Valve pleasantly surprised us with their announcement of Left 4 Dead 2 during this year's E3. Not everyone's too happy about this, particularly a large number of active L4D players, who have now organized a L4D 2 boycott. They're calling it "Boycotting Valve's new money grab" and so far there are over 16,000 members.
The group of users are part of the Steam community. They've listed a the reasons why they feel upset by Vavle's announcement:
* Significant content for L4D1 was promised, and never delivered
* Valve put little faith in L4D1 since they almost certainly started working on L4D2 right after release
* The fact that L4D2 is nearly identical to L4D1 will decimate the community for both games
* The announced date is not nearly enough time to polish content or make significant gameplay changes
* The new character designs seem bland and unappealing so far
* L4D2 is too bright to fit in with L4D1's visual aesthetic
* The fiddle-based horde music is extremely disliked, though the differently orchestrated music is otherwise welcome
* L4D2's release will result in a drop in quality and frequency for L4D1 content, even compared to before
* The community has lost faith in Valve's former reputation for commitment to their games post-release
L4D 2 Boycott Supported by 16,000 Steam Members
