14 DAY TRIAL // Left 4 Dead was one of last year's biggest games, gaining a huge amount of fans thanks to its online features. However, when Valve, the creator of the game, announced that Left 4 Dead 2 would be released, just one year after its predecessor, these fans weren't very happy.
We reported the fact that they had started a boycott group and militated against the newly announced video game because they felt that the company had betrayed them and that the first one would not receive any new things until after the development team was done with the second one.
We already heard Valve's Chet Faliszek try to settle the concerns of fans, and even Valve's president, Gabe Newell, released a statement in which he outlined the main factors that had been taken into account when creating a sequel this early. He also promised that there would be significant content coming for the original Left 4 Dead in the months to come.
“Doing a sequel in one year is new for Valve. But providing ongoing support for our titles after the initial launch isn't – it has been part of our philosophy since Half-Life was released ten and half years ago,” Newell said. “We see no reason to change that and will continue to support the over three million customers in the L4D community. E3 is a trade event where developers and publishers come to announce new games for the coming year. L4D2 — like any new product — requires an appearance at the show.”
New content will be arriving for the original Left 4 Dead, but fans need to be patient, Newell added. “Some in the community are concerned that the announcement of L4D2 implied a change in our plans for L4D1. We aren't changing our plans for L4D1. In addition to the recently released Survival Pack, we are releasing authoring tools for Mod makers, community matchmaking, 4x4 matchmaking, and more new content during the coming months for L4D1. We also agree with our customers that there needs to be an interoperability plan for players of L4D1 and L4D2, as multiplayer games are driven by the cohesiveness of their community.”
Are you satisfied with the statement issued by the Valve president? Or are you still considering the fact that the company has betrayed the buyers of the original game? Leave us an answer in the comments section.