As a standalone game, the playerbase will be divided. As an expansion, they could make it that L4D1 players can play with L4D2 players so long as they are playing L4D1 maps, modes and characters. My other worry is that the playerbase will fragment heavily between those that stick with L4D1 and those that buy L4D2 if L4D2 is a standalone game instead of an expansion. If that is the case and I can use members of the old cast in the new levels then I will be somewhat content. If this is the case, then the PC version might truly be an add-on to L4D1. However, there are rumors that Valve is thinking of including the original L4D in L4D2 for Xbox owners so that they don't have to swap discs in the event they want to play the original levels. My crowning moment of awesome in the game was this time I beat a Tank to death. And now that we get effective melee weapons, the need to conserve ammo is drastically reduced. So, do any of you guys play Left 4 Dead Its currently my favorite game. Now they are introducing fire ammo, chainsaws and axes and all this other nonsense, pushing the game away from horror shooter and more towards arcade shooter. The guns you use, the way you fight, how you conserve resource 'feels' as real as a game can make it feel. The zombies are not magical zombies but more like humans infected with a deadly strain of rabies.

One of the things I like about L4D is that it still fits (though very loosely) within the realm of possibility. The original cast is much more charismatic and it has nothing to do with race (I play Louis almost exclusively). The music is corny, the setting is meh (special infected wearing over-alls?), the only character of the new cast I sorta like is the mechanic kid.

And Valve should know better, the L4D community didn't really kick off until they started offering the game at half-off ($25) on Steam.īut, even money aside, I'm still dubious about this expansion. I wouldn't mind shelling $20-$30 for this content but pushing it for full retail price is a bit too much. I love L4D and play it nearly daily however this is expansion material.

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