There has been an update to the official l4d blog.
The good news - Valve is going to be porting all of the original maps over to l4d2.
The bad news - its going to be after the release of portal 2
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Thursday, September 10, 2009
What brings out the worst in left 4 dead players?
Last night was a good example of the types of people that play left 4 dead.
The first game I joined, the other players started making fun of me because of my deep southern accent. To me - that shows a lack of respect towards other people, and an intolerance to other people. It also shows the maturity level of some of the players.
I personally do not see what the big deal is. Does it really matter if the person is white, black, tan, northerner, southerner, male, female,,,, - no, it should not matter.
We are all people, we all have feelings, friends, family and loved ones. We should also be able to play a game without being harassed.
The first game I joined, the other players started making fun of me because of my deep southern accent. To me - that shows a lack of respect towards other people, and an intolerance to other people. It also shows the maturity level of some of the players.
I personally do not see what the big deal is. Does it really matter if the person is white, black, tan, northerner, southerner, male, female,,,, - no, it should not matter.
We are all people, we all have feelings, friends, family and loved ones. We should also be able to play a game without being harassed.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
New special infected
Its been announced at PAX that we have yet another special infected in left 4 dead 2 - the zombie clown, which only appears in the Dark Carnival campaign.
That gives left 4 dead 2 a total of 4 specials so far.
The Charger
The Jockey
The Spitter
Zombie Clown
Left 4 Dead was originally developed by Turtle Rock, but after the people at Valve Software saw it, instead of buying the rights to the game, Valve just bought Turtle Rock.
The original L4D was released in November of 2008 - and it took the online gaming community by storm. Its a mix between a zombie movie, and an action game. Its been compared to games such as Doom and Quake - if that tells you anything.
Left 4 Dead 2 is supposed to offer gameplay that is going to set an example of the rest of the industry to follow and its supposed to be released on November, 2008 - just in time for christmas.
Unlike the original L4D, that only had 2 special bosses - the tank and the witch, L4D2 is gonna have a bunch more.
That gives left 4 dead 2 a total of 4 specials so far.
The Charger
The Jockey
The Spitter
Zombie Clown
Left 4 Dead was originally developed by Turtle Rock, but after the people at Valve Software saw it, instead of buying the rights to the game, Valve just bought Turtle Rock.
The original L4D was released in November of 2008 - and it took the online gaming community by storm. Its a mix between a zombie movie, and an action game. Its been compared to games such as Doom and Quake - if that tells you anything.
Left 4 Dead 2 is supposed to offer gameplay that is going to set an example of the rest of the industry to follow and its supposed to be released on November, 2008 - just in time for christmas.
Unlike the original L4D, that only had 2 special bosses - the tank and the witch, L4D2 is gonna have a bunch more.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
left 4 dead map problem
The other day I went to join a game and it said that I had to visit a website and download a map. Just my luck the site was running joomla and there was some kind of database connection problem.
First - I do not know if this feature was left out of l4d where the maps are automatically downloaded from the server. Or if the server admin had that feature disabled.
Second - come on people and get with the times. Joomla is a lousy content management system. Use wordpress instead.
First - I do not know if this feature was left out of l4d where the maps are automatically downloaded from the server. Or if the server admin had that feature disabled.
Second - come on people and get with the times. Joomla is a lousy content management system. Use wordpress instead.
The official l4d blog has been renamed
The official l4d blog has been renamed from l4d to l4d2. If you visit valves left 4 dead site - http://www.l4d.com/ it used to say "Left 4 Dead" - but now it says "Left 4 Dead 2."
Instead of keeping the content on focus - which is the original left 4 dead, and giving a section dedicated to part 2, the whole site now looks like a l4d2 sales pitch.
I bet in a couple of years the original left 4 dead will be forgotten. Kids are gonna say - "left 4 dead, you mean 2 right? I never even knew they made a part 1."
This is the same exact thing that has happened with team fortress. When your in a game of tf2 and mention TFC, Fortress Forever or Quakeworld Team Fortress, those noob tf2 players say - "I thought this was the first version of team fortress?" Then why is there a "2" on the end?
Never in my life have I seen a bunch of uber noobs like the people that play tf2. They jump into a game, know it all (at least think they do), and dont even know there are other versions of the team fortress. Can we not count? Lets start off with 1 - which was quakeworld team fortress, then TFC, Fortress Forever and finally tf2? Come on now, what do you "really" think the 2 is for?
I suspect that the same thing is going to happen to left 4 dead. In a year or two, or maybe three years - if you mention left 4 dead 1 or the original left 4 dead, noob players are gonna say "there is something besides l4d2?"
In the end I look for l4d to be forgotten - pushed aside by valves marketing team. And all players are going to know is part 2. Which for some reason they think is going to be part 1. Come on people, learn how to count.
Post your comments in this thread of the left 4 dead forum.
Instead of keeping the content on focus - which is the original left 4 dead, and giving a section dedicated to part 2, the whole site now looks like a l4d2 sales pitch.
I bet in a couple of years the original left 4 dead will be forgotten. Kids are gonna say - "left 4 dead, you mean 2 right? I never even knew they made a part 1."
This is the same exact thing that has happened with team fortress. When your in a game of tf2 and mention TFC, Fortress Forever or Quakeworld Team Fortress, those noob tf2 players say - "I thought this was the first version of team fortress?" Then why is there a "2" on the end?
Never in my life have I seen a bunch of uber noobs like the people that play tf2. They jump into a game, know it all (at least think they do), and dont even know there are other versions of the team fortress. Can we not count? Lets start off with 1 - which was quakeworld team fortress, then TFC, Fortress Forever and finally tf2? Come on now, what do you "really" think the 2 is for?
I suspect that the same thing is going to happen to left 4 dead. In a year or two, or maybe three years - if you mention left 4 dead 1 or the original left 4 dead, noob players are gonna say "there is something besides l4d2?"
In the end I look for l4d to be forgotten - pushed aside by valves marketing team. And all players are going to know is part 2. Which for some reason they think is going to be part 1. Come on people, learn how to count.
Post your comments in this thread of the left 4 dead forum.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The famous E3 l4d2 trailer
For those of you that missed it, here is the famous l4d2 trailer from E3.
The first questions are, what happened to the original l4d players? Did Louis get fat or something? Maybe he went to stay at his mamas house and she fed him too much? What about Zoey, Francis and Bill? If the original players are not supposed to return in part 2, then where are they? Did they escape the city? Are they still alive, are the new players related to the original characters?
There are a lot of questions that need to be answered. Or is Valve software throwing the story plot out the window and starting everything all over again?
The first questions are, what happened to the original l4d players? Did Louis get fat or something? Maybe he went to stay at his mamas house and she fed him too much? What about Zoey, Francis and Bill? If the original players are not supposed to return in part 2, then where are they? Did they escape the city? Are they still alive, are the new players related to the original characters?
There are a lot of questions that need to be answered. Or is Valve software throwing the story plot out the window and starting everything all over again?
left 4 dead 2 upsetting players
It seems that the people at Valve software have decided to release left 4 dead part 2 one year after the original. Well, that has upset a lot of players, and not just the people that play l4d.
For well over a year fans have been waiting on some kind of news on half-life 2 episode 3. And at E3 all they got was l4d2. Start start with, the developers at Valve were "supposed" to be releasing updates for left4dead 1. But instead, those updates are being rolled up into a whole separate package and sold to gamers for massive profits.
It seems that the management of valve software is pushing the fans, and the half-life story aside to reach for bigger profits.
For well over a year fans have been waiting on some kind of news on half-life 2 episode 3. And at E3 all they got was l4d2. Start start with, the developers at Valve were "supposed" to be releasing updates for left4dead 1. But instead, those updates are being rolled up into a whole separate package and sold to gamers for massive profits.
It seems that the management of valve software is pushing the fans, and the half-life story aside to reach for bigger profits.
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