Ep2 + Portal are great because they bring back the HL1 science research lab thing in full force.
The guy fires off those dual pistols faster than an SMG
But this hate on Valve is pretty funny, considering they are one of the best developers of all time that happened to be plagued with the worse fanbase ever.
They're obviously having a hard time getting titles and content out the door. This tells me they are not serious about developing.
did valve suddenly forget about all of that physics stuff they did with hl2?These are things I generally like to see in games but in L4D their exclusion is why it just works. Everything is kept as simple as possible so it's all down to the raw gameplay. That's why 4 random people can just jump into a game and decent enough teamplay is the norm, rather than the exception.
Why can't i move chests and cupboards to seal off doors, hallways windows?
Why can't a choose if i want to carry an explosive instead of a med pack?
Why aren't there more co-operative objectives?
Why aren't there more puzzles as in hl2?
Why can't I explore more? (yeah dynamic maps, now that would be cool)
So much for the boycotting making any real difference. Irony at it's best.
But Valve stopping development? That's gotta be one of the dumbest, most baseless conclusions I've ever heard in regards to the future of a game developer.