- Oct 25, 2007
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"Cry more little baby" - The Heavy
http://hellforge.gameriot.com/blogs...ue-Original-Creator-of-L4D2-Charger-Speaks-Up
he tries to entertain the idea that his idea for "The Charger" was to be used for L4D1 in a free DLC pack, and Valve is now making money by using it in L4D2.
What he doesnt realize is that Valve using this in a DLC patch or in a sequel, it will net them money either way. Do some people think Valve releases updates for free? The cost to release a DLC is usually made up by the spike in game sales during the release of the pack/patch/DLC.
http://hellforge.gameriot.com/blogs...ue-Original-Creator-of-L4D2-Charger-Speaks-Up
moral of the story is, dont post ideas on a public forum if you dont want them taken.In case you don't know, in of all of the "new" and "creative" things Valve is going to bring us in L4D DLC 2, one of the most-talked features is the new Special Infected known as the Charger. Praised as a Valve creation, the Charger is actually from the mind of a Steam forum user by the name of ms255 in a thread he created back in December. Fast forward months later, videos and press come out and, lo and behold, here comes the Charger (a name the original creator even proposed) in L4D2. However, his reaction is not what you would expect from someone who had their idea put into a video game.
"As the creator of The Charger, and seeing it in L4D2 news... I'm pretty annoyed. What, they just suck up my idea for L4D and put it into another game? I never said "put this into the sequel"; it was a suggestion for a patch/DLC to L4D1.
Leaves me wondering what my rights to my idea really are." [LINK]
he tries to entertain the idea that his idea for "The Charger" was to be used for L4D1 in a free DLC pack, and Valve is now making money by using it in L4D2.
What he doesnt realize is that Valve using this in a DLC patch or in a sequel, it will net them money either way. Do some people think Valve releases updates for free? The cost to release a DLC is usually made up by the spike in game sales during the release of the pack/patch/DLC.
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