Left 4 Dead

[Trubinator]

I dunno ... seems awfully cheap. When I go fast, it spawns a tank for us to slam into and die. When I go slow, it spawns a horde every time we take a breather. I don't mind a challenge, but it's getting a little ridiculous. Any hints or tips I haven't tried?

 

[Hermiod]

I dunno ... seems awfully cheap. When I go fast, it spawns a tank for us to slam into and die. When I go slow, it spawns a horde every time we take a breather. I don't mind a challenge, but it's getting a little ridiculous. Any hints or tips I haven't tried?

Look at the appropriate sections on the Left 4 Dead wiki.

It is cheap, but when you play on Expert the director is not on your side. It's there to make sure you die. Hence why Witches will kill you with one hit and one strike from a zombie does 20 points of damage.

 

[Cutter John]

Thats why they call it 'Expert'.

 

[Hermiod]

^Yeah, as I said, the survivor AI is somewhat limited here. You need to have the whole team using whatever they can get their hands on in the way of explosives, healing each other, sharing pills and first aid kits, covering each others backs etc.

 

[Mistral]

^Yeah, as I said, the survivor AI is somewhat limited here. You need to have the whole team using whatever they can get their hands on in the way of explosives, healing each other, sharing pills and first aid kits, covering each others backs etc.

Yeah, that's kick the door open and find what you can territory. Every pipe bomb helps at that level.

 

[Trubinator]

That's too bad. I'm really just playing on Expert for the achievements (I prefer normal difficulty for a fun, easy romp). Most of my friends hate the game, so finding decent people to team with is a daunting task. And the fact most of the online crowd is filled with idiots these days really hammers the single player point home.

 

[Hermiod]

^Well there's your problem, as Jamie Hyneman would say. Stop playing games for achievements. The only thing you should be looking to achieve is having fun.

 

[Hermiod]

You must be this tall... TO DIE!

The existence of the new Special Infected known as The Jockey is confirmed. It jumps on a Survivor's back and then can take control of their movement until another Survivor swats it away.

Also, Crash Course DLC pricing on Xbox 360 wasn't Valve's decision.

 

[Mistral]

You must be this tall... TO DIE!

The existence of the new Special Infected known as The Jockey is confirmed. It jumps on a Survivor's back and then can take control of their movement until another Survivor swats it away.

Also, Crash Course DLC pricing on Xbox 360 wasn't Valve's decision.

Oh, my, this thing looks F------- dangerous!

 

[Hermiod]

The biggest problem in Versus games is splitting up the Survivor team. The Smoker is supposed to do that but this will make it a bit easier.

 

[Mistral]

The biggest problem in Versus games is splitting up the Survivor team. The Smoker is supposed to do that but this will make it a bit easier.

Easier? Easier? This will tear Survivor teams apart!

 

[Cutter John]

And heres a hot of the little freak. http://left4dead.wikia.com/wiki/File:Jockey-1.jpg

Lots of gameplay footage popping up on Youtube now. Mmmm, grenade launcher and katana...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kf4q8NOgoo&NR=1&feature=fvwp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D764SQbmh1I&NR=1

Batter up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqQfePh0Y80

 

[Mistral]

I heard a rumor that Crash Course DLC is releasing today-can anyone confirm?

 

[Trubinator]

Nope. It's set to be released Sept. 29

 

[Mistral]

Nope. It's set to be released Sept. 29

And my wife is downloading it as we speak. Looking forward to playing it when I get home from work.

 

[PKerr]

Just got the new DLC, gonna try it when I get home.

 

[Cutter John]

And boy they are bitching up a storm over on the Valve forums.

"Is that it?"
"Its too short!"
"There are too many weapons!"
"Valve sucks!"

I watched a live stream of some XBox matches early this morning. Looks pretty good.

 

[Cutter John]

Meanwhile someone else has found the greatest game glitch ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-KbxXIwvBg&fmt=22

(NSFW audio)

 

[PKerr]

I like it

 

[Trubinator]

I played through it once and enjoyed it OK. I do agree that it was too short and was probably just there to mitigate the L4D2 fallout though.