L4D2 Boycott Suceeded.

[OSVG]

Also, at their strongest, this group had what, 20,000 people? 20,000 isnt going to even put a dent into a game that is going to sell in the millions.

Yes it would.

However, not all 20k are heart set in their cause, which is what you were going at i assume. I'd say about 25-50% will eventually (eventually be key wording) buy L4D2. Yes Valve is still losing possible money on the harcore true boy cotters, but Valve can still make more money off L4D2. Sure there may be a dent in projected profit, but they will profit
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If Valve had released HL2ep 3 1 year after you bought ep2 would you be mad?

 

[Spitfire'd]

It is my understanding that Left 4 Dead 2 is already the most pre-ordered game in Valve history. Sure sounds like the boycott worked

 

[Stormrider^]

Blizzard releases new parts for WoW more often than I change socks. Do I see boycotts for them? Do I hear complaints about it? No.
Why is Valve any different? If they want to expand upon the first game with more features, more maps and more anything while still adding into the first game, what's wrong with it? I guarantee that you'll find this game on a huge discount @ g2play.net after it has been officially released, if you're that bugged about the pricetag.

Valve <3
/thread

 

[Carne]

Well, what people seem to miss is that the boycott was about the promised content for L4D1, not trying to prevent people from buying L4D2. Now as they got Crash Course, plus got to know the upcoming DLC, AND getting to play L4D2, they were satisfied. I'm not a boycotter btw.

 

[Bird Attack]

People are missing the point...

 

[Liliana]

The boycott didn't succeed, Valve was going to do that anyway!

Blizzard releases new parts for WoW more often than I change socks. Do I see boycotts for them? Do I hear complaints about it? No.
Why is Valve any different? If they want to expand upon the first game with more features, more maps and more anything while still adding into the first game, what's wrong with it? I guarantee that you'll find this game on a huge discount @ g2play.net after it has been officially released, if you're that bugged about the pricetag.

Valve <3
/thread

That's because people are used to that. This was supposedly the first time a sequel was released a year after the original was made. But, no one would complain if Valve released Episode 3, promised more weapons in a minor update, and then half a year later HL3!
People are just weird sometimes. They made the boycott too early, they didn't know no content was coming.

 

[xShuriken]

At least Valve's still around making games...

 

[KuNai]

Well, what people seem to miss is that the boycott was about the promised content for L4D1, not trying to prevent people from buying L4D2. Now as they got Crash Course, plus got to know the upcoming DLC, AND getting to play L4D2, they were satisfied. I'm not a boycotter btw.

That's why I joined. And I guess it did succeed. I'm still buying L4D2, though. After how good I hear it is (friends, reviews, etc)

 

[Sim]

Well, what people seem to miss is that the boycott was about the promised content for L4D1, not trying to prevent people from buying L4D2. Now as they got Crash Course, plus got to know the upcoming DLC, AND getting to play L4D2, they were satisfied. I'm not a boycotter btw.

That's why i joined the boycott. I could careless if people buy L4D2 not, just wanted to show my support to try and get valve to release what was promised to us for L4D1.

The so called "leaders" of the boycott are a joke. They went to valve HQ and all they could post about is how "tight" L4D2 was. Just shows you they were only in it for fame and now want to close the group to make valve happy. (i bet valve sends them a free copy of the game)

 

[Louis VI]

I'm buying the Four-Pack...

 

[shake_n_bake]

OMG for the people who are still ignorant to understanding the boycott side lemme try to make an analogy. Valve told us that if we bought this game they would promise us +10 happiness, some had our doubts because the game was small and only gave us +7 to start with, valve said they would make up the +3, but instead, they decided that they arnt going to give us the rest of our happiness for our previous money, they want us to buy another game so we get +15 happiness with L4d2, and thanks to (adjective here) people, they were just going condone valves actions and just give away more money...

 

[2 F 4 B P]

The boycott didn't succeed in anything, Valve was going to release updates and more DLC for L4D anyway. Valve was already going to do the "4-pack for [this amount of money]" pre-order sale.

The boycott was a waste of time and in reality did not accomplish anything at all.

 

[blackhawksniper]

The boycott didn't succeed in anything, Valve was going to release updates and more DLC for L4D anyway. Valve was already going to do the "4-pack for [this amount of money]" pre-order sale.

The boycott was a waste of time and in reality did not accomplish anything at all.

Truth. Has been spoken.

 

[D.T.S.]

Boycott = zerg trolling