Left 4 Dead 2 Boycott Leaders Flown to Valve

Oh, Gabe! Your such a good sport, and for that I'm heading down to Gamestop to pre-order my very own brand new copy of LFD2! Bless you guys for your great games and cunning marketing! You're efforts have kept me from slitting my wrists year after year! Keep up the good work!

LoL, I never understood why people would even bother to boycott L4D2 until today. I only had my assumptions. But that picture explains /everything/. I saw it and basically thought "Aaaaah, so THAT'S what morons look like".

I can understand people being dissapointed in Valve for making L4D2 so soon. I mean, imagine having people put all of their time/money and passion into putting a second pool in someone's backyard.

Is it neccesary? And won't it just split up the users?

Give Valve a break. They gotta make money too. And chances are, Microsoft would make them charge for an xbox update of that magnitude anyhow.

I demand nothing from them, except more games (like Portal 2 for instance). :)

who cares...what i want to know is how half life 2 episode 3 is coming along....

Who. Gives. A. Shit.

Anyone notice the douche on the right's fanny pack?

Jesus fuck, worst picture ever.

Christ guys just pay the fucking $30, it's not that much. How about instead of spending all the time and effort you put into creating a boycott, you just mow a lawn or 2 and get the $30, Jesus.

How embarrassing...

I like the fact that the so-called 'leaders' of this boycott are nothing more than a pair of adolescents with scarcely the social grace even to look into the camera when a photo is taken. Also nice bum-bag. Why anyone should give any credence to what these pseudo-adults think, is beyond me. Kudos to Gabe for appearing to have something spilt down his top like a slob.

Valve, don't even cater to, facilitate, or empower these kinds of boneheads. All it does it make them feel legit in their whiny complaints. Just keep doing what you do best, which is make great games for the PC (primarily).

Man you just gotta laugh when you see these two self-important bozos.

Lead a boycott, get a free trip to Valve HQ for a sneak peak at the game?

i'm the president of WTHIE3 (where-the-hell-is-Episode3) club; pls to be sending me 1st class ticket as well

Something about the kid on the right just makes me want to punch him in the face. He has that douchy, argue about anything, I'm always right look to his face.

I hope his plane crashes.

They're totally buying this game anyways when it comes out.

wait wait wait... so valve is actually getting around to releasing more than 1 title every 4 years and people are boycotting?

i think they should be boycotted from being allowed on the effing internet.

Why dont they bundle L4D2 with L4D1? No one is gonna buy L4D1 after L4D2 comes out anyways. If they sell that for $50, and then sell it for $30 bucks to anyone with L4D already on their steam. That would increase the L4D1 communtiy, and certainly sales of L4D2 among L4D1 owners, and among people that are new to the series

Some people have learned not to purchase based on promises of future updates. The cynics amongst us could see it coming and possibly seen it many times before, but that's so reason to dissuade and disrespect people who want to at least try to hold marketing to its word. If it works, it benefits all consumers.

Valve certainly deserves it's reputation as an outstanding example of the way gamers enjoy games and what they feel is good value. It's their call if they want to alter their reputation in any way and I'm sure they don't need internet superheroes coming to their defense either. They make a fine profit all on their own, and while I do believe they have great passion for games, their model of great games with after-market value added on surely makes for good business.

The good thing about these kind of groups is that the developers know WHY a game did not meet expected sale figures or explains what would have increased them further or at the very least, it shows what (a portion of) the community concerns are (even if they are all spotty teenagers that have never worked a day in their lives or whatever). And, that's the point to me. The whole thing is aimed at the developers, to inform THEM. It's more information for them rather than the efficient but imprecise 'vote with your wallet.' I just don't get the branding of this group as 'the shame of PC gamers' or as an 'embarrassment' (or my least favourite 'cheap-skates').

A segment of the gamer market believes in delivering what your marketing promised and really likes Valves method of adding content to grow the community (and make more profit). Valve want to court them and have attempted to do so by this method. Good news for that community.

I have no excuses for the people who think the leaders are "tainted" though. They must be living on a different planet than me or something.

Just for the record as dysfunctional as I am, I am still enough of an adult to have better things to worry about than making a big enough stink over a toy to get a free trip.

Boycott = get to play the game early?......I'm officially boycotting Episode 2.....and Super Mario Galaxy 2.....and Starcraft 2...

I was hoping for "and beaten mercilessly."

this is like inviting birthers to the white house. i remain skeptical that I'll pay full price for a 1year sequel but to actually "lead" a boycott is epic fail.

Great, now when these kids grow up they're going to be those kinds of people that buy a donut, take a bite, decide they don't want it then spend half an hour arguing with the manager to get a full refund.

1) Some people (aforementioned boycott "leaders") are lame as fuck.

2) Valve is almost too awesome for their own good. Even as community oriented as they are, they shouldn't even be acknowledging this kind of stupid negative crap.

3) These fucks shouldn't have even been allowed into that holy office.

I wonder what Xbox gamers think of PC gamers when they see this shit. Developers can't release anything free on the xbox and those gamers are nickle and dimed for every little thing they get. Valve has an amazing track record and although L4D wasn't up to their usual standard the updates it has received have easily brought it up from "skimpy" to "reasonable". Continuing this boycott after the updates in the world of $2 horse armor just reeks of entitlement.

I'm boycotting episode 3, maybe then I'll get to see it.

Wow, I dislike Valve games and even I have to admit that they're awesome.

I HEREBY BOYCOT DIABLO 3...I SURE HOPE NO BLIZZARD EMPLOYEES ARE READING THIS..I WOULD HATE FOR THEM TO FLY ME OUT TO PLAY DIABLO 3 TO CREATE POSITIVE PUBLICITY FOR THEIR GAME THAT WOULD ENSURE TRIPLE SALES!

I'm shocked that no one has mentioned that this whole thing might be viral marketing. This makes me thing of a very over the top example of the character of these two kids. Human nature I suppose. After all, people really only get passionate about things they truly have feelings for; money, lust, and fear come to mind. Anyway, on with the tale...

"The leader of the KKK is giving a speech about that damn n*** President when his phone suddenly rings.”Hush up now, I have to take this phone call!" he says to the crowd. Ending the phone call he turns back to the crowd. "You know maybe a smart, professional black President with good morals is just what this country needs! On that note ya'll, I got a plane to catch. On of 'dem big planes, military I think. Air Force somethin' a rather"

Btw, anyone else think Gabe in that black shirt looks like Darth Vader with two young students of the force that he just turned to the dark side? Oh, and there are so many places to take that wet spot and the smiles... but I probably have offended enough for one day. I'll send a post card from Valve.

The squeaky wheel gets the plane tix.

I'm starting a campaign: it's outrageous that HL2 came out so soon after the original. It should have been given to Half Life owners for free.

Who's with me? Pack your bags!

The old saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Well, i'm not getting fooled by a glorified zombie mod with a fancy game engine again. This really makes me wish I had never bought this fucking game. They made so many promises about continuing to support the game because they're Valve and all this nice stuff, just to say "The maps won't be compatible" later on.
This is just a pathetic attempt to get people to like the game, which it's failing at in my mind.

Oh, and just for the record, I bought LFD at full price. Day 1.

hey, take a look at those sexy dudes!

The shirt of the guy holding the trophy screams "Motel Serial Rapist" to me.

and those whiners are still boycotting it !!! after what valve did, they've earned all of my respect and decided not to boycott it, ill probably get it (ofcourse after checking out the reviews)

Why did they even bother with those dipshits. "Yeah the game is not a rushed job and totally not what we feared and boycotted against - but uhhhh WE STILL BOYCOTT LOLLLLLLL xDDDDDD"

God damn it Valve, and you even reward chipmunks like them. God fucking damn it, Valve.

Wow, these whiny, unappreciative douche bags never know when to take a day off. I've got a feeling that nothing valve or anyone else can show them will make them happy. I WANT EVERY GAME TO BE FREE BECAUSE IT'S FOR MEEEE. 50 bucks says this sense of entitlement came from piracy. It might sound crazy, but we live in a world where many things can be acquired for free with no discernible consequences. People.. i guess have just started to expect game developers to submit to the same bs.

They look like whiners.

Awesome PR by Valve.