Gully State
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How about a flame thrower? would be an interesting double edged sword weapon. On one hand, mobs go down quicker, but then they will be enraged and also attack harder during that time.
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itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
The ending to No Mercy was kinda crazy. I played it on advance, and man, we had to replay that last part four or five times I think.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
I was hoping for a magnum in the game. And a chainsaw. Where's my chainsaw, Valve?!crowphoenix said:
MrCompletely
Member
ItsInMyVeins said:
played it about 6 times with 2 friends/1 AI and we couldn't complete it.
Just played through the first 4 Death Toll maps on normal, god that campaign is awesome. Normal is a breeze though, but you do get to feel like a badass for a while.
crowphoenix
Banned
A chainsaw and a shotgun? Groovy!fallengorn said:
Gully State
Member
Won said:
That's why a flame thrower would be fun...
BravoSuperStar
Member
I would like a desert eagle pistol, mp5, and a double barreled shotgun in the next update please valve.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
I'd like to see more variety, but having the mp5 and double-barrled shotgun seems redundant. Those roles are taken by the uzi and pump-barrel shotgun.SuperEnemyCrab said:
BravoSuperStar
Member
fallengorn said:
Yeah, but I'm just thinking of new weapons that won't upset the balance. They could be slightly different, like the shotgun could have a wider spread, but needs to be reloaded often. And the mp5 could have a higher rate of fire, but shorter range than the m4.
itsinmyveins
Gets to pilot the crappy patrol labors
Anyone up for campaign? I've already played No Mercy and the airport one, though. And I haven't got a mic.
dollartaco
Member
I'm impressed with how close you can become with people on your team. There's something to L4D that really encourages looking out for each other.
I played through No Mercy last night (WOW!), and at the end one of our teammates was knocked down by a hunter right as we were heading up the ramp to GTFO. Another guy got the hunter off of him, but too many zombies were swarming, with a tank coming as well. We had to leave him behind and it was actually a bit sad. The ending "In Memory Of" thing was fucking genius though.
I played through No Mercy last night (WOW!), and at the end one of our teammates was knocked down by a hunter right as we were heading up the ramp to GTFO. Another guy got the hunter off of him, but too many zombies were swarming, with a tank coming as well. We had to leave him behind and it was actually a bit sad. The ending "In Memory Of" thing was fucking genius though.
Won said:Anyone got the All 4 Dead achievement yet? I guess they mean incapped and not killed since the game will end before you kill them all, but I think I did that today and nothing. Maybe someone else got the last one, hard to see, but in the end...this is damn hard to get.
All survivors need to be alive at the time you spawn as Tank, you have to get them (not so easy as soon they realize they can slow you down through shooting) and the others are more or less not allowed to do anything.
Oh and you have to spawn as a Tank.
I also missed the Lamb 2 Slaughter schievement today, because I punched the guy back into the safe room and incapped him there. Stupid me.
Someone got that in a game I played last night.
wayward archer
Member
I just installed this to my 360 hard drive after getting the NXE update.
Load times are marginally better, but no drive noise is awesome.
However something weird did happen. I joined a quick match to try it out and ended up in a game of no mercy that had just started. I was in spectator mode and while nobody was controlling zoey, I couldn't exit spectator mode and start playing as her.
I quit out and then joined another game and it worked fine.
Question for PC version: is there a way to change crouching to be toggle instead of hold? I find that when I crouch I usually just want to stay crouched for a while, so i was wondering if there was a console command or bind I could do for this?
Load times are marginally better, but no drive noise is awesome.
However something weird did happen. I joined a quick match to try it out and ended up in a game of no mercy that had just started. I was in spectator mode and while nobody was controlling zoey, I couldn't exit spectator mode and start playing as her.
I quit out and then joined another game and it worked fine.
Question for PC version: is there a way to change crouching to be toggle instead of hold? I find that when I crouch I usually just want to stay crouched for a while, so i was wondering if there was a console command or bind I could do for this?
Shinz Kicker
Banned
fallengorn said:
I dunno about the mp5, but a double barrell with a LONG reload time, but massive spread and damage (maybe ricochet too).
Also if Zoey heals someone other than herself, they should get more health, if you know what i mean.
crowphoenix
Banned
It was awesome playing with you guys last night. Perhaps one of these days I'll be more of an asset to the team. :lolVolcynika said:
Gonna grab a mic later today from bestbuy... which one?
This?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5431927&type=product&id=1055388008858
or this?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8328393&type=product&id=1174694369477
also will this lapel mic work on a pc or is it just for a wirless mic/camera setup?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7900355&type=product&id=1149206847550
This?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5431927&type=product&id=1055388008858
or this?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8328393&type=product&id=1174694369477
also will this lapel mic work on a pc or is it just for a wirless mic/camera setup?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7900355&type=product&id=1149206847550
GuessWho said:
There's a zombie apocalypse. You are one of the survivors. Go.
That's all the story the game needs.
FartOfWar said:
It's so perfect, because a single player can cost his entire team the game by screwing up or getting bogged down, just like how one survivor in a movie of this sort can single-handedly mess things up for the rest.
The "In Memoriam" at the end is hilarious, too. Even playing with random people, we all laugh when that comes up when one or more of us have died, because the timing of it is so perfect and it's amusingly cheesy. It's especially great if everyone makes it to the helicopter/boat/etc at the end except for one person, and you're all laughing about that and then the "In Memory Of" pops up, inducing even more laughter.
Red Blaster
Member
Zeliard said:
While that is true, I wish they filled in the blanks between each campaign a bit. IE, "the helicopter off the hospital crashed near the highway" or something like that.
crowphoenix
Banned
I'm not that quick of a typist, so when I say something, it takes me out of the action for a few seconds. Then we get rushed and I feel dumb. :lolVolcynika said:
Red Blaster said:
Valve has always been more about telling their story in-game, though, rather than anything more overt or obvious. You can read the graffiti scrawlings in the safe rooms in the various campaigns and get a good sense of what happened and what's going on, if you really need to (they're fun to read, regardless). Personally, I don't see why there needs to be much of a background to the story at all. Everything involving zombies has already been done. There's also no need for a background because there's only one motive the entire time and it's very straightforward and requires no added explanation: "get the hell out of there."
BuddhaRockstar
Member
Red Blaster said:
Go through the commentary, they connected all the movies at first, but playtesters didn't like it because they wanted the satisfaction of being rescued and free. Each "movie" is entirely separate and it's just 4 different scenarios that might happen to people during a zombie apocalypse.
I think the game is fine story wise, a clear goal is set, they proceed to it, and the story comes in the form of a completely different experience each time you play. You're supposed to be creating the story with your interaction with the other characters. Is the guy playing Francis headstrong and keep running off ahead of everyone? Well, just like in a horror movie he's going to be the first one to go.
Damn, I have a backlog now.
Deadspace
Fallout 3
Left 4 Dead
I think I'm going to be playing L4D for quite awhile though... its so much fun.
In the No Mercy campaign a Boomer snuck up on me exploded and then right after I got hauled into a room by a Smoker. I didn't survive very long. :lol
Deadspace
Fallout 3
Left 4 Dead
I think I'm going to be playing L4D for quite awhile though... its so much fun.
In the No Mercy campaign a Boomer snuck up on me exploded and then right after I got hauled into a room by a Smoker. I didn't survive very long. :lol
wayward archer
Member
Red Blaster said:
The commentary in the extras actually talks about why they decided against doing this.
Initially there was going to be a set order to each scenario and short movies that linked them together.
Eel O'Brian
Member
man, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck circuit city
my store never got it in (they got the 360 version, though)
dude just shrugs and says keep checking back even though the ad says "in stores wednesday 2 pm"
they do this all the time, they'll probably only get it in after the $39.99 sale is over
i'm so glad they're going out of business, just a shitty mismanaged store all around
anyway, that made me miss the steam sale too, and i refuse to pay $50
they have a four-pack on steam, four copies for $150, which would come to $37.50 per copy
if anyone wants to pitch in with me let me know via pm, everyone can paypal me the $37.50, and i'll send out the copies
otherwise, i probably won't be getting the pc version until there's a sale somewhere
my store never got it in (they got the 360 version, though)
dude just shrugs and says keep checking back even though the ad says "in stores wednesday 2 pm"
they do this all the time, they'll probably only get it in after the $39.99 sale is over
i'm so glad they're going out of business, just a shitty mismanaged store all around
anyway, that made me miss the steam sale too, and i refuse to pay $50
they have a four-pack on steam, four copies for $150, which would come to $37.50 per copy
if anyone wants to pitch in with me let me know via pm, everyone can paypal me the $37.50, and i'll send out the copies
otherwise, i probably won't be getting the pc version until there's a sale somewhere
Red Blaster
Member
Zeliard said:
I know how Valve tells their stories and I didn't ask for the game to have a developed background story.. I was merely hoping the campaigns would've been linked together a little more clearly (flaming wreckage of the news chopper if you turn around at the start of Death Toll, for instance). But it appears the campaigns aren't supposed to be linked at all, so it's a moot point.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
how many players for local play on 1 system? 4?
crowphoenix
Banned
I'm not good enough to be a replacement, Blizz. Think of me as a standby.Blizzard said:
You and I need to game together sometime, too.Eel O'Brian
Member
TheOneGuy said:
I have the 360 version, and I gifted a steam copy pre-order to a pal for always hooking me up with his hand-me-down pc stuff. I have already paid quite enough for this one game. If I can't get my own boxed or digital copy of the PC version for less than $50, I just won't be getting it.
Coin Return
Loose Slot
Dumb.Eel O'Brian said:
Edit: Oh, you have the 360 version. Not dumb!
crowphoenix
Banned
Volcynika said:
I hope that doesn't mean you want the Zombies to get me.Eel O'Brian
Member
DaFish said:
thanks, PMed him
Got some good playtime in last night and have just been amazed by the balance in the game. The risk reward structure of saving one of your teamates when they've been downed, to the conservation of first aid kits, to the perfect run and gun gameplay, all done in the wonderful Source engine was outstanding.
I played with two strangers last night, and a guy I barely knew from GeoWars 2 score attack days, and I was amazed at how the game cultivates teamwork so quickly like none other. I'm looking forward to the time when I can get 4 people I actually know to get on this with me, but I have a feeling it won't be too long.
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I played with two strangers last night, and a guy I barely knew from GeoWars 2 score attack days, and I was amazed at how the game cultivates teamwork so quickly like none other. I'm looking forward to the time when I can get 4 people I actually know to get on this with me, but I have a feeling it won't be too long.
gamertag: acid snake12 add me.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
im so sorry dot50cal, i spun around and accidently ff'd you when you were the last survivor, then everyone left.... T_T
Many know this already, but for those random people who don't, and manage to get me killed...
When you reload, there's no need to retreat to the back of the room while your character goes through the reload animation. You can melee the shit out of a horde throughout a reload. It doesn't interrupt the process.
So, hit R, and get to swinging.
When you reload, there's no need to retreat to the back of the room while your character goes through the reload animation. You can melee the shit out of a horde throughout a reload. It doesn't interrupt the process.
So, hit R, and get to swinging.
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