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An early access demo was set for release on October 27 at 1 PM, PST (8 PM, UTC), but was due to five delays, presumably caused by unforeseen technical inadequacies at Valve, not released until October 28, 5:08 PM, PST (October 29, 0:08 AM, UTC). See [[Valve Time]] for more information. | An early access demo was set for release on October 27 at 1 PM, PST (8 PM, UTC), but was due to five delays, presumably caused by unforeseen technical inadequacies at Valve, not released until October 28, 5:08 PM, PST (October 29, 0:08 AM, UTC). See [[Valve Time]] for more information. | ||
These delays caused major controversy among fans, leading to an increase in support for the original con-sequel standpoint and a generally offensive attitude towards Valve, particularly on the [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=611 official Left 4 Dead 2 forum]. Valve initially responded by rapidly removing posts and locking threads, but later left the forum to itself as the situation worsened. As a result, all [http://forums.steampowered.com/ official Steam forums] were unavailable at several times between the start of the fourth and the release after the fifth | These delays caused major controversy among fans, leading to an increase in support for the original con-sequel standpoint and a generally offensive attitude towards Valve, particularly on the [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=611 official Left 4 Dead 2 forum]. Valve initially responded by rapidly removing posts and locking threads, but later left the forum to itself as the situation worsened. As a result, all [http://forums.steampowered.com/ official Steam forums] were unavailable at several times between the start of the fourth delau and the release after the fifth. | ||
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Left 4 Dead 2 is an upcoming sequel to Valve's original multiplayer zombie/survival horror game, Left 4 Dead. After heavy initial critique of the prequel regarding lack of content, Valve promised to continuously extending the game, as seen with Team Fortress 2, which let to further criticism when Valve announced Left 4 Dead 2.
Criticism
The main point of critique against Left 4 Dead 2 has been Valve's choice to develop a sequel rather than further expand Left 4 Dead. The developer has, however, explained that Left 4 Dead 2 will contain too much new content to be suitable for release as a DLC for the original game. Although most con-sequel groups have now been disbanded or fallen to inactivity, some fans still claim that Valve have failed to deliver the promised content for Left 4 Dead and thus continue opposing Left 4 Dead 2.
Early access demo
An early access demo was set for release on October 27 at 1 PM, PST (8 PM, UTC), but was due to five delays, presumably caused by unforeseen technical inadequacies at Valve, not released until October 28, 5:08 PM, PST (October 29, 0:08 AM, UTC). See Valve Time for more information.
These delays caused major controversy among fans, leading to an increase in support for the original con-sequel standpoint and a generally offensive attitude towards Valve, particularly on the official Left 4 Dead 2 forum. Valve initially responded by rapidly removing posts and locking threads, but later left the forum to itself as the situation worsened. As a result, all official Steam forums were unavailable at several times between the start of the fourth delau and the release after the fifth.