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redJag · Jan 16, 2009, 01:18 PM

You can simulate that situation by getting some new friends to play Versus with you

I'm lucky to have a group of 4-8 people that are all starting around the same time so I've already got the two you mentioned. Unfortunately I haven't gotten Dead Wreckening yet and we're all getting pretty good now.

Dakar V · Jan 16, 2009, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by redJag

You can simulate that situation by getting some new friends to play Versus with you

No duh. I'll consider going down that road when interest in L4D is waning.

Stogieman · Jan 16, 2009, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by redJag

You can simulate that situation by getting some new friends to play Versus with you

I'm lucky to have a group of 4-8 people that are all starting around the same time so I've already got the two you mentioned. Unfortunately I haven't gotten Dead Wreckening yet and we're all getting pretty good now.

That's how I got half of my achievements in Gears of War 2.

Stogieman · 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

What the truck? With randoms or what? On easy?

Mostly luck. I was playing a quick campaign match on Blood Harvest (don't remember what difficulty). It happened near the end of the level at the farm house. I was upstairs facing the window when a smoker grab me. Luckily my cross hairs was already on him and I pulled the trigger.

Even got the achievement where you have to set the witch on fire. I don't even know how I got that one. It was my teammate who through the molotov cocktail.

Dakar V · Jan 16, 2009, 02:24 PM

Yea, we got our lines crossed. You're talking about a different achievement than redJag was.

Stogieman · Jan 16, 2009, 02:33 PM

Which achievement was that?

Chuckit · Jan 16, 2009, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by redJag

I expect Lamb 2 Slaughter will be one of the hardest to obtain, unless you cheese it but having a friend purposely let you kill them after they enter/leave the safe room.

I got that one. My team incapped somebody just before the safe room, but I told them not to kill the guy yet, just let him suffer for a while. Apparently, some people can't tell an obvious trap and the guy's friend came out guns a-blazing to save him. I pulled the friend away with my tongue and his teammates were just like, "Let the idiot die."

Dakar V · 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Which achievement was that?

"Nothing Special"

Originally Posted by Chuckit

I got Lamb 2 Slaughter. My team incapped somebody just before the safe room, but I told them not to kill the guy yet, just let him suffer for a while. Sure enough, the guy's friend came out guns a-blazing to save him.

"Clever Girl."

One of my favorite moments has to be two guys at the end of Chapter 4 on "No Mercy", they open the safe room door... and make it no further.

klb5090 · Jan 16, 2009, 10:38 PM

News update: I have offically purchased this game

Stogieman · Jan 17, 2009, 03:18 AM

Where's that timeline pic when you need it?

Dakar V · Jan 17, 2009, 06:11 PM

Well apparently putting the generator in front of the elevator doors has jumped the shark. I played a game today where the INfected team just this, and after a few minutes we realized on of the hunters on the other team was jumping into the elevator and trying to move it out of the way for us (which it eventually did).

sek929 · Jan 17, 2009, 06:17 PM

It's nice to know there are tiny elements that fight douchébaggery everywhere.

Dakar V · Jan 17, 2009, 06:21 PM

I just think it's hilarious that we were able to work out what he was doing and let him live long enough to accomplish it.

It's practically like a scene out of a movie (which I guess is apropos, given the style in witch they present the campaigns)

sek929 · Jan 17, 2009, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

(which I guess is apropos, given the style in witch they present the campaigns)

I see what you did there!

Dakar V · Jan 18, 2009, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

I see what you did there!

Total **** up on my part.

Anyway, there's a strong possibility of a L4D meet-up with my friends tonight, so if we get a few NNers in, we might be able to make this a douche bag-free affair (not counting Bogues).

klb5090 · Jan 18, 2009, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Total **** up on my part.

Anyway, there's a strong possibility of a L4D meet-up with my friends tonight, so if we get a few NNers in, we might be able to make this a douche bag-free affair (not counting Bogues).

I'm unsure if that means i'm a douche or not.... hmmm

Dakar V · Jan 18, 2009, 06:32 PM

When in doubt...

Stogieman · Jan 18, 2009, 07:47 PM

What time are you guys going to be on tonight?

sek929 · Jan 18, 2009, 07:51 PM

Expect me on around 11 EST. I have no idea about these other jerks.

klb5090 · Jan 20, 2009, 04:31 AM

early on i was worried the "repetitive" game play and short campaign would ruin this experience for me but... after playing through one campaign with you three geeks i realize the amazing thing that is killing a few thousand zombies with a shotgun. Good Times, Good Times!

Dakar V · Jan 20, 2009, 11:13 AM

Just wait til you play No Mercy for the 100th time...

I don't wonder if the reason we're having trouble finding games is people are finally starting to get sick of the only 2 multi campaigns. It's interesting, but I have two multiplayer games I'd like to play and they're both in need of updates if they plan on keeping me much longer (well, gears already lost me).

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I think sek and I get some kind of achievement for our performance last night. As infected, we lost kb, but I still managed to snake the last survivor right out of the helicopter with my tongue, and on the other end, sek and I managed to survive with 2 computer controlled players -- and everyone escaped!

redJag · Jan 20, 2009, 12:26 PM

I agree the gameplay is so much fun it really helps make up for the lack of depth in campaigns, but it will only last so long. Hopefully they add more soon.

sek929 · Jan 20, 2009, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I think sek and I get some kind of achievement for our performance last night. As infected, we lost kb, but I still managed to snake the last survivor right out of the helicopter with my tongue, and on the other end, sek and I managed to survive with 2 computer controlled players -- and everyone escaped!

Miraculous indeed. Especially since when we ended up fighting the 3rd tank while in the chopper.

Dakar V · Jan 20, 2009, 04:23 PM

Yeah, thanks Bill.

Stogieman · Jan 20, 2009, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I think sek and I get some kind of achievement for our performance last night. As infected, we lost kb, but I still managed to snake the last survivor right out of the helicopter with my tongue...

That was you? LOL! Yes, that was quite impressive.

Originally Posted by sek929

Miraculous indeed. Especially since when we ended up fighting the 3rd tank while in the chopper.

Haha, that was me. You all would have been dead too if the tank was allowed to crouch into the chopper.

The funniest thing I saw last night happened right before I joined you guys. It was at the end of a VS match on No Mercy. My whole team made inside the chopper and we were waiting for it to lift off. Out of nowhere a hunter lunged towards us. While he was still in the air, the game cut to the scene of the chopper lifting off the rooftop. You could see that the hunter overshot the chopper and flew off the building. Before doing so, he hit the helicopter blades and was chopped up into little pieces.

Chuckit · Jan 20, 2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I don't wonder if the reason we're having trouble finding games is people are finally starting to get sick of the only 2 multi campaigns.

It's odd, I never have trouble finding games solo. I think there must be some quirk in the matchmaking that's at work.

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I still managed to snake the last survivor right out of the helicopter with my tongue

Man, I hate when that happens! It makes me want to kill my buddies to make the chopper fly away faster.

Dakar V · Jan 20, 2009, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

It's odd, I never have trouble finding games solo. I think there must be some quirk in the matchmaking that's at work.

I'm talking two nights in a row we open a lobby and no one is coming in.

Chuckit · Jan 20, 2009, 05:45 PM

But like, the night I was playing with you guys, when I did VS by myself afterward, I had no trouble getting into games full of players. People would leave and others would take their place. I was thinking, "Where the hell were all these people half an hour ago?" It seems like people must still be playing, but for some reason it's hard to get a game started.

Dakar V · Jan 20, 2009, 05:47 PM

It's possible are just bypassing the lobby system, but that wouldn't explain how any games are getting started.

chichow · Jan 23, 2009, 01:00 PM

if you never knew about something...would you desire it?

thanks to this thread, I am now interested in L4D.

So...some questions

My friend has a iMac 24" 2.8GHz C2D. Can he run this game under Parallels/Fusion? Or does he need to reset up his iMac with Boot Camp (more effort). And will it play well?

I have a new Unibody Macbook. I also have a 24" Dell monitor. I'd have to get a displayport adaptor. Will it run well enough?

Thanks (I think)

chichow · Jan 23, 2009, 03:29 PM

oh and sorry for the noob questions...gaming in recent years has been WOW and not FPS...

redJag · Jan 23, 2009, 03:50 PM

As far as I know, none of the CrossOver/Parallels/VMWare solutions currently support Left 4 Dead. I know that CrossOver doesn't, I am booting in to Windows when I play.

Chuckit · Jan 23, 2009, 04:01 PM

Yeah, L4D in Crossover has critical graphics issues and is completely unplayable. You need Windows.

klb5090 · Jan 27, 2009, 06:30 PM

Gears/L4D/Halo tonight? 10pm EST?

NoDiggity · Jan 27, 2009, 09:18 PM

Is this coming out for PS3?

Dakar V · Jan 31, 2009, 10:16 PM

Great sequence tonight. Opening of no mercy, try to smoke someone from the stairs to the roof, fail, bolt up, cut right and jump off the side of the building with them chasing me. Dude comes out the ledge, tries to pick me off, falls off. The entire team had to come back to save him.

Otherwise, we got destroyed.

Dakar V · Feb 5, 2009, 03:19 PM

Left 4 Dead Survival Pack Unveiled

"The L4D Survival Pack introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode, Valve announced today."

Sounds like they're bringing us a Horde mode. Now let's cross our fingers this doesn't cost more than 400 ms points.

Chuckit · Feb 5, 2009, 03:29 PM

Sounds sweet.

Of course, given how long they've taken to port the Team Fortress 2 patches from PC to 360, I'm not going to hold my breath.

Dakar V · Feb 5, 2009, 03:32 PM

Their goal is "Spring" which is to say we got a couple months yet.

I'd give them more flack for the patch that hasn't arrived yet, but from what I've read MS's certification process can take forever.

Mac User #001 · Feb 5, 2009, 03:43 PM

Epic's having the same problem with GoW PC. Apparently they're done with the patch to let people play the game, MS just doesn't see why its a big deal that everyone who bought the game can't play it, so aren't in too much of a hurry to certify it.

Dakar V · Feb 5, 2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by Mac User #001

Epic's having the same problem with GoW PC. Apparently they're done with the patch to let people play the game, MS just doesn't see why its a big deal that everyone who bought the game can't play it, so aren't in too much of a hurry to certify it.

Still one of the dumbest things I've heard of in a while. I heard one of the official statements suggesting to just turn your computer's clock back to play while they're still fixing it.

Mac User #001 · Feb 5, 2009, 04:12 PM

That works for single play, but not online. Games for Windows LIVE kicks you out because your date is set wrong.

Dakar V · Feb 5, 2009, 04:14 PM

Twice as funny then!

Stogieman · Feb 5, 2009, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Left 4 Dead Survival Pack Unveiled

Sounds like they're bringing us a Horde mode. Now let's cross our fingers this doesn't cost more than 400 ms points.

Don't count on it. I'm predicting it will be more like 800 or 1200 ms points.

klb5090 · Feb 5, 2009, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Left 4 Dead Survival Pack Unveiled

"The L4D Survival Pack introduces a new multiplayer game mode entitled, Survival, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode, Valve announced today."

Sounds like they're bringing us a Horde mode. Now let's cross our fingers this doesn't cost more than 400 ms points.

put me down for exicted

sek929 · Feb 5, 2009, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Don't count on it. I'm predicting it will be more like 800 or 1200 ms points.

I'm going to buy it anyways they might as well gouge.

klb5090 · Feb 10, 2009, 05:14 PM

Survival Mode Update

Mac User #001 · Feb 10, 2009, 05:45 PM

Seems a bit shallow to charge for, but they know everyone will buy it.

Dakar V · Feb 10, 2009, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Mac User #001

Seems a bit shallow to charge for, but they know everyone will buy it.

Its an MS thing. They cry that they have to pay for the bandwidth, even though I'm getting charged to play online.

Mac User #001 · Feb 11, 2009, 12:42 AM

I hate to brag but... I'm not.