Tech Olive

It seems that many gamers feel betrayed by Valve after the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2. Since the original Left 4 Dead never got much support, despite it being promised, thousands of gamers think that this is a bad move and they have bended together to boycott L4D2. There’s even a Steam group, with over 2,300 members opting to never let L4D2 see the light of day. Read more after the break.

A list of reasons for the boycott was posted on Valve’s forum by SFtheWolf, below is a part of his post.

• Significant content for L4D1 was promised, and never delivered
• Valve put little faith in L4D1 since they almost certainly started working on L4D2 right after release
• The fact that L4D2 is nearly identical to L4D1 will decimate the community for both games
• The announced date is not nearly enough time to polish content or make significant gameplay changes
• The new character designs seem bland and unappealing so far
• L4D2 is too colourful to fit in with L4D1‘s visual aesthetic
• The fiddle-based horde music is extremely disliked, though the differently orchestrated music is otherwise welcome
• L4D2‘s release will result in a drop in quality and frequency for L4D1 content, even compared to before
• The community has lost faith in Valve’s former reputation for commitment to their games post-release

Here at the Olive, we’ve always supported Valve. They make fantastic games and support them amazingly, most of the time. This time around I think they just got ahead of themselves and they are paying the price. Personally, I’m joining the Steam group. Anyone joining me?