Weapon Attachments for L4d2?

[SRXSniper58]

*NOTE*For those people whining about me making too many polls in this forum, I waited until my polls were out of sight of the first page before making this.


What do you think about weapon attachments you could find around, pick up, and put them on your weapon? Make them kinda rare, though.
My Ideas:

Bayonet:All Weapons,
Makes you do more damage when meleeing commons, and some SI, and gives it a longer range.
Scope:SMG, Assault Rifle
Gives you hunting rifle sight, press scope in button to use
Until the game comes in, I dont know if these work, so im waiting till the game comes out, just want to know what YOU guys think

Post your own if you agree and voice your opinion!

[Bloodshed269]

Nah. I don't really think we need attachments. We already have throwable things, pickupable things, and swingable things, I don't think we need attachable things.

[SRXSniper58]

I know, seems like a lot is going to be in L4d2
But until i know for sure, i wont take sides

[Steve Cloud]

This doesn't really warrant a poll...

[SRXSniper58]

the note was just a little side thing for the people that flame on hate on my threads all the time
Main Topic: I want to see if people think that this idea is worth to add to the toybox of Left 4 Dead 2 Ideas

[Steve Cloud]

You can get that information just from asking people what they think. Polls are for when you need precise numbers of people rather than a general consensus.

[SRXSniper58]

Do you want to have the honor of closing this thread, if you wish to do so?

[Steve Cloud]

I don't have to close the thread, just remember when its appropriate to make a poll in the future.

[Bozeefus]

I don't. We already have molotovs. pipebombs. new weapons. melee weapons is good enough for me :)

[Infest0125]

I like the bayonet idea, but I don't like the others really. I wouldn't really mind iron sights though.

Plus, techinically you could consider fire ammo and explosive ammo weapon attachments or enhancers.

[DangerWillRobinson]

There aren't nearly enough modern weapons that accept bayonet attachments to actually implement them well. It's a good concept, but you'd need a lot more older weapons, or a lot more focus on the AK-47 and M-16.

[Easton Dark]

All I want is a laser sight.

I don't see how silencers could help because gunshots don't alert zombies anyway.

[SRXSniper58]

didnt think the silencer would work,just threw it out there
that idea is now DEAD!
I like your laser sight idea though Easton

[Bozeefus]

I don't see how silencers could help because gunshots don't alert zombies anyway.

I so agree with that. But then again the Gas Station explosion in the Sewers don't alert zombies but the lift does. :D WTF is that all about?

[7oXic]

chainsaw bayonet ftw? :p

[Goldzone]

Yeah I really like the idea of weapon attachments. I can see them useful in some situations. If the melee weapons don't spawn very often, the bayonet could spawn more often to provide a temporary slashing weapon. Until the real melee weapon is found.

[Apex_]

Bayonet:All Weapons, except pistol

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/img-1751.jpg

What has science done?!

Anyway, since laser sights don't really matter when you have a fixed crosshair in the middle of your screen I don't think having attachments for those really impact the game any. Just give us some reticle options and that would be fine I think. Coding in a real laser dot that hits walls/enemies and stuff would be a lot of work for very little gain in my opinion.

I dislike the idea of sticking scopes on other weapons. The SMGs are nowhere near accurate enough to warrant one, and scoping the assault rifle would diminish the usefulness of the actual dedicated scoped rifle. I mean, they kind of did that already with the high-cap magazine but anything more than that I think would make them way too similar.

[seaniepoo]

I was on a modded server with laser sights and it seemed easy to put in. It also had Incendiary ammo, which was badass.

[Jesus123]

People thought about this in the early stages of Left 4 Dead 1 and these ideas were shot down. It's because the game is to fast paced for all guns to have special attachments.

[Crack5800]

No....just no....

[InstantDeath]

I don't really like the idea of weapon attachments, but a lancer would be kinda cool. :D
http://videogames.techfresh.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/lancer-gears-of-wars-23.jpg
Yet highly unrealistic, super doubt it will be in L4D2

[TnT DORKMAN]

PLEASE NOT IN L4D!

/caps

[Easton Dark]

It's because the game is to fast paced for all guns to have special attachments.

HAH! Fast paced, that's rich.

It'd be as simple as picking up ammo anyway, point and click, little animation to show you put it on, and you get the effect.

[Jesus123]

HAH! Fast paced, that's rich.

It'd be as simple as picking up ammo anyway, point and click, little animation to show you put it on, and you get the effect.

; _ ; I don't agree with that either, but Left 4 Dead became gay when Valve purposed the, "balance" issue.

[7oXic]

HAH! Fast paced, that's rich.

It'd be as simple as picking up ammo anyway, point and click, little animation to show you put it on, and you get the effect.

Exactly, too many people are turning away any new idea's because they are a little different, but then everyone else complains the game isn't different enough :X

I do agree L4D was made too easy though, the infected should RAPE the survivors, especially in vs. As long as it was done right (i.e. Infected aren't unstoppable, and can be countered) it would make verses so much more fun from the survivors side, which at the moment is probably the worst part of VS. :/

[Elite]

Attachments might not be such a bad idea.


Laser sight would increase accuracy.

Extended magazines are self explanatory.

Bayonet would work as a hold down the shove button for readying the bayonet and then releasing it, tapping the shove button would execute a normal shove. It would be great for cr0wning witches and doing quick and devastating damage. So putting it on a shotgun is a waste but it would work pretty well on a hunting rifle.

An aimpoint would also increase accuracy.

Non-silenced guns should alert any passive infected and silenced would never alert any (at the expense of higher recoil).

Grenade launchers would replace the Grenade slot.

Foregrip would decrease recoil at the expense of accuracy.

ACOG (NOT A SNIPER SCOPE) increase range (as well should all know, in L4D bullets lose their stopping power at long ranges).

As long as each attachment is compatible with said gun, you can't give a shotgun an extended magazine or a silencer but you can give it an ACOG (Why would you do that is besides the point). Each attachment would make shoving speed degrade by 10% that way having too many attachments will give you a huge disadvantage rather than only allowing 1 attachment per gun. Attachments spawn in the wild just like every other item so as not to give the survivors too much of an advantage. A Crysis like interface would be added so you can drop your attachments as picking them up will automatically add them on to your gun.

Also because of the cresendo events of L4D2, the hunting rifle is becoming seemingly useless as you gotta run from place to place without stopping giving you no time to aim...

[HolyEvilz]

imo, the silencer would increase accuracy and decrease recoil, while minimizing damage. that would work for style of play.
i think headshot still kills tho.

[Slochk]

Just no that is a dumb idea, cuz in now time every body would have found a way to get the stuff with out skill.... look at tf2 they have like 50 achivment servers to get guns and every thing else. imo it will make a bad game because then to ballace it ( thining of valve) you need to have super mutations for the SI and the next thing you know there is going to be flame proof tanks and 10k health hunters..... just a thought :D BUT maby when the game comes out it will actuly work.

[Elite]

Huh? These are simply attachments that slightly change a gun's attributes. Attachments are a lot more realistic than INCENDIARY AMMO. And the grenade launcher would be a lot more practical as an attachment...

Nobody said anything about mutators? Attachments should be found in the wild therefore they wouldn't be like class pack weapons in TF2. L4D lacks variety, attachments would oviously help, instead of adding new weapons that perform the same roles like in CS since they are not used.

[bedcommando]

It'd be interesting although one of the nice things about the game is how simple it is. Although h that's a double edged sword as it's too simple for some and just the perfect simple for others.

I think someone already mentioned some servers have red dot laser sight on the assault rifle. It's pretty bang on for aim too. Left 4 duty? Call of zombie?

[Elite]

Nah L4D does not have regenerating health or ironsights. The laser sight improves accuracy by a bit on upgrade servers. The thing about attachments is that you do not have to pick them up because if you do your gun will get heavier and heavier. To a point where melee would be next to useless on hordes. It seems pretty balanced if you ask me.

[bedcommando]

Nah L4D does not have regenerating health or ironsights. The laser sight improves accuracy by a bit on upgrade servers. The thing about attachments is that you do not have to pick them up because if you do your gun will get heavier and heavier. To a point where melee would be next to useless on hordes. It seems pretty balanced if you ask me.

That would be a really good way to balance it out. Nothing worse than being swarmed and you can't melée your personal bubble!

[Elite]

Yeah without the personal bubble survivors are as good as dead meat. Why do you think the Uzi and the M16 have 50 round magazines?

[Deadly]

All this talk about personal bubbles makes me wonder if Left 4 Dead 2 will have group therapy as the new game mode. The campaign poster would read "Helping survivors cope, one zombie at time."

[SRXSniper58]

Attachments might not be such a bad idea.


Laser sight would increase accuracy.

Extended magazines are self explanatory.

Bayonet would work as a hold down the shove button for readying the bayonet and then releasing it, tapping the shove button would execute a normal shove. It would be great for cr0wning witches and doing quick and devastating damage. So putting it on a shotgun is a waste but it would work pretty well on a hunting rifle.

An aimpoint would also increase accuracy.

Non-silenced guns should alert any passive infected and silenced would never alert any (at the expense of higher recoil).

Grenade launchers would replace the Grenade slot.

Foregrip would decrease recoil at the expense of accuracy.

ACOG (NOT A SNIPER SCOPE) increase range (as well should all know, in L4D bullets lose their stopping power at long ranges).

As long as each attachment is compatible with said gun, you can't give a shotgun an extended magazine or a silencer but you can give it an ACOG (Why would you do that is besides the point). Each attachment would make shoving speed degrade by 10% that way having too many attachments will give you a huge disadvantage rather than only allowing 1 attachment per gun. Attachments spawn in the wild just like every other item so as not to give the survivors too much of an advantage. A Crysis like interface would be added so you can drop your attachments as picking them up will automatically add them on to your gun.

Also because of the cresendo events of L4D2, the hunting rifle is becoming seemingly useless as you gotta run from place to place without stopping giving you no time to aim...
You have good ideas!

[Elite]

Hmm the poll seems like a 50-50

10 votes for want
13 votes for dislike
3 votes for waiting for game to come out

I think we all agree that L4D2 will have more variety, the question is how much?

Does anybody wonder where the horror aspect of L4D went to? Because I cant seem to find it...

[bedcommando]

maybe the zombies will par take in some kind of mardi gras celebration and if you melee with the beads... well i can't imagine what the zombies show you will be very tasteful

[El Train]

i feel that attachments would be such an AWESOME concept...

...however...

i feel that the attachments should be simple things that we could certainly do without but would make you feel a bit better just by havin them...

example 1: flashlight...no one starts with a flashlight maybe you find one in every level of a movie...that way if theres a dark area and only one flashlight it adds to the suspense...you have to work together a hell of a lot more

example 2: laser light instead of a crosshair...im fine with a crosshair but if i had the choice between that and a laser id go with the laser...it just looks cooler i guess :)

[Steve Cloud]

example 1: flashlight...no one starts with a flashlight maybe you find one in every level of a movie...that way if theres a dark area and only one flashlight it adds to the suspense...you have to work together a hell of a lot more


Players can only see their own flashlight, if only one person had a flashlight, only that person would be able to see it.

[7oXic]

i feel that attachments would be such an AWESOME concept...

...however...

i feel that the attachments should be simple things that we could certainly do without but would make you feel a bit better just by havin them...

example 1: flashlight...no one starts with a flashlight maybe you find one in every level of a movie...that way if theres a dark area and only one flashlight it adds to the suspense...you have to work together a hell of a lot more

example 2: laser light instead of a crosshair...im fine with a crosshair but if i had the choice between that and a laser id go with the laser...it just looks cooler i guess :)

Pretty much this, just add simple additions to give the game a little more variety :D

[Easton Dark]

If someone can tell me where to find my Left 4 Dead screenshots, I took some of this server that had:

Laser sights (replaces crosshair)
Rain coats (stops boomer vomit once)
Knife (frees you from a hunter once)
Incendiary ammo (Valve isn't so awsome for adding that in L4D 2 huh?)
Bulletproof vests (reduces friendly fire)
Ointment (increases speed well in yellow and red health)
extended clips (more ammo in the clip)

and medkits that can heal you back up to 100% health

It was tight as hell, not to mention I was playing on the night terror campaign.

[Grieverlionhart]

I vote yes because the more shit they throw into left 4 dead 2 will mean less of a chance of there being a left 4 dead 3 next year.

[7oXic]

If someone can tell me where to find my Left 4 Dead screenshots, I took some of this server that had:

Laser sights (replaces crosshair)
Rain coats (stops boomer vomit once)
Knife (frees you from a hunter once)
Incendiary ammo (Valve isn't so awsome for adding that in L4D 2 huh?)
Bulletproof vests (reduces friendly fire)
Ointment (increases speed well in yellow and red health)
extended clips (more ammo in the clip)

and medkits that can heal you back up to 100% health

It was tight as hell, not to mention I was playing on the night terror campaign.

I believe it's: C:\Program Files (x86 on 64bit :p)\Steam\common\Left 4 Dead\left4dead\screenshots.

[Easton Dark]

I believe it's: C:\Program Files (x86 on 64bit :p)\Steam\common\Left 4 Dead\left4dead\screenshots.

Fuck.

There's no screenshots folder.

I know I took them though, Fn key with print screen, and the game froze up for about a second just like normal.

Oh well, I guess it doesn't really matter. I just need to find that server again..... that was the best match I've ever had with random people.

[7oXic]

Fuck.

There's no screenshots folder.

I know I took them though, Fn key with print screen, and the game froze up for about a second just like normal.

Oh well, I guess it doesn't really matter. I just need to find that server again..... that was the best match I've ever had with random people.

Oh, the PrtScn button just copies whatever is displayed on your screen to your clipboard, thats windows :p. If you press (F10 I think it is... It's F5 in TF2 though, idk check in keyboard settings) the game will take it's own and save them to that folder. :)

[Easton Dark]

Can I get a facepalm anyone?

(it worked like that with Fallout 3, I was thinking it would work with L4D)

[7oXic]

Can I get a facepalm anyone?

(it worked like that with Fallout 3, I was thinking it would work with L4D)

xD yea I think it was like that for Oblivion too. You technically should still have the last screenshot in your clipboard though, so maybe it wasn't all for loss? XD

[Easton Dark]

No, I copied a link to the Night Terror download so a friend could play it with me after that.

I deserve a facepalm.

[7oXic]

No, I copied a link to the Night Terror download so a friend could play it with me after that.

I deserve a facepalm.

Ouch xD. Well take some new screenies for us next time then lol

[Neurologist]

Meh, I dunno about the weapon attachments.
It has pros and cons.
But i'm against iron sights.

[Slochk]

if they made weapon upgreads then they would need to ballance it by making Si mutatins..... think about it

[Icy Lemon]

if they made weapon upgreads then they would need to ballance it by making Si mutatins..... think about it

I am thinking about it but i still cant understand most of that sentence.

[Slochk]

sry im kinda "out of it" right now but u get the idea right?

[Easton Dark]

if they made weapon upgreads then they would need to ballance it by making Si mutatins..... think about it

The way I played it (against computers) The laser sights took the place of the crosshair, and the ointment made me a little bit faster well damaged.

No one even got a chance to use the other stuff, so if we can get a server with only those, then there's no reason to buff the infected.

(incendiary ammo didn't make it any easier)

[Icy Lemon]

sry im kinda "out of it" right now but u get the idea right?

Yeah i think so.

[hunterhunter]

dont care really it would complicate things though

[Neurologist]

So lazers like Resident Evil?

[Abyss Crown]

I don't want attachments. It would be something like this, Auto-Shotgun + Scope + Incendiary Ammo = Madness!

However if there were some regulation to the attachments I would be OK with it.

[7oXic]

I don't want attachments. It would be something like this, Auto-Shotgun + Scope + Incendiary Ammo = Madness!

However if there were some regulation to the attachments I would be OK with it.

No one said anything about scopes, hell no one even want's iron sights. Of course the attachments would be regulated.

Btw Neurologist you win for your avatar :D

[Neurologist]

I don't want attachments. It would be something like this, Auto-Shotgun + Scope + Incendiary Ammo = Madness!

However if there were some regulation to the attachments I would be OK with it.

or...
SCAR+Red Dot Sight+Silencer+Incendiary ammo

[Easton Dark]

Got some more screenshots, and I'm pretty sure it was the same server.

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af34/EastonDark/l4d_nt01_mansion_b10000.jpg

That one shows the effects of some of the upgrades.

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af34/EastonDark/l4d_nt03_moria_b10001.jpg

That one shows the name of the mod, and flaunts the laser sight.

http://i991.photobucket.com/albums/af34/EastonDark/l4d_nt04_jungleruins_b10002.jpg

And that one shows the incendiary ammo and the extended clips (44 pistols shots FTW)

This game seemed pretty fair and challenging to me. It would be a great addition to the game if Valve wants to pick it up.

[Abyss Crown]

Sigh... those pictures keep getting me more hyped of getting my new PC. *sniffle*

No one said anything about scopes, hell no one even want's iron sights. Of course the attachments would be regulated.


I realize that, but usually when there are attachments involved so are scopes. I do not want scopes nor iron sights. Sean knows that, don't you?

[Elite]

Iron sights wouldn't work with L4D as most of the time you'd be hip firing. A sight attachment would be cosmetical with all the bonuses it brings.

I play on a bunch of upgrade servers. They're really fun, but some of the upgrades are pure BS like incendiary ammo or the knife.

[Easton Dark]

Iron sights wouldn't work with L4D as most of the time you'd be hip firing. A sight attachment would be cosmetical with all the bonuses it brings.

Hell yes. Cosmetic is all I ask for in a laser sight.


I play on a bunch of upgrade servers. They're really fun, but some of the upgrades are pure BS like incendiary ammo or the knife.

I don't really like incendiary ammo, makes it to easy to fight common infected.

[Abyss Crown]

I don't really like incendiary ammo, makes it to easy to fight common infected.

IMO I don't like to see a whole bunch of zombies on fire on the screen at once. It's ugly.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1766/1249812251985.jpg

[El Train]

well yeah but i just meant assuming they fixed that and you could see everyones flashlight

[Zorgy]

Has anyone seen that server mod with the anti boomer rain coat? Haven't played it but it sounds fun.

[Neurologist]

IMO I don't like to see a whole bunch of zombies on fire on the screen at once. It's ugly.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1766/1249812251985.jpg

Yeah, it really blocks your field of sight, allowing easy charching, pouncing, or smoker.

[Easton Dark]

Has anyone seen that server mod with the anti boomer rain coat? Haven't played it but it sounds fun.

Yeah, that's the one where I took the screenies. It was fun, but that isn't why.

[Neurologist]

so, the boomer is useless in that mod?

[seaniepoo]

so, the boomer is useless in that mod?

It only does it once.