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I wonder if an influx of gamers will spur valve devs to work on the game, like with CSGO

by kbar13 13y ago

minimaxir 13y ago
L4D2 is four years old. In that time, Valve added an absurd amount of updates (including the implementation of the entire L4D1 campaign). Valve had basically offered it for $5 every Steam sale for the past few years so this is a mercy gift. (as with Portal last year)
- kbar13 13y ago
  But it is still the only competitive game of its nature, and it plays like any game released recently. So unless Valve intends on releasing L4D3 any time soon, I think it would be great if they put more work into L4D2. In addition, keep in mind this is the game they chose to demo the feasibility of gaming on Linux.
  - supergauntlet 13y ago
    The last few DLCs have just been good community campaigns that Valve has reworked slightly, I don't see why they wouldn't keep adding more when it's little work for them. Even if they don't it's very easy to get custom campaigns in the game yourself.
    - kbar13 13y ago
      I'm not worried about new content. Steam Workshop makes that a non-issue. But there can definitely be some work done on netcode and various gameplay glitchy issues.
  - chc 13y ago
    L4D3 is already in development. Based on how long the second game took to make, 2014 seems realistic.
    - kbar13 13y ago
      /me crosses fingers
drawkbox 13y ago
Pretty sure Left 4 Dead 2 is the next free-to-play for Valve and this is an initial test. They are probably adding items and upgrades soon, but they do it very tastefully like in TF2 and CS. They probably have a growth curve that starts initially as a pay game, then on taper, open it up, then add in items/content and the markets. Very smart and they have done them one at a time. The markets and goods actually make the game fun to go back to and don't bend game balancing too much, but add a layer of fun. They are pretty much the model for good in-app purchases on desktop.
- bdz 13y ago
  No, if anything goes F2P in the near future is CSGO. It's already have items, market, growing community, huge competitive scene... etc. And it's updated weekly (unlike L4D2)

I wonder if an influx of gamers will spur valve devs to work on the game, like with CSGO

by kbar13 13y ago

I wonder if an influx of gamers will spur valve devs to work on the game, like with CSGO

L4D2 is four years old. In that time, Valve added an absurd amount of updates (including the implementation of the entire L4D1 campaign). Valve had basically offered it for $5 every Steam sale for the past few years so this is a mercy gift. (as with Portal last year)

kbar13 13y ago
But it is still the only competitive game of its nature, and it plays like any game released recently. So unless Valve intends on releasing L4D3 any time soon, I think it would be great if they put more work into L4D2. In addition, keep in mind this is the game they chose to demo the feasibility of gaming on Linux.
- supergauntlet 13y ago
  The last few DLCs have just been good community campaigns that Valve has reworked slightly, I don't see why they wouldn't keep adding more when it's little work for them. Even if they don't it's very easy to get custom campaigns in the game yourself.
  - kbar13 13y ago
    I'm not worried about new content. Steam Workshop makes that a non-issue. But there can definitely be some work done on netcode and various gameplay glitchy issues.
- chc 13y ago
  L4D3 is already in development. Based on how long the second game took to make, 2014 seems realistic.
  - kbar13 13y ago
    /me crosses fingers

drawkbox 13y ago

Pretty sure Left 4 Dead 2 is the next free-to-play for Valve and this is an initial test. They are probably adding items and upgrades soon, but they do it very tastefully like in TF2 and CS. They probably have a growth curve that starts initially as a pay game, then on taper, open it up, then add in items/content and the markets. Very smart and they have done them one at a time. The markets and goods actually make the game fun to go back to and don't bend game balancing too much, but add a layer of fun. They are pretty much the model for good in-app purchases on desktop.

bdz 13y ago
No, if anything goes F2P in the near future is CSGO. It's already have items, market, growing community, huge competitive scene... etc. And it's updated weekly (unlike L4D2)