D since release.
Granted, it prolly cant touch the price per hour on my BF2 account, or CS:S if there was such a stat monitor system for it.

Still, I hope they keep adding to the first game even after the second is released, cause I´ll prolly be playing both back and forth just for the variation.

Im willing to pay for it also... just not full retail. Give me it for $25 and I will be happy. It will then be an expansion pack. But it pisses me off that prior to L4D releasing they said they were going to have tons of DLC and all we got was a patch that added a new play mode...

Now their saying that L4D2 will have tons of DLC and they will continue to make DLC for the original... what a load of ****.

[Yaboze]

They are taking advantage of the Co-Op cash cow.

If it's cheap, I might consider it. If it's the same but with just new levels, that's lame.

[bacon12]

I blame EA, rumor has it they injected 10 million to get L4d2 out this soon.

[XDanger]

If L4D2 contains L4D then I suppose you would be able to gift L4D.

Hitler does not approve!

[Mr. Hunt]

Originally Posted by |MaguS|

Hitler does not approve!

I love those Hitler remixes... awesomeness.

[NaitoSan]

You guys who complained about L4D2 being released way too soon, go and be part of this steam group (so far almost 11,000 users). But seriously, it sounds like Diablo 3 all over again.

Price hasn't announced yet and if it was $19 then I wouldn't complain. If it's $49 or so, then something's not right.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/L4D2boycott

[Atomizer]

IMO, if L4D2 contains 5 whole new compaigns, the 4 classic L4D campaigns, with it having its graphics ramped up, new characters, new enemies(take a closer look at the video if you didnt notice them) and new weapons(everyone forget about the chainsaw already?), I dont consider this expansion material, and while it prolly doesnt deserve full price, I think people are just throwing around alot of Valve hate for no real reason(that I can see anyway), sure if you dont like L4D to begin with, then obviously L4D2 isnt going to interest you.
I know I am gonna get alot of heat from this, but sure, ill be the public sacrifice :P


Edit: Just watched a gameplay video I hadnt seen yet, they even have different ammo types, and other melee weapons like an ax and frying pan, but *shrug*

Originally Posted by NaitoSan

You guys who complained about L4D2 being released way too soon, go and be part of this steam group (so far almost 11,000 users). But seriously, it sounds like Diablo 3 all over again.

Price hasn't announced yet and if it was $19 then I wouldn't complain. If it's $49 or so, then something's not right.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/L4D2boycott

Joined.

Originally Posted by Atomizer

IMO, if L4D2 contains 5 whole new compaigns, the 4 classic L4D campaigns, with it having its graphics ramped up, new characters, new enemies(take a closer look at the video if you didnt notice them) and new weapons(everyone forget about the chainsaw already?), I dont consider this expansion material, and while it prolly doesnt deserve full price, I think people are just throwing around alot of Valve hate for no real reason(that I can see anyway), sure if you dont like L4D to begin with, then obviously L4D2 isnt going to interest you.
I know I am gonna get alot of heat from this, but sure, ill be the public sacrifice :P


Edit: Just watched a gameplay video I hadnt seen yet, they even have different ammo types, and other melee weapons like an ax and frying pan, but *shrug*

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54485

Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek has let loose with some intriguing details on the downloadable content for Valve's upcoming fast-paced zombie-tastic shooter for PC and Xbox 360. And yes, a flamethrower might be involved.

The company plans to add new scenarios to the game's initial 4, as well as new bosses and weapons. "There were strong hints at a flamethrower coming not long after launch," 1UP reported after talking to Faliszek.

Article dated Aug 08. This is one of many where valve promised the moon wrt L4D DLC.

They released a new game mode, and that's it. Now L4D2 is being touted as a "sequel".

How do you have a sequel for what are essentially 4 stand alone 'movies?

My bet is this L4D2 consists of a bunch of what was intended to be DLC at the start.

In short - they lied, period.

They saw how well the original sold and instead of making some money from DLC they wanted **** loads again and took the DLC they made and are going to sell it as a retail product.

Honestly, if they want to get on the goodside of people. Fine release L4D2 but also release the same content as DLC for abit cheaper for owners of the original. Then you can get the new people and make the original owners happy.