[Steam] Thread XVI: The biggest in-joke in gaming

[Fawkes]

So... Equalizer taunt doesn't hurt you if you've equipped The Rocket Jumper, best weapon ever or best weapon ever?

That's.... actually an okay bug. I hope they keep that in.

[Byrnbot08]

So... Equalizer taunt doesn't hurt you if you've equipped The Rocket Jumper, best weapon ever or best weapon ever?

But more importantly, is it the best weapon, ever? do damage to enemies?

[NeoVid]

Hey Slev, good news: The Pyro sombrero is turning out to be such a common hat that it's almost worthless. You should have no problem trading for one.

[The Linker]

For those who have played The Sacrifice:

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Take a closer look at the Tank that you release from the train, if you haven't already. It's wearing shorts and has (obviously broken) arm shackles on, but most notably: It has a long, straight, stitched-up surgical incision right down the middle of his chest.

Also, a Tank standing on regular ground just threw a dirt clump at me while playing the Sacrifice, as opposed to a chunk of concrete. I presume this is one of the many thus-far-unmentioned additional changes that came with the update. I like it. Magically digging up concrete from everywhere and anywhere Just Bugged Me.

[Forbiddenwar]

So are people still playing L4d2?
I was thinking of buying it with the new sale if:
There is still a gitp server, the link on first page says the server is not found.

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The L4D2 server can be found @ 68.232.183.127:27015

If it doesn't require a mic

And if any of you are willing to play with a complete noob like me. I swear I'll only shoot you in the back by accident. Not that the chances of it occurring is less than 100% (please tell me that there is a friendly fire off option.)

hmm, maybe I'm not the best person to play this game with, but it looks like so much fun. It's like coop minecraft, without the mining, right?

[mightymonarch]

So are people still playing L4d2?
I was thinking of buying it with the new sale if:
There is still a gitp server, the link on first page says the server is not found.


If it doesn't require a mic

And if any of you are willing to play with a complete noob like me. I swear I'll only shoot you in the back by accident. Not that the chances of it occurring is less than 100% (please tell me that there is a friendly fire off option.)

hmm, maybe I'm not the best person to play this game with, but it looks like so much fun. It's like coop minecraft, without the mining, right?

No more L4D2 server. We never used it, and there isn't too much of an issue finding a server. And the only no FF option is on easy only.

[The Linker]

No, we don't have a server anymore. We gave that up because it was getting little use.

However: We still play L4D2. All the time. The way this game works, it doesn't really matter what server you play on and who owns it. It's not like Minecraft, in that people join servers that have other people, or join servers on their own and wait for someone to show up. You organize a group of four (or eight if you're playing Versus), then just pick the map and difficulty you want and the game picks a server somewhere, and you hope everyone has playable ping.

In the same vein, servers won't 'require' a mic, only your teammates can enforce that. And folks in the Playground are way too easygoing to prevent anyone from playing because they don't have a mic.

And while I may kill a crapton of zombies, I get more than my share of friendly fire. Don't worry about it too much -- at the difficulties I'm sure you'll be starting at (Easy, Normal) a game will never be decided by accidental friendly fire.

[Jahkaivah]

And if any of you are willing to play with a complete noob like me. I swear I'll only shoot you in the back by accident. Not that the chances of it occurring is less than 100% (please tell me that there is a friendly fire off option.)

There isn't (unless you're playing on easy mode, which is far too easy), to be honest friendly fire isn't going to be too much of an issue (the game is rather forgiving in that respect with exception to expert mode where failure is par for the course).

Biggest challenge is playing infected well during versus mode, really need to work as a team there.

[Science Officer]

What's this?
Free hats and pans for l4d2 havers/purchasers?
Fancy that.

Edit: Ninja'd accross threads...

[Sammiches]

Hey Slev, good news: The Pyro sombrero is turning out to be such a common hat that it's almost worthless. You should have no problem trading for one.

Does this mean I get to see hundreds of pyros walking around with sombreros? Because that's just awesome.

[onasuma]

I want a hat and or skillet!

[Fax Celestis]

If anyone's got a Vita-Saw I will trade hand over fist for it. Same goes for a Danger Shield and Bushwacka (and the hat, if you've got it). Here is my backpack.

Also, looking for a Shortstop and Eternal Reward, but those are less important.

Please PM me, I don't check this thread that often.

[shadow_archmagi]

If anyone's got a Vita-Saw I will trade hand over fist for it. Same goes for a Danger Shield and Bushwacka (and the hat, if you've got it). Here is my backpack.

Also, looking for a Shortstop and Eternal Reward, but those are less important.

Please PM me, I don't check this thread that often.

you should put yourself on the spreadsheet

[Fax Celestis]

you should put yourself on the spreadsheet

There is a spreadsheet?

[NeoVid]

Does this mean I get to see hundreds of pyros walking around with sombreros? Because that's just awesome.

They showed up a lot in the first wave of crates. They'll be a little less common now that the crates have changed.

But it'll still be funny, especially once the sombreros start being repainted.

[Scuzzball]

Does anyone want the Darwin's Danger Shield?

I will trade for one. Check the spreadsheet for what I have.

[Science Officer]

Don't worry everyone.
Civilization has not yet collapsed to the point where I am capable of exchanging virtual items within one game for another game.

However, I have otherwise purchased L4D2.

[watsyurname529]

There is a spreadsheet?

ChHa Trading Spreadsheet.

[Zeofar]

Oh cool. TF2 servers in the playground. I want an honest answer: is it a good server? Is it one of those "Sir Swearalot" places where trolling and micspam makes you friends?

P.S. Yes I want Bill's Hat please. Also put myself in the spreadsheet.

[Fax Celestis]

ChHa Trading Spreadsheet.

Sweet. On it.

[Dispozition]

Oh cool. TF2 servers in the playground. I want an honest answer: is it a good server? Is it one of those "Sir Swearalot" places where trolling and micspam makes you friends?

P.S. Yes I want Bill's Hat please. Also put myself in the spreadsheet.

Only when I'm on. Djinn don't take away admin oh god no D:

But no, both those things will get you kicked. It's a great server, as the amount of pubby regulars we're starting to get is showing.

[The Linker]

Oh cool. TF2 servers in the playground. I want an honest answer: is it a good server? Is it one of those "Sir Swearalot" places where trolling and micspam makes you friends?[/URL]

Is good. Micspammers are kicked, racists are kicked, swearing is ok but too much of it and you're warned... I heartily recommend it. We don't even tolerate griefing or trolling from our own forum members or regulars.

[Valaqil]

Oh cool. TF2 servers in the playground. I want an honest answer: is it a good server? Is it one of those "Sir Swearalot" places where trolling and micspam makes you friends?

P.S. Yes I want Bill's Hat please. Also put myself in the spreadsheet.

It is the best server. No, really. Cursing isn't encouraged, but allowed in moderation. Trolling and micspam get you kicked or banned, depending on severity and frequency. We're friends playing together to have fun. I've rarely had a bad experience on ChHa, and, if it happened, it was corrected quickly.

[dromer]

If anyone's got a Vita-Saw I will trade hand over fist for it. Same goes for a Danger Shield and Bushwacka (and the hat, if you've got it). Here is my backpack.

Also, looking for a Shortstop and Eternal Reward, but those are less important.

Please PM me, I don't check this thread that often.

I'll see what I can do.

[Djinn_in_Tonic]

Oh cool. TF2 servers in the playground. I want an honest answer: is it a good server? Is it one of those "Sir Swearalot" places where trolling and micspam makes you friends?

I am not on as often as I once was, but I promise you that I come down like the proverbial ton of bricks upon trolls, pointless micspammers, and "Sir Swearalot." Others here will vouch for it...we run a pretty friendly ship here, and, as the benevolent tyrant of the server, I damn well enforce that.

[ShortOne]

Oh cool. TF2 servers in the playground. I want an honest answer: is it a good server? Is it one of those "Sir Swearalot" places where trolling and micspam makes you friends?

I'll back up what everyone else has said. ChHa is the only server I've found with stringent rules and moderation. We have rules which we make readily apparent to the pubbie (and forumite) population, and we enforce them. Homophobia, racism, sexism (to an extent, depending on the mod and the comment), verbally degrading team- and opposing-team members-- we don't tolerate them.

Both ChHa and SHaFT were down today and I went looking for another server. I found one that I was pleased enough in the past to join their group and add them to my favorite servers, but was dismayed to hear them throwing around "r*****" and kicking members (it was a joke, I heard) with "reason: gay". I'll be thrilled when Steam will let me online so that I may play on our nice, respectable server again.

[shadow_archmagi]

I.
HATE.
MY.
DORM.

I went over to the computer building to leech off the good internet because that was the only way to get l4d2 to install in time, and when I got back the game was already full.

Now I've missed the best first playthrough of the Sacrifice that there was ever going to be.

[The Linker]

Had a game of single-player L4D2 No Mercy earlier. We got to the sewer entrance, and just before jumping in, a Charger came, uh, chargin' -- grabbed Zoey, dropped through the sewer grate, and kept running down the tunnel. I don't mean in a glitchy, drop-down-while-still-moving-forward deal. This guy came to a dead stop, fell down, and then resumed running.

Will have to try that.

Also, just had a match of TAAAAAAAANK on Dark Carnival where we made an extremely impressive showing in the finale as survivors... until Tank!Djinn noted we hadn't actually turned it on for the past five minutes we'd been fighting. :<

[shadow_archmagi]

the sewer crate

No Mercy is different than I remember

[Byrnbot08]

Did I mention that in No Mercy last night, Jibar, Fawkes, xp194 and I were travelling about the level, when Jibar, xp and I decided that standing next to the Petrol Station was a good idea. Fawkes thought it prudent to shoot the pumps. Just once.

The entire place exploded, DESTROYING the three survivor ragdolls and obliterating our team with only ten shots. Fawkes then suicided by standing on the burning wreckage of the petrol station roof.

FUN TIMES.