Comments on: Pre-order Left 4 Dead 2, get early demo http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:52:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: OrphanageExplosion http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85906 OrphanageExplosion Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:42:01 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85906 Think yourself lucky. At least you don't need to give Future Publishing $30 for Qore to get early demos. Was punked into doing exactly that to get the Uncharted 2 beta and the latest "episode" was a waste of 1GB of bandwidth and an insult to my brain that was gradually numbing to the banality of this so-called "show". Think yourself lucky. At least you don’t need to give Future Publishing $30 for Qore to get early demos. Was punked into doing exactly that to get the Uncharted 2 beta and the latest “episode” was a waste of 1GB of bandwidth and an insult to my brain that was gradually numbing to the banality of this so-called “show”.

]]> By: Ingenu http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85873 Ingenu Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:36:09 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85873 Michael O'Connor get with the program! Things are in a state of continual evolution - leave your antiquated ideals behind or be left behind yourself. Either way is fine with me =) PS. <3 Valve Michael O’Connor get with the program! Things are in a state of continual evolution – leave your antiquated ideals behind or be left behind yourself. Either way is fine with me =)

PS. <3 Valve

]]> By: DrDamn http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85859 DrDamn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:54:10 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85859 You are right in that a demo is no longer just a demo but a full on marketing tool. In the same way public "betas" are now largely marketing tools and very little to do with being a beta. You are right in that a demo is no longer just a demo but a full on marketing tool. In the same way public “betas” are now largely marketing tools and very little to do with being a beta.

]]> By: DrDamn http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85857 DrDamn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:52:36 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85857 @David The usual idea is - get people to play demo - they think oh that's pretty swanky and they pre-order. If you insist on the pre-order before you let people play the demo then that sends an interesting message about your confidence in the demo to generate pre-orders in the traditional way doesn't it? @David
The usual idea is – get people to play demo – they think oh that’s pretty swanky and they pre-order. If you insist on the pre-order before you let people play the demo then that sends an interesting message about your confidence in the demo to generate pre-orders in the traditional way doesn’t it?

]]> By: Michael O'Connor http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85854 Michael O'Connor Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:47:40 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85854 Isn't the whole point of a demo to try and convince you to get the game in the first place..? Doesn't this... kinda defeat the point? Isn’t the whole point of a demo to try and convince you to get the game in the first place..?

Doesn’t this… kinda defeat the point?

]]> By: Ingenu http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85853 Ingenu Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:47:29 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85853 Thank you Valve! Pre-ordering as soon as I can find out which retailers will be participating. /eternally salivating for L4D2 Thank you Valve! Pre-ordering as soon as I can find out which retailers will be participating.

/eternally salivating for L4D2

]]> By: David http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85846 David Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:18:45 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85846 lol because there would be no incentive to pre-order now would there ? A demo is a marketing tool and valve are using it to their advantage. No one is forcing you to pre-order but if you do you get to play the MP early. lol because there would be no incentive to pre-order now would there ?

A demo is a marketing tool and valve are using it to their advantage. No one is forcing you to pre-order but if you do you get to play the MP early.

]]> By: DrDamn http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85845 DrDamn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:09:02 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85845 So why not make the demo available for as many people as possible as early as possible? Wouldn't that generate the most sales? What they are doing is making people pre-order before they can play - which as Anasui points out is not what demos are for. So why not make the demo available for as many people as possible as early as possible? Wouldn’t that generate the most sales? What they are doing is making people pre-order before they can play – which as Anasui points out is not what demos are for.

]]> By: David http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85844 David Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:01:24 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85844 example of what will no doubt happen: People pre-order they play the MP, they love it and can't stop raving on about it to their friends. Their friends go out and buy it hence more sales are generated. It even says it in the article "With Left 4 Dead in particular we've found that word of mouth really is the strongest thing," Its very transparent why they are doing it. example of what will no doubt happen:

People pre-order they play the MP, they love it and can’t stop raving on about it to their friends. Their friends go out and buy it hence more sales are generated.

It even says it in the article “With Left 4 Dead in particular we’ve found that word of mouth really is the strongest thing,” Its very transparent why they are doing it.

]]> By: anasui http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85839 anasui Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:51:12 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85839 "If your a fan of L4D you will be buying L4D2 you don’t need to decide anything. The demo is just to give people who love the series a taster of the full game." by your logic, people who love the series don't need to play a demo to get a taste of the game, yet they still get a demo that's not what demos are for, I reckon “If your a fan of L4D you will be buying L4D2 you don’t need to decide anything. The demo is just to give people who love the series a taster of the full game.”

by your logic, people who love the series don’t need to play a demo to get a taste of the game, yet they still get a demo

that’s not what demos are for, I reckon

]]> By: _S_E_R_G_ http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85836 _S_E_R_G_ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:38:20 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85836 Nooo! Again this early demo. And usual demo works only 1 week till release l4d2. Nooo!
Again this early demo. And usual demo works only 1 week till release l4d2.

]]> By: David http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85828 David Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:22:47 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85828 they did this same exact thing for the first one only this time they know people want to play versus that is why the demo is MP rather than what the first one which was SP. I'll be pre-ordering as I definitely want a taster of the MP. they did this same exact thing for the first one only this time they know people want to play versus that is why the demo is MP rather than what the first one which was SP.

I’ll be pre-ordering as I definitely want a taster of the MP.

]]> By: freedoms_stain http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85825 freedoms_stain Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:13:34 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85825 If this is supposed to be a pre-order booster it'd probably do better if it was available to everyone - unless of course they're not confident in the strength of their product. Of course this demo is likely to be very very short considering your average L4D scenario is barely the length of a standard demo in its own right. If they're not careful they could give a quarter of the game away. If this is supposed to be a pre-order booster it’d probably do better if it was available to everyone – unless of course they’re not confident in the strength of their product. Of course this demo is likely to be very very short considering your average L4D scenario is barely the length of a standard demo in its own right. If they’re not careful they could give a quarter of the game away.

]]> By: ultrabrilliant http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85819 ultrabrilliant Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:44:13 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85819 I don't see the benefit of getting a demo a bit earlier than everyone else. Who's really that impatient? I don’t see the benefit of getting a demo a bit earlier than everyone else. Who’s really that impatient?

]]> By: David http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85815 David Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:30:08 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85815 If your a fan of L4D you will be buying L4D2 you don't need to decide anything. The demo is just to give people who love the series a taster of the full game. In short a tease to fuel bigger sales. If your a fan of L4D you will be buying L4D2 you don’t need to decide anything. The demo is just to give people who love the series a taster of the full game.

In short a tease to fuel bigger sales.

]]> By: DrDamn http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85814 DrDamn Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:24:16 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85814 Once upon a time demos were used to let players try a game and decide if they wanted to buy it ... Once upon a time demos were used to let players try a game and decide if they wanted to buy it …

]]> By: David http://www.vg247.com/2009/07/06/pre-order-left-4-dead-2-get-early-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-85810 David Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:17:27 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=44315#comment-85810 I'm down with that only question is what retailer will the offer be available too ? I’m down with that only question is what retailer will the offer be available too ?

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