[IDEA] Combine GoldSource games like Sierra version

[Rupurudu]

Current system is actually pretty bad, every game needs to be purchased, downloaded seperately by users and updated seperately by VALVe. This effectively causes these games die.

No need to say half of them actually free mods included in Half-Life, but sold seperately on Steam which is pretty annoying. Give all of the games on one package like you did on Sierra version of Half-Life.

List of the games to be combined:

• Half-Life (main game) Singleplayer + Multiplayer
• Half-Life: Opposing Force (Paid mod by Gearbox) Singleplayer + Multiplayer
• Half-Life: Blue Shift (Paid mod by Gearbox) Singleplayer
• Half-Life: Decay (Paid mod by Gearbox) Co-op
• Half-Life: Uplink (Free demo, not on Steam) Singleplayer
• Half-Life: Further Data (Collection of MP maps, Models and sprays, not on Steam) Extra content
• Day of Defeat (Free mod, paid on Steam) Multiplayer
• Deathmatch Classic (Free mod, paid on Steam) Multiplayer
• Ricochet (Free mod, paid on Steam) Multiplayer
• Team Fortress Classic (Free mod, paid on Steam) Multiplayer

Single Player games: All of the singleplayer games on the list are extending Half-Life universe. But most people are unaware they exist or worth playing, only playing Half-Life then go for Half-Life 2. Combine them under Half-Life name. You can put a singleplayer menu like this:

• Play as Gordon Freeman
• Play as Adrian Shephard
• Play as Barney Calhoun
• Play as Gina Cross & Colette Green (Co-op)
• Play Uplink

Multi Player games: All of the MultiPlayer games on the list are actually free, they died because they are sold on Steam. Make them free again and include them to Half-Life like Sierra version. Example MultiPlayer menu:

• Day of Defeat
• Deathmatch Classic
• Half-Life: Capture the Flag (Opposing Force mode.)
• Half-Life: Deathmatch (Half-Life mode.)
• Ricochet
• Team Fortress Classic

Announcing you are giving away these games to existing Half-Life owners make them happy and putting it on sale like "Buy 1 game, get 10, now %50 off!" makes everyone buy Half-Life!

[grz0]

+1

[Irv1n3]

No

[FreeSlave]

That's actually stupid that you get Half-Life 2 Deathmatch, Lost Coast and Half-Life Deathmatch Source for free when you buy Half-Life 2 while you still should pay for Team Fortress Classic and Deathmatch Classic even if you already bought Half-Life. The more stupid thing is that TF2 is free while TFC is still paid. That does not make any sense. Seems like Valve does not want people play these awesome goldsrc games.

[MrSchism]

(Personal opinion)

Based on what I've seen, they're more likely treated as additional titles to add to the Complete Pack's total value. Realistically, some of the games are legacy and, in all technicality, should just be "put out to pasture".

Consider that TFC is 15 years old. It makes a decent retro game and is logically profitable in a market that is seeing a resurgence in high-efficiency, lower-powered systems. Even my old netbook plays TFC and DMC beautifully. It's a marketable thing. I just don't think it should be offered up free, nor should it be changed.

TF2 isn't "free". It's "freemium"; it gains revenue through in-game purchases; TFC would require a considerable change to allow that. Lets not forget that TF2 also used to cost.

[supershark61]

You forgot to put counter-strike in the multiplayer list, other than that I agree to add this