I wish VS and Campaign weren't the ONLY thing ppl played

[Ѡ]

I can't tell you how boring it is to have 90% of the playerbase revolve around 2 game modes, wheres the survival players? the mutation players? why does everyone stick to versus or campaign ? ?

[76561199522283621]

campaing is kinda for casual players or noobs
versus is more like for "competitive" players and its more hard ofc.

idk
maybe u should look for some l4d2 steam group about others game modes

[Ѡ]

Originally posted by womp womp womp:

campaing is kinda for casual players or noobs
versus is more like for "competitive" players and its more hard ofc.

idk
maybe u should look for some l4d2 steam group about others game modes

I get that, my point is I wish I didn't have to do that to find people playing other modes.

[ItsCrazy]

I recently got back into the game and started messing with mods. Are they compatible with other modes besides campaign?

[76561199522283621]

Originally posted by ItsCrazy:

I recently got back into the game and started messing with mods. Are they compatible with other modes besides campaign?

if you do a bypass with "left 4 dead 2 authoring tools" then yes, you could use viusal/sound mods anywhere u want

[genu]

campain: almost cheat-free
versus: for those who like to play against salty cheating players

[bluefalcon74.ttv]

If you don't host the kinds of lobbies you want to play then it's on you.

[geordiebroon58]

Savenge - dunno what happned guess people just hate transporting cans now.

Realism Versus - vs players are normally too incompitent to go without teammate support. pretty sure commons get their damage reduction as well now

versus survival - used to be a mutation prior to the last stand update, and being the gimic it is yea it got old quick

mutations - in general its a terrible implamented system that makes hosting a public mutation near impossible even the popular ones dont get much traction

main reason behind this is that if you want to see if theres a mutation lobby going around you have to go through one by one to check without mods (making custom mutations literally impossible to public host on)

which even then they are gimmics and besides something like TAAAAAAAAANK people quickly lose interest

survival - the main appeal of this mode is to push the limits of how long you can hold out for which has problems of not appealing to most players and the players who it appeals to are aiming for the best they can acheive so they are playing in pre made groups

im pretty sure there is some active survival lobbies now and again but yea its a mode that doesnt appeal to most players

realism - just makes commons more annoying more than anything also snipers are useless because of their damage reduction not to mention headshots are hard on commons due to janky hitvoxes

besides the damage reduction only outlines of teammates impact your plays but this wouldnt get the better of a good team

this just leaves campaign and versus which is the basic way of experincing the game. campaign is simplistic fun with your friends to have a good time on while versus is unique on its own right

[Witch]

Besides versus mode and campaign (including their realism variants), you'll usually only find lobbies for:

-Survival
-Versus Survival (every once in a while)
-Scavenge (usually only no mercy rooftop, other maps if you're lucky)
-Tank Run (mutation, slightly common)
-Rocketdude (mutation)

Every mutation has its own lobby area which means you wont ever be able to frequently find a lobby for the specific mutation you want.

Survival Mode requires cooperation, which is something you'll have trouble finding in public lobbies. a single fresh meat can drag the entire team down and leave you in a bad position. As a result, your average player won't enjoy playing survival pubs very much.

Versus Survival im not sure about, although i heard it had some kind of balance issue.

Scavenge's death is a mystery to me. though the abundance of people who only accept to play on no mercy rooftop and nothing else are my prime suspects.

Tank Run is a fun mutation that you'll need to play with others to stand a greater chance at beating it, hence why tank run lobbies are still made to this day

Rocketdude is also fun and a racing mod of sorts which, once again, is improved by playing with others, so you'll sometimes be able to find lobbies for this one too.

[76561199202965340]

Originally posted by Witch:

Besides versus mode and campaign (including their realism variants), you'll usually only find lobbies for:

-Survival
-Versus Survival (every once in a while)
-Scavenge (usually only no mercy rooftop, other maps if you're lucky)
-Tank Run (mutation, slightly common)
-Rocketdude (mutation)

Every mutation has its own lobby area which means you wont ever be able to frequently find a lobby for the specific mutation you want.

Survival Mode requires cooperation, which is something you'll have trouble finding in public lobbies. a single fresh meat can drag the entire team down and leave you in a bad position. As a result, your average player won't enjoy playing survival pubs very much.

Versus Survival im not sure about, although i heard it had some kind of balance issue.

Scavenge's death is a mystery to me. though the abundance of people who only accept to play on no mercy rooftop and nothing else are my prime suspects.

Tank Run is a fun mutation that you'll need to play with others to stand a greater chance at beating it, hence why tank run lobbies are still made to this day

Rocketdude is also fun and a racing mod of sorts which, once again, is improved by playing with others, so you'll sometimes be able to find lobbies for this one too.

Man Tank Run/Rush is FIRE, The same thing happens to me as with Survival, I love it and it's fun but I don't last 3 minutes

[cats187]

survival is still somewhat populated, unless its super late at night

[PHAT CAT]

try versus survival. it's more balanced then versus mode not perfect but way way better.

[the harmacist]

How do I go about finding the tank run servers ? I havent played in ages and am looking to start playing again.

[PHAT CAT]

Originally posted by the harmacist:

How do I go about finding the tank run servers ? I havent played in ages and am looking to start playing again.

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/rodionnetwork

but you will probably get kicked for winning 60% of the time.

[Candyy]

Originally posted by Ѡ:

I can't tell you how boring it is to have 90% of the playerbase revolve around 2 game modes, wheres the survival players? the mutation players? why does everyone stick to versus or campaign ? ?

I have seen ppl playing survival so idk what you talking 🤷‍♀️

[Geebanger0]

"why does everybody stick to the 2 main, base game modes? Why dont they play the extremely niche, poorly designed alternative modes that are well known to never have any active servers?"

because people want to play the game. they want to find a match now, not sometime in the next 3 hours. They dont want to have to deal with certain restrictions on which weapons can be used, or which infected are present. They dont want to spend all their time finding gas cans on the one map, or camping in a corner for hours on end. They want to shoot zombies, or shoot other players who look like zombies.