The L4D2 Boycott group, whose manifesto was to get ”Valve’s attention” back to the original Left 4 Dead and not simply ”steer people away” from the sequel, have fulfilled their goals.
Valve flew out two members of the group to discuss the Boycott issues a while back. They’ve ”succeeded” in their mission; ”nothing more or less.” As of October 21st it’s disbanded.
”We have accomplished everything we can on our manifesto. We’ve been dealing with Valve ever since our group started, then we met them in-person and now we’re at the point of concluding our discussions,” posted L4D2 Boycotter ‘Agent of Chaos’.
”Our goal wasn’t to steer people away from L4D2, it was to get Valve’s attention and have them support original L4D. We succeeded and that’s where our mission ends; nothing more or less.”
Fellow leader of the L4D2 Boycott, ‘Walking_Target’, posted their thoughts on the closure…
”Effective Wednesday October 21st 2009 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, this group will be closed,” they began.
”People have lost sight of why we’re here. The comments are always full of trolls, people bashing Valve and phishers. What is more, people are unwilling or unable to wait for Valve to follow through in any cohesive way.”
”Valve is at least trying to make things right, there will be speed bumps on the way, however we will get there. Even if it is not as quickly as we would like. The boycott has served its purpose and it is now up to you all as individuals to decide what is right for you,” they continued.
”As a collective we have done more than achieve a few goals, we have paved the way for Developer-Community relations in the future. No matter what the press or other gamers say, we have made an indelible mark upon the future of this industry. You should all be proud, we certainly are.”
Some users are grumbling about ”selling out” to the Valve oppressors. Maybe the community just got a little carried away in what they wanted the boycott to accomplish?
Left 4 Dead 2 is being released on Xbox 360 and PC this November 17th.
Source: CVG
