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    Default Left 4 Dead 2: A Late April Fool's Joke?

    So I was browsing through the good ol' intertubes when I stumbled on this.



    Apparently Valve announced that they were making a sequel to Left 4 Dead at E3 and I smell bullshit. First off, why the hell would they make a sequel to Left 4 Dead? Take a look at Team Fortress 2. They've been updating the shit out of that game. Why wouldn't they do the same to Left 4 Dead? After all, we haven't even gotten any new campaigns yet and since the game is so young, it makes even less sense for Valve to make a sequel to it. Left 4 Dead has no storyline to develop, so the only reason for them to make a sequel to it is in order to make drastic updates to the gameplay, which Valve would of just done before the game was even released.


    This game just makes no sense to me. Is Valve snorting crack or something?



    Edit: Few more links for anyone who wants more info on the game.


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    They want money for more free TF2 updates and HL3. Just roll with it dawg.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheJESTERJ View Post
    They want money for more free TF2 updates and HL3. Just roll with it dawg.
    But they didn't do that with the Team Fortress series. It just doesn't make any sense...

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    I think it's obvious.

    Buy an update for EVERY class would be murder in TF 2. Imagine having to buy the latest sniper vs spy update for a couple of items, TF2 would have one server left if anything.

    Now L4D2 is different. They're adding some couple of new features, maps, weapons, probably new character and they're claiming it as an expansion. Since people are going to jump on the shinny new things bandwagon, Valve gets to ride a train full of cash.

    Furthermore, Choo choo.

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    L4D2 is probably just for the Xbox people since SDK is PC. I don't see any reason why a PC player would pick this up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pok View Post
    L4D2 is probably just for the Xbox people since SDK is PC. I don't see any reason why a PC player would pick this up.
    Well user-made content is a little harder to access on left 4 Dead then any other Source game. Would be nice if we had a server list but noooooooooo.

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    Its not a joke.

    They made a sequel because developers felt like doing moar that wasn't done in L4D.

    I believe they said a playable demo was at E3.

    Just check ign.com for shiz like this gawd.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nonsue View Post
    Its not a joke.

    They made a sequel because developers felt like doing moar that wasn't done in L4D.

    I believe they said a playable demo was at E3.

    Just check ign.com for shiz like this gawd.
    I was just being facetious with the title. What I'm saying is that the game makes no sense. The game has been in development since 2004~, so if there were any major features that Valve wanted to put in the game they would be in it. Everything else could easily be put in through updates.

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    Shitstorm all over gaming forums. It is real, no doubt about that, valve even announced it on their homepage. Its also a whole new game, not DLC. Although everyone will complain and whine about it, companies make games for money, and this is what valve is doing. I just hope they won't abandon L4D1.

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    hey a new infected new weapons new char's and 5 new movies, Im not complaining. Not to mention also I bet there will be writing in the safe rooms that give the outcome of Zoey,Bill,Louis, and Francis

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    I like francis, zoey, bill and louis much more than I like the looks of these three generic "Hood" Gangsta's lololol! That they're starring as the main characters T_T

    And tbh, they buggered left 4 dead 1 up a bit, this is proberly their way of A) making some more money and Fixing the shit they did wrong in left 4 dead 1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kain222 View Post
    I like francis, zoey, bill and louis much more than I like the looks of these three generic "Hood" Gangsta's lololol! That they're starring as the main characters T_T

    And tbh, they buggered left 4 dead 1 up a bit, this is proberly their way of A) making some more money and Fixing the shit they did wrong in left 4 dead 1.
    Hood gangsta's? One of them looks like a gambling addict, one of them is a teenager and the other is some fat African American that doesn't really seem to reflect a 'gangsta' person.

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