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So this awesom looking zombie survival/competitive game is coming out in the near future. Who all here is getting it? I know for one I am, looks fan-freakin-tastic.
Hell yes. For the PC, of course. It's looking fantastic.
I'm probably getting it :)
Zombies + coop + Valve = win.
Bobinator
18-09-2008, 18:04
I had been waiting for a game like this for years and Valve delivers, I will most definately be getting this game.
Lt.Claim
18-09-2008, 18:14
zombie survival game ? with friends ? I'll buy it !!
idd BRAAIIIIIINNNSSS
~Gabriel
SpongerobertoSquarepantalones
18-09-2008, 18:32
Seems like mighty fun. Need a heavier wallet though :(
~Gabriel
Zerobot1
18-09-2008, 18:34
The sole thing I've been waiting for is an online multiplayer zombie survival game. I'll definitely be trying it out, especially if it's on PC. I do hope however, that they make the zombies very loud and intimidating and manage to create some kind of atmosphere.
I'm buying it, will probably fail my exams due to its time of release.
~Gabriel
Kurama42
18-09-2008, 19:02
~Gabriel
Pada V4.5
18-09-2008, 19:20
Poor Gab..
~Gabriel
I don't like how the zombies are really fast. Other than that, though, it looks good.
Zerobot1
18-09-2008, 19:46
I don't like how the zombies are really fast. Other than that, though, it looks good.
That's what makes it interesting to me. Like the Crimson Heads in Resident Evil, or the infected if you've ever seen 28 Days/Weeks Later.
I don't like how the zombies are really fast. Other than that, though, it looks good.
Seems to be the trend zombie makers are going. Slow and steady isn't intimidating, old zombies it's like "oh no zombies, walk for your lives, they'll be here in a few weeks!"
Zombies that rush you down and don't stop when you shoot them are intimidating, you start freaking out when you put bullet after bullet in them and they don't even slow down.
Also according to an announcement by Valve on the TF2 blog you WILL be able to play as a zombie.
Tornadium
18-09-2008, 20:11
Looks ****ing A to me. Been playing TF2 mostly now, would be good to get a change of game.
Yup. Been waiting it for over a year as well.
Even started playing some dumb zombie survival mmo today, just to get into the zombie-killing-mood again. :P Death Frontier is the name.
(should play Dead Rising again :p)
poojawamanthing
18-09-2008, 23:12
Zombies + 28 days later zombies + CoOp + PC = WIN.
Slow and steady isn't intimidating, old zombies it's like "oh no zombies, walk for your lives, they'll be here in a few weeks!"
... That's just so... wrong.:eek:
I think making them fast kind of takes away the classic feel of zombies. This game looks like it's going to kick a LOT of ass, and I'm sure I'll get it for the 360 (it's on 360, right?), and it's going to be scary, that's just my take on the new "zombies".
ninja burger
19-09-2008, 05:11
any vids or previews for it?
I'm sure I'll get it for the 360 (it's on 360, right?),
Upgrade your PC and play it like a real man.
Upgrade your PC and play it like a real man.
well, by the time I can play my 360 again, it'll probably be around summer, and I plan on building a computer at the beginning of summer anyway, so... I suppose there'd be nothing wrong with waiting to play it on my PC.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/40179.html
http://filenetworks.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-to-get-into-left-4-dead-early-demo.html
Apparently this works, in case you haven't pre-ordered and still want to get access to the demo.
Demo is out today for pre-orders btw, already on the 360 (If you enter the code) and on the PC later today (If you enter the code or pre-order on Steam).
Jack of Blades
06-11-2008, 12:35
So does it have a single game campaign too?
So does it have a single game campaign too?
Yeh you just play with AI.
I'm really looking foward to this game, co-op looks awesome. Too bad my computer can't run it so I'll have to play it after Christmas when I get my new one D;
Sucks I won't be playing this till tonight, if I'm lucky.
The Swashbuckler
07-11-2008, 09:40
Will probably be getting it (for the 360), though I'll wait for the reviews to decide for sure. Not that I've seen a bad game out of Valve thus far. But I do want to be sure.
It's pretty cool, it's not as challenging as I thought it'd be on normal, but obviously it must be harder on Advanced and Expert. I played with Dave and Plasma and we were going to try expert but delayed it to today, so I'll see if it's more fun.
Other than that, graphics are nice, sounds are good, music is good as well, and the gameplay speaks for itself. It's fun and although the demo is short it's fun to replay. I'm really looking forward to playing the entire game in expert. :D
DaveGrohl
07-11-2008, 15:36
I hope the levels are longer than the demo levels tho or the sub levels, what ever they're calling them.
I hope the levels are longer than the demo levels tho or the sub levels, what ever they're calling them.
There are 5 of those levels in each act and there are four acts, so yeh should be fine.
Also this is Valve we're talking about they're going to be always chucking new stuff in as well.
Pandaman
10-11-2008, 16:14
Plasma truths.
And the second level in the demo is only about half or three-quarters of what it is in the full game, if you noclip through the saferoom wall you can find an office block type area, and a road that ends with a jewellery store (I think).
And people have managed to find out how to play as the Infected in the demo :3, and get Counter-Strike maps working.
cloudstrife
10-11-2008, 16:18
it's actually turtle rock studios, makers of CS condition zero.
it's actually turtle rock studios, makers of CS condition zero.No, Valve bought Turtle Rock a long time ago. They're a part of Valve now.
Pandaman
10-11-2008, 17:08
Im pretty sure Valve acquired TRS at somepoint, so now they're one in the same.
EDIT: What Dizzi said.
imho the game is ridiculously TOO fast paced, but still awesome as hell.
Anyone else noticed some sort of lag on the 360 demo while split-screening?
-edit-
Any other zombie lover already tried the new COD's Nazi Zombie mode? That's pure win also. :p
cloudstrife
10-11-2008, 18:48
I know Valve acquired TRS, but happens that doesnt make it a Valve developed game
L4D was annoucned 21-Nov-06
TRS was acquired 10-Jan-08
IMO that means the game hasnt been really developed by Valve, but by TRS. Valve, in fact, looks more like a publisher for this game than the developer.
PS: I just mean this so we don't immediatly associate L4D to the makers of HL, which isnt the case.
Valve have made their mark on it, it was said earlier that they brought in some of their own people who worked on TF2. That is one of the reasons for the newly designed characters.
Deli Pastrami
10-11-2008, 20:31
I want this game. Zombies are an insta-win in my book.
<3 Plasmah for giving me his demo key for 360 <3
It's a very faced paced and fun game in my opinion. I will be getting this for the 360, and then when I have enough to by myself a nice new PC I will get it then too. DG co-op will be ftw!
DaveGrohl
10-11-2008, 22:37
The more i play the demo the more excited i get
cloudstrife
10-11-2008, 22:42
Did they work on the ragdolls when you use weapons like shotgun or... way more importantly, melee?
Or did they just leave source engine ragdolls like in the original HL2.
animations + ragdolls at work at once, kindof like Euphoria in GTA4. It's very awesome.
DaveGrohl
10-11-2008, 23:19
havent had time to look at the ragdoll, too busy killing hit and running for my life
GoodOlBen
11-11-2008, 21:39
Holy friggin' ****! This game is the bomb. Dare I say... An MB2 killer?
Had me on my toes nonstop shooting zombies left and right. Need I say it was pure awesome.
The Swashbuckler
12-11-2008, 08:13
The demo has me sold on this. Had been playing it on my 360 for a few hours today - first with my roommate and AI teammates, then with my roommate and some very poor Xbox Live players that shot us a lot and kept getting killed, and later with a fairly decent squad with me on Live later.
That last round was what really made me realize how insanely great this game is. I focused a lot on helping my teammates, and though I don't have a mic, they all did. Hearing them repeatedly thank me for knocking off Hunters, shooting smokers, and healing them (yes, I'm that cool) gave me both a sense of rewarded accomplishment and a surprisingly genuine feeling of companionship. The fact that teamwork is such an essential part of the game is made hundreds of times better by the fact that working as a team is extremely easy, whether you have any means to communicate or not.
My favourite character to play as is Bill. Something about grumpy old war vets has always made me laugh. How about you guys?
Is it just me or does the black guy seem to run faster? I was jumping around all over the place dodging zombies, but with the tattoo fella they caught me constantly.
Dunno about the game. Seems kinda repetitive to me. Even in the demo I felt like I was doing the same thing over and over, and with a good team there isnt any challenge to it either.
Well, black guys do run faster.
They die first tho.
:p
i saw the demo played last night......
I want this game so bad!!!!!!1!!!
i managed to get a copy of the demo off part-t, OOOOOOOMMMMMMGGGGGGGG its sooooooooooooooooooo good, seriously theyve got it so right imo
im not gonna tell ya all the little things that happen, coz it might spoil it for some people, but ZOMG theres some heart-racing moments, and i mean a LOT of em, ill just say i think the 4ppl co-op campaign thing is by far the best way to play
Demo was fun but crashes a lot for me. :/
Everything crashes a lot for you.
^Weedsmoker
12-11-2008, 17:11
Because he's a pirate.
I hope the levels are alot longer than that of the demo, but so far its great. I haven't laughed so hard in a while playing a game. I was on Expert mode with some guys on Xbox, and they shat themselves everytime a zombie appeared, yelling like girls into the mic, half annoying half hilarious. Can't wait for the full version.
I hope the levels are alot longer than that of the demo, but so far its great. I haven't laughed so hard in a while playing a game. I was on Expert mode with some guys on Xbox, and they shat themselves everytime a zombie appeared, yelling like girls into the mic, half annoying half hilarious. Can't wait for the full version.
Teelos, we will play soon, k? :P
Emiel Regis
12-11-2008, 18:19
This game owns, just spend 3 hours with lerv frost and zero trying to finish on expert mode... we only succeeded to get into 2nd map XD
lol replacement pack replacing black guy with piloT in the works mebbe ;)
DaveGrohl
12-11-2008, 18:47
This game owns, just spend 3 hours with lerv frost and zero trying to finish on expert mode... we only succeeded to get into 2nd map XD
I managed to do it the other night with a few people, took about 4mins moving very slowly and with a lot of caution
Assassin
12-11-2008, 18:49
Love this game, sadly I think my HDD died last night(if i'm lucky i'll just have to reformat) so I'm kinda pissed that I'm missing out on the demo.
EDIT: Me and a few people managed to get through expert 3 times, died close to 10 times per level though and I myself only ever made it so the last saferoom once. Damn smoker always grabs me when everyone else is preoccupied.
Get paid tomorrow and so I'm pre-ordering. I can't wait at all.
Dunno about the game. Seems kinda repetitive to me. Even in the demo I felt like I was doing the same thing over and over, and with a good team there isnt any challenge to it either.
That does seem like a possibility, but I think Valve will continue to add plenty of solid content to keep things interesting. Plus, with versus mode, things should get a lot more interesting with players controlling some of the zombies. ;)
Zerobot1
12-11-2008, 21:38
Much harder than I anticipated, god knows how I'm going to survive with npc's.
GoodOlBen
12-11-2008, 21:43
Much harder than I anticipated, god knows how I'm going to survive with npc's.
We were playing on hardest difficulty.
The others are quite a breeze :D
I seriously love this game, it's got so much epic stuff.
I do hope the levels are longer than on the demo, or that there is alot of them. It's epic fun online though, cannot wait for DG co-op when I get a PC D;
Indeed the game is alot of fun in the extreme difficulty.
When me, Zerobot, Ben and SnakeEyes finally made it to the subways last room and killed the last horde after literally hours of tries the game server crashed on us. Lol! Mofo!
We have still yet to complete the full campaign on Extreme.
Valve announced 20 levels btw.
I knew pretty much nothing about this game, but I got to play the full version with some random person I know from school. It was pretty entertaining (I wasn't playing all the time), but from what I did experience/watch made me pre-order it.
Try expert, then come back and say it's easy.
MindHunter
12-11-2008, 22:17
Remember that the AI director is always watching you. :p If you suck and you die often, it'll make the game much easier by giving you weapons and bombs. If you pwnmobile, there's gonna be a ****load of zombies and bosses. So if you play with people who suck the game WILL be easier even if you play on expert.
poojawamanthing
12-11-2008, 23:21
Yeah, was playing as well. This game is the most easy to pick up and go with, much faster than most others.
I love how the pistols never run out of ammo, and you can dual 'em - The chick is apprently a crack shot with them too, I was able to Headshot more and more than my buddies, least till tanks show up.
Zerobot1
12-11-2008, 23:56
I'm wondering whether you can actually headshot a tank or not, sure would make it much easier...
Pandaman
13-11-2008, 00:03
I find killing a Tank on expert to be really tough :(. The whole team can use the upgraded shotgun (forgot the name) and fire away at the Tank, only to have him happily **** 3/4 members and smash the last one right into a wall/across a room.
Is still pretty fun though, not to mention epic.
There's usually an epic moment where everyones health is bleeding down after recovering from a surprise horde, and you find pain pills or a medpack. Everyone wants it :>.
Assassin
13-11-2008, 02:21
There's usually an epic moment where everyones health is bleeding down after recovering from a surprise horde, and you find pain pills or a medpack. Everyone wants it :>.
When I played we were pretty good about healing who needed it, and I totally agree tanks are a bitch even on advanced. In all the rounds I played we only ever killed 2 tanks out of maybe 8 encounters with them. I suspect is has a little to do with the clausotrophobic nature of the levels though, a subway isn't exactly open enough to combat a tank.
EDIT:
Remember that the AI director is always watching you. :p If you suck and you die often, it'll make the game much easier by giving you weapons and bombs. If you pwnmobile, there's gonna be a ****load of zombies and bosses. So if you play with people who suck the game WILL be easier even if you play on expert.
Lies I say.
He'll be nice in the beginning of the level if you die alot, but then at the end he'll just ****ing swarm you.
SPaMSandwich!!
13-11-2008, 03:08
... That's just so... wrong.:eek:
I think making them fast kind of takes away the classic feel of zombies. This game looks like it's going to kick a LOT of ass, and I'm sure I'll get it for the 360 (it's on 360, right?), and it's going to be scary, that's just my take on the new "zombies".
Pilo, why are you worried, won't you just outrun them no matter how fast they are?
Also, I think it would be cool to be a zombie....mmmm....brains!...btw, on a slightly diff tpic, can someone fix the FA on zombie horror? It used to be sooo awesome...now its teh lame
Zombiehorror was never awesome.
And I can't play as myself in Left4Dead, so... yeah.
Anyway, game looks pretty solid. Single player looks fun... but I doubt it'll last incredibly long for me. Like Splinter Cell, this game seems to be a game that I'd find to be a LOT of fun in versus online multiplayer. Still, won't be able to play it till school's out for the summer and I'm back home in mid-May.
SPaMSandwich!!
13-11-2008, 03:24
I need a new router...other than that I shall start playing more tonight after homework. And yes zombie horror was fun, the classes were lulz
Have tried on expert now, and managed it, with a little cheating XD
Btw, we found out you can jump right off the roof in level 1 to skip half the fight.
We've figured out:
The black guy runs really fast.
The tattoo guy sends them flying when he hits them
Not sure on the other 2 yet.
i pulled of some AWESOME Von-Luck times, and managed to finish it, its so totaly different on expert, typicaly i didnt relise different charcters have different powers, so i just stuck with the old bearded guy, as hes cool as ***k! lol
ps-dont annoy the witches, man! those gals have PMS, angry, angry woman!!!
I played a few rounds of Expert...we got our arses kicked :)
(and kept getting teamkilled :D )
Have tried on expert now, and managed it, with a little cheating XD
Btw, we found out you can jump right off the roof in level 1 to skip half the fight.
We've figured out:
The black guy runs really fast.
The tattoo guy sends them flying when he hits them
Not sure on the other 2 yet.
http://www.2404.org/interviews/4759/Left-4-Dead-Interview
The four survivors each have a distinct personality, but play the same. So whether you choose grumpy old Bill or always upbeat Louis, they can run the same speed, use the same weapons etc. It is up to the player to define their role. So if you want to be the medic, or the gun on point, you decide, not your character.
Apparently not, would be pretty cool if they did get indiviual perks though 8)
The Swashbuckler
13-11-2008, 09:52
Much harder than I anticipated, god knows how I'm going to survive with npc's.
Funny you should mention that. From my time with the demo, I found that AI-controlled teammates were generally more effective than real people. They make far fewer mistakes, and do a much better job of helping you (and each other) when you get pinned down or hung. Only time I found them to be less than helpful was against tanks - they had a tendency towards focusing on the less dangerous infected rather than helping me to mow down the major threat.
Its a nightmare on Expert, not only is it harder to get past the zombies but killing your own teammates becomes alot easier. I must have downed and then killed Frost, Zero and Acid about 5 times each whilst trying to protect myself.
Emiel Regis
13-11-2008, 13:28
Tanks are invincible on expert level, I tried to kill them around 10 times, never succeeded.
Tanks are invincible on expert level, I tried to kill them around 10 times, never succeeded.
No, they aren't. The just take an assload of shooting on expert. Like, 3-4 clips from all four survivors. Although the tank killed/incapacitated all but one of us on both of the times we were able to kill it, we definitely did.
Lol, it's wierd you say Expert is tough. My first game was on Expert and we did it in the 2nd run ...
Anyways I haven't played much of the demo so I don't know if it really is difficult like you say (compared to other difficulties)
Downloading the demo onto my xbox at the moment but going to pre-order the moment I get home from work as I'm too lazy to look at numbers at the moment.
~Gabriel
$nakeEye
13-11-2008, 20:32
Indeed the game is alot of fun in the extreme difficulty.
When me, Zerobot, Ben and SnakeEyes finally made it to the subways last room and killed the last horde after literally hours of tries the game server crashed on us. Lol! Mofo!
We have still yet to complete the full campaign on Extreme.
Valve announced 20 levels btw.
This, was so lol.
I actually just finished expert with Teelos and CoolieCool, but I guess we kinda got lucky since we didnt run into a Tank.
And sniper is OP.
And coolie cant aim worth ****, lol.
And Teelos was taking my rifle when I died(ANd yes, he was the black guy)
This games hilarious
^Weedsmoker
13-11-2008, 21:11
I managed to beat tank on Expert with my friends by molotoving him, running into pillars and dodgeing at last moment making him slow down because of hitting pillar and simply running like bat**** crazy mofo.
So far the game is fun only on expert...
I've just had a tank stalk me from the very last warehouse in the subway all the way to the toilet at the start, then finally collpasing on the toilet under the weight of the tanks attack. the mofo.
Meh tanks are pretty easy if you deal with it correctly(expert): Aka hiding behind the pillars everytime and let others get agro the whole time ''easy way to agro is to stand close and punch him''
Either way this game is made of win!
Add me to Steam: Whitespider
And btw I'm pretty sure you're not the one who figured out how to beat the first level easypeasy like - I got it from l4d144 something .com and they're beta testers and they show it there how to beat it within 40 sec - No shooting just running heh.
Zerobot1
14-11-2008, 00:57
Finished numerous times now, seems to be getting easier regardless of whether we run into a tank. I even meleed the tank to death in the vent.
The best thing to do against a load of them is to all get in a corner, have people on the front crouch/slap/shoot when you get the chance, and the people behind shoot like hell. This method also makes the final horde very easy, apart from the smokers that can drag you away from the group.
This game is completely full of lulz as well, it's amazing how funny the voice clips can be "in the right situations". Yes it involves r4pe.
UnsungHero
14-11-2008, 05:41
played with Dragoan and Formaggio, apparently I wasn't supposed to try and steal the kills of zombies around a pipe bomb by throwing a molotov in the middle D: Tons of fun on expert, rest are extremely easy though, can't wait for full version.
Beat it once this morning with Dizzi, Lervish, and...someone who I forget, then beat it again with random guys.
Not gonna bother buying another game I won't play. Waste of time, money and space.
Bruce Campbell
14-11-2008, 08:03
So, apparently, there's a collection of like, every Steam game ever, INCLUDING Left 4 Dead, selling for 99 bucks.
Goooood deal if you've been totally skipping on Steam this entire time (with the exception of Portal in my case).
Not gonna bother buying another game I won't play. Waste of time, money and space.Then why are you posting in here?
Deli Pastrami
14-11-2008, 08:21
MB2: Internet luv machine.
I must look into this 99 dollar bundle because I too have been lacking on steam games even if it has been voluntary. (except for portals like you)
Oliver1799
14-11-2008, 11:22
So I downloaded the demo. I'm not a big fan of zombie games, but I love teamwork and co-operation, so I thought I'd have a go. I loved it!
I played three games, two on normal, which were both completely different even they they were on the same map, and one on expert, which was so difficult, but so fun!
I wholeheartedly recommend it.
Apparently not, would be pretty cool if they did get indiviual perks though 8)
Lies I tell you :p
I've played it about 5 times in 10 hours and I can personally say it's an amazing game, I love the way things can just go terrible if you start to lolly-gag and mess up, a mistake here, a mistake there, a hunter and a smoker. Game.
Fought the tank 4 times, killed him 3 (on expert).
The game is good, and since the first two levels were so appealing and creative I must say this game will most def be worth the 45/50$ you pay for it. It doesn't have the long-lasting replay value of MB2, but it'll for sure tide me over long enough for me to get my money's worth out of it.
Can't wait to get the full thing.
Eh, if Left 4 Dead had characters with individual and different perks the game would be too much like Hunter: Reckoning (Xbox) that came out a long as time ago. That game had 4 player zombie killing coop too.
DaveGrohl
14-11-2008, 16:17
Dunno what I look forward too more, the co-op feature of this game or being able to play as a zombie
GoodOlBen
14-11-2008, 19:57
I had a ****ing blast with it yesterday. Bashing zombies to death with a first aid kit ftw!
The first level was actually quite doable with pure meleespam. Wonder if the 2nd map can be done like that.
Downloaded the demo and I love this game. I love the art direction they took, realistic character models but still using the cell shading. Love the gameplay. Love the zombie ambushes (got jumped on my 3rd play by a group of zombies through a wall I was standing by thinking I was safe and I was like OH SH**). I'm gunna have to get this game.
I had a ****ing blast with it yesterday. Bashing zombies to death with a first aid kit ftw!
The first level was actually quite doable with pure meleespam. Wonder if the 2nd map can be done like that.
LOL, thinking of doing the second level with just melee? Goodluck, there's some strong enemies in there...
i did the game with only 1 pistol....
Bobnumerotres
15-11-2008, 03:07
Zombie panic beats this because it's free.
Russian_Spy_Porque
15-11-2008, 04:16
Not gonna bother buying another game I won't play. Waste of time, money and space.
and yet ironically you just wasted time posting that lol.
So this game, to download the demo, does one need to have Steam installed?
Zombie panic beats this because it's free.
Apart from l4D being miles better than Zombie panic, you may have had a point.
GoodOlBen
15-11-2008, 14:18
and yet ironically you just wasted time posting that lol.
So this game, to download the demo, does one need to have Steam installed?
Yes.
Oh and lolz! Me, Ix, Zerobot and Pyrotech actually ran through the 2nd map with an epic rush. Smacking nearby zombies left and right while still running for our lives and towards the safehouse. The only moment we had to stand still was when activating the generator.
I owned ass with the sniper rifle! The best gun in the game vs hordes, smokers, boomers, tanks, hunters or anything!!11
This is definately one of the funniest games I've played in a long time. Gave me lots of good laughs :D
How is the sniper used best? I find it pretty weak.
Zerobot1
15-11-2008, 18:19
Obviously a headshot kills... A shot to the upper chest usually one hits them as well, it's good to shoot their arms off as well.
It's a good weapon but it has nothing on the auto shotgun imo.
Well, black guys do run faster.
They die first tho.
:p
QFT.
I'll be getting this on the 360. can't wait for the full game, been havin a blast with a few mates over XBL so far.
One thing i have noticed, though, is that shotguns seem to practically be the only way to go. I keep tryna use the dual pistols with Zoey for the coolness, but the shotgun's just too good to leave alone :(
One thing i have noticed, though, is that shotguns seem to practically be the only way to go. I keep tryna use the dual pistols with Zoey for the coolness, but the shotgun's just too good to leave alone :(That's because anything but the Shotgun is made for headshots and headshots only, and you are a traitor to the cause by playing an fps on a console. :P
I like the assault rifle, I can out-"Snipe" sniper rifle people with headshots from the assault rifle because it's so accurate and rapid fire.
is their any way to spawn zombies?
preferably tell the director to spawn them not just where my cross hair is pointing....
^Weedsmoker
15-11-2008, 22:50
sv_cheats 1 <--only lan server owner can do that, must be used to enable spawn cmds
director_force_panic event <--Calls in a huge horde
z_spawn zombie <--spawns regular infected in your crosshair
z_spawn witch <--spawns witch in your crosshair
z_spawn hunter <--spawns hunter in your crosshair
z_spawn smoker <--spawns smoker in your crosshair
z_spawn boomer <--spawns boomer in your crosshair
z_spawn tank <--spawns tank in your crosshair
Nub, you edited your post while I was making this one, you didn't say you knew about crosshair ones earlier -.-
Obviously a headshot kills... A shot to the upper chest usually one hits them as well, it's good to shoot their arms off as well.
It's a good weapon but it has nothing on the auto shotgun imo.
What I've found is if a zombie is nearby they're far too fast to use the scope on, and if they're far away any gun will do the job just fine?
Airplane!
16-11-2008, 03:40
Considering i've played like 7 hours of the god damned demo.. I'd say I'm most definitely gonna purchase this game.
So much fun with three of your friends screaming "OH ****" every 10 seconds. Hahaa
What I've found is if a zombie is nearby they're far too fast to use the scope on, and if they're far away any gun will do the job just fine?
Indeed. And not only that, but stopping power/damage isn't very useful. The key is taking down as much **** at once in as little time as possible.
So far I find dual pistols and the assault rifle to be the best combo for this. ...Or maybe it's just that I love their firing sounds. :p
Max Arial *111*
16-11-2008, 07:06
Played through the first level of the demo, only to have my computer crash. It was interesting, but I didn't play it with any friends so I probably did not get the full effect. Do the game mechanics change much over the next few levels? I think it would get old fast other than the random hilarious moments..
DaveGrohl
16-11-2008, 10:48
Probably in later levels the sniper rifle will be useful.
And come on how can no one give any love to the automatic shotgun? Whack them then sack them with it, its a great combo.
I love it (but didn't bother to post about it, but since you mention noone loves shotgun ...).
There is nothing better than from one shot of a shotgun to kill 2-3 zombies, automatic is even better especially when you are in those subway trains.
I use only shotgun in left4dead :)
GoodOlBen
16-11-2008, 13:19
The sniper owns when you're in a narrow corridor with zombies charging at you in rows. I could swear that you can shoot through several with it.
If one gets too close, slap him back and shoot. Also remember to crouch so you've got killer accuracy.
Headshots aren't necessary to kill regular infected with sniper. I've noticed that hitting them pretty much anywhere with the sniper kills them. Only tanks and witches take more than one sniper shot.
The sniper is great for covering your team. The regular pistol also works quite fine as a backup weapon whenever things get a bit hectic and you run out of shots in the sniper.
In order to avoid spending precious reload time when killing zombies is to melee them to death whenever it's possible. Nothing is more cooler than seeing that zombie turn around and get a smack in the face. I almost feel sorry for the poor things, especially smokers and hunters.
Lt.Claim
16-11-2008, 13:24
I Pre-ordered it too ! Man , the game is really awesome !
Personaly , i never use the shotgun ... It's a great weapon, but i alway end up killing my mates with it ... I prefer the more accurate UZI ... Oh , and i think the sniper rifle is great too : It kills any small zombie in 1 shot, and it can kill multiple enemies at once ! I managed to get up to 4 zombies in a single shot !
Assault rifle or Uzi is the win. I usually take whatever weapon our team lacks 8)
Mr_Oujamaflip
16-11-2008, 15:14
I've got the full game!
But it's not unlocked until tuesday.
Furry_rodian
18-11-2008, 05:29
Played the demo at my friends house today, and it was great. Only complaint is how easy it was, I was on normal difficulty, and it was pretty hard to die, towards the end I was messing around and charged ahead getting swarmed by zombies, but your team mates just power through and save your ass every time.
Very fun game however. Love the uzi.
You can't complain that a game is too easy when you're not playing it in its highest difficulty.
The only viable mode is Expert. Don't play any lower mode unless you have no FPS skills (which might be the case if you're the E-11 kind of noob).
Awesome game, can't wait. A few hours to go.
Lt.Claim
18-11-2008, 05:56
Oh dear , it's released in 4 minutes ! i can't wait !!!
DaveGrohl
18-11-2008, 13:12
Been playing it for 2 hours no and only just finished the first campaign.....its so ****ing fun.
Jack of Blades
18-11-2008, 17:31
That game will give me nightmares.Just like yesterday night when i dreamed...i was banned from mb2 forum.
Been playing it for 2 hours no and only just finished the first campaign.....its so ****ing fun.
Damn you.
Furry_rodian
18-11-2008, 23:00
You can't complain that a game is too easy when you're not playing it in its highest difficulty.
It wasn't really difficulty related, it was AI related, I stood maybe two feet away from a zombie, and he never noticed me until I smacked him in the face with the but of my gun.
This game is awesome. Played it for like 5 hours today, 3 of those all on the last part of the first campaign. It remains unbeaten.
This game is awesome. Played it for like 5 hours today, 3 of those all on the last part of the first campaign. It remains unbeaten.
Indeed! Nothing more epic than a hundred zombies are surrounding you and climbing up everything to get to you. And then comes the tank. :D
poojawamanthing
19-11-2008, 00:53
It wasn't really difficulty related, it was AI related, I stood maybe two feet away from a zombie, and he never noticed me until I smacked him in the face with the but of my gun.
If you're trippin' on acid, you wouldn't notice much either.
if you spoke/jumped/made noise he'd be all over you
This game is awesome. Played it for like 5 hours today, 3 of those all on the last part of the first campaign. It remains unbeaten.
Not anymore! Me and Lervish managed to escape leaving the corpses of Dizzi and Pyro on top of the roof D;
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Completed the game with 5 hours. ):
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DaveGrohl
19-11-2008, 21:01
Pfft last bit of the first campaign is easy to beat, you just stay downstairs where the ammo is, each of you take a window and blast away.
BTW Plasma Dizzi and Lervish suck at the 3rd campaign :(
Pfft last bit of the first campaign is easy to beat, you just stay downstairs where the ammo is, each of you take a window and blast away.
That sounds like it might actually work and now i feel stupid
That sounds like it might actually work and now i feel stupid
I almost suggested it the other day, but you guys were hellbent on camping up on the highest rooftop. :p
DaveGrohl
19-11-2008, 21:21
I almost suggested it the other day, but you guys were hellbent on camping up on the highest rooftop. :p
Tried that when it first came out with 3 other random players, took us 3 turns before we realised it was a failed stratergy because Smokers would lash you and pull you away and the others would have to jump from the top bit and get caught in the zombies.
I found the best thing to do was have 3 guys at the windows in the radio room with shotguns and one guy with an assault rifle shooting through the hole in the double door the zombies create when they bang on them.
When the zombies break through, guy with assault rifle switch to shotgun and shoot anything coming through the door.
When the take arrives hurl molotovs at it to set it on fire and the 4 of you just shotgun the thing to death.
Easy Peasy
Completed the game with 5 hours. ):
Easy mode has robbed you of your hard earned cash. Let that be a lesson to you.
Bobnumerotres
20-11-2008, 20:34
Easy mode has robbed you of your hard earned cash. Let that be a lesson to you.
A 5 hour to complete game is pretty sad, regardless of difficulty. Then again the major component of this game is the multiplayer, right? It's a miracle the game even had a single-player, the same goes with a lot of FPS that have ridiculous multiplayer components but a single-player that lasts 10 hours or less with little to no replayability.
Games like RE4 and MGS have really high amounts of replayability that boost the game's length to months of enjoyment, but this isn't the case with FPS SP. Hell, it's a challenge to find a single-player on any FPS that actually feels variable and not like you're just mowing things down, running over there, and mowing more things down, except maybe they're in different positions or there's more or less of them.
I think a leveling up system has become the easy solution to almost replacing that stale, "this is getting boring" feeling with "oh my god more xp gonna level up and unlock that skill/perk/gun/penis" feeling, but a lot of developers aren't picking that up.
The entire point of the game, ever since it was announced, was the co-op part. It's stupid to buy the game if you're not going to play co-op. It's like buying Battlefield 1942 for the singleplayer campaign (For those who don't know: BF1942 had probably the dumbest bots ever - they'd 99% of the time spend their time staring at the sky instead of shooting enemies).
DaveGrohl
20-11-2008, 22:06
If you completed left 4 dead in 5 hours you either played it with cheats on, played it only in easy mode or both.
So far its taken me 2 hours to complete the first campaign (Advance), 2 and a half to complete the 2nd campaign (Advance) and i've played the 3rd campaign for 3 hours over the space of 2 days now and still not completed the damn thing even after we switched to normal mode from advance.
I've not even go anywhere near expert mode yet not until i can get a game with a group of people i know.
Bad Abe! BAD!
Mr_Oujamaflip
20-11-2008, 23:39
A 5 hour to complete game is pretty sad, regardless of difficulty.
I disagree entirely.
If you want to play a game on easy, it's going to be easy and not take long to complete. You probably take 0 damage from zombies and can just run straight across the game spraying. That's not sad at all. That's being a pussy.
Jack of Blades
20-11-2008, 23:41
I disagree entirely.
If you want to play a game on easy, it's going to be easy and not take long to complete. You probably take 0 damage from zombies and can just run straight across the game spraying. That's not sad at all. That's being a pussy.
Pussy isn't always bad :p
I declare this the best game ever. Nothing makes you feel cooler than when you and a friend go through hell to save another friend, or when others do it for you. Or when you and your group is running for your ****ing lives to the safehouse, with a witch after you and a massive horde on the way, and the second-to-last player shuts the door on the last player. :D
Not to mention when I played the first campaign again today, with Lervish and 2 bots. Me and Lervish holed up in the corner of that room with the minigun, while the bots stood around. One of the bots was caught by a smoker that was IN the hole, so he got pulled towards the hole. My first reaction was to throw a molotov, but I missed the horde and hit the bot instead. So now, he was burning (screaming), being rushed by horde, and with a zombie-tongue wrapped around him. Not his day.
Pussy isn't always bad :pBeing a pussy is never good.
Mr_Oujamaflip
20-11-2008, 23:48
It is when you're acting like one.
Just got it on xbox, and completed the first campaign on expert.
We camped at the top of the radio building, took us a good 7 or 8 tries though. We all camped there, with one on the turret. We took canasters up with us. We would chuck one canaster down at a time and blow it up when we were getting swamped. We needed a good 4 or so pipe bombs to help though.
When the tank came it was literally set it on fire and try to avoid it time. Took us like at least 2 or 3 hours to do the last bit, was lucky I was playing with people all with mics and with some tactical knowledge.
The problem with this tactic is that you have to be weary/lucky to avoid smokers and really cover each others back 8)
We also got close one time from closet camping :P 3 of us crouched down and slap spammed them and 1 other guy would take an assault rifle and shoot them. We got caught on the last tank. )8
This game is beyond epic, I love it so far. Still yet to be seen if it has the replayablity factor.
2,333 Zombies were harmed in the making on this video. 8)
DaveGrohl
21-11-2008, 00:16
My stratergy is the best for the hospital dizzi and lervish know this to be true! :p
AceVentura
21-11-2008, 00:26
dave try it in expert first.
DaveGrohl
21-11-2008, 00:33
Why so i can only have 1 tank attack me instead like your crazy polish version does?
If you have an xbox 360 tell, my gamertage is yambond, hit me up
Furry_rodian
21-11-2008, 02:24
Bleck, I tried it on the 360, I way prefer the PC version.
AceVentura
21-11-2008, 03:18
Why so i can only have 1 tank attack me instead like your crazy polish version does?that was in the airport. Rooftops I had 3 tanks.
hmm, im not too sure if its worth the cash really, i was really expecting a fully immersive single player campaign (like half-life series) and THEN to be able to do the same story but with a few friends etc, this isnt the case, its much more like an arcade game, all you do is run shoot, wait for the horde to come etc etc
tbh im quite dissappointed, even though its good fun, i was expecting MUCH more from valve, i was really hoping for resident evil meets half life.
there are soo many games that have come out in the last fewe years that could have been great but they forgot to put a decent immersive single player game in.
saying that it is good fun
DaveGrohl
24-11-2008, 15:17
hmm, im not too sure if its worth the cash really, i was really expecting a fully immersive single player campaign (like half-life series) and THEN to be able to do the same story but with a few friends etc, this isnt the case, its much more like an arcade game, all you do is run shoot, wait for the horde to come etc etc
It stated from the very beginning that it was an 4-player online co-op. Hoping for a half life style story and game is crazy.
pfft, no reason why tbh dave, i like the idea of an online co-op, but they just should have made it more of a story-line, no reason at all it needs to be so basic just because its a co-op game i dont think
No one wants to sit through a bunch of story when they're online with 3 other people blasting the **** out of anything that moves. Having a lot of story would kill the experience for most people.
EDIT:And working a deep and involved story more subtly into the gameplay (which, if I remember correctly, is how the story that IS there is done) would be a waste since only a very small percentage of people would care enough about the story to pay attention.
well, i suppose it depends if you like immersive gaming over random shooting, which i do
anyway, makes sense to me! besides, what if ya dont HAVE 3 friends to play online with :(
meh, anyway, id just have preferd a good story
All I'm saying is you're not their target audience.
cloudstrife
24-11-2008, 16:15
I liked resident evil Outbreak 2. PLaying it online was a blast. I like tense situations without weaposn and needing to find stuff in other to continue than shooting hordes of braindead.
i know what youre sayin pilo, all im sayin is i wish it was made how I want, I should be the target audience ffs
anyway like i said, i think its fun, i just wanted moar!
GoodOlBen
24-11-2008, 17:11
Tomorrow my exams are over and I may proceed to obtain this game! RAWR!
on steam, i think my nickname is doom96, if anyone wants to add me :| i wanna play with fwiends, sick of playing with myself LOL
DaveGrohl
24-11-2008, 17:49
The problem with a story line L4D is that its a fast paced action shooter. You cant stick around to watch or read a story, you have to move and shoot and run for your life otherwise you'll get a tank butt ****ing you.
L4D is more along the lines of counter strike gameplay than HL.
If you want a story base HL game for this you would have to make the SP preference over the Online with cut scenes, quiet parts of the game where you trudge along and learn stuff then at the very end of a linar level you'd have the mad dash, last stand for survival type game play that normally comes with a HL game.
Being billed as an online co-op pretty much only 15% would stick around to find out the story while the rest would just go and kill stuff. As it is barely anyone sticks around to read whats written in the safe houses (I miss the internet).
And to be honest who needs a story, you have a shotgun and hordes of zombies be happy :p
i do get what ya mean david, and as i said it is good fun, still coulda had both though :P
on a more important note, what's everyones fav gun and why? mine is by far the hunting rifle, i find it great for clearing out a room if ya have people to cover ya, and even good for tanks if ya get headshots, obviously not the best for a hoard, but if ya time a pipe-bomb well hoards are almost irrelevent :D
pfft, no reason why tbh dave, i like the idea of an online co-op, but they just should have made it more of a story-line, no reason at all it needs to be so basic just because its a co-op game i dont thinkThat is really like buying a bike and expect it to sail on water. If you even came remotely close to reading a preview or description of the game, it would have been clear there was no storyline whatsoever, really.
One of the reasons I love this game is because it's mindless action at it's best.
GoodOlBen
24-11-2008, 20:08
One of the reasons I love this game is because it's mindless action at it's best.
I love it because it's the best frigging zombie game ever made. Even the demo owns every other one out there.
Deli Pastrami
24-11-2008, 20:36
I want to play..... :(
Zerobot1
24-11-2008, 20:37
i do get what ya mean david, and as i said it is good fun, still coulda had both though :P
on a more important note, what's everyones fav gun and why? mine is by far the hunting rifle, i find it great for clearing out a room if ya have people to cover ya, and even good for tanks if ya get headshots, obviously not the best for a hoard, but if ya time a pipe-bomb well hoards are almost irrelevent :D
Hm, I'm not really a fan of the uzi or the assault rifle... I take shotgun/autoshotgun and the hunting rifle for certain missions; like in the finale for Dead Air, one guy up those stairs covering everyone with a sniper is win.
DaveGrohl
24-11-2008, 21:39
Uzi or automatic shotgun
Mr_Oujamaflip
24-11-2008, 21:47
I'm not a fan of the UZI or the Benelli. All the others are great though.
Best thing about it is definately playing with friends, can get some really awesome games going. If only my mic wasn't so fail.
So... Bottom Line.. Is it worth the money?
Downloaded, played, worth it.
DaveGrohl
24-11-2008, 23:47
Deadrisingggggg!
Was okish.
Good idea.
Poor execution.
Good gameplay idea and so much fun beating the **** out of zombies.
Poor control system.
Goodish storyline.
Bad execution with constantly being on a dead line, not enoug time to explore and take in whats going on because you have to move so fast.
Good idea of rescuing survivors.
Bad idea that even when you arm the survivors they are ****ing retarded as ****ing hell.
The Wii looks like its got it right with the storyline not being on a constant timer, only having a time when you start a bit of the mission.
Hm, I'm not really a fan of the uzi or the assault rifle... I take shotgun/autoshotgun and the hunting rifle for certain missions; like in the finale for Dead Air, one guy up those stairs covering everyone with a sniper is win.
I dunno. I agree about the uzi but I find the assault rifle to be pretty effective + fun. Against a massive horde it's a little more difficult unless you spread your shots (and aim for the head), but it's a hell of a lot easier to use at long range and it reloads a lot more easily than a shotgun.
Shotgun's definitely what you want for enclosed spaces though, like 3/4 of No Mercy.
Bad idea. Don't play with JA running in the background. D; I started playing with Mace and Ender last night (for those who were watching on Xfire live feed, that's why I wasn't doing so great) and I was getting owned. D; Turned off L4D and BOOM JA was running.
Assassin
25-11-2008, 18:18
Is demo? Can't find?
It was only available for the week before release unfortunately, hopefully Valve will have free weekends and such like they do for Tf2.
Versus mode is made of win..
oblobloblonondrobfroblobloblob.. Vomit. :p
It was only available for the week before release unfortunately, hopefully Valve will have free weekends and such like they do for Tf2.
Kinda dumb? :/
GoodOlBen
25-11-2008, 22:28
I got myself a L4D now 8D
I bought it.
Steam: modnar0ne
Zerobot1
30-11-2008, 03:51
Here's the basic tictacs.
Survivors
Make sure you listen and try to hear where the boomer is. Melee the boomer and try to get away from the explosion radius to avoid the slime. If you do get vomited on, find a corner to start slap spamming in. If only one person gets vomited on (you can tell from the orange outline who has got vomited on), then the zombies will only go after that person, meaning that person can go and hide while the rest finish off the zombies. The bad thing about being blind is that you cannot see the orange outline of team-mates that need help, and this is usually the un-doing of the team. The pipe bomb works best in these situations where there is a lot of zombies and the team is most vulnerable to boss zombies, clearing out the normal zombies with a pipebomb makes it much easier.
If someone gets grabbed by a smoker you can melee the person and the tongue will let go, handy if someone is getting constricted right next to you. Other than that you just have to keep aware and shoot the smoker, and be aware that you can shoot the smokers tongue to make it let go.
If someone gets pounced by a hunter near to you, it's sometimes best to melee the hunter off and then shoot it, especially if you have a shotgun as you'll probably shoot the person being mauled as well. Time is health though so if someones further away shoot the hunter.
Witches are avoided unless directly in the path you need to go down. Basic tactic is one guy should stand as far away from the witch as he can, shoot her and then run as the rest of the team head shots the witch as she chases the startler.
The main tactic for killing a tank is simple, set it alight any way you can and then just run. After a tank has been set alight, there is a timer before it dies and shooting it makes no difference whatsoever. The only time you need to shoot a tank is if it isn't set alight or if it is behind chasing you, give it one shot because shooting a tank will decrease it's running speed and make it easier for you to run away. Note one thing, if you have no way of setting it alight and your team has to shoot it to death, aim for it's face because it does have a head-shot multiplier (I think anyway, otherwise it wouldn't turn it's back when it runs toward you). If you have to shoot it to death, it's best to get the tank to an open area where your whole team can shoot it and run away easily.
The general tactic for hordes of zombies, especially in finales, is to find a corner and have everyone try and group together slapping and shooting occasionally. This works best in the finales where you can all hide in either a corner or a closet, and when I say together I mean literally merged into one another. Slapping is key because it means that if a smoker grabs one of you his tongue will be insta-slapped off, same goes for a hunter (although on versus there is that knock-back time). A boomer vomiting on a corner group will make no difference apart from you all being blind, but as long as you keep the slapping it won't matter.
When using the auto-shotgun (or shotgun), you never want to get to the point where you have 0 rounds in your gun. Instead you want to let off a few shots, and then hit reload and reload about 2 rounds, then start shooting again etc... This way you don't ever have 0 rounds in your gun and you don't have to waste time with all the slow reloading that comes along with it. An auto-shotgun that still has rounds in it reloads fast. The good thing about reloading is you can slap and gradually reload at the same time, you just have to find the right times to slap and shoot.
Zombies
The ideal tactic as a boomer is to vomit or explode on as many people as they can. This will allow two things, 1) A load of zombies to accumulate damage, 2) The people you got will be blind and unable to see the orange outline of any other survivors that are being pounced or dragged. A good tactic is to put in the console
bind <key> kill
If you /kill as a boomer then you will explode, so you can basically suicide bomb into a group of survivors before they have a chance to slap you and get away from you.
As a hunter or a smoker you ideally want to attack the people that were NOT vomited on, this is because the blinded people will not see the orange outline of their teammates being attacked and also the blinded will have a horde of zombies surrounding them. If all the survivors got blinded then try to attack the most isolated person you can see.
That is the ideal situation but it can be hard to pull off, sometimes you won't be able to all attack at the same time and so you just have to try and attack the most isolated person and get as many hits as you can. It's based off your own judgment to be honest, if you see the team are occupied or there's one person lagging behind then you should attack.
As a tank, your primary goal is to get the survivors on the ground. The npc tanks fail because they are obligated to stop and not move until they have killed the survivors at their feet. You on the other hand should incapacitate one survivor and then move onto the next, a tank early on in a map that is very enclosed can completely devastate a team within the first 2-3 minutes of the match. I've found very little use for the boulder throwing, it takes ages and the survivor has ran out of range by the time you throw it anyway. You're much better off charging and slapping them. If the survivor team is clever they will have set you alight, this means you have about 40+ seconds to do what you gotta do before your fire timer runs out and you die.
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Long post over, but hell at least I can paragraph.
Master Nintendo
30-11-2008, 07:33
this game is full of win. come to think of it this is the first game i thought solely on getting it becuase of the multiplayer... i still find it funny that no one has even gotten to my closeness of being a master hunter...well ok one guy and he wasnt even going against survivors
check out http://www.left4dead411.com for some good advice and whatno.
LewsTherin
30-11-2008, 08:09
This game got boring fast.
Harmless
30-11-2008, 08:32
Got Left 4 Dead, but I went straight into expert because of the people I play with.
Seems good so far, but only cleared scenario 3.
Oh, I did have fun playing that stupid shore/boat pick up over and over.
Deli Pastrami
30-11-2008, 12:07
I LOVE KILLING ZOMBIES!!!!!!!!!!
I shotgunned harmless and others a few times cuz i got trigger happy lololol
Reformatted my computer and still having issues with this game, and this game alone.
Seems like I can only play 10 to 15 minutes before the server times me out, sits there retrying connection before I get booted.
Lobbies are worse. Game just freezes and takes Steam down with it.
DaveGrohl
30-11-2008, 16:02
maybe its a firewall issue
Awesome game, to be played on Expert mode only.
How do you one-shoot the witch anyway? We tried it several times with Chirac following some tips and stuff, but it never works.
maybe its a firewall issue
Most likely. Check your permissions, Myth. What firewall do you use ?
AceVentura
30-11-2008, 17:35
Awesome game, to be played on Expert mode only.
How do you one-shoot the witch anyway? We tried it several times with Chirac following some tips and stuff, but it never works.only works in easy and normal mode, with a sniper
Most likely. Check your permissions, Myth. What firewall do you use ?
pretty sure I don't use one. Windows firewall is turned off, and I don't have any other firewall software. All steams ports are opened on my router.
Master Nintendo
30-11-2008, 18:53
Awesome game, to be played on Expert mode only.
How do you one-shoot the witch anyway? We tried it several times with Chirac following some tips and stuff, but it never works.
yeah to many numb nuts on xbox so i never do it
and for the witch theres a glitch where if you go right behind the witch she cant get you. shoot her in the head with a shotgun/auto shotgun when shes trying to get you and you should get the achievement. ive done it everytime when i see the witch now...
This game got boring fast.
Your mom got boring fast! lolol
Your mom got boring fast! lolol
yeah. Ender, we were only in there, what, like a minute and a half before we got bored and left? Even Stormi goes longer than that.
only works in easy and normal mode, with a sniper
With a sniper, maybe.
I've done it on Expert, but it won't work with the hunting rifle. You need to sneak up with a shotgun (crouch walk or whatever) to where you're maybe an inch behind the witch and turn your flashlight on. She will do this animation where she gets up and looks behind her. RIGHT when she looks back, cap her in the head. I did it with the pump shotgun, but I think the auto-shotgun works, too.
The Swashbuckler
01-12-2008, 09:16
I have a tendency towards having the highest number of zombie kills, teammate protections, and special infected kills by the end of each campaign, but also have a tendency to die due to extreme circumstances while waiting for rescue at the end of a campaign.
Was playing Blood Harvest as Bill today, and we were holed up in a room in the farmhouse waiting for the army rescue vehicle. I was covering the doorway into the room while two teammates waited in the closet to shoot anything that got near my back and another teammate waited in the corner to my left to fire at zombies coming through the windows.
About one minute before the rescue vehicle arrived, a Tank showed up - or at least, the music that indicated a Tank was nearby started. A few seconds later, a Boomer showed up in the doorway in front of me and exploded in my face. I was promptly attacked by a large wave of horde zombies, which was then made even worse when a Hunter pounced through the doorway and pinned me down. As my teammates were shooting through the horde around me in an attempt to get the Hunter off, the Tank finally made it up the stairs, rushed through the doorway, and was kind enough to "save" me from the Hunter by smacking me clear out the window.
I got up with about 20 health left and ran for the farmhouse door, only to be stopped by a couple boring everyday infected on the porch. And that's when the Tank - which was now on fire thanks to some helpful teammates - dropped down from above and crushed me into the ground, incapacitating and then killing me.
All three of my teammates then ran outside and finished off the tank, at which point the rescue vehicle arrived. A brief encounter with the horde, a Smoker, and one more Tank later, Zoey and an incapped Louis managed to escape in the rescue vehicle while Francis died just a few short feet away after being grabbed by the Smoker and mauled by the Horde.
Damn good ending. I love this game.
By the way, my Xbox Live gamertag is TheSecondLayer for those of you playing on 360's.
cloudstrife
01-12-2008, 13:09
A shame resident Evil Outbreak 2 is gone now forever. That was the most epic zombie game. Holding your teammates when they were about to die in a survival attempt, when you only had an iron pole that deformed after beating the crap out of 3 zombies.
That was... an epic game :C
Assassin
11-12-2008, 01:18
The inevitable voice mashup that seems to accompany every Valve game:
http://zoeygetssomelolz.ytmnd.com/
Max Arial *111*
11-12-2008, 02:00
bought it the other day for pc. Pretty awesome so far. I have found it a tad laggy or unresponsive at times, most noticeably when playing a non-official server. Steam id and xfire is maxarial if anyone is interested in a game.
The Swashbuckler
11-12-2008, 08:13
The inevitable voice mashup that seems to accompany every Valve game:
http://zoeygetssomelolz.ytmnd.com/
Pretty funny, though nowhere near as good as the Fate Of Atlantis one.
the Tank finally made it up the stairs, rushed through the doorway, and was kind enough to "save" me from the Hunter by smacking me clear out the window.
I got up with about 20 health left
Ew, medium difficulty mode...
L4D is only worth playing on Expert, otherwise it's just easy FFA.
EDIT: Nevermind, you're talking about the Xbox 360 version...
So is there an MB2 steam group for L4D? The first post wasn't edited and I didn't want to shuffle through all the pages of the thread.
I play this game pretty often on the PC.
Bobinator
20-03-2009, 13:21
I play it every chance I get, I usually end up playing VS with Zerobot, Plasma, Xa4, Pyro, DaveGrohl and m00. I do enjoy playing the campaign an awful lot though, I haven't moved up to expert yet (I do play advanced though) because I end up getting shot in the back by some trigger happy tosser 85% of the time.
I haven't moved up to expert yet (I do play advanced though) because I end up getting shot in the back by some trigger happy tosser 85% of the time.
I blame Frost. :p
poojawamanthing
20-03-2009, 19:11
I play off and on on the PC, Steam name is the same on this, or just Poojawa.
I find myself with almost no ammo by the time I get to the next pile, even though I use single shots with the rifle. But then I get the most Special and 45% ▲ Accuracy.
DaveGrohl
23-03-2009, 18:52
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/959/959549p1.html <--- IGN Article
http://uk.media.pc.ign.com/media/818/818215/vids_1.html <--- Videos of the upcoming survival mode on there.
Survival mode is playable on 12 levels, 11 of which are taken and modified from the existing four campaigns.
Fun game, especially while beating team DG when your team has 300 ping than they have 30.
master yoda
23-03-2009, 21:25
Bah, there will be no new weapons in the upgrade.
To bad, the game is just screaming for a grenade launcher...
Really dissapointing DLC.
No new levels, no new guns, no new characters, no new classes. Just one gameplay mode that is basically a tweak to the AI director and as the article itself says, delivering what should have been in the release.
I'm assuming this is free?
Bah, there will be no new weapons in the upgrade.
To bad, the game is just screaming for a grenade launcher...
I personally would like a samurai sword to upgrade your melee, like how your pistols change to new types.
DaveGrohl
24-03-2009, 01:39
well the survival mode does give you one new map to play on called The Lighthouse
Mr_Oujamaflip
24-03-2009, 01:44
Fun game, especially while beating team DG when your team has 300 ping than they have 30.
Man that's nothing, we once did me, Zerobot, Pyro and M00 against some DGs and we won like 4000-100 or something. Was kinda unfair though.
well the survival mode does give you one new map to play on called The Lighthouse
15 torn from the campaigns, sizewise they have to be small, I think they're little deathmatch arenas. Hardly worth adding.
Bobinator
24-03-2009, 02:27
Fun game, especially while beating team DG when your team has 300 ping than they have 30.
My excuse was that I was drunk at the time. Not sure about the others. >_>
Hopefully they don't cop out on the SDK. I want to be able to mod the game, not just use the updated bits of code for making a Source mod from scratch.
DaveGrohl
21-04-2009, 04:08
is it out yet? anyone got it
I want to see tanks spawning like normal infected. I DEMAND MINUTE 11!
Nah, pretty sure its not out yet. Almost forgot about it since its taking so damn long. I'm sure it'll be good though. I just want L4D to act like a typical Valve game and get rid of the matchmaking that doesn't seem to work as intended at all.
Master Nintendo
21-04-2009, 06:12
comes out tomorrow... hold your horses sleep and wake up and play
Master Nintendo
21-04-2009, 16:32
its out now... and its impossible!
jk
you cant hide in any once certain place on the majority of the maps. if you do your boned because they made even more walls distructable.
Yeah you need steam.
I bought this game last week, and it may as well be the best game I have played so far. There is a constant creepy feeling that rules. You have to teamwork like hell to survive.
So if there are some Left 4 Dead players out here on steam, add Zhorgh to your friend's list.:D
Trust me it's awesome to see the horde of zombies tearing through the door to come and kill you. It's even more awesome when tanks come and rip the crap out of EVERYTHING in it's way to smash you to bits.
Witches creep the **** out of me.:eek:
They failed to release the sruvival pack for PC D;
Assassin
21-04-2009, 20:04
They failed to release the sruvival pack for PC D;
Or you know, you could wait until the actual release which will probably be later tonight. Steam has a set update time or w/e that isn't for another few hours.
BlackBolt
21-04-2009, 20:33
Or you know, you could wait until the actual release which will probably be later tonight. Steam has a set update time or w/e that isn't for another few hours.
words of wisdom!
but later tonight for you is earlymorning/morning in the UK probably
That was a pathetic update. WOOHOO, A NEW MAP IN A MODE I WON'T EVER PLAY. GOOD GAME L4D.
Assassin
22-04-2009, 02:56
That was a pathetic update. WOOHOO, A NEW MAP IN A MODE I WON'T EVER PLAY. GOOD GAME L4D.
Ignoring the 2 new versus campaigns are we?
Also, survival is actually a lot of fun. You should try it.
I didn't like L4D versus in the first place. It was really boring.
i didn't like l4d versus in the first place. It was really boring.
you"re doing it wrong!
Tbh its not a great expansion pack content wise..good fun though in survival mode.
Airplane!
22-04-2009, 04:54
Versus is pretty kickass.
Versus is fun but it kills the eerie feeling when you play as a zombie. Playing as a smoker (my favorite) is fun though. Causing some carnage as a tank isn't bad either. :p
I just wich they could come up with at least 2 new campaigns playable both on online campaign and single player. I do like to play SP during the night.
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