Left 4 Dead 2

[[AK]Nuts]

Played through the maps today with some pubbers. Very nice changes. The rain/flood/storm while retrieving gas cans was cool. Easy to get lost in the swamp. Running up and down the roller coaster track was a nice twist. The bridge at the end of Parish was cool.

Overall they took all the spookiness out of it. No more sneaking around quietly. Just too many dead and too many never-ending hoards.

[[AK]Hylander]

Bribo and I did the amusement park with 2 pubbers. The final scene with the concert stage was pretty damn fun!! Lights, fireworks, music, zombie mania, and jumping into the helicopter.

[[AK]Bribo]

I like the fact that they don't have a lot of ammo piles laying around. You have to make decisions on your weapons. Example: I have this nice AK-47 with a laser sight but I'm nearly out of ammo. I just found an auto-shotgun which is full of ammo. Hmm.

Definitely more challenging than L4D. Normal seems like Advanced. Maybe this is just due to the newness of the levels and infected but I think they may have cranked L4D2 up a notch or two.

L4D2 = WIN.

[[AK]Hylander]

Bribo,

I think the "director' which adjusts the scenario (difficulty) on the fly based on the teams performance may also have something to do with it.

In Left 4 Dead 2, the Director has been improved to encourage more participation by players, forcing players through difficult gauntlets to reach the extraction point. It will also have the ability to alter elements of the level such as placement of walls, level layout, lighting, and weather conditions, making each play session unique. The Director will now reward players for taking longer or more difficult paths through each episode by providing more useful equipment, such as incendiary ammo, along these riskier paths.

[[AK]The Beast]

Can't wait to play this. Going to pick it up when I return from the Thanksgiving holiday, as Tuesday is probably the only night left that I'll have free for gaming between now and then.

[[AK]Rocks]

ok Iam ready to play this, anyone on tonight?

[[AK]Nuts]

I'd agree with the weapon selection importance. The combat shotgun is awesome but you can really burn through the ammo. Suddenly the scoped rifle (not the hunting one) is my favorite. It forces me to conserve ammo due to low rate of fire.

"Nade launcher during finales rocks though.

My neighbor and I were discussing melee weapons. The Katana is our favorite. Still trying to figure out the difference (speed/damage). Doe the axe seem slower?

Oh wait... here's a link:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...d.php?t=884519

Edite:
Better guide to weapons:
http://synword.com/?p=1018#more-1018

[[AK]Hylander]

I'll probably be around again, probably around 8PM or so.