The news that Valve would be releasing a sequel for the successful Left 4 Dead seems to have struck a chord with many fans of the game already saying that despite what they saw in the trailer they will not be buying the sequel.

The group is calling itself L4D Boycott or No-L4D2 and has the support of over 10,000+ fans of the game already, and it appears to be growing at a fairly steady pace. The group has nine basic complaints based on both their experience playing the first Left 4 Dead title and what they saw in the trailer for the new game.

The second major issue seems to be the fact that a release of Left 4 Dead 2 will split the Left 4 Dead community between two titles that are essentially the same game with new visuals and some new weapons.

While no one seems to be disputing that Valve has a right to do what they want with the IP, it seems that we have to agree that a lot of what Valve seems to be offering with Left 4 Dead 2 could be accomplished with purchase downloadable add-on packs; and not enough time has passed for the series to evolve to the point where a sequel is necessary.

We are of the opinion that it is simple economics and Valve is perhaps looking to cash in on the popularity of the game from the stand point that Left 4 Dead 2 will offer more than they could sell in a couple of downloadable add-on packs, and this is the reason to release a full sequel as the sales will simply just be better.

The drama seems far from over, with a variety of forum posts being deleted, posters being removed or banned. At this point it is really unknown how Valve feels about the situation, but certainly they can’t really be happy with a title that has had the success that Left 4 Dead enjoyed to be put under the microscope in this way. Stay tuned folks, as this one is likely far from over.