Left 4 Dead

I got to wait until November 11th!

No it's not

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No it's not

It is if you preordered, or haxored Gamestop like I did

I pre ordered it, downloaded the demo... but steam still don't let me play. gah, the fuck?

You have to BUY it to get to sample it? That's not how demos work.

What. The. Diddles.

You get EARLY access to the demo if you pre-order.

early demo-access....

beaten to it

and you've gotta dl another 100 mb patch after you unlocked the files...

Seems pretty homosexual to me.

It doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Demo's are put out to to get people to sample then buy the game, not the other way around. Now if pre-purchasing gave early access to the game (or beta) like was done with TF2, it would be understandable.

That said, I'm preloaded and ready to go as soon as the demo's out.

so i have to wait a week to try out the demo because i didn't pre purchase?

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Ugh, lots of bad early word from people with demo access. There's no server browser whatsoever- only matchmaking, which doesn't have the slightest bit of customization besides the "play with friends" main menu option. No location/ping requirements, no listen vs. dedicated, you can't even select what difficulty you're looking to join in on. There's absolutely no reason for someone to run a dedicated server because you can't join your server at will and neither can other people.

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What... the... FUCK?!?!?

Console style matchmaking?! You gotta be fucking kidding me valve...

I want my server browser back!!!

lol I'm glad I didn't pre order and waited like a sensible person.

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lol I'm glad I didn't pre order and waited like a sensible person.

Doesn't mean the game is shit now.

Got a canadian uncut gift some minutes ago.. preloading and ready to play!

I never said it was. What I mean by it is by me waiting I could wait and see what technical or general issues would arise with the game on it's initial release. Ai yai yai

played it! gameplay wise superb game! love it. matchmaking shit is indeed a bit irritating but i read this system is reputation based, so im not too worried yet.

above all.. this game is fckn brilliant

Type "Openserverbrowser" in console.

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Left 4 Dead will use the new matchmaking system we’ve been working on. The new matchmaking system replaces the traditional server browser. By running a public dedicated server your server will be added to a list of servers available for clients to use when playing. Games are started from a Game Lobby by clients, who are then connected to a dedicated server when they start the game. When they’re done, your server is added back to the list of available servers. Clients will be able to “Quick Match”, “Play Online”, and “Play With Friends” when they want to play a game.

You will still have access to the traditional Message of the Day for your server. For Left 4 Dead, we’ve added a banner ad you can create that will be displayed to clients when they’re playing on your server. There is also a ranking system to show the popularity of your server.

This is the first version of what we’ve been working on, and we’re going to want feedback from all of you once things start turning up tomorrow.

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Well, if It's as good as Quake Live server browser, with tiers (Different skills) and only showing the servers one is suitable to play, I don't really mind I guess... Ah shit, we'll see.

It's fucking awesome. 4 players on Expert is so bad ass. And the zombie deaths are so smooth.