Left4Dead Thursday

[TheKeck]

Clark and I are going to be playing Left4Dead this Thursday night at 7:30 pacific 10:30 eastern. Anybody want join us?

We were hoping for two more people to play some campaign mode. (I still haven't even completed all the campaigns a single time.) I suppose we could do versus if we get a lot of takers.

[Spectre-7]

I'd definitely be up for some co-op. Haven't played in ages though.

[TheKeck]

Haven't played in ages though.
Well then you might fit in with my play. ;)

Another note, we are thinking of probably doing Advanced difficulty.

[Lint of Death]

I could probably do it.

[LiquidRain]

Planning this far in advance we're gonna have 3 or 4 groups playing L4D. :)

You can count me in, though.

[Clark]

Sweet!

I bet we could pull off expert. Keck is way better than he lets on.

[Drayven]

Is this PC or 360 we're talking here? I'd be up for some 360 play but I suuuuuuck.

[TheKeck]

Is this PC or 360 we're talking here? I'd be up for some 360 play but I suuuuuuck.
Definitely talking PC. Sorry. :(
Sweet!

I bet we could pull off expert. Keck is way better than he lets on.
I'd be willing to try expert if everyone else wants to do it. I'm pretty sure I'll be the weakest link, though.
Planning this far in advance we're gonna have 3 or 4 groups playing L4D. :)

You can count me in, though.
The more the merrier! As long as at least two show up, I'm happy. :D
I could probably do it.
Woot.

[TheKeck]

So, we have five total players. That comes out a little... odd. Anybody else up for playing? :)

[BrassGecko]

I am probably good for it, and willing to go for either difficulty.

[TheKeck]

Two more?

[Wackman3000]

WTF!?! Are you guys abandoning TF2 Thursday this week?

I am thoroughly disappointed.

[TheKeck]

WTF!?! Are you guys abandoning TF2 Thursday this week?

I am thoroughly disappointed.
You might notice our start time. A point I've been TRYING to bring up lately. :p

[Lance Uppercut]

9:30 is perfect. I'll see you guys tonight.

[Wackman3000]

You might notice our start time. A point I've been TRYING to bring up lately. :p

All I read is THURSDAY and then my sight sees nothing but red, similar to a bull. ;)

[Clark]

That was a blast last night, gents. I laughed often.

Lint playing as Zoey:

(in a girly voice) "Oh no. My one weakness!" as a smoker is dragging him away. "I lose my powers when I get tied up!"

Later he throws a pipe bomb that does almost nothing.
(once again in girly voice) "I think I got two. I'm not sure. Math is hard."

I was trying to stay quiet because the wife was sleeping in the next room. I failed.

[Lint of Death]

Hey, that was someone else's pipe bomb :p

P.S. I missed you BrassGecko :'(

[TheKeck]

Who knew the words "tee" and "hee" could be so funny? For the record, (in case my wife is reading this), Bill totally didn't join Zoey in the sleeping bag.

[Lance Uppercut]

9:30 is perfect. I'll see you guys tonight.

I fell asleep :(

[TheKeck]

I fell asleep :(
Well, it might be for the best. As it is, we had five and BrassGecko had to sit out. As I understand, though, he got some sweet TF2 action in. :)

[LiquidRain]

Hey, that was someone else's pipe bomb :p
Yeah that was me. :p

[Clark]

Yeah that was me. :p


It was EPIC. ;)

[LiquidRain]

Those 2 zombies totally had it coming. One of them owed me 5 bucks.

[TheKeck]

Here was another of my least favorite moments:

Keck: "Okay, I'll light the tank. Is there any trick to it?"
Somebody else: "Nope, just don't miss."

...

Keck: "I missed."


(Quotes aren't exact but that's how it went in my mind. :p)

[Clark]

Here was another of my least favorite moments:

Keck: "Okay, I'll light the tank. Is there any trick to it?"
Somebody else: "Nope, just don't miss."

...

Keck: "I missed."


(Quotes aren't exact but that's how it went in my mind. :p)

Ha! That was fantastic!

You threw the molotov and came running back. "I missed!"

Then after killing the tank, we move forward. Keck walks over to a spot and says "Here is where I burned."

Cracked me up.

[Lance Uppercut]

We playin' tonight? I'll definitely be around if you guys decide to play.

[Wackman3000]

Die in a fire... its tf2 night.



:)

[x Returner x]

I'd like to play some L4D tonight I won't be home till 10 maybe 1030 pst. If anybody is still up for it I'll play.

[Clark]

I'll see what I can pull off. Keep an eye out for me. I'll track down lint and keck.

[Lance Uppercut]

I wish more people played this, that way I won't have to sit out of a Versus game with CoGgers when it's full. :(

[Wackman3000]

When you are looking for a game, feel free to just hit me up on steam. There's usually a group of us who just message each other looking for a game when there is nothing official on the horizon. I usually play with the likes of Food Nipple, Secret Agent Dog, Violent, Spectre, Gigafuzz, Ghostbear, etc etc... and pretty much every night someone is down for at least a pubby smash.

[Wasson_]

drunk L4D is awesome...well with the right people lol.

[violent]

drunk L4D is awesome...well with the right people lol.

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EDIT: Really, I thought it was Kenny Loggins.

[Wasson_]

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I dooooooooooooo!!

[violent]

These white slippers are albino African endangered rhino.

[Wasson_]

WTF is happening to the pubbies in this game?! They're all TERRIBLE.

[Jackel]

WTF is happening to the pubbies in this game?! They're all TERRIBLE.

When have they ever been good?

As an aside, I've noticed less rage quitting from them...I wonder what exactly is happening to the community.

[violent]

When have they ever been good?

As an aside, I've noticed less rage quitting from them...I wonder what exactly is happening to the community.

Not us. We actually throw matches just to keep the room full.

[GigaFuzz]

Not us. We actually throw matches just to keep the room full.

The scary part is that we often got further by Death Racing the levels than the pubbie team did by working together. :(

[violent]

The scary part is that we often got further by Death Racing the levels than the pubbie team did by working together. :(

Yeah. But that's the difference of a rage quit that ends in frustration or one that ends in laughs.

[Wackman3000]

The scary part is that we often got further by Death Racing the levels than the pubbie team did by working together. :(

Our L4D runs lately have been a blast. Personally, I'd rather crush a team than play a good match, because if it's a good match I usually get frustrated.

It would be nice if they could at least put up some sort of fight as Survivors though, because beating them 3 steps out the door doesn't give me enough time to grief the hell out of them as infected and make their lives miserable.

[Wasson_]

I Am Badgeriet!

...ohh boy, god bless that one.

[Secret Agent Dog]

Throwing a match can sometimes be more difficult than winning one. You have to convince the other team you are dysfunctional and/or mentally challenged (which in Wack's case is not far from the truth) so that they don't get wise to the dive you are taking and stick through the game. I really enjoy our 5k fun runs to the safe house as survivors. The trick seems to be to start running before your teammates get weapons/health so that they are as far behind as possible (remember, this is a race, they just don't know it yet). Also, if you have a chance trigger events such as alarms/crescendos then turn off your flashlight and walk in the hopes the pubbies on the other team don't see your outline and you can make it safely to the goal while your friends suffer the consequences.

[MrBibbz]

:O you guys still play? I want in on the next game when I get home from work Thrusday!

[Jackel]

I still play all the time (and I think you're on my friends list) hit me up if you're in for a game.

[Lance Uppercut]

New update downloading as we speak. Anybody up for some versus in about a couple of hours?

[Spectre-7]

And here's the skinny...

Updates to Left 4 Dead have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Client
Removed an infinite ammo exploit for molotovs
Add-on Campaign Support
Players download third party campaigns as single .VPK file
Players can manage and select add-on maps and campaigns via game UI
Added matchmaking support and download/update prompt for add-on campaigns
Custom campaign support in Leader boards
If not already registered, left4dead.exe registers .VPK extension to allow automatic install of add-ons
Servers and the steam API have been extended to allow servers to send up a list of keys for matchmaking up to 1200 bytes in size

Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools
Fixed missing fgd error
Added vpk.exe command line tool for extracting, creating, and appending .VPK files
Removed info_versus (not used)
Added info_gamemode which fires outputs for Coop, Versus or Survival depending on what game mode the map is loaded in
Updated tutorial_standards example map, repackaged as 'Dead Line' campaign example add-on
Sample content now includes source files for official maps

[Jackel]

Where are the Matchmaking 2.0 stuff. I want to be able to do 4 vs 4 matchmaking!!!

[Spectre-7]

Where are the Matchmaking 2.0 stuff. I want to be able to do 4 vs 4 matchmaking!!!

Those were my thoughts pretty much exactly. Hopefully still coming, I guess.

[Wackman3000]

Those were my thoughts pretty much exactly. Hopefully still coming, I guess.

I'm starting to lose hope, personally. The last time they talked about the updates they mentioned everything and his dog relating to custom maps and playing them, but nothing in regards to the actual matchmaking process.

I mean hell, they STILL haven't fixed the problem of teammates popping up on the other team, something I would have liked to see fixed before custom map implementation was toyed with.

[Jackel]

I'm starting to lose hope, personally. The last time they talked about the updates they mentioned everything and his dog relating to custom maps and playing them, but nothing in regards to the actual matchmaking process.

I mean hell, they STILL haven't fixed the problem of teammates popping up on the other team, something I would have liked to see fixed before custom map implementation was toyed with.

Read the patch notes.

They "apparently" fixed the team switch problem.

[National Kato]

I popped L4D back in late last night as it's been several months since I've played. Anyone up for some games tonight?

[violent]

I popped L4D back in late last night as it's been several months since I've played. Anyone up for some games tonight?

There's gonna be some Steam downtime tonight.

[DoctorFinger]

There's gonna be some Steam downtime tonight.Then it's a good thing there's another platform on which to play the game ;)

[Jackel]

There's gonna be some Steam downtime tonight.

Then it's a good thing there's another platform on which to play the game ;)

It is a good thing steam left the ability for you to directly connect to a server for times when matchmaking / live is down.

[violent]

Then it's a good thing there's another platform on which to play the game ;)

Pssh, single player is where it's at anyway. ;)

[Wackman3000]

It is a good thing steam left the ability for you to directly connect to a server for times when matchmaking / live is down.

So does that mean TF2 Thursday should go off without a hitch as well?

[National Kato]

Yeah, I was aware of the Steam outage tonight, but I also have a 360 version...so I'll probably be loading that up.