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All Steam users should have free access to play the Left 4 Dead 2 on their Games page. I'm guessing this is a way for VALVe to boost some attention on the already negatively supported game. Discuss.

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At 11/4/09 06:17 AM, Greenfrost6 wrote: All Steam users should have free access to play the Left 4 Dead 2 on their Games page. I'm guessing this is a way for VALVe to boost some attention on the already negatively supported game. Discuss.

The game is positively supported, I don't know why you say it isn't. And Valve had a date to release the Demo to the public yesterday.

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demo sucked, i played it a few days ago on 360

melee weapons are fucking useless

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At 11/4/09 06:48 AM, majormario wrote:
At 11/4/09 06:17 AM, Greenfrost6 wrote: All Steam users should have free access to play the Left 4 Dead 2 on their Games page. I'm guessing this is a way for VALVe to boost some attention on the already negatively supported game. Discuss.
The game is positively supported, I don't know why you say it isn't. And Valve had a date to release the Demo to the public yesterday.

Selling a short game for a hefty 50 euro, and giving your customers the impression that later they're adding new campaigns, modes, characters, weapons and more. Only to give it a new mode that's basicly an infinite panic mode, and a single 15 minute campaign that was scratched in the beta isn't what I call positive support.

I won't say L4D2 is what users were supposed to get when they bought L4D, but it certainly looks more like it than we currently have gotten for support. But oh well, turtle rock studios sucks anyway. They were also the guys who made condition zero which was basicly a reskin of counterstrike, and sold it under the impression that it contained spectacular improvements and extra content. We all know what became of that.

L4D is just a hyped little game, probably because they spend half of their budget on marketing and the fact that it's being made on the 360. Anything that's a bit gory or action packed will get recieved well on the 360.

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At 11/4/09 08:48 AM, Yiffy wrote: Selling a short game for a hefty 50 euro, and giving your customers the impression that later they're adding new campaigns, modes, characters, weapons and more. Only to give it a new mode that's basicly an infinite panic mode, and a single 15 minute campaign that was scratched in the beta isn't what I call positive support.

Lol angry Europeans.
L4D isn't about a storyline that you follow, it's all about replayability. That's why the 4 campaigns are either loosely tied or unconnected. Campaigns are short so that you can play a round with your friends online in an hour or less and still be able to play that same round again and have fun.

I won't say L4D2 is what users were supposed to get when they bought L4D, but it certainly looks more like it than we currently have gotten for support. But oh well, turtle rock studios sucks anyway. They were also the guys who made condition zero which was basicly a reskin of counterstrike, and sold it under the impression that it contained spectacular improvements and extra content. We all know what became of that.

Yes, let's not give anyone a second chance, considering the pile of crap (which was highly praised and rated, and still is today) Turtle Rock released last year. Just because the sequel is coming out doesn't mean you have to buy it, or even like it. A virus isn't going to go into your computer and lock up L4D1 unless you buy 2.

L4D is just a hyped little game, probably because they spend half of their budget on marketing and the fact that it's being made on the 360.

Half their budget? The most L4D commercials I ever saw was 5, and that was on G4. L4D2 hasn't even had a commercial yet. Where are you getting this?

Anything that's a bit gory or action packed will get recieved well on the 360.

Anything worthwhile, with great gameplay, graphics, and has potential for a fanbase or mod community, will get received well on the 360.

Also, I'm sick of you and your boycott. Grow up and understand you can't control other people's opinions by not buying a game and complaining about it.

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At 11/4/09 09:24 AM, Robotchk12 wrote: Half their budget? The most L4D commercials I ever saw was 5, and that was on G4. L4D2 hasn't even had a commercial yet. Where are you getting this?

Certainly not even close to half their budget, but they did use 25 million dollars on an ad campaign.

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At 11/4/09 09:24 AM, Robotchk12 wrote: 8...(

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At 11/4/09 09:30 AM, Jereminion wrote:
At 11/4/09 09:24 AM, Robotchk12 wrote: 8...(
Hey look its a fanboy

Yes.
Is that a problem?

Sorry I enjoy a game too much.

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At 11/4/09 09:29 AM, Ulven wrote:
At 11/4/09 09:24 AM, Robotchk12 wrote: Half their budget? The most L4D commercials I ever saw was 5, and that was on G4. L4D2 hasn't even had a commercial yet. Where are you getting this?
Certainly not even close to half their budget, but they did use 25 million dollars on an ad campaign.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2907/

$25 million dollars? What the fuck?

It's beginning to dawn on me I probably should of put that money towards the Black edition of Assassin's Creed.

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At 11/4/09 07:50 AM, Sekhem wrote: demo sucked, i played it a few days ago on 360

melee weapons are fucking useless

They really aren't, they come in some real handy while in a hurry, such as crescendo events. Just run and chop, run and chop... Plus, they are hella fun.


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The game is great and decently priced for $50.
The melee weapons are also fun as hell, I don't know what your talking about.
Also, gore and saggy boobs.

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At 11/4/09 07:50 AM, Sekhem wrote: demo sucked, i played it a few days ago on 360

well, thats your reason. 360

melee weapons are fucking useless

your retarded, right?

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At 11/4/09 06:24 PM, explodingbunnies wrote:
At 11/4/09 07:50 AM, Sekhem wrote: demo sucked, i played it a few days ago on 360
well, thats your reason. 360

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melee weapons are fucking useless

Melee weapons were awesome. Only thing I liked about the demo.
I agree the demo wasn't too great. I'm not buying the game anymore.

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I'm downloading the demo, won't get the game though. I might buy Killing Floor, my friends seem to like it more than L4D/2 and it's like half the price.


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At 11/4/09 06:26 PM, Makeshift wrote: I agree the demo wasn't too great. I'm not buying the game anymore.

Basing your opinion on a beta.
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At 11/4/09 11:09 PM, Robotchk12 wrote:
At 11/4/09 06:26 PM, Makeshift wrote: I agree the demo wasn't too great. I'm not buying the game anymore.
Basing your opinion on a beta.
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Beta for a game that's coming out in a month.. At this point, the only thing that makes it a demo is the fact you can only play one map, if you don't like the demo you're not going to like the game.

That said, I thought it was shit and felt exactly like the first one, won't be buying it.

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Aren't all demos free, though?

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I guess I won't be buying the full version either. The stupid low-violence Australian version put me off it heavily. I'm probably just gonna buy L4D.

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At 11/5/09 12:09 AM, X-Gary-Gigax-X wrote: Aren't all demos free, though?

Not prostitutes.

But seriously, it was fun, but nothing really "OMG THIS SHIT ROCKS".


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At 11/5/09 02:58 AM, Greenfrost6 wrote: I guess I won't be buying the full version either. The stupid low-violence Australian version put me off it heavily. I'm probably just gonna buy L4D.

You could buy the game from NZ or something, or get a friend from overseas to gift it to you through Steam. That way you'll evade Australia's silly cencorship.

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Downloading the demo right now on Steam, will give my thoughts once I've sexed my way through it.


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I have this ever so sneaky suspicion that those saying the game is shit are the same people who rage quit, mic spam, and team kill. Good riddance.

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Played it, wasn't impressed, especially by the shoddy zombies who crumble when shot.


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i'm downloading right now. i have never played any of the Left 4 Dead games, so i'm looking forward to try the demo.
but is there any story in the game? i heard that Left 4 Dead had almost no story at all, but L4D2 will have more story such as a back story to all the survivors etc...
of course the gameplay is most important and it looks awesome, but i wouldn't mind some story...


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