Left 4 Dead

Skillers · Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:23 pm

There is "single player" it's basically co-op with bots, AFAIK.

And fair enough, Wigo.

Skillers · Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:04 pm

Oooh, just noticed one more difference between Play and Steam - Steam is released 18th, Play is released 21st. Knowing Play that means we will get it on the 20th, so only 2 days late, and it's still before the weekend.

DRAGON · Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:25 pm

Nice find Skillers

McWill · Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:06 pm

intro looks pretty nice.
if you lot are still playing it around Christmas I'll be getting it

De4dW0lf · Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:39 am

Arrrgggg! i cant decide whether to get it now or wait until christmas

Lord Metritutus · Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:10 pm

De4dW0lf wrote:

Arrrgggg! i cant decide whether to get it now or wait until christmas

If you're certain it will run on your computer, buy it immediately I say.

Wynney · Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:45 pm

it will run on my computer and im not buying it ^^

Lord Metritutus · Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:36 pm

Wynney wrote:

it will run on my computer and im not buying it ^^

Have you seen the intro? :O

Wynney · Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:42 pm

have you seen me playing on game servers?

Skillers · Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:47 pm

Heh, Met, I'm pretty sure Wynney wants to play, but remember that he can't!

Though you could hook up with Wigo and play, I guess.

Lord Metritutus · Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:59 pm

The game will apparently work fine in single player, and it has a story to it, so it would still be pretty fun.

Skillers · Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:04 pm

Yeah, but the point is the multiplayer, so quite rightly he's going to hold off getting it until he can play it how it was intended.

Gozzer · Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:52 pm

Didn't purchase L4D through Steam? Still want early access to the Demo? Well you can

I haven't even purchased the game yet but, I still have early access to the demo. Will get to play it the minute they release it.

A friend sent me a link to the GameStop L4D early demo access. Its suppose to be for anybody who pre-orderd the game from them and didn't provide an email adress when pre-ordering. I filled in all my details and left the 'Transaction ID' blank. There's been some major screw-up though and they still replied to me with a unique code to get early access to the demo!

Reply From GameStop wrote:

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for pre-ordering Left 4 Dead from GameStop.com/EBgames.com. As a pre-order customer, you have the chance to play the demo earlier than everyone else. Play as one of the survivors in single player or co-op mode through a zombie apocalypse. Staying with the team is the key to your survival - fight together or die alone. Can you make it?

To access the demo, follow these instructions to activate your key and download from http://www.L4D.com/demo Please do not share your key, or you may be unable to play.

Access to the demo will begin Thursday, November 6 at 7am PST

1. Log on to http://www.l4d.com/demo
2. Double Click "Download Now"
3. Enter the Demo code when prompted
4. Enjoy the game!

Your Unique Code: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX

The above code is required to access your pre-order bonus. Keep it in a safe and secure place and do not share with anyone. It cannot be replaced if lost. For technical support on the game demo, visit http://support.steampowered.com

Thank you,
GameStop Customer Service

© Valve Corporation. All rights reserved. Valve, the Valve logo, Left 4 Dead and the Left 4 Dead logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Valve Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.

Ok, so http://www.l4d.com/demo isn't working, but that's probably because the demo hasn't been officialy released yet. I didn't want to have to wait for the release before I could start downloading though. I went onto Steam and tried the 'Activate a product on Steam' option. Entered in my code and it worked!

Now downloading it on Steam and waiting for the official release

Skillers · Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:13 pm

I tried it, it went through but didn't get an email yet.

Gozzer · Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:28 pm

It may take a while to process, or they have realised and have stopped replying all together. Who knows, hopefully it will come through though!

Lord Metritutus · Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:44 pm

If this works it's a major screw up.

Gozzer · Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:25 pm

Worked for me.

Skillers · Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:40 pm

Still haven't got it, I think it's stopped working. Anyone else try?

kyhas · Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:11 pm

I just tried now so we'll see

also i wonder what the fourth map is?

I know im gonna hate the forest level >.<

Skillers · Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:28 pm

Erm, I can't remember the name of the 4 levels (movies) but they have been announced.

Sounds like the demo is an absolute disaster with a terrible matchmaking system and no server browser, though.

Skillers · Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:48 pm

Play are now doing a preorder deal where it is £23. Amazon is now £25.

kyhas · Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:49 pm

:O how terrible. I'm still tempted to pre-order from steam right now though.

and is it just the matchmaking and server browser thats bad atm?

Skillers · Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:03 pm

TBH the Steam forums are full of hate for the matchmaking ("this is not a console game" " give us the server browser" "can't play cos hosts keep quitting" etc) that there isn't much info about the actual game.

Si · Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:06 pm

Stupid things to save money
*cancel play.com preorder*
*order at cheaper price*

Skillers · Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:09 pm

Heh, I was waiting for that from you, Si. still, it's £4, bringing the saving against Steam to a whole £10!

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