"L4D2 Boycott Founders Goes to Valve - Enjoys L4D2"

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vlad321 said:

Mendicate Bias said:
There is just no appeasing people. First they complain that Valve releases their games too slow then they complain that Valve releases their games too quickly and now their complaining that Valve doesn't give them enough free stuff.

Seriously you bought the product and Valve has no obligation to go beyond what is on that disc and yet they do and still they get bitched at. If you don't want to buy L4D2 fine don't, your just denying your self one of the most fun innovative fps's this generation.

Because they didn't follow this retarded strategy, they have been so sucessful and probably been making more money than most gaming companies out there. Keep in mind that they are also still a indie studio (one of the few) so that in its own right is very impressive. Without all the support they have offered their games they would not have been as popular as they are now (though they'd still be pretty famous). Hence all the bitching. Do they have any obligation beyond the CD? No. Do they profit massively for support after the ship date? Very much so.

They did it in the past because like all good developers they liked to support their fan base. However that doesn't mean that their under any obligation to continue under such a model. To take it even further and have the fanbase demand the developer appease them is just stupid. Unless you have forgotten we are in the middle of a very big reccession so the "fans" can cry all they want, Valve isn't going to keep putting in man hours and money for free just to make a few people happy.