Left 4 Dead Demo

[mizzou]

I take that back, COOP Is pretty darn fun! I would still prefer less of a zombie unlimtaspawn

 

[pcslookout]

This game is a lot of fun in COOP. So far have 50 hours + on left 4 demo early demo! I played this game more than most of my other games combined.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555

Originally posted by: gigahertz20
My game has crashed several times while playing online, I'd be in the middle of a battle and the game will completely lock up, have to ctrl+alt+del to end it. Anybody else experience this?

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit, Radeon 3870 video card.

Yep, it's really common. Game crashes a lot with 8.7 Catalyst and 4850 crossfire. I didn't have as many crashes with 8.10 drivers and single 4850. But.... I love crossfire and only 8.7s work with crossfire on my system. (X48)

Yes my left 4 dead demo use to do this to around every 40 minutes as well but I am on Vista 64 bit with a Geforce 8800 GTS 320. Though I heard it happening on XP as well. So it is not a driver or OS issue.

So far I believe I have it fixed and must be sure that it is fixed because I been playing the game for around 50 hours or more so far.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: Powernick50

Originally posted by: pontifex
played the demo. a little better than i thought (pretty intense) it would be but i can see it getting old way fast. definitely was scared of being attacked. the zombies are pretty easy to kill. i hate when a boomer explodes on you and you get that zombie attracting goo all over you. they just swarm you and you can barely see. looks like they copied Resident Evil on a few things too.

I only played SP (I played as the older dude) but your teammates are fucking retarded. they either stand in the way or you're like 50 yards ahead of them all by yourself and then they'll come up to join you. It's like i thought we were supposed to stick together? maybe they are using me as bait?

I have unlimited pistol ammo but i have limited main weapon ammo and i can only carry 1 pain pill, 1 health kit, and 1 explosive??? seems a bit retarded.

the flashlights suck. weapon sounds suck.

Also, isn't it about time for a graphics upgrade? that engine is really showing it's age.

definitely not worth $45-50. maybe $20 at most.

I generally disagree with your tastes most of the time Pontifex but you've summed it up nicely for me. I think alot of people are buying into the hype.

I will buy it when it it goes on sale to at least 29.99. I'm disappointed I can't play the infected in this demo as I have mentioned that could be the games saving grace.

I believe you can play as the infected in the left 4 dead demo though it is a console command.

 

[zerocool84]

Ugh, 50kb/sec.......It's been going on for 4 hours now. Can't wait to play it.

 

[Capitalizt]

Just some advice for noobs. If you shoot the two cars out in the middle of the intersection, there is a grenade launcher in the passenger seat. Make sure to grab it

 

[zerocool84]

I finally got to play it but only single player. It was really fun even with the AI. The AI for your team was fairly good. It's past 4am so need to get some sleep then I can play some peeps on here tomorrow online.

 

[TestedAcorn]

I just got done playing Co-op online, and this game is pretty damn fun. I want full release but i have like no money.

 

[Robert Munch]

Originally posted by: Boobs McGee

Originally posted by: gigahertz20
My game has crashed several times while playing online, I'd be in the middle of a battle and the game will completely lock up, have to ctrl+alt+del to end it. Anybody else experience this?

I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit, Radeon 3870 video card.


I also experience problems with insurgency but different, the game has never crashed on me while playing, but if I try to join a server from the steam server list from the windows desktop, it will crash as soon as the game loads up. I have to launch the game first, then join a server, then it works fine.

Other games like DOD Source work fine, no problems.

Vista x64, 8800gts, locked up as soon as I went down the stairs into the first room. It just locked up and wouldn't do anything. Task manager was how I killed it too.

i'm getting the sound loop stutter/freeze and have to task manager and go back into the game to continue on Vista with a 8800GT. I even tried the mat_queue and windows no border mode with the same results, keeps stuttering every 5 mins or so. Even tried older nvidia drivers with no luck.

 

[trigun500]

I'm not going to lie..I was hoping for a horde of ninja zombies that have chainsaws for heads.....I can only dream.

 

[fatpat268]

I'm thoroughly unimpressed with this game. But hen again, I haven't liked any source games to be honest.

I only played single player so far, and the AI has been generally worthless. They take no risks and always stay back. Would've been nice for some squad commands when you want to play single player.

Haven't played any multiplayer yet (my internet connection has sucked lately...my pings are through the roof), and I imagine it being a little more fun, but not much more so. There just isn't much variety in the two levels we've seen so far.

 

[ZappDogg]

There are squad commands (default is Z), but they just don't respond to them.

Definitely feeling you with the unimpressedness. Felt too much like just blindly shooting into a horde, and not enough strategy.

 

[TBSN]

The online co-op lobby screen gave me flashbacks of playing Starcraft. I LOVE the idea of co-op gameplay...

As for the game itself, I am not a fan of the horror genre. There is nothing original in this, in terms of story/concept. 28 Days Later, I Am Legend, every zombie movie ever made, this is so over done.

That having been said, they made it pretty exciting. I played on expert and I kept dying. I think the saving grace is that there are these unique monsters that can take you down easily, or attract more monsters toward you, etc, that demand the other players with you to help. You really need to cooperate to survive.

Now that this proof-of-concept is out, they need to make a co-op game in the setting of Far Cry or something, and have it be all tactical and shit. That would be AWESOME.

 

[abaez]

Played 4 player coop last night for a few hours. While I agree that the unlimited zombie point spawns from nowhere kind of sucks and is unimaginative, the game is an altogether different beast playing coop.

Playing on expert of course, you really have to strategize at key points or easily get overwhelmed. Like in the last room of the subway level with the minigun we died several times but eventually threw out molotovs at key spots around the room and managed to barely beat it.

I like the games frentic pace with zombies going crazy everywhere, and having to communicate with your teammates to help each other out. I'm looking forward to more levels, as the demo levels got tired after running through it many times. I'm also hoping that there will be good user-made maps released since I've read the tools are pretty good. Plus I can think of plenty of Half-life maps that can be ported over to be pretty fun.

 

[lupi]

I played the demo solo for about half an hour last night. Seems like an interesting game and I love the graphic feel. I imagine it's truly best in multi play given the feeling I was getting form it in just that short time.

 

[WicKeD]

Played it last night online. While it was a short demo, it was fun. Ran fast and smooth on my Nvidia 9800 GX2.

The demo was fun, so I will be purchasing the game.

 

[PingSpike]

Wish I could download the demo here at work and bring it home to install. Fucking dialup at home and if I try to download it over steam with that I won't be able to play it until January or something.

 

[Glavinsolo]

I have 3 friends I hang out with quite often and when we heard of this game we were all about it. After the demo, this game has some serious design flaws for coop play. With coop you all don't want to be the same class.

1. Unlimited Spawns suck

1. The different characters need to have separate abilities. Easy concept should have been implemented.

1. Flashlights, should see other people's lights

1. Melee is too powerful

1. Zombie AI should attempt to run away if it is taking too much damage

As others have said before... the formula to this game is its downfall. You can expect to be swarmed, strategy is simply throwing a pipe bomb in the next room or molatov's. And don't go in alone.

I'm waiting for $24.99.

I applaud the fact that this is coop tho, can't say that enough.

 

[43st]

Zombie's should run away??!?

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[TidusZ]

LOL, was thinking the same thing, these are zombies, they dont run away and hide, reload, and roll behind cover and shoot you. They run at you and they bite you til you are dead. Your gripe about the flashlights is true, they should implement that, and as for the different characters having unique abilities, I don't think that's too much to ask either. Game looks pretty promising as a lan game though, imo.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: 43st
Zombie's should run away??!?

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[Praxis1452]

Seems like it's gonna be great. Wish they would make the zombies fewer but a bit tougher.

Non-linear would also be a bit better. Could see some mods coming out perhaps based on an entire city rather than small blocks. Think that would be awesome.

 

[TridenT]

NEEDS MOAR ZOMBAYS

I want there to be godly amounts... Like, huge hordes... The kinds that make you go, "OMG LOL!" when you see it from a zooming out kind of shot in a movie. Zombies just coming and pouring out of everywhere.... That's what I want when a mob spawns. Just floods of zombies! I don't want there to be so many damn smokers either because it's next to impossible to not be hit by their tongue thing. The hunter is almost as bad but you can actually avoid him if you are really careful. I find it stupid that if the hunter jumps at you and you do melee you can't knock him off, instead he floats on you and om noms.

 

[Fenixgoon]

anyone else having crash issues?

 

[fustercluck]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
anyone else having crash issues?

Yeah at least a few other people in this thread...did you read it at all?

Steam download speeds are terrible. Are these horrible speeds just for the free demos or for all steam games?