In case someone forgot to tell the people that play Left 4 Dead 2 – its a team based game.  Its a lot like Counter-Strike:Source, Team Fortress 2, Team Fortress Classic,,,, and all of the other team based games.

Rambo Syndrome – There no place for John Rambo on my team.  Rambo usually runs off by himself, gets pounced or smoked, them cries for help.

When someone says – “hey Rambo, dont run off”.  The usual reply is along the lines of “keep up then.”

Typing Kills – since the days of Quakeworld (mid-1990s for those of you that do not know your gaming history) its been a known fact that typing kills.  Left 4 Dead 2 has built in voice support – so buy a mic.

Mics are cheap, sometimes they cost as little as $10 – $15 US dollars.  If you do not have the money, go get a job or something.  Pick up cans on the side of the road, wash a car, cut some gas – but get some money to buy a mic.  Not having a mic makes you look like your poor or something.  If you can afford to buy Left 4 Dead 2, you can afford to buy a mic.

Autoshotties have been nerfed – regardless of “what” you have been told, the autoshotty from the original Left 4 Dead was overpowered.  In L4D2 Valve fixed that problem.  They are no longer the weapon of choice.  Pick up an AK-47 and learn how to actually aim the weapon.

Everyone that played the original Left 4 Dead and used the noobtube is going to have to learn how to aim a weapon.  This point in the general direction of the zombie and click is not going to work.

As sad as it sounds, your going to have to learn how to aim a weapon.  Yea, I know, its pretty sad.  The days of just pointing in the general direction and shooting are gone for good.  All of you noobs that never used anything but the noobtube ruined it for everyone.

Learn how to use melee weapons – for you script kiddies out there, the double pistol is no longer a personal machine gun.  It looks like the double pistol rate has been limited.  So pick up a melee weapon and whack them zombies across the head.

In other words, this aint the original Left 4 Dead, this aint a deathmatch game, this aint a race, so learn how to play.  And improve the quality of public Left 4 Dead 2 games.

2 1/2 weeks after release, the developers at Valve finally fix the crashing to desktop problem.

See this thread at the Left 4 Dead2 forums for the details.  It seems that there was an issue with Left 4 Dead 2 and the FAT32 file system of windows.

Maybe someone forgot to tell the people at Valve, but end consumers are not beta testers.  When a product is released to market, it should be pretty much finished.

For those of you that do not know, Left 4 Dead 2 suffers from some serious crashing to desktop problems.  There is no error, no nothing, just a crash and your back at the desktop looking at the background.

But the thing is, the demo ran fine. So  wWhat” is the problem?

Here are some of the ideas that crossed my head:

The demo was fine tuned to show at exhibitions.  If you go back over the past year, just about every time L4D2 was shown to the public, it was the levels from the demo.  And “why” was that?  Maybe the rest of the game had problems?

L4D2 was pushed out the door just in time for Christmas sales.  With a nice surge in profits around November – December, the company can better afford to hand out Christmas bonuses.

What ever happened to “a game will be released “when its done”"?  Was L4d2 really play tested?  Did it go through all of the quality control measures like other Valve games, or was it rushed?

Regardless of “what” the problem is, the release of Left 4 Dead 2 has been ruined.

Left 4 Dead 2 turns 2 weeks old today – and its still crashing to the desktop before the game even gets to the menu.

Happy 2 week birthday L4D2, your still the worse game I have ever installed.

Hopefully Valve can get this crashing to the desktop bug fixed and people can actually play the game.

One last thing – good job at waiting “until its finished” to release L4D2, bravo, bravo.  The people at Valve released a bug filled game that is not even playable for a lot of people.  Whats next, a game that will not even install?  Oh wait, I think Left 4 Dead 2 is having that problem as well.

How long do you wait on something?  Lets say its an hour late, a day late, a week late,,, how long do you hang around and wait for something?  I think a week is plenty long.

Left 4 Dead 2 has been just that – dead for almost 9 days now.  So I did what any gamer would do – count my losses, gave up on l4d2 and bought Borderlands.

At the very least:

Borderlands will start and is actually playable, unlike Left 4 Dead 2.

Borderlands offers great gameplay, unlike L4D2 that crashes to the desktop.

Borderlands is playable, unlike L4D2 that crashes to the desktop.

Its been 9 days since the November 21st crash patch, and the people that have has yet to fix the problem.

As far as I’am concerned, this shows exactly what the management of Valve thinks of us.  Just hand over your money and do not expect anything in return.

Having played just about every Valve game since the release of half-life 1, l4d2 is the worst.

Having played computer games since around 1995, l4d2 is probably the worst game I have ever installed.  Never in my life have I seen such a buggy game released to the public.  Now that I think about, I have never even seen a beta test that is worse the l4d2.

Most gaming companies will test their product to make sure its stable and ready to release.  l4d2 more looks like it was pushed out the door just in time for Christmas – with little regard to the quality of the product.

Right now, at this point in time I feel ripped off, cheated and lied to.

Post your comments in the I gave up on Left 4 Dead 2 thread of the forums.

Its been 8 days since the famous November 21st “patch” that broke Left 4 Dead 2, and still no update.

Whatever happened to Valve Software not releasing a game “until its finished”?

Whatever happened to Valves’ quality control?

Whatever happened to Valves’ play testing a game “before” it was released?

Valve has put left 4 dead 2 on sale for $37.49. The 4 pack is $112.49. And the left 4 dead bundle is $69.99.

This sale is only good for 24 hours.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/550/

But here is the kicker, the complete Valve Package cost $99. The complete Valve bundle Includes: Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2.

So if your thinking of buying the Left 4 Dead bundle, take a look at the complete Valve bundle for just a few more dollars.

Post your comments in the Left 4 Dead 2 on sale thread of the forums.

* terms and conditions of the sale and products can change at any time.

Why did I buy Left 4 Dead 2? Because I have been playing games from Valve software for over 10 years.

I got half-life 1 a month after it came out
Opposing Force
Blue Shift
Team Fortress classic
Half-Life 2
Counter-Strike source
Episodes 1 & 2
Portal
Team Fortress 2

All of the those games are epic.

That was then and this is now. And for the past week the people at Valve software have been known for broken promises, misleading customers, and games that crash upon start up. Not only were dynamic routes removed from Left 4 Dead 2, for a lot of people the game is still crashing to the desktop before it even gets to the menu.

At 2:49 of this video, Chet from Valve clearly says that the director can change up the pathing. But I guess the effects of dynamic routes have been greatly reduced in the final game? Dynamic routes should have a large impact on the game, that is what improves the re-playability.

From the day Left 4 Dead 2 was released, complaints about crashes started coming up. On November 21st, the developers at Valve released a so called “patch” that makes the game unplayable for a lot of people. The introduction video plays fine, but crashes to the desktop before the menu even shows up.

There are complaints of an unfinished install in Vista and Windows 7 – but that was “supposed” to have been fixed in a recent update.

Since when does Valve software release a game with bugs and crash problems? I am going to guess it started in November of 2009.

At least the games from ID software actually launch and are playable.

Its been 5 days now since the November 21st crash patch – and still no l4d2.

This is probably the worst game I have played (or tried to at least) in the past 14 – 15 years.  I can not remember another single game that I just could not play when it was installed.

How can a company go from making great games, to games that customers can not even play?  Valve “used” to be famous for making games with cutting edge technology.

Looking to buy Left 4 Dead 2, but do not want to pay full price?  Well here is your chance.  Dell has Left 4 Dead 2 on sale.  This is probably a limited time offer that could expire at any time.  So if you want a couple of extra copies to give out at Christmas, now is your chance.

Something to keep in mind, L4D2 has only been released for 1 week.  Its really strange to see a brand new game to go on sale so fast.  With the original L4D, it was probably 2 months before it went on sale.  Now I wish I would have waited a couple of weeks before I bought part 2.  With the crashing problems, and here it is on sale for $20 less then what I paid for it – I should have waited a little longer instead of pre-purchasing.

Post your comments in the Left 4 Dead 2 on sale thread of the forums.