More random thoughts on Left 4 Dead:
1.)Limited a team to 7 points on the second to last level of Blood Harvest last night. This is by far my lowest score on any level in which the survivors get automatic weapons. Finally tally: 6.5Kish points to 200ish. They had heart, I give them that.
2.)The exploits have ruined the No Mercy campaign for me. Blood Harvest is much more enjoyable. Not only are there way to many weapon/item spawning points in easily defended rooms in No Mercy, but goddamn, there are a shit-ton of closet camping spots or unassailable defensive chokeholds during crescendo events. I'm not going to list the exploits here, but I basically don't play No Mercy much anymore. And, of course, because of the exploits everyone wants to play No Mercy. Gah.
3.)Against very good teams, the survivors tend to be only vulnerable to a well-played, coordinated tank attack, or a well-placed with spawning. Otherwise, particularly in No Mercy, the infected are in trouble unless they are completely on-the-ball.
4.)Hunter slash is the most underappreciated aspect of Versus play, particularly given that you can hit more than one survivor at once.
5.)I have become addicted to going for the insta-kills with the smoker, and ignoring vast parts of the level. This is probably a mistake, as my teammates could use my help whittling down teams. But, goddamn it, it's so effing satisfying. Almost every level has an opportunity for an instant kill.
6.)Against dodgy teams I've taken to recommending our team keep a pipe bomb in reserve to blow generators/pianos/fork lifts off the paths. Nothing more satisfying than blowing a douche bags game killing exploit out of the way and continuing onwards.
