How did Valve come up with the idea of CSS as the ONLY multiplayer for HalfLife2 ?

First off I must admit that I like CounterStrike:Source, I think it's pretty cool.

But where did the idea of doing CS:S as the ONLY multiplayer for HalfLife2 come from ? Why didnt they create a new and original game for HL2 mp ?

Look at it this way, imagine lets say Epic who create the Unreal series, what if for UT2004 they only made an exact copy of UnrealTournament 1, just ported over to the UT2004 engine. People would have said WTF, thats it ?
Or if id Software with Doom3 if there multiplayer was just Quake3 CTF, using the same orginal maps, but on the Doom3 engine, people would say, how original... NOT.

I am sorry, maybe I was just expecting more from HalfLife2's multiplayer, like a HL1 deathmatch, or some new crazy idea of an game ? Not just the same old game and maps redone with pretty graphics.

I know there is TeamFortress2 in the works, but thats a stand alone product with it's own price, it wont come as part of HalfLife2's package.

How many people played HalfLife's original multiplayer mode.

Then how many people play(ed) CounterStrike?

I think that would answer your question.

CS didn't come out until 2 years after HL1's release. HL1 deathmatch was lots of fun and TFC came out a bit later.

Why make something the modding community will make for you?

Ludic said:

How many people played HalfLife's original multiplayer mode.

Then how many people play(ed) CounterStrike?

I think that would answer your question.

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101998 said:

Why make something the modding community will make for you?

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QFTT.

It made me decide not to buy it until they have real multiplayer mods out, very disapointing.

I thought I heard early on, that TeamFortressClassic would be ported to Source, where is that ? That wouldnt be so bad to have both CS:S + TFC as HL2 multiplayer

Labrador said:

I thought I heard early on, that TeamFortressClassic would be ported to Source, where is that ? That wouldnt be so bad to have both CS:S + TFC as HL2 multiplayer

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It will probably come in the form of TFC2

Why did they do this? Because it would be better than HL2 DM multiplayer only.

People within months of HL-2 release I bet some modder will make a HL-2 MP mod

I was hoping TFC: Source complete with vehicles would be the mp, guess not. I bet that was the original plan, but changed when they relized they weren't even going to make the original release date.

Valve was lazy. CS sells millions so they figured that they will never have to invent something else until CS stops selling.

I was under the impressions that FOR NOW, CS:S will be the multiplayer component of HL2
and that later on, Valve will eventually release a HL2DM counter part. I like CS more than
HLDM but I do admit that respawning multiplayer games are more fun.

Ludic said:

How many people played HalfLife's original multiplayer mode.

Then how many people play(ed) CounterStrike?

I think that would answer your question.

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There is something called MAKING A NEW MP MODE!

Bane said:

It will probably come in the form of TFC2

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TFC2 will sit nicely next to my copy of DNF.....