Matt Berry wrote:

Doug Lombardi wrote:

We'll definitely at some point do a free weekend for Left 4 Dead. It'll be somewhere near the launch. Whether or not it's the first weekend is still sort of to be determined.

Meanwhile, polishing delays involve Valve catering to all the wrong kind of people.

left4dead411.com wrote:

Back to present day, zombie slave on the forums noticed a change in the reload mechanism on the new GameVideos video. We remember in the past some complaints about the reloads, where even if you had a bullet in the chamber you would have to cock it. This is no longer the case, as zombie slave saw. In the video, look at the player reloading at :42 and then at 1:07. In the first, he has a bullet remaining in the chamber which leads to a quicker reload. At 1:07, he used every bullet available and had to cock the weapon before firing it, resulting in a longer reload. Thanks to zombie slave for noticing this, we're not sure how long it's been in but small details like this mean that knowledgeable players have an advantage. So remember for November: only use that last bullet when absolutely necessary, because once you do you are punished with a significantly longer reload time.