Left 4 Dead

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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody's near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Argh, I forgot to kick it off before leaving for work today, damn!
  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    You are all mongrels. I've got it preloaded but it unlocks 01:00 my time, on a work day.

    Damn you all.

    --Scythe--
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1692593:date=Nov 6 2008, 01:56 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Nov 6 2008, 01:56 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692593"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I still don't think it counts as a demo if you have to pay for it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You don't have to pay for it. The Demo will be released to all, just those that preordered get it early.
  • AbraAbra Would you kindly Join Date: 2003-08-17 Member: 19870Members
    Preloading started.

    Ready at 16:00GMT+1
  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Well, I stand corrected. It hereby gets my permission to call itself a demo. When's it out for everyone else?
  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1692616:date=Nov 6 2008, 12:24 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Nov 6 2008, 12:24 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692616"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Well, I stand corrected. It hereby gets my permission to call itself a demo. When's it out for everyone else?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    The 11th, and hotdamn I forgot the clocks went back. yay for it coming out an hour earlier than I expected!
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    for amusingness sake:
    <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/games/L4D/events?eventID=252328832162154100" target="_blank">http://steamcommunity.com/games/L4D/events...328832162154100</a>

    when the demo is released for preorders, but it also auto corrects for your local system time. Admittedly brik said he had to refresh it once.
  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    unlocking files now! hoorah, whos going to get online and murder some innocent zombies with me?
  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    lucky bastds <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

    I am pestering my GF (who is home) to try it out <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    My roomate is playing it <i>right now</i>.
  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    abra vahn paktu and i were playing for about 30 minutes, a lot of fun until the steam servers appeared to go down.
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    I just played it with a bunch of randoms, it was actually quite fun, regardless of not knowing the people
    The lobby system is a definite bonus, I was kinda wondering how valve would do multiplayer on the pc.. But it seems to all work nicely.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    Hmmm... I can't join online games. I can get to the lobby, but when the game starts I just time out.

    I swear, if my uni has blocked this (which is highly likely because they run a network about as well as I'd run a marathon), I'm going to be annoyed.
  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1692635:date=Nov 6 2008, 03:37 PM:name=X_Stickman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(X_Stickman @ Nov 6 2008, 03:37 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692635"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hmmm... I can't join online games. I can get to the lobby, but when the game starts I just time out.

    I swear, if my uni has blocked this (which is highly likely because they run a network about as well as I'd run a marathon), I'm going to be annoyed.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    A few people have had this problem, apparently disabling Steam Cloud works sometimes.

    Also, the game is awesome. However, the lobby system is appalling. Seriously, their previous system was perfect. Right now I end up joining a game with 3 randomers from everywhere across the globe so ping is horrendous.
  • sherpasherpa stopcommandermode Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58338Members
    How could Valve/Turtlerock- PC-based developers- use a console-based lobby system?

    If you're smart enough to install and set up steam, create an account, purchase and download L4D then you're smart enough to use a server browser.

    Poor decision, let's hope enough people whine to get it fixed for retail.
  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    Just finished playing through the single player part to get a feel for the game.

    /me likes

    I was unsure how good the game was but my initial impressions are good.
  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I like the console-type multiplayer matching. it allows for easier matchmaking with friends. I havent tried going random so that might cause problems, but with friends it works really well.

    on side note: love it.
  • frostymoosefrostymoose Join Date: 2003-09-12 Member: 20799Members
    edited November 2008
    Is it possible to play a decent game?? Every game I've played starts out fine but after 5 minutes or so, it just degenerates into unplayable lag. I'm really, really disappointed so far.

    Edit: To answer my own question - i just got lucky and played a good game of it all the way through the demo. Would be better with friends and more teamwork I'm sure. I was expecting a little more from the more powerful zombies.
  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    i played through a few times and never had a lag problem, it was always with the same people though.

    and if you think the boss zombies are nothing, try playing on expert. good gravy its tough. a tank alone wiped out everyone from nearly full health with assault rifles.
  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    I'm hoping Valve will be able to use this matchmaking system to support older third party games.

    Games like Rainbow Six 1 / Rogue Spear (they use to have these two on sale then took them off), Commandos, or IL-2 Strumovik. With a system like that, they could even try to add classics like Age of Empires 2 and they could be one the last places to play some of these games.
  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited November 2008
    Meh everything I think of this game, I've summed up in a <a href="http://www.existence-unknown.com/news/_article/left-4-dead-demo-first-impressions.html" target="_blank">first impressions review</a>

    I am not to impressed by the skill level you need to survive and also the melee bash is too powerfull IMHO
  • AldarisAldaris Join Date: 2002-03-25 Member: 351Members, Constellation
    Ask and you shall receive:

    <a href="http://www.left4dead411.com/" target="_blank">http://www.left4dead411.com/</a>

    First post shows you how to get the server browser.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1692661:date=Nov 6 2008, 02:29 PM:name=Kouji_San)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kouji_San @ Nov 6 2008, 02:29 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692661"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Meh everything I think of this game, I've summed up in a <a href="http://www.existence-unknown.com/news/_article/left-4-dead-demo-first-impressions.html" target="_blank">first impressions review</a>

    I am not to impressed by the skill level you need to survive and also the melee bash is too powerfull IMHO<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You could try playing on a harder difficulty. The zombies do 20 damage per hit on the highest level I think.
  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1692665:date=Nov 6 2008, 09:02 PM:name=TychoCelchuuu)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Nov 6 2008, 09:02 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692665"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You could try playing on a harder difficulty. The zombies do 20 damage per hit on the highest level I think.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    This. Seriously, the game's funnest on Expert and it's solid. I thought Valve were exaggerating when they said playtesters only completed it 1/3 times.
  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    we spent probably an hour attempting to beat it on expert. got close once. but going back to advanced just seems a little easy.
  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited November 2008
    the "openserverbrowser" command is nice, but I want to bind it to a key as well. Ah well at least Valve is on top of things!

    [edit]
    Played it on advanced as well and yes it does seem somewhat easy, so expert is a big step up from advanced?
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    I like the "Take a Break" feature. Nothing worse in multiplayer games than having to get the phone and being forced to choose between holding up the entire team or lose your spot on the server
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    I've only played it up to advanced so far with my flatmate and it's ok I guess :o

    I dunno... it's fun, I can't really fault it but I'm not blown away either. It's just fun.

    I do find myself utterly confused a lot of the time though. Like when someone is getting dragged by a smoker? I usually have no idea where the smoker is despite the tongue and the horrible bile things are usually exploding in my face before I even know they're there. Kinda odd because I usually have a good sense of my surroundings. Did I mention that hunters are hard as heck to spot among the other zombies unless they're doing their leap thing? XD
  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Played singleplayer on normal, it was pretty mediocre. Hoping to try Expert tomorrow.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1692686:date=Nov 6 2008, 04:14 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Align @ Nov 6 2008, 04:14 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692686"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Played singleplayer on normal, it was pretty mediocre. Hoping to try Expert tomorrow.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I imagine playing Natural Selection with bots would be similarly mediocre.
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