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The Official Left 4 Dead Thread

Nabs

Nabs

Member
my computer really hates me. i don't know if i'll be able to join you guys when the fun begins. *crosses fingers*
 
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ThaiGrocer

Member
Zzoram said:
I wonder how much of a campaign the tutorial example Dead Line is.
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It's less than five minutes and clearly just a full working example campaign for developers. Trust me, it's not a full campaign one would love to play over and over again.

you can download the beta SDK and compile the map and give it a try. I'm guessing they'll pack it in the 'new' vpk format next week.
 
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DaFish

Member
Awwwww snaps... Might be able to get in on the L4D lov'in much later tonight (so I guess that means the normal GAF time hah)
 
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marvelharvey

Member
Ashhong said:
just got done playing for the night, i had forgotten just how much people SUCK at this game.
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Did you not read the system requirements?
Minimum:

Supported OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
Processor: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
Memory: 1 GB
Graphics: 128 MB, Shader model 2.0, ATI 9600, NVidia 6600 or better
Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Friends: 7
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Edit: I play regularly with a number of Japanese people... who are all quite lethal. We always go random and no matter who's with who, the teams are so finely balanced that matches are won or lost by handfuls of points. Every swipe counts.

However, in the event of not having enough friends, we'll go public and by god what a complete shitfest that is. Everyone rage quits, constantfuckingly.
 
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Ashhong

Member
marvelharvey said:
Did you not read the system requirements?


Edit: I play regularly with a number of Japanese people... who are all quite lethal. We always go random and no matter who's with who, the teams are so finely balanced that matches are won or lost by handfuls of points. Every swipe counts.

However, in the event of not having enough friends, we'll go public and by god what a complete shitfest that is. Everyone rage quits, constantfuckingly.
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:lol i usually play wth friends in a group of 4, but it was late and nobody was on. even then, everyone we play always rages. we played once with other strangers that we added on our list over time, 8 person friend game, and they still raged. invite me when you play with those Japanese people..
 
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Zzoram

Member
How do custom campaigns work? Are people actually playing them? Can people put maps on their servers so everyone automatically downloads them upon connection, or does everyone have to download files from a website and put them somewhere?
 
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vertopci

Member
marvelharvey said:
Did you not read the system requirements?


Edit: I play regularly with a number of Japanese people... who are all quite lethal. We always go random and no matter who's with who, the teams are so finely balanced that matches are won or lost by handfuls of points. Every swipe counts.

However, in the event of not having enough friends, we'll go public and by god what a complete shitfest that is. Everyone rage quits, constantfuckingly.
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Lucky fucking bastard. Each and every GAF always ends up unbalanced to shit. Usually in the area of 4000 to 1000 :/

Ashhong, whats your steam ID?
 
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Kade

Member
vertopci said:
GAF hasnt played with GAF in a really long time. There's almost no one on anymore :/
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It would be awesome if someone organized events on the Steam Group, but nooooo, that's too much work.
 
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Varna

Member
Really love this game... but it's so frustrating to play these days. At least Versus.

Usually I can get one or two friends to play with me but for some reason after switching the lobby to public people rarely join. On top of that, lots of people just leave when they see we are on the same team... even if we split up people still seem to leave more often then they stay (I have no idea why they would do this). Then once the game does start I find that many people leave as soon as the my team does really well. On a game earlier in the week my friend told all of us to tone it down so they wouldn't leave... what the fuck. How sad is that. I have to throw the game to get people to not rage quit?
 
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vertopci

Member
Varna said:
Really love this game... but it's so frustrating to play these days. At least Versus.

Usually I can get one or two friends to play with me but for some reason after switching the lobby to public people rarely join. On top of that, lots of people just leave when they see we are on the same team... even if we split up people still seem to leave more often then they stay (I have no idea why they would do this). Then once the game does start I find that many people leave as soon as the my team does really well. On a game earlier in the week my friend told all of us to tone it down so they wouldn't leave... what the fuck. How sad is that. I have to throw the game to get people to not rage quit?
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Dude, toning down doesn't help at all. Those fucking pubbies will still ragequit. Want proof? Me and three other gaffers do PISTOLS ONLY and they still quit. The only way to tone it down more is to use melee only :lol
 
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marvelharvey

Member
Well done guys, we hustled those pubs perfectly... the opposing team really thought they were in with a chance, right up until the finale. Great game though, really enjoyed the difficultly of pistols only.
 
Nabs

Nabs

Member
vertopci said:
Dude, toning down doesn't help at all. Those fucking pubbies will still ragequit. Want proof? Me and three other gaffers do PISTOLS ONLY and they still quit. The only way to tone it down more is to use melee only :lol
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i think we left our health packs behind once and still came out on top :lol
 
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MisterAnderson

Member
I've had this on 360 for a while but recently made a new PC so very tempted to double dip here...question though. On steam the only L4D version available for purchase is the ripoff "game of the year edition." If I buy the retail regular version, will that have steam achievements?
 
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Zzoram

Member
MisterAnderson said:
I've had this on 360 for a while but recently made a new PC so very tempted to double dip here...question though. On steam the only L4D version available for purchase is the ripoff "game of the year edition." If I buy the retail regular version, will that have steam achievements?
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L4D GOTY is the same game, but with the Survival Pack. It does not cost any more than the original, it's $39.99 on Steam now.
 
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Blizzard

Banned
So today, I finally tested the workaround since Steam never implemented a "mute teammate" option. Turning receive audio volume all the way down does work, and I was able to play with a teammate whose playing I don't mind but whose voice I might. :p
 
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Blizzard

Banned
I have two questions about custom maps. One, is there not an easy way to download them? I thought the recent update made it simpler, but when I tried to join a server I just got redirected to l4dmaps.com. It didn't even link to the map itself, so it looks like I'd have to search for the map name, download it, manually copy the files, and so forth.

Secondly, from l4dmaps.com:
# Generally DevPacks are save, however always take cautionary steps and review / check all DevPacks before installing them.
Unauthorized changes to any core L4D files and components may be prohibited by Valve which may return undesired results.
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Does this mean it's theoretically possible to make a devpack that would get people VAC banned if you modified some core files? That would scare me away from custom maps. :/
 
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Zzoram

Member
Blizzard said:
I have two questions about custom maps. One, is there not an easy way to download them? I thought the recent update made it simpler, but when I tried to join a server I just got redirected to l4dmaps.com. It didn't even link to the map itself, so it looks like I'd have to search for the map name, download it, manually copy the files, and so forth.

Secondly, from l4dmaps.com:


Does this mean it's theoretically possible to make a devpack that would get people VAC banned if you modified some core files? That would scare me away from custom maps. :/
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Nobody will ever match Blizzard's 11 year old awesomesauce Battle.net custom map system. Map editor comes with the game at launch and Battle.net handles all of the peer-to-peer map transfers seemlessly in-lobby.
 
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marvelharvey

Member
Just played with a bunch of random Japanese players and was kicked. Why? Well two reasons; firstly, when I was tank, I didn't rush alone against lvl2 shotguns (apparently this is the 'best' tactic if you're a tank). By waiting for my team to spawn, I was called a piece of shit, how nice. Secondly, as the survivors, one of them started the event on DA3 and for some reason, everyone ran back to the safe room without telling me. I was then kicked on the next stage for not being up to standard. Which is a shame for them, as I was in the middle of writing a detailed message of how to play properly as the tank.

I subsequently checked their steam page, and the three people that voted me off had less than 10 hours between them... so it looks as if they'll have to learn the hard way.
 
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DaFish

Member
marvelharvey said:
I subsequently checked their steam page, and the three people that voted me off had less than 10 hours between them... so it looks as if they'll have to learn the hard way.
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Noobs :(

Sorry I hanv't been on my PC at all this last week or so fellas. And yes Sanjay is a jobless hippie <3
 
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Visualante

Member
marvelharvey said:
Just played with a bunch of random Japanese players and was kicked. Why? Well two reasons; firstly, when I was tank, I didn't rush alone against lvl2 shotguns (apparently this is the 'best' tactic if you're a tank). By waiting for my team to spawn, I was called a piece of shit, how nice. Secondly, as the survivors, one of them started the event on DA3 and for some reason, everyone ran back to the safe room without telling me. I was then kicked on the next stage for not being up to standard. Which is a shame for them, as I was in the middle of writing a detailed message of how to play properly as the tank.

I subsequently checked their steam page, and the three people that voted me off had less than 10 hours between them... so it looks as if they'll have to learn the hard way.
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Kicking is common practice on PC, it's what made me take up griefing so much. Every time someone tries to kick me I have a plan to fuck up the game for them in my absence. I don't play anymore because of the rampant kick culture on L4D. Most of my friends list went back to TF2.
 
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shintoki

sparkle this bitch
marvelharvey said:
Just played with a bunch of random Japanese players and was kicked. Why? Well two reasons; firstly, when I was tank, I didn't rush alone against lvl2 shotguns (apparently this is the 'best' tactic if you're a tank). By waiting for my team to spawn, I was called a piece of shit, how nice. Secondly, as the survivors, one of them started the event on DA3 and for some reason, everyone ran back to the safe room without telling me. I was then kicked on the next stage for not being up to standard. Which is a shame for them, as I was in the middle of writing a detailed message of how to play properly as the tank.

I subsequently checked their steam page, and the three people that voted me off had less than 10 hours between them... so it looks as if they'll have to learn the hard way.
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Welcome to L4D, The Vote Kick in left4dead has become a tool for griefing. If your on the losing team...more or less likely someone is going to get votekicked. And even then, for the most petty reasons and how easy it is to get someone kicked. They'll do it

As he mentioned above. If there planning to kick you. Lite up with the auto shotgun into one of them, Drop a cocktail on your team(You included), jump off a high ledge if you can, etc. It's childish but gives you a bit of joy :lol
 
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marvelharvey

Member
I've got about 300 L4D hours under my belt and I've think I've only been kicked 4 or 5 times, and one of those was by Vert in a lobby! (but that's his style)

shintoki said:
As he mentioned above. If there planning to kick you. Lite up with the auto shotgun into one of them, Drop a cocktail on your team(You included), jump off a high ledge if you can, etc. It's childish but gives you a bit of joy :lol
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Sadly I was in the middle of typing them a nice message of how to play properly... :(
 
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VGChampion

Member
I'm kicked all the time in Versus when playing with randoms. Even if I'm doing better than them. I once got in trouble because I pulled 3 of the survivors off the building on the crane event because I didn't let two hunters pounce them. Why they didn't just break the smokers tongue if they really wanted to, I'll never know. :lol
 
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andycapps

Member
I need to play this some tonight.. Hopefully I can. And yeah, kicking on L4D really gets on my nerves sometimes if I play pub games. Which happens more often than not because GAF people are never on, or I join and the GAF game is full (happened twice this weekend). :( But yeah, I'll join a lot of games and get kicked instantly or a minute or so into the game.
 
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