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« Reply #5100 on: May 30, 2009, 05:43:01 am »
This I won't argue, but it's not a total flop either. Really L4D might not have the continued success of TF2 for gameplay, but I sunk a good chunk of time before the grind of playing set in.
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« Reply #5101 on: May 30, 2009, 12:01:24 pm »
Quote from: Ajunk on May 30, 2009, 05:27:54 am
The Ai director, I think we can all safely say, does not vary enough. It pretty much just spawns idle infected in random spots while spawning boss infected and panic events on a regular basis and about 1 witch and 1 tank per map. We all know it could be way more awesome.
Well, Valve said that they will use it more of their games. Just imagine Half Life 2 Episode 3 with the combine being spawned strategically by the AI director. The bosses will be hunters, combine elite squads and maybe a strider.
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« Reply #5102 on: May 30, 2009, 12:06:59 pm »
It isn't really "strategically" though. It's just sort of random. As I've said before, it isn't really an AI "director" in the sense that it thinks at all. You could completely replicate it with a couple of d100 charts.

In fact, we've already discussed this.

http://www.zombiemaster.org/smf/index.php?topic=8345.105

Ajunk was the main proponent of the L4D director.
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« Reply #5103 on: May 30, 2009, 04:30:00 pm »
Oh I was only arguing that it existed. I'm still pretty sure it does track those things and uses them to influence the game's next chapters. However, like I said,
Quote from: Ajunk on May 30, 2009, 05:27:54 am
The Ai director, I think we can all safely say, does not vary enough.

Despite tracking all these things and probably having some pretty hard coding, the actually net effect is tiny. The difference between players owning and players getting owned is only a few infected and a few seconds more or less of special infected spawning time or mobs. So yes, it does vary, but how much really? The answer is, not that much, and that makes things pretty unexciting.
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« Reply #5104 on: June 01, 2009, 06:47:42 pm »
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« Reply #5105 on: June 01, 2009, 07:04:23 pm »
I'll be damned.
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« Reply #5106 on: June 01, 2009, 07:05:44 pm »
Ba-dum-pish.
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« Reply #5107 on: June 01, 2009, 07:12:14 pm »
I'm trying to track more info down about the sequel. It's claiming a November of this year release though. The summary given honestly seems to be the promises made about the first game, which really they should have accomplished, but if it's closer to what I had been expecting I'd probably be ok with it. Also, I'm probably way off, but this title might experiment with the pricing of the game. Valve made a big deal about how well L4D sold when it was half price, they might release it at 20 dollars. Wishful thinking I'm sure but it would be interesting to see.

Also I expect Marphy logic rage shortly.
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« Reply #5108 on: June 01, 2009, 07:18:13 pm »
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/01/left-4-dead-2-exclusive-rps-preview/
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« Reply #5109 on: June 01, 2009, 07:18:59 pm »
Trailer:
http://betav2.gamersyde.com/stream_11137_en.html

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« Reply #5110 on: June 01, 2009, 07:24:02 pm »
Wow, that's actually pretty neat looking.
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« Reply #5111 on: June 01, 2009, 07:24:10 pm »
Quote from: Ajunk on June 01, 2009, 07:18:59 pm
Trailer:
http://betav2.gamersyde.com/stream_11137_en.html
Pretty lazy to reuse TF2's bat sound, particularly when it happens to be an instantly recognizable and highlighted aspect of the game.
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« Reply #5112 on: June 01, 2009, 07:28:30 pm »
Here's in in-game footage:

http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_fireammo_052809.html
and
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_fryingpan_052809.html
and
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_gardenmaze_052809.html
and
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_kitchensmoker_052809.html
and
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_saferoom_052809.html
and
http://uk.pc.ign.com/dor/objects/14352245/left-4-dead-2/videos/l4d2_gmp_alarm_052809.html
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« Reply #5113 on: June 01, 2009, 07:30:07 pm »
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« Reply #5114 on: June 01, 2009, 07:35:23 pm »
I always wondered why you couldn't just pick up an axe or somesuch to fight zombies with. Also, customizable guns would be cool, such as taping a kitchen knife to the underside of a pistol, thus turning it into a bayonet.

EDIT: THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU VALVE? We don't talk like that in the south, only about 15% of the southern population has that bad of an accent! Regionist BASTARDS!
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« Reply #5115 on: June 01, 2009, 07:42:10 pm »
I was hoping for some new enemies, other then the current ones.
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« Reply #5116 on: June 01, 2009, 07:42:47 pm »
This isn't happening. This isn't happening. This isn't happening.



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« Reply #5117 on: June 01, 2009, 07:45:17 pm »
God forbid they make an entire game's worth of content and then charge for it?
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« Reply #5118 on: June 01, 2009, 07:46:27 pm »
I fail to have a problem with Left 4 Dead 2.
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« Reply #5119 on: June 01, 2009, 07:46:52 pm »
Quote from: The Essentials on June 01, 2009, 07:35:23 pm
I always wondered why you couldn't just pick up an axe or somesuch to fight zombies with. Also, customizable guns would be cool, such as taping a kitchen knife to the underside of a pistol, thus turning it into a bayonet.

EDIT: THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU VALVE? We don't talk like that in the south, only about 15% of the southern population has that bad of an accent! Regionist BASTARDS!

Valve has a long tradition of going with the cartoonized accent; even when they had actual austrialians on the team they went with a fake australian accent for the sniper.
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