Left4Dead 2

[Monk]

I've not played very much - I was trying to figure out why it likes to crash on me so much. Apparently on some systems, if you have the graphics set too high the game decides "OH NO CANT HANDLE IT" even though you can, and will crash with a C++ error.

Followed some stuff online and am reinstalling, see if that fixed it.

[GeneralHankerchief]

I've played it a bit today. Seems like the third level in each stage is the killer. It's been TKOing me (and groups) all the time.

[Monk]

MRD hopped in The Parish with me earlier today, we were about halfway through and my god were we having a rough go of it. We had some guy on our team who loved to shoot cars and kept shotgunning them while trying to snipe smokers, it got to the point where it was just hilarious. "You are terrible at this!"

We had to restart the finale (the bridge run) 3 times before we finally completed it. MRD and the car-sniper got rescued while me and another guy were tank bait. The Parish has to be the hardest campaign of them all, no question. The finale isn't so bad if you can stick together - its the crescendos leading up to the finale that are the real challenge. We played on Advanced.. I can't even imagine Expert.

When it was all over I had killed 1152 infected on my own, the grand-total for the team was something like 3.5k. Good times.

[pevergreen]

I was playing VS in the Parish with MRD, he joined rather late, we had a nice pub team.

The finale, I just ran by myself, made it right at the end, then the second tank hit me off. I beat everything before that. Two made it to the copter. Was great fun.

I then typed "pro" into chat, and one of our teammates made a snide remark.

Bleh.

We then smashed MRD's team.

On the note of campaigns, I did most of Hard Rain.

Wow.

Easily the best campaign in L4D I've done. The atmosphere, heavier rain...you make it, now go back in thunderstorms, things are being flooded. Its crazy!

[Major Robert Dump]

Yeah I shoulda known better than to join a game in progress that was 2 people short...there's usually a reason. The one guy who ran out a window, down the stairs and up the street while we were all fighting a horde and trapped by a spitter...then he berates us for not helping him LOL. After that the whole team was in-fighting.

I think on the bridge the best thing to do is run by the tank. Someone will usually get killed, but bunching up on the narrow passes and around the edges to try to fight is asking for trouble.

Hard Rain is a pretty good level, the storm covers the sound on special infected and the visibility is low. I don't like that you have to backtrack and basically do the same map twice, but all the sitches in the corn mill is a nice touch. I guess we know their favorite food now.

[Monk]

I think on the bridge the best thing to do is run by the tank. Someone will usually get killed, but bunching up on the narrow passes and around the edges to try to fight is asking for trouble.

I think the trick is tanks cannot flip vans or big moving trucks over, so if you can do a littlE "ring around the rosie" with the tank, you can bunch up and slip by him without risking a car roll onto some unlucky slob (like what happened to me on the last run). after that, 4 guns blazing can make it to the chopper pretty easily.

I agree with you on hard rain. amazing fun and the weather is certainly a game-changer. its kinda annoying how it silences voice-chat(its so loud it drowns it out!) but it also adds to the tension. so far, it and Swamp Fever are my two favorites.

[Lemur]

I haven't even played this game yet, much to my shame. What little free time I've had has been consumed by the RPG du jour. My little boy lemur, on the other hand, has logged massive hours on it, and tells me it's great. (Yes, I abandon my PC for the laptop when little lemur wants to kill zombies.)

I made a promise to him that I would try the game this weekend, so if you see lemur playing L4D2 on Saturday or Sunday, there's a very real possibility that it's me, rather than my spawn.

[pevergreen]

I'll keep an eye out, maybe even stay up to the time you posted that (3:30am!) to play.

Always fun to whack americans with their own baseball bats.

[Ethelred Unread]

Hi Guys,

I thought I'd just introduce myself before I sent friend requests to you for l4d2 so you don't think I'm a nutter

Wife permitting I'm on a couple of times a week, but joy of joys will be "working from home" from 30th November onwards so should be on a lot more in the daytime (GMT)

Hope to see you online soon!

[pevergreen]

That means you'll be on when I play!

Send a request. Steam username and display name is pevergreen.

[Major Robert Dump]

About to get an and have some pre thanksgiving gore and drink homeade wine until the cops come break up my one man zombie party.

[Furunculus]

had my first go at it tonight.

feels slightly different to L4D, but great fun all the same.

played the carnival campaign.

[Major Robert Dump]

melee weapons add a whole new level to the game. The chainsaw, while sounding awesome, has limited uses unless you plan on being a zombie target. I hate campaign 1 level 1 as u can either pick a pistol or melee.....no level 1 weapons

[Monk]

melee weapons add a whole new level to the game. The chainsaw, while sounding awesome, has limited uses unless you plan on being a zombie target. I hate campaign 1 level 1 as u can either pick a pistol or melee.....no level 1 weapons

Chainsaw is good to counter boomer hordes. Put your back against the wall and let loose!

[pevergreen]

Nothing beats the magnum.

Magnum and maybe...That 30 shot sniper. Unstoppable!

[A Very Super Market]

Urgh, Dead Center part 3 is the most grueling level in L4D2. A dark mall, endless hordes, said hordes dropping on top of you, and a crescendo which always seems to get set off by someone..... I can't even finish it.

[pevergreen]

runrunrun is the key.

[scottishranger]

Expert Realism is the hardest game ever...

[Kekvit Irae]

Expert Realism is the hardest game ever...

Unless you have every member on the team on a microphone and manage to pick up the laser sights.

[A Very Super Market]

Some of the campaigns are easier than others. I think Swamp Fever and Dead Center make up for only having 4 chapters by being impossible. We all had mics in that one, and we still couldn't make it past.

[pevergreen]

Some of the campaigns are easier than others. I think Swamp Fever and Dead Center make up for only having 4 chapters by being impossible. We all had mics in that one, and we still couldn't make it past.

I've never died in DC. not played SF yet.

How much fun was that game last night, CR/MRD?

You're all dead, just me alive in the pool in the first level of DC, running around with a 460 ping, avoiding hunters.

I had the highest kill count that round.

[Ramses II CP]

Still haven't had time to play this, %^$&# it, and now I have a stack of HDs and two laptops to fix for a friend on top of all the usual crud piled up.

[pevergreen]

Still haven't had time to play this, %^$&# it, and now I have a stack of HDs and two laptops to fix for a friend on top of all the usual crud piled up.

I like how you end each post with the egypt one, even if you aren't happy.

Smashing your head against a wall...the smiling?

[Major Robert Dump]

I've never died in DC. not played SF yet.

How much fun was that game last night, CR/MRD?

You're all dead, just me alive in the pool in the first level of DC, running around with a 460 ping, avoiding hunters.

I had the highest kill count that round.

Yeah, that was a good time, I had had a little wine by that point so I was shooting at shadows.

ZigZag, the guy from my friends list, was freaking hilarious as the redneck American. I don't even remember what game I met him in, but he cracks me up with all the dumb stuff he says. When you told him you were Aussie I knew that he would spout of shrimp on the barbie in less than 10 seconds.

Was a fun match, didn't even mind losing such a close game, but a lot of those maps I just don't know yet. And like I said about the wine.....

[scottishranger]

Made it through all 4 levels of Swamp Fever today on Expert Realism, we were rolling. Then, at the crescendo in the plantation house, our host has to leave, sending us back to lobby..


I literally screamed.

[Monk]

Made it through all 4 levels of Swamp Fever today on Expert Realism, we were rolling. Then, at the crescendo in the plantation house, our host has to leave, sending us back to lobby..


I literally screamed.

I had that happen numerous times going for the Expert acheivement in the first. You'll get another shot at it.. well, hopefully!

[pevergreen]

That finale was terrible. I had to keep running back and forth to save people.

With a 450 ping >_>

[Jolt]

Argh, L4D2 lags in my computer *sad face*

[al Roumi]

Ok, after playing the demo over the last few days, I've cracked and L4D2 is downloading as I type. Are you guys in a Steam group I can join? I'll be around in the evenings on GMT, would be pleased to muck in with Orgahs on the zombie cleansing by machete... my steam name is alh_p (yes, i have no imagination...)

[pevergreen]

Add me (pevergreen) I'm on probably more frequently than others, though you may just be out of my time area.

My favourite part of playing yesterday:

Now, that may not look cool. But check the jukebox out...

I'm making a note here.