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Post by m0rt1s on Nov 29, 2008 16:10:18 GMT -5
Anyone play this?
I had a quick half hour play of it yesterday, wasn't to bad, but some of the zeds can move pretty quick.
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Post by HVLD on Nov 29, 2008 17:55:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I've had some really good fun with it. Coop Campaign is reeeeeeally fun, especially with 2 sacrifical CPU characters But Versus is awwwwwwwesome, especially if you have both teams of 4. Being an infected is so fun And when an infected team works, the survivors are absolutely booooooned. Boomer vomits on them, preferably all, then a hunter (or two) pounce and a smoker grabs on. There's 1 left over to fend the rest off.
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Post by [CDF] A-Dos on Nov 29, 2008 17:57:08 GMT -5
Looks fun, but the speed of the Horde is to fast, a little slower (jogging) would go well. The witch looks fun too. And, the best soundtrack i have ever heard for a game.
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Post by [CDF] Rustysporkman on Nov 29, 2008 19:20:57 GMT -5
I hate you ALL.
But... whatever. I need expendable income. Anyone want an escort-service? *winkwink*
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Post by HVLD on Nov 29, 2008 19:29:36 GMT -5
The zombies arent too fast, and 2 swipes of a gun will take them down. If you have dual pistols and a regular pump action shotty, you'll be fine. Blast with your pistols till they get close, then blast away with your shotgun, then swipe them when you're needing to reload. Then when they're dead for that part, reload
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Post by Mianthadore on Nov 29, 2008 21:36:07 GMT -5
This is on my 'To Get' list. What console y'all have it on? I have been considering getting a Steam account for some time now, but I wont get one if everybody I know (thats worth playing against anyway ) is going XBL.
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Post by [CDF] El Satanno on Nov 30, 2008 4:25:50 GMT -5
Fuckin' pay-to-play...bullshit. I'm really down for this game, but I'll be damned before M$ gets a nickel out of me just to play online. Fuckers.
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Post by [CDF] Jim Callaway on Nov 30, 2008 6:37:37 GMT -5
I played a one-and-a-half hour session of L4D yesterday. Managed to complete 2 full campaigns. We had a kickass team. One Aussie, me and one more Malaysian. There was a fourth, but he was idle 90% of the time.
I still remember being the one that topped the stats after each campaign. Most standard Infected Killed, most Hunters killed, most Smokers killed, most damage dealt to the Tank.
And that '2 pistols, 1 pump-action shottie' thing worked for me, except I melee-ed the Infected to death with my shotgun, if I wasn't blasting them pointblank in the face on my way clearing the area for my team.
I worked through a whole level in the 'Death Toll' campaign on minimal HP, with it being at one point that me and the Aussie had to fight off a horde, with me at 1 hp and him at less than half HP, both of us almost out of ammo for our primary.
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Post by m0rt1s on Nov 30, 2008 7:25:32 GMT -5
As far as i know you don't need steam anymore, and my bro never said anything about having to pay for it.
I've not installed it on my pc yet, long story. As for the witch, ran straight into her LMAO
H, we died twice cos of that Boomer, i killed a few team mates as well cos of him
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Post by [CDF] A-Dos on Nov 30, 2008 16:25:26 GMT -5
This is on my 'To Get' list. What console y'all have it on? I have been considering getting a Steam account for some time now, but I wont get one if everybody I know (thats worth playing against anyway ) is going XBL. Get steam, and we shall get to de choppa. literally.
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Post by [CDF] Jim Callaway on Nov 30, 2008 21:04:57 GMT -5
As far as i know you don't need steam anymore, and my bro never said anything about having to pay for it. I've not installed it on my pc yet, long story. As for the witch, ran straight into her LMAO H, we died twice cos of that Boomer, i killed a few team mates as well cos of him As far as I know, I've saved my teammates by running ahead and killing off the special Infected I come across. Except this one time in Death Toll where I accidentally startled the Witch and it killed me while my teammates were still about a half minute away from saving me. I didn't know I startled it until the notice came up on my screen. Besides that, my more notable exploit was standing up to a Tank on the roof of the hospital in the No Mercy Campaign. Everybody else was running for it, I stood there and blasted it with my auto-shottie as much as I could before darting off to the side and blasting it again. Same thing with the Witch earlier in No Mercy. Dealt it the most damage while retaining most of my health. I always get the lowest rank for 'Least Damage Taken'. You can see why.
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Post by Skyvia on Dec 1, 2008 17:26:07 GMT -5
I want this so bad. And not that i would ever do such a thing or suggest such actions, but i have seen a shit load of torrents for this, and no i am not waiting for my new pad to come, and no i will not then d/load this. Torrents are bad ok people ?
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Post by [CDF] Spider on Dec 1, 2008 18:15:15 GMT -5
So, does that mean using the submachine gun is bad?
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Post by [CDF] Jim Callaway on Dec 2, 2008 4:33:39 GMT -5
Using the submachine gun is bad. Using the assault rifle is good. Using the auto-shotgun is best.
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Post by [CDF] A-Dos on Dec 3, 2008 2:14:14 GMT -5
Using Molotov's is shamed upon in close quarters, going into a war zone is a instant death, whoring the heavy machine gun is considered... whoring the heavy machine gun (unless your good at it...)
I like the Springfield best, it does considerable damage and fires at a nice rate, i think duel pistols is OK, videos on You tube show 1 click can drop a infected. The M4 however... *grins*
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Post by [CDF] Rustysporkman on Dec 3, 2008 16:16:57 GMT -5
You know what weapon I would want? Bodyguards. Hahah! Ooh... how about THAT for a game-type?
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Post by [CDF] Jim Callaway on Dec 4, 2008 21:17:35 GMT -5
Um, it probably is already integrated into the game experience, since you all are each others bodyguards. This is a solely multiplayer-based game, after all. Cooperation is key for survival. That, and not being a dumbass by shooting any cars you see.
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Post by [CDF] Rustysporkman on Dec 5, 2008 18:41:02 GMT -5
Um, it probably is already integrated into the game experience, since you all are each others bodyguards. This is a solely multiplayer-based game, after all. Cooperation is key for survival. That, and not being a dumbass by shooting any cars you see. I mean something like one character is severely handicapped (Health reduction, unable to use guns), and he HAS to get to the end of the mission. That would be cool.
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Post by Mianthadore on Dec 6, 2008 6:30:54 GMT -5
An escort mission? Ewwwww. I have yet to play it, btw.
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Post by [CDF] A-Dos on Dec 6, 2008 19:00:07 GMT -5
Um, it probably is already integrated into the game experience, since you all are each others bodyguards. This is a solely multiplayer-based game, after all. Cooperation is key for survival. That, and not being a dumbass by shooting any cars you see. I mean something like one character is severely handicapped (Health reduction, unable to use guns), and he HAS to get to the end of the mission. That would be cool. It was only just released, Just wait until they update...
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Post by [CDF] Jim Callaway on Dec 6, 2008 20:28:13 GMT -5
I mean something like one character is severely handicapped (Health reduction, unable to use guns), and he HAS to get to the end of the mission. That would be cool. It was only just released, Just wait until they update... And hope and pray that they will have an expanded selection of weapons.
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Post by [CDF] Rustysporkman on Dec 6, 2008 22:25:03 GMT -5
It was only just released, Just wait until they update... And hope and pray that they will have an expanded selection of weapons. Of course, the better weapons would have the same effect that Planes do in BF2: Your teammates will kill you for them.
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Post by Mr. Digits on Dec 7, 2008 2:55:57 GMT -5
I must say that so far I am disappointed with L4D. It is a Source game, and all other source games I've EVER bought have run adequately on my laptop. Unfortunately with L4D, I can get it, start it, and *maybe* get into a server, but to hell with actually *playing*, because all I get is a solid black screen. I can tell it isn't loading, because I hear sound -- not only the intro, but if I mouse around I hear the mouse-over pings of the menu items. It really sucks.
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Post by [CDF] LeoMike on Dec 11, 2008 19:38:15 GMT -5
How is that the games fault?
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Post by Mr. Digits on Dec 11, 2008 23:10:24 GMT -5
How is that the games fault? It isn't the fault of *the game* so much as the fault of *the game designer(s)*, namely Valve. Everything they have released based on the source engine up until Left 4 Dead was compatible with my video card on a hardware level; Not that it was on the supported list by any means, but simply that the game would render with older versions of DirectX. I don't understand why they removed that level of compatibility....... In any case, if any of you are interested in playing against me in Left 4 Dead, I'll be able to play it tomorrow during the day, and sporadically until I get a new desktop put together; I should have the money sometime next week (hopefully), and once the check(s) clear, I'll pop on over to newegg and order all of it.... I still haven't decided: 965 or 920?
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Post by Jeremy "Scotty" Daniels on Dec 12, 2008 0:02:06 GMT -5
Wait, what's this about the source engine requiring a different version of DirectX than before? 'Cause ya see, I had the same problem with left for dead, I just assumed that my comp's age had finally caught up with it. (not that it hasn't, but that's beside the point.)
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Post by [CDF] LeoMike on Dec 12, 2008 8:14:26 GMT -5
I guess it is using DirectX 9.0. Apparently is supports DirectX 8.0 but you have to force it to support this. Apparently it runs with a very slow 10-15 FPS if you do this.
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Post by Mianthadore on Dec 12, 2008 9:39:36 GMT -5
I don't understand why they removed that level of compatibility....... Probably because the raw hardware requirements for the game exceed your GPU. You don't expect the same chip to be usable forever, do you? Plus it is a Laptop GPU. I'm frankly surprised it works with anything Post-Halo era. With my general stupididty over, I must say I am going to have to go with the 360 version. Simply because a power surge we had yesterday fried my Gaming PC's PSU, and I haven't been bothered with trying to salvage an older PSU from a spare PC yet.
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Post by Mr. Digits on Dec 12, 2008 16:56:27 GMT -5
Wait, what's this about the source engine requiring a different version of DirectX than before? 'Cause ya see, I had the same problem with left for dead, I just assumed that my comp's age had finally caught up with it. (not that it hasn't, but that's beside the point.) The version of the Source engine used by L4D (and presumably future Valve games) only supports DX9 and up. Unfortunately, the GPU in my laptop only does up to DX8.1 in hardware...... Apart from the fact that I don't particularly care for them, and the fact that I don't particularly care for 90% of the motherboards that support their latest and greatest (a combination of features, layout, and aesthetics)...... They're desperate to sell me stuff; So desperate in fact, that they rushed one of their more recent CPU's to market before finding a major bug which required it to be re-designed. I don't trust them, and I don't trust 90% of the motherboards that support them. I just can't bring myself to trust that a motherboard that looks like it was designed by a 4 year old. Probably because the raw hardware requirements for the game exceed your GPU. You don't expect the same chip to be usable forever, do you? Plus it is a Laptop GPU. I'm frankly surprised it works with anything Post-Halo era. With my general stupididty over, I must say I am going to have to go with the 360 version. Simply because a power surge we had yesterday fried my Gaming PC's PSU, and I haven't been bothered with trying to salvage an older PSU from a spare PC yet. It works just fine with everything up to, and including TF2, and as L4D is source-engine-based, I don't expect that it is *that* much more demanding..... In any case, I hope you enjoy playing that on your XBox.....
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Post by Jeremy "Scotty" Daniels on Dec 12, 2008 21:10:36 GMT -5
Hmm that's strange, I was certain that I was running DirectX v9.x. And after a quick DXdiag check I see that I am running DirectX v9.0c. Hmm, maybe I need to update to V10.x; I'll check to see if that solves the problem. If not then I'm in no worse position than before. And who knows, it might actually speed things up a touch.
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