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Following the announcement of Left 4 Dead 2, many members of the current Left 4 Dead community have banded together, angered that Valve is jumping to a sequel rather than release new content for the existing title.
At the time of writing over 15,000 L4D plyaers have signed up to the ‘L4D2 Boycott’ group on Steam.
The group is committed:
– To holding Valve to its promise of free, continual updates to Left 4 Dead in order to build and sustain the community.
– To keeping the Left 4 Dead community together in order to improve the quality of online gaming.
– To supporting the model of continual updates Valve has set forth with its staple products like Team Fortress 2.
The group believes:
– The release of Left 4 Dead 2 as a stand-alone sequel will split the communities and decrease the quality of multiplayer gaming.
– The announced content of Left 4 Dead 2 does not warrant a stand-alone, full-priced sequel and should instead become updates (free or otherwise) for Left 4 Dead.
– Left 4 Dead has not yet received the support and content which Valve has repeatedly stated will be delivered.
– The release of Left 4 Dead 2 will make Left 4 Dead an obsolete purchase and inferior piece of software after only one year since release.
The group requests:
– That Valve honour its commitment to release ongoing periodic content for Left 4 Dead.
– That Left 4 Dead 2 not be released as a stand-alone, full-priced sequel but as either a free update to Left 4 Dead or an expansion with full compatibility with basic Left 4 Dead owners.
– That Left 4 Dead owners be given discounts for Left 4 Dead 2, should it be released as premium content.
Left 4 Dead 2 is scheduled for release this November for Xbox 360 and PC. You’ll find the debut trailer here.
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