Specifically, because Half-Life 3 is basically never gonna happen now.
DOTA 2 is getting review bombed right now. The reason? Half-Life 3. Allow me to explain.
Last week, , Marc Laidlaw, former writer for Valve and head writer on Half-Life, posted the plot of Half-Life 3 as he would’ve written it. Well, with the serial numbers filed off, anyway. This caused people to realize that it’s been 10 years this October since Episode 2 released (holy shit!).
And, as some sort of retaliation, pissed off fans have set to trashing the scores of other recent Valve properties on Steam. Specifically, DOTA 2, though CS:GO hasn’t been immune. Most of the negative reviews name drop Half-Life in some way. And, uh, the Half-Life games themselves are getting similarly hit.
Total honesty, it’s vaguely childish; especially since most of the reviews are poorly spelled and occasionally use caveman grammar. It’s also the least likely way to get Valve to do what they want. At the same time, it’s somewhat understandable, as Half-Life was considered one of those transformative works for the medium. And, you know, it’s been 10 years, it’s hard not to get antsy after that long. I suppose for the time being, however, that DOTA 2 will have to abide.
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