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L4D Versus mode: A reason to kick no mic-ers off your team. Also, release dates
BlindsideDork | 1:09 PM on 10.13.2008 29 comments




Prima Games, the guys who do all those guide books, got to spend some time with the most amazing games' versus feature and gives out some word of wisdom. They played two "newbs" and two experienced people, aka devs. Here is what they say.

So we're back from Valve after a solid week of blasting, igniting, and blowing up zombies in Left 4 Dead. It was an incredibly busy week, but we managed to come back with tons of useful info and assets for the guide. There really are no shooters that play like Left 4 Dead, making it a real treat to those of us who have become a bit jaded with the whole genre.

..In the game's versus mode, each team gets the chance to play a map as the survivors and the infected; at the end of a level, both teams switch sides and the map is replayed. The goal for the survivors is to reach the safe house at the end of the level while the infected team tries to stop them. It's a very transient attack & defend style of play, with the survivors trying to blitz through the map as fast as possible while the infected work together to stop them. The developers on our team helped us get the hang of it in the first few rounds, making sure we stuck together and offering advice on how to best ambush the survivors when it was our turn to play as the infected. Still, I was totally unprepared for how incredibly frantic the pace was.

If it wasn't for the two developers on our team feeding us a constant stream of tips and tactics during the match, we would have been toast. This highlights the extreme importance of communication. Two experienced players were able to lead two complete newbies to an overwhelming win over a very competent team of experts. This match perfectly illustrates Valve's goal with this game, showing that teamwork can trump skill and experience. That's what's so refreshing about this game. It doesn't just encourage communication and coordination, it absolutely requires it. Those who wander off and try to win the match on their own will be the first to fall. But even more, the intangible rewards and sense of accomplishment offered by teamwork is hard to communicate.


So there you have it...communication. And how are you suppose to communicate with someone who doesn't have a mic? You can't. Looks like I won't feel sad when I host a L4D match and kick a no mic-er on my team. The other team, if they want one they can have one.



Also, Doug Lombardi has commented on the concern of release dates and sets the record straight since every store has a different date.

In the US:
The product will ship TO stores on the 17th.
It will be in boutique stores and on Steam on the 18th.
The mass merchant US stores will have it on the 19th.

In the rest of the World:
The product will be available on Friday, Nov 21.
On Steam:
The game will likely be available early the morning of the 18th (Pacific time).


That settles it. The assumption that GameStop = boutique stores and mass-merchants are BestBuy/Target/Walmart. Guess who will be driving around to every nearby store on November 17th?


[Via Left4Dead 411 & them again]



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Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 13:51
Darren Nakamura
Sounds a lot like TF2 in that sense. It seems Valve is the only development house that can make shooters that really depend on teamwork and communication.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 13:54
falinter
The waiting is so hard.
JACK of No Trades's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 13:54
JACK of No Trades
I don't understand the hype on this games. All you do is shoot zombies. Fallout 3 looks to be alot better than this. Why would anyboy want to play this when LBP, R2, Gears2 & Dead Space are right around the corner.

See Dork. I can flip it around too!!!!!
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 13:57
BlindsideDork
@Jack

You don't just shoot zombies you can BE zombies!

And zombies rule.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:00
MrSadistic
Left FOR Dead > Dead Space

I'll probably pick it up during Christmas. At least it gives me a reason to finally use my headset besides leaving sexual messages to people on my friends list.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:07
AngelsDontBurn
God I can't wait for this. HNNNNNNNNNG!
Kinji's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:13
Kinji
Why go out at all when you can preload it and unlock it on steam at midnight? With Orange Box they gave you $5 off if you pre-loaded it as well.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:24
Sharpless
I have great sympathy for the mic-less. I've been mic-less, and being kicked out of TF2 lobby after TF2 lobby is no fun. Just because I can't communicate, it doesn't mean I don't know how to play. I've joined mid-game and led the host's team in scoring, yet I've been kicked in the lobby post-game. How does that make sense?

I understand how it would be more significant in L4D, and I certainly why it's important in TF2 also, but I think it's a shame that people are so harsh towards no-micers. Sometimes they can't help it, and sometimes it doesn't matter.
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:29
Knivy
I agree with dork, zombies rule!
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:33
Kryptinite
Fuck Zombies.

But I am getting this game so I can blast their faces off.
NotAZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:48
NotAZombie
LEFT 4 DEAD, LEFT 4 DEAD, LEFT 4 DEAD!
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:50
Jesus H Christ
I fucking hate zombies, which is why I'm looking forward to killing them in L4D so much. Although more or less requiring a mic doesn't sound too appealing given the majority of the XBL community.
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 14:53
RICHARD BLOCKER
But JESUS H, you, yourself are a zombie.
Jack8274's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 15:21
Jack8274
OH MY GOD. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T STOP CUMMING, I'M SORRY. OOOHHHH IT FEELS SO GOOD!

...I can't believe I came on Left4Dead.
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 15:27
Rockvillian
voice_enable 0.

L4D has a command wheel to make the survivors say what they need to say, I'll stick with that when I play with strangers. Knivy, mics on! :D
Messer's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 15:49
Messer
I fucking hate your blog header.
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 16:11
AngelsDontBurn
Lol @ Messer.
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 16:20
BlindsideDork
What's wrong with my header?
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 17:01
ThunderHeartXI
I hate using a mic when I play with strangers. Because I am of the female variety, I either get hit on or get treated like I'm a six year old and I don't know left from right. It's really fucking annoying.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 17:16
TheDreadHawk
I LOVE THIS!!!!
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 17:30
psycho terror2
i never play online with a mic, in fact i don't even listen to others talk.

i just want to play games and not have to listen to some retard singing or trying to be funny, or spewing racist/homophobic comments, or telling everyone how 1337 they are etc. etc. etc.

guess this means i won't be playing L4D online. oh and fuck you if you kick people who don't want to listen to your shit.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 17:35
Kyousuke Nanbu
And its pretty much a guarantee that you'll bump into people that refuse to help others, this is the kind of game you should play with friends and friends only.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 19:46
B-Radicate
Is there any more word on whether or not Valve will support this game to a better extent than they have TF2 on 360? That'll be the main selling point for me, hands down. Either way I'm gonna pick it up, but I'd prefer the 360 version so I have friends to play through it with, I just don't wanna miss out on all the update goodness.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 20:08
Eschatos
Fuck my stupid broken mic.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 20:44
Cowzilla3
I want this.
Krahsh's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/13/2008 21:43
Krahsh
yaaay!
Even though I risk sounding like a consumer whore this is one game I might just pick up twice, one for the PC and one for the 360. Sometimes it just feels good to sit on the couch with a controller.
Then again..maybe even 3 times depending on if the wife enjoys it.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2008 19:37
B-Radicate
Will this have splitscreen co-op? My gf really wants to play this but I only have one 360.
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