Left 4 Dead pre-orders miss out on Complete Pack - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 18th Nov 2008, 16:05

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/11...omplete-pack/1

Those who pre-ordered Left 4 Dead miss out on the option to get every Valve game ever for just $50 more.

liratheal · 18th Nov 2008, 16:08

You know. Sometimes I am really glad I don't buy any Valve games.

cjmUK · 18th Nov 2008, 16:10

On paper it sounds like a good deal, but most people already have all or most of these games. Certainly there is nothing here that begins to be worth the extra $50. Especially when my L4D pre-order cost me £20 ($32).

chiper136 · 18th Nov 2008, 16:18

Just played though the first movie of Left 4 Dead. Worth every penny. And TBH the percentage of people that pre-ordered left 4 dead but don't own any other valve games must be very small.

steveo_mcg · 18th Nov 2008, 16:36

Honestly the only games from that pack i don't have are the early hl games and tbh they're not worth $50. So who doesn't own the orange box and went on to pre-order l4d?

bowman · 18th Nov 2008, 16:56

But.. I have every Valve game ever. As long as Blue Shift doesn't count.

zimbloggy · 18th Nov 2008, 17:00

They probably figure that if you pre ordered left 4 dead that early you already own at least half of the valve games already.

Denis_iii · 18th Nov 2008, 17:06

great package for someone new to steam and interested in the classics but not for me, am happy with my standalone L4D preorder

Syphon Filter · 18th Nov 2008, 17:26

Valve are just flogging a dead horse now. They did the same thing with Half Life 2 on PC, then Orange Box etc.

It's getting a little long in the tooth now.

TreeDude · 18th Nov 2008, 17:49

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Originally Posted by liratheal

You know. Sometimes I am really glad I don't buy any Valve games.

You sir, are missing out on some of the best games EVER!

I must admit this is the second time they have done something like this. But everything else they do I love. They still beat EA any day of the week.

pendragon · 18th Nov 2008, 18:07

really Harry.. I think you're making a big deal about nothing .. so Valve made a new pack of games that cost twice as much .. I don't see anything foolish about paying less than half for a brand new game ..especially as most people pre-ordering (I'd wager) already have a majority of those games

Veles · 18th Nov 2008, 18:14

Because the people who preordered L4D for $50 don't already have all the Valve games they want

mikeuk2004 · 18th Nov 2008, 18:34

is it out already?

liratheal · 18th Nov 2008, 19:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeDude

Quote:

Originally Posted by liratheal

You know. Sometimes I am really glad I don't buy any Valve games.

You sir, are missing out on some of the best games EVER!

I must admit this is the second time they have done something like this. But everything else they do I love. They still beat EA any day of the week.

I beg to differ.

I bought HL1, and yes, that was good. That said, the appeal of the games they cough out has gone down since that game. That's not to say they're bad games exactly, just that they do not appeal to me. I realise that my post came across a bit.. "Valve suck" but that's not what I meant :B

glaeken · 18th Nov 2008, 19:22

I don't understand. I saw this on steam at least a week ago.... Actually the same time I pre-ordered if I remember correctly, which was three days before the demo came out.

Besides there's a lot of junk in there. Seriously, the valve Day of Defeat, Ricochet, HL: Deathmatch, TFC, CS:Condition Zero, good luck finding servers for those games. As much as I loved (I mean really loved) TFC, you can't play it anymore. Last time I checked on servers was about a year ago. I think there were 4 and all had mostly bots. And DoD died when valve took over let alone when the source version came out.

WildTangent · 18th Nov 2008, 19:40

Besides L4D, I've already got every Valve game. I imagine most people that pre-ordered have more than a couple as well.

quack · 18th Nov 2008, 19:59

I just looked at the contents of the Complete Pack and guess what... the only thing I don't actually own yet is Left 4 Dead.

HourBeforeDawn · 18th Nov 2008, 20:29

hmm I have had or played all of those games and the ones I play over and over I currently have installed so I dont know if thats worth it for me or not..... hmm ya I dont think I will go for the deal, sweet yes if it wasnt for the fact that at some point I owned all of those games ~_~

impar · 18th Nov 2008, 20:30

Greetings!

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjmUK

On paper it sounds like a good deal, but most people already have all or most of these games.

Yep.
Its a great deal for a newcomer, though.

pizan · 18th Nov 2008, 20:36

I already have every valve game (except CS:CZ). Hell i even have a few extra copies of games, but this would be good for a new steam member...but then why would they have per-ordered it at all. Please save this article for when people complain about Valve not giving and discounts on old games. They have been offering the valve complete pack for around $100 for a few years now and they just keep adding games to it.

18th Nov 2008, 16:05	#1
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cjmUK Old git. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,938	On paper it sounds like a good deal, but most people already have all or most of these games. Certainly there is nothing here that begins to be worth the extra $50. Especially when my L4D pre-order cost me £20 ($32). __________________ P180B, Q6600 [with Thermalright HR-01+/Noctua NF-P12], 8GB OCZ Reaper PC2-8500, EVGA GTX 260 SSC, 3.75TB worth of Samsung F1s, running on Windows 7 RC

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steveo_mcg What owl? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,984	Honestly the only games from that pack i don't have are the early hl games and tbh they're not worth $50. So who doesn't own the orange box and went on to pre-order l4d? __________________ No boom today, boom tomorrow... there's always a boom tomorrow.

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pendragon I pickle they Join Date: May 2004 Location: Massachusetts,usa Posts: 631	really Harry.. I think you're making a big deal about nothing .. so Valve made a new pack of games that cost twice as much .. I don't see anything foolish about paying less than half for a brand new game ..especially as most people pre-ordering (I'd wager) already have a majority of those games __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- GCS d-@ s-:>: a- C++$ UL---@ P++>+++++$ L+ E----@ W+++ N o? K? w++>+++++ O---@ M-- V? PS--() PE+@ Y? PGP-@ t+(+++) 5(+)@ X@ R+(++) tv@ b++ DI@ D++ G e++>+++++ h! r(%) y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Last edited by pendragon; 18th Nov 2008 at 18:08. Reason: reading comprehension fail

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chiper136 Modder Join Date: May 2007 Location: You Kay Posts: 66	Just played though the first movie of Left 4 Dead. Worth every penny. And TBH the percentage of people that pre-ordered left 4 dead but don't own any other valve games must be very small.

18th Nov 2008, 16:56	#6
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	But.. I have every Valve game ever. As long as Blue Shift doesn't count.

18th Nov 2008, 17:00	#7
zimbloggy Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 75	They probably figure that if you pre ordered left 4 dead that early you already own at least half of the valve games already.

18th Nov 2008, 17:06	#8
Denis_iii Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 874	great package for someone new to steam and interested in the classics but not for me, am happy with my standalone L4D preorder

18th Nov 2008, 17:26	#9
Syphon Filter Modder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 52	Valve are just flogging a dead horse now. They did the same thing with Half Life 2 on PC, then Orange Box etc. It's getting a little long in the tooth now.

18th Nov 2008, 18:34	#13
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18th Nov 2008, 19:22	#15
glaeken Yehehehessss! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indy, US Posts: 1,428	I don't understand. I saw this on steam at least a week ago.... Actually the same time I pre-ordered if I remember correctly, which was three days before the demo came out. Besides there's a lot of junk in there. Seriously, the valve Day of Defeat, Ricochet, HL: Deathmatch, TFC, CS:Condition Zero, good luck finding servers for those games. As much as I loved (I mean really loved) TFC, you can't play it anymore. Last time I checked on servers was about a year ago. I think there were 4 and all had mostly bots. And DoD died when valve took over let alone when the source version came out. __________________ I drink your milkshake! I drink it up! My Graphics Blog Last edited by glaeken; 18th Nov 2008 at 19:29.

18th Nov 2008, 19:40	#16
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18th Nov 2008, 20:29	#18
HourBeforeDawn a.k.a KazeModz Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cali, USA Posts: 1,796	hmm I have had or played all of those games and the ones I play over and over I currently have installed so I dont know if thats worth it for me or not..... hmm ya I dont think I will go for the deal, sweet yes if it wasnt for the fact that at some point I owned all of those games ~_~ __________________ Current Rig: RubyRED • Lian-Li A05B • (2) Swiftech 220 Radiators • (2) D5 Variable Pumps • (2) Res • and a whole lot of modding • Retired Rig: Project F.E.A.R. • TT Lanbox Lite • Swiftech H2O-120 • Q6600 G0 OC@3.6ghz • 2900XT • 4gb SuperTalent Memory •

18th Nov 2008, 20:36	#20
pizan that's n00b-tastic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North NJ, USA Posts: 216	I already have every valve game (except CS:CZ). Hell i even have a few extra copies of games, but this would be good for a new steam member...but then why would they have per-ordered it at all. Please save this article for when people complain about Valve not giving and discounts on old games. They have been offering the valve complete pack for around $100 for a few years now and they just keep adding games to it. __________________ Primary Rig: AMD 6000+, Asus Crosshair, 4GB OCZ Reaper DDR2-800, 8800GTX SLi, Antec 900, Asus Trtion 79 Amazing, PCP&P Silencer 750 Secondary Rig: Intel 8400, Asus P5E-VM HDMI, 4GB OCZ Platimnum, PaLit 9600GT Sonic 1GB, NZXT Rogue, OCZ ModXStream 780w