L4D2 boycott???

Tefal · 26 Sep 2009 at 15:45

howiepoohs said:
Same here really, once you played through all the levels a few times it seemed pointless.

thats's kinda like saying once you've played all the levels of counter strike a few times there's no point.

still waiting to get in to a decent multi-player game.

Add a bunch of people from the l4d steam names thread, should get some good games mosts days.

Add me if you like ricorodreguez

PhillyDee · 26 Sep 2009 at 16:00

Lyon85 said:
I was originally concerned that this new game will split the community, but to Boycott the game? Pathetic. It will be interesting to see how many people in that group will suddenly be In-Game on Nov 17th

In the meantime, I'll be playing Episode 3 with Gabe.

Can i join you?

Lyon85 · 26 Sep 2009 at 16:34

PhillyDee said:
Can i join you?

The more the merrier

We'll make a thing of it.

I'll email Gabe now and see how far along he is with preparations!

Socaddict · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:10

I'll probably just be waiting until its on a weekend deal or something, I haven't played L4D in quite a few months anyway. Frankly, whilst I have no problem with Valve doing something like this, it just feels like an expansion (remember when every game used to have those?) rather than an outright new game. As such, I just don't feel that its worth standalone game prices, especially for people that already have L4D1.

Audigex · 27 Sep 2009 at 01:36

I can see their point - valve need to stop cocking about with their games post-release.

The game you play on launch can be a completely different animal from the same game 6 months later; I've lost track of the number of times TF2 has been altered "for balance" - okay it may balance it, but it may also throw it off balance in the other direction.

Minstadave · 27 Sep 2009 at 10:48

TF2 has probably had the best post-release support of any game around, no other game has had so much extra stuff thrown at it for free so long after it stopped bringing in cash.

mart981 · 27 Sep 2009 at 11:31

Tefal said:
thats's kinda like saying once you've played all the levels of counter strike a few times there's no point.

I'd rather play Quakelive for some pure multiplayer fps action, or maybe TF2 for more of a laugh. L4D just feels a little inaccurate and random.

meghatronic · 27 Sep 2009 at 11:40

I'm a bit ****** as I still haven't found time to play L4D properly. It better not 'die out'.

linktoinsanity · 27 Sep 2009 at 12:54

I very much doubt L4D will die out alltogether, I am going to leave ocuk3 and 6 (ocuk6 being the 8v8) running for a few months after release of L4D2 at least and see how busy they are...

Will Lucky · 27 Sep 2009 at 13:38

I can see where there coming from, the gameplay and engine will mostly be the same with some minor improvements. But 5 campaigns across 3 game modes for £30, sign me up

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MeddlE · 27 Sep 2009 at 18:53

I doubt I'll get l4d2, but only because I'm pretty much done with l4d1. Maybe my attention span is too short or something but I like to play a game when I go online and not wait around in a lobby or wait around for a lobby. So I've found myself back on CS:S playing a Zombie mod and having fun.

I'll give l4d1 another chance this week when the new content is released but it doesn't sound that spectacular to be honest.

SpudMaster · 27 Sep 2009 at 21:15

Its hardly the games fault that it can take time for a game to get going, ok sometimes when it wont find a server

But the other night was due to incompetent hosts not changing settings etc and the fact we decided to wait for as many friends as possible rather than randoms

MeddlE · 27 Sep 2009 at 21:58

SpudMaster said:
Its hardly the games fault that it can take time for a game to get going, ok sometimes when it wont find a server

I never said it was.

Antar Bolaeisk · 27 Sep 2009 at 22:11

MeddlE said:
I doubt I'll get l4d2, but only because I'm pretty much done with l4d1. Maybe my attention span is too short or something but I like to play a game when I go online and not wait around in a lobby or wait around for a lobby. So I've found myself back on CS:S playing a Zombie mod and having fun.

I'll give l4d1 another chance this week when the new content is released but it doesn't sound that spectacular to be honest.

I find it's all dependent upon the time you go to play a game. I've seen 8v8s fill in mere minutes and normal 4v4s take up to an hour to get going all depending upon the time of day. Eight o'clock to nine o'clock would appear to be the best time to try and get a game going. I've often found I'm waiting in the lobby ages simply because I operate on strange hours opposite to what most other people would work.

At the moment I don't even bother simply because I know I just won't get a game or won't have the time to complete one. Next weekend I finish work at half nine though I shall definitely have to get on to scratch my left 4 dead itch.

MeddlE · 28 Sep 2009 at 17:18

I normally don't get on until 9.30/10.00ish, there's always a couple of games going but they are already full. Playing with randoms sucks monkey nuts so I go play something else. Now I rarely even check l4d and just go straight for something I can get a game in instead.