Deadly_Nightshade

"He talked about the reaction to the Orange Box, how people were angry about 'buying' Half-Life 2 again." But, unlike Left 4 Dad 2, there were three new games in The Orange Box (and, frankly, Half Life 2 and Half Life 2: Episode One were more a bonus than the main selling point and Valve made it possible, due to fan backlash, to gift those away if you already owned them).

E3 09: Hands-on with Left 4 Dead 2 Left 4 Dead 2: Voodoo Extreme Hands-On Preview

Left 4 Dead fans threaten boycott of Left 4 Dead 2

Yes.

I agree, it's good news - I might even buy another boxed copy and give my version to a friend.

I have to buy another ****ing power adapter for my laptop because my sister's ****ing dog destroyed it. ****.

Technically that’s female human on genderless alien (who just “happens” to look very much like a human female sans the blue skin and tentacle hair). Have to make sure you get that right or the Right might not see it as right.

Obsidian > BioWare

So you do not have to tie your game to the EA Store? Anyways, it, Sims 3, might have SecuROM.

Meh, another alleged “reality” show staring people I do not care about or, for that matter, recognize.

I agree.

There's one... But what about all the others? Anyways, the trailer looked cool, but so did Wrath of the Litch King’s - and I know that I do not need to re-state my opinions about WoW.

First Left 4 Dead 2: Deep South and now this?! Are all games going to invaded by rednecks?

A new poster: Gameplay/Video Frying Pan Silenced Uzi Axe + SPAS-12 "Charger" boss infected Garden Maze Kitchen Smoker Incendiary Ammo Teaser Trailer

This is what Newell said to VideoGamer.com at the Leipzig Games Convention before Left 4 Dead came out: "So each time we've released one of those for Team Fortress 2 we've seen about a 20% increase in the number of people who are playing online. And that number is really important because it determines how many community created maps there are, how many servers are running, and so on. So we'll do the same thing with Left 4 Dead where we'll have the initial release and then we'll release more movies, more characters, more weapons, unlockables, achievements, because that's the way you continue to grow a community over time.

Looked at the Valve/Steam forums?

I do not know about you, but, after reading the initial descriptions of Left 4 Dead 2, I feel more irritated and disappointed than excited and interested. The “sequel” looks, to me, like the product that should have been released last year – the product that they are expecting us to re-buy to get the new features, features that should have been in the original game or, at a minimum, patched into it at a later time. This is nothing more than an attempt to squeeze monies out of gamers who have already bought the first game, a game that is now going to obsolete is less than one year since its release. Nevertheless, you say, why would you think this? Well, let us examine the press release. “…L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles.” Well, considering that Left 4 Dead is considered to be, by many, including myself, inferior to both the older Killing Floor modification and the newer retail release of the aforementioned modification, I doubt that Left 4 Dead 2 will contain anything that will drastically alter cooperative gameplay. As for the other promises, well, I am starting to doubt Valve will actually keep its word as they also promised features in Left 4 Dead that have still not been implemented. “…the title adds melee combat to enable deeper co-operative gameplay, with items such as a chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.” Oh Valve, why must you, seemingly, copy other games? Two of the three items that you listed feature prominently in the rival zombie co-op game Killing Floor, while the others are lifted from another competitive title, Zombie Panic – while this does not mean that you are intentionally plagiarizing content, all of the items mentioned are standard in any anti-zed armory, this, coupled with such things are the Left 4 Dead sale that just “happened” to be almost directly on the release of Killing Floor, looks really bad. “Introducing the AI Director 2.0, L4D's dynamic gameplay is taken to the next level by giving the Director the ability to procedurally change weather effects, world objects, and pathways in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match the players' performance.” Hummm… Sounds to me like they made a few tweaks and decided to call it “2.0” – besides, I doubt those changes will make paying $50 for a game you have already bought any more appealing. The next point further shows us that this “new” game is, essentially, just DLC for the original: “Featuring new Survivors, boss zombies, weapons, and items, Left 4 Dead 2 offers a much larger game than the original with more co-operative campaigns, more Versus campaigns, and maps for Survival mode available at launch.” In other words, they have taken the minimalistic Left 4 Dead and turned into what it should have been – and they want you to pay $50 -or however much they decide to charge for the update- for the privilege of owning the full version of game you already bought. ‘"Left 4 Dead was backed by our most aggressive advertising campaign to date, and resulted in a top 5 showing on two platforms during holiday 2008," said Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing at Valve. "Left 4 Dead 2 is a larger game and will be supported with even more consumer and retail advertising programs than the original."’ Well, judging from the player backlash you will need all of the hype you can get for many people, such as myself, are not planning on buying your so-called “sequel” unless you make some concessions for those who bought the beta version of the product. In other words, Valve has lost the goodwill of the fanbase and will have to work long and hard to get it back.

Left 4 Dead 2

Looked at Mixcraft?

Primo Victoria - Sabaton

Well, what sort of ingredients could you get your hands on? For example, it would be fairly easy to turn out a nice tofu or cheese Italian dish, such as lasagna, or a Chinese dish. If you want, I could even type up some step-by-step instructions for you (I have most of the recipes jotted down in the various cookbooks that are lying around the kitchen)…

I have one mod that allows that... I cannot remember the name though - I'll check later.

Just mod it out - that is what I did. All the benefits of helmets without the ugliness! EDIT: In fact you might be able to do this in LotR:O as well...