Left 4 Dead

Thansal

<!--quoteo(post=1692033:date=Nov 1 2008, 05:16 AM:name=Retales)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Retales @ Nov 1 2008, 05:16 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692033"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Have they released any information on how they intend to ruin the game?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The same way they ruined:
HL2
HL2 Ep1
HL2 Ep2
TF2
Portal
And what ever else Valve has released in a box.

Abra

Valve continues to spoil me!

ANeM

<!--quoteo(post=1692033:date=Nov 1 2008, 02:16 AM:name=Retales)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Retales @ Nov 1 2008, 02:16 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692033"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Have they released any information on how they intend to ruin the game?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't think they can. As far as I know EA has no stake in Valve and Valve self-funds all their projects. They hold no sway over valve projects beyond "We won't publish this" and.. I doubt valve would have a hard time finding another publisher to put their stuff in boxes and then make money hats.
Unlike the 95% of stuff EA publishes they are just a publisher for valve games, not a malevolent overseer, threatening to pull funding or just shut down the studio entirely if they don't adhere to EAs rules.

Kouji_San

It still is a poop-stain on the box though...

X_Stickman

I love valve.

Abra

Demo's out within a week.

TychoCelchuuu

If you preordered, yeah. Luckilty my friend is probably going to preorder so I'll just watch him play a bunch before I decide. I mean, $50 seems like a lot for Counterstrike with zombies.

Abra

So who preordered? I did.
Demo unlocks the 6th. Do you have a microphone? Let's play.

douchebagatron

I preordered and also have a mic, so count me in.

Liku

I too have preordered, can't wait for the demo.

Thansal

<!--quoteo(post=1692409:date=Nov 4 2008, 07:13 PM:name=Liku)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Liku @ Nov 4 2008, 07:13 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692409"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I too have preordered, can't wait for the demo.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Same.

so, on the note of fast zombies:
28 weeks later sucks.

X_Stickman

I pre-ordered too. And I can practically guarantee that this game is going to have me screaming like a little girl down the voice comm.

28 Days Later ruled. Never seen 28 Weeks Later.

Liku

<!--quoteo(post=1692411:date=Nov 4 2008, 05:19 PM:name=Thansal)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Thansal @ Nov 4 2008, 05:19 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692411"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Same.

so, on the note of fast zombies:
28 weeks later sucks.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Agree'd, 28 days later sucked too because they completely ruined the second half of the flick.

spellman23

<!--quoteo(post=1692405:date=Nov 4 2008, 10:15 PM:name=Abra)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Abra @ Nov 4 2008, 10:15 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692405"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So who preordered? I did.
Demo unlocks the 6th. Do you have a microphone? Let's play.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I has homework..... but I do have mic. Maybe I'll make some time. =]

Swiftspear

I got it. A bunch of my spring buddies made me buy it.

Svenpa

I'll wait until I've heard a fair judgement of the demo before I decide.

Align

Preordered, but no mic.

Abra

<!--quoteo(post=1692495:date=Nov 5 2008, 02:46 PM:name=Svenpa)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Svenpa @ Nov 5 2008, 02:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692495"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'll wait until I've heard a fair judgement of the demo before I decide.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

edit:tl;dr: comeon. TF2 was such fun.


<i>My steamid is</i>: <b>Abrah</b>

Add me, and text me when the game is out guys. Let's see if we can get those timezones to work out.

Crispy

<!--quoteo(post=1692155:date=Nov 2 2008, 05:15 PM:name=TychoCelchuuu)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TychoCelchuuu @ Nov 2 2008, 05:15 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692155"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you preordered, yeah. Luckilty my friend is probably going to preorder so I'll just watch him play a bunch before I decide. I mean, $50 seems like a lot for Counterstrike with zombies.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->It's better than a zombie mod for Counter-Strike. I played it at E3 and I thought it was awesome (read my <a href="http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=148514" target="_blank">braindump here</a>). I had massively low expectations of it meeting my high demends, and it did so admirably.

My last concern about there not being skill settings or any way to reliably up the difficulty on demand have been debunked. The game has three skill settings of Normal, Advanced and Expert. <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/11/04/eight-hands-on-left-4-dead-impressions/" target="_blank">Over at RPS</a> you'll find an 'impressions' article written helpfully from 4 different perspectives, and L4D411 have played the game on the highest skill setting and <a href="http://www.left4dead411.com/left-4-dead-nov5-preview-3" target="_blank">provided a video</a> (with spoilers).

lolfighter

I'm quite happy waiting a while to A) see if it's any good and B) let the tards get a mote of clue (ten Mote of Clue can combine into one Primal Clue, which is needed to craft <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->[Any Chance of Win At All]<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->). It's a co-op game. And the tards are going to rambo like the tards they are. And when three people rambo, the last guy is automatically ramboing as well, whether he wants to or not. And it's going to lead to massive amounts of frustrating, infuriating, humiliating defeats. And it's going to abate as the tards either farm enough motes to craft that Win or declare "sux" and gtfo. And once it has gotten to that point, I'll be happy to join in.

Crispy

<!--quoteo(post=1692508:date=Nov 5 2008, 04:08 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Nov 5 2008, 04:08 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692508"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm quite happy waiting a while to A) see if it's any good and B) let the tards get a mote of clue (ten Mote of Clue can combine into one Primal Clue, which is needed to craft <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green"><!--/coloro-->[Any Chance of Win At All]<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->). It's a co-op game. And the tards are going to rambo like the tards they are. And when three people rambo, the last guy is automatically ramboing as well, whether he wants to or not. And it's going to lead to massive amounts of frustrating, infuriating, humiliating defeats. And it's going to abate as the tards either farm enough motes to craft that Win or declare "sux" and gtfo. And once it has gotten to that point, I'll be happy to join in.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><a href="http://steamcommunity.com/groups/nsofftopic" target="_blank">http://steamcommunity.com/groups/nsofftopic</a>

lolfighter

Been there, done that.

Crispy

<!--quoteo(post=1692522:date=Nov 5 2008, 04:45 PM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Nov 5 2008, 04:45 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692522"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Been there, done that.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Point is you don't need to complain about not having any friends to play with who aren't retards when you can play with the people from NSOT (and, yes, there are plenty of good Euros to play with if you ask around).

lolfighter

Oh, okay. Well, I'm also too busy wrapping up my semester project and preparing for the exam to sink my time into a new game right now. However, I maintain my other reason was more entertaining.

Geminosity

I'm a good team player... as long as you don't go the character I want to play :D

~cough~Alien Swarm~cough~

:3

Monkfish

<!--quoteo(post=1692547:date=Nov 5 2008, 08:17 PM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Geminosity @ Nov 5 2008, 08:17 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1692547"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm a good team player... as long as you don't go the character I want to play <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

~cough~Alien Swarm~cough~

:3<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I can still remember the flamethrower. oh god.

Align

All I remember is being gibbed by explosive shotgun to the small of my back.

Kouji_San

I'm preloading as I write this, 1.6% atm <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />

So let's see here, it will be unlocked at 7 am PST on the PC, that is what +9hours for GTM+1 or something putting the unlock time over here at 16:00...

Meh, let's hope this demo is not to restrictive <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />

6% atm yay...

lolfighter

I still don't think it counts as a demo if you have to pay for it.

Aldaris

But you don't have to pay for it.