A few impressions of Survival Mode
I played a few rounds of Left 4 Dead Survival mode last night, on the lighyhouse map, and Sweet Mother McCree it’s brutal. I came away witha few quick impressions, though:
1. The initial setup strategy is very important, but needs to be varied depending on your initial firing spot after the pump is started. Placing the gas cans and propane tanks in strategic layers around your spot is going to be the key to blowing through minutes 3-4, when the specials really start coming after you.
2. Tank management. The tanks start coming fast and furious, with multiples after the 5 minute mark. Try to hold on to a focused fire strategy, and for chrissake be careful throwing mollies.
3. Communication. There should be very little silent time on the voice channels. But don’t get panicky, just call out specials when seen, and definitely when hit, the team needs to release each other from the clutches of hunters and smokers ASAP.
The new Versus levels are pretty good, although my cable went out so I didn’t get a chance to play the finale on Death Toll. Dead Air was fun but really fast because there were many wipes real early in the levels, so we didn’t get to see the whole thing. A lot of tank-slapping-people off rooftop fun though.
And yes, I’m alive, just haven’t been writing much lately. I will admit the lack of success in some new ideas I was going to try and implement burned out what writing desire I had. That, and the games I have been playing lately haven’t been inspiring either. Though Braid is pretty good, I may write that one up. I just haven’t been feeling that much like writing about games lately, because frankly, there isn’t much out there that is really grabbing my interest.
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I didn’t even realize the patch was out. Can’t wait to try it.
You could always write about stupid bets you have been making (and winning)
omg, the new Survival mode is damn funny!
there are many different ways to fail
and i think smokers are the worst special infected on this mode :\
(i mean, they cause the most damage to our strategy :p)
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