how are people still playing this game in 2024

[Tidus]

Don't get me wrong... I'm not saying this game is bad or anything. I played this game back in the day and pretty much beat it, and there isn't much content in the base game. What exactly are people playing here? Is there just an endless amount of mods that people are playing?

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workshop add-ons!!!

[DarkCrystalMethod]

People still trying to honorably get all the achievements between playing other newer fancier games.

Side note: I appreciate your freezer profile pic.

[Bathtub Shitter]

Stockholm syndrome + mods

[EmptyMag]

Workshop + enjoyable gameplay loop with a well made AI director that keeps old campaigns fresh.

It's one of the few games I know of that can honestly get away with the "no two sessions are the same" tagline just because of the AI director.

[Geebanger0]

third time this week that this questions been asked

[Pinponネット]

Workshop mod + replayability/replay value and achievements completion.

[Mina]

I don’t use mods, I enjoy the atmosphere, co-op with others.

[Andrew]

Survival mode is addicting, no matter how much I play it never becomes too easy or feels "solved", no idea how they did it but they did

[Cobra Commander]

Originally posted by Tidus:

Don't get me wrong... I'm not saying this game is bad or anything. I played this game back in the day and pretty much beat it, and there isn't much content in the base game. What exactly are people playing here? Is there just an endless amount of mods that people are playing?

you "beat" a multiplayer game

I'm going out on a limb by even responding, but it's fun to beat back the zombie apocalypse with like-minded players.

Like, think of a zombie. Their shambling walk, their unaffected expression, their unintelligible speech, their shrieking cries of oblivion, and then think about blowing up their head with a shotgun. If you don't find that rewarding in and of itself, I fear for the world.

[Valkyrie Missile]

versus mode and survival mode keep this game alive

[shoopitydoopity]

Countless mods for a timeless game

[cat 2]

l4d2 is not actually just a game now, it's a whole engine with decade of fan content

[Sayori]

The real question is how are people playing the ♥♥♥♥ that comes out in 2024? Very few games come to mind from the past 5 years that are even remotely worth playing.

[Spectator]

Originally posted by Tidus:

Don't get me wrong... I'm not saying this game is bad or anything. I played this game back in the day and pretty much beat it, and there isn't much content in the base game. What exactly are people playing here? Is there just an endless amount of mods that people are playing?

I've been playing since it was released. I have over 9K hours. I play to watch people. When you say you beat the game, did you learn how to carry? Or are you one of these "kill the bots and rush" heroes? Tres amusant.

[♪ ♫ ДРѲĹ ♫ ♪]

People still play Left4Dead2 because its still - after all these years - the best FPS zombie shooter ever made.
It's simple but unpredictable, action packed and keeps you guessing...
No excess crap cluttering up the screen, great soundtrack, mods, vocalisers, huge amount of custom maps, (some are complete rubbish though) and AI Director is always keeping it fresh.

The game is just so much better and it's a real pleasure to be able to play a map with 3 others with similar level of skill as you. The game just flows.

Without Left4Dead2 we would have to play the garbage that game devs are pumping out now....