Left 4 Dead WEO WEO

[kawe]

co-op movie-esque zombie shooting survival that is just fantastic.

You play in a team of 4 people, the 'survivors', or in versus mode, one of 4 special zombie types which all have cool abilities, like the huge fat boomer who spews vomit all over people which attracts hordes of zombies to attack them, and explodes on death as well spraying more again, or the smoker, who hides in the shadows and pulls survivors quickly away from their team with his bajillion foot long tongue...

Survivor teams must be truly co-operative, and the suspense and team-based action is all top notch.

Of course, with 8 player rounds quite possible, and each campaign being 5 stages that total around 45 mins to an hour and a half (if you wipe lots and need to start a section over).

so we could quite happily get some sweet 8 player zombiefest action going.

It is very very fun. I fully expect us to have some nights of l4d in the same way we have done dota :)

So! go go buy on steam and get downloading. Or go out and buy it, for some it's cheaper that way ($50 on steam).

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Player List
-Malik (crucis/bison)
-Vix (oddweb)
-Sintrael
-Delling
-Chippen
-Daekesh
-Vorte
-Decayus
-Gozhell
-Starbrow
-Cwave
-Hugman
-Grilly
-Ino
-Grishnag
-Starshadow
-Palmar
-Tyler (kind of? played once)
-Me

19 people! Moar! There are plenty of brains to go around! Om nom nom.

[Vorte]

I have it, tried some onlining today, and as expected, I didn't understand most of it :P

But I've got the game and can play with ya'll, the campaigns have atleast been frighteningly good!

[Chippen]

i gots it!

[Daekesh]

Ordered.

[kawe]

Had some SWEET versus games with 6 of us, a random, and an AI spot.

Each team takes turns at trying to complete the level as survivors with the other team doing their best to stop them as the special infected zombies. Both teams really need great teamwork to win!

The zombies are hilarious to play, and (with the exception of the rare tank) are very fragile - so very quickly you learn to stick to shadows, and go for the most co-ordinated attacks you can to get the most from your lifespan before the 20-something second respawn.

Playing as survivors is a different experience - you're tougher, but your resources are severely limited, and preserving them through taking care and trying your best to balance haste and speed.

Really, a total joy of a multiplayer game. And it's 100% assured that the two teams should be in seperate vent channels as of course locations and so on, and calls are so immediately important. And then when the game finishes, a really classic example of when all the players rejoin the lobby and recount the hilarity and exploits.

So yes, playing the game with 3 other people through the campaign is great, but playing in versus with two opposing teams competing to get as far through each level as possible - with reaching the end eibng a real moment of teamwanking and "good job!"s over vent.

Really, really looking forward to having regular games of this. And you all should too!

[Hugman]

Having read a bit about this, heard your descriptions of it, and listened to malik and Sint's frantic screaming on vent, while playing this game, i am definately interested.

Will check play/steam/amazon etc, and get soon.

Does  it have longivity?. Is it something that we will play at the I-series?

[delling]

I imagine it'll be huge at I-series... :)

It's the logical successor to TF2 really, as far as team-based awesome FPS/FPZ go.

Mine should be here tomorrow...

[Chippen]

might be abit too much of RNG for competative gaming tbh

ofc i guess its tweakable (always get tank at same spot, etc)

[Grishnag]

meh i might give it a go though i dont like zombies much

edit: prolly have that game tomorrow thought i had some money left on paypal but didnt so ordered it online

[kawe]

might be abit too much of RNG for competative gaming tbh

ofc i guess its tweakable (always get tank at same spot, etc)

Nah, the fact that sint was crying about rng for losing doesn't make it true - yes, random tank spawns and witch spawns are horrible and all, but it evens out over the course of a campaign, especially over the course of several. Part of successful survivor-ing is being able to deal with the unexpected.

[Chippen]

might be abit too much of RNG for competative gaming tbh

ofc i guess its tweakable (always get tank at same spot, etc)

Nah, the fact that sint was crying about rng for losing doesn't make it true - yes, random tank spawns and witch spawns are horrible and all, but it evens out over the course of a campaign, especially over the course of several. Part of successful survivor-ing is being able to deal with the unexpected.

true, it all evens out when you play liek we do, but in a real competetion? could get iffy! anways

awesume game, ppl need to get it!

[starshadow]

I can eat Brains to now!!!11

[delling]

Me too!

[kawe]

Yay for more players! Be ready for some 8 man braintastic action tonight, with a bit of luck :)

[Inphy]

Might buy it aswell. Heard it was quite good.