What's the deal with Helm's Deep Reborn? - The most malicious mod on the workshop.
What started with someone deleting criticism on a map he uploaded, leads to abuse of power and the uncovering of theft, lies, and worse.
Join me in this video, as I tell you what's actually going on behind your back, without your knowledge or consent.
Sources:
Reddit - “Helms Deep - Malicious Mod”
https://www.reddit.com/r/l4d2/comments/c24tot/helms_deep_malicious_mod/
Steam workshop - “Helm's Deep Fix”
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1595194095&searchtext=helms+deep
Steam Discussions - “The author of Helms Deep has been adding malicious code to his addon without you knowing.”
https://steamcommunity.com/app/550/discussions/0/3315110799618772954/
L4D2WSB Group - “Main Menu and Lobby improvements [The complete list].” (By SeriouS_Samurai
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/L4D2WSVB/discussions/0/810924133986101134/
Youtube - Completing helm’s deep in duo “helms deep duo”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdbzH2X0nF4
Strawpoll:
Do you play singleplayer? https://www.strawpoll.me/18229626
Do you think the UI is good as it is? https://www.strawpoll.me/18229639
Do you use the "quick play" option in the main menu? https://www.strawpoll.me/18229649
Steam charts - Left 4 Dead 2: https://steamcharts.com/app/550#3m
A fair psychoanalysis of helm’s Deep Reborn (by tsuey) https://18c862e5-60f6-40b9-96ab-4bccc0db834a.htmlpasta.com/
Helms deep on Gamemaps: https://www.gamemaps.com/details/2170
Timestamps:
0:00 - Long and unecessary intro
2:28 - Feedback to the map
6:42 - SeriouS_Samurai's censorship
7:50 - SeriouS_Samurai's faulty DMCA claim
11:03 - How the map was stolen by SeriouS_Samurai
13:00 - The "hidden" changelogs and the community's disapproval of the changes
17:22 - Various interviews
25:55 - Banlist and server hijacking
29:26 - Conclusion
32:23 - Credits and afterword
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