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Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Zeitgeist - Nov 20, 2008
Drunken_F00l Wrote:You may have joined one of my L4D servers. I have four.
74.55.49.247:27015
74.55.49.247:27016
74.55.49.247:27017
74.55.49.247:27018
so... how would it work if say we wanted to play on one of these servers?
like.. are the servers set up to host (only?) versus matches?
are the servers always full? if so would there be a way to make a donation-funded exclusive server?
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Drunken F00l - Nov 21, 2008
Zeitgeist Wrote:so... how would it work if say we wanted to play on one of these servers?connect 74.55.49.247:27017
Quote:like.. are the servers set up to host (only?) versus matches?Unless you connect from a lobby, you will be forced to play whatever mode is already going. You can always change the campaign using the built in voting thing.
Quote:are the servers always full?Almost always.
Quote:if so would there be a way to make a donation-funded exclusive server?Seeing as how we can't even fund the servers we have now via donations, probably not.
Valve has been getting a lot of feedback related to joining community servers and making them group exclusive and such. They'll probably be making lots of improvements in a later update.
You can try the CVAR ms_force_dedicated_server. It requires cheats to be on in order to set the value, but since you're not in a server, just type sv_cheats 1 in your console to set the setting temporarily.
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Kou - Nov 21, 2008
So far I think shooting Balls in the back in still funny.
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - PhoShizzle - Nov 21, 2008
Its a nice break from TF2 until they get the new achievements. Then i will be crawling back.
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Hell-met - Nov 21, 2008
Couldnt care less about achievements, I want new weponz, overall fixes and new mapz.
Until then TF2 is my games list's recluse
for having critical hits
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - OmegaZero_Alpha - Nov 21, 2008
I think spore is my games list's recluse simply because I haven't resold my copy yet.
that game got old pretty fast after you realize that you can't beat the space stage.
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Rostov - Nov 21, 2008
Too busy playing Red Alert 3 right now but I might pick up L4D in December.
Tim Curry in RA3 really looks so much older(and fatter) then his days in
Hunt for Red Oktober
Downside to playing the Soviet side is the woman who does the mission briefings has her top zipped only half way up. As it is, I miss the mission briefings because I'm staring at her cleavage the whole time. Haven't tried the Allied or Japanese missions yet.(Though George Takei makes a convincing Emperor)
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Butane - Nov 21, 2008
I enjoy L4D when im on a SourceOP TF2 team being "annihilated" round after round. I rather be annihilated by AI zombies/boomers/hunters/smokers/witches/tanks.......lessens the PAIN of defeat.
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Hell-met - Nov 22, 2008
This game is magnicifent.
The co-op campaigns, they're so awesome.
Except versus. This shit fucking sucks.
Here's the point of view from both teams.
-Infected- "Be fucking useless until you get tank. Once you get tank, proceed to w+m1 and win".
-Survivor- "Wait 5 minutes until your teammates realize you are being pounced or strangled. If you are doing moderately good, prepare to get bitch slapped by a tank who can actually prioritize targets and use decent pathfiding spiced up with actual common sense. Absolutely balanced."
Tank = Uber Pyro + Crits
Left 4 Dead - So what do ya think? - Kou - Nov 22, 2008
Vs. mode isn't all its cracked out to be. Given that its 'randomized', several times I ran into games where right at the beginning we had our tank given to us, before the safe doors even open.
Being given a tank when you can't smash down the door to use it on the survivors is a lot like having a brand new car but no keys. This started occuring in games today, about 7 or 8 times in pub vs games. The 'random' AI director also seemed to have this happen -only- if the team was not built up of clan members or friends. I'd like to note as well, that the clan teams I ran into seemed to know exactly what was going to happen when we hit this map, and prompty switched teams to open the pub teams safe door as we were the first to go.
Not sure if it has a connection or if someone figured out a bug in the game to force to tank to appear early on but vs mode is losing a lot of its allure with 2 of the 4 boss zombies seeming to have any real damage abilities against a team that is remotely organized.