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squerl

01-17-2008, 08:09 AM

http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=745

New info:
-Normal difficulty no longer has the Witch, only the two harder difficulty modes now
-No cross-platform play between PC and Xbox 360 users

Punisher 36O

01-17-2008, 08:27 AM

mmmmm. . . . . information tastes good :D

GamerKing

01-17-2008, 09:17 AM

No cross-platform play between PC and Xbox 360 users

Thats good news, I wasn't looking forward to PC gamers rubbing console owners noses into the fact they don't have "pin-point accuracy".

arsis

01-17-2008, 09:34 AM

Stupoider

01-17-2008, 09:43 AM

"Faliszek noted that more weapons and maps will follow the game's release, with Valve, as always, planning to distribute them on the PC for free. "

HELL YES.

Armored_Zombie_Cow

01-17-2008, 09:45 AM

PC for free
pwned.
PC gamers rubbing console owners noses into the fact they don't have "pin-point accuracy".
and vice versa; that being console owners complaining about the fact

Stupoider

01-17-2008, 09:49 AM

the fact

Puscifer

01-17-2008, 10:34 AM

tripp36

01-17-2008, 10:45 AM

"Faliszek noted that more weapons and maps will follow the game's release, with Valve, as always, planning to distribute them on the PC for free. "

i dont care if i have to pay but do u think that xbox360 will also get d/l's?

Clamzoni_of_RI

01-17-2008, 10:54 AM

All this recent news coverage just about makes up for the delay. Keep feeding us every month and I'll be satisfied until august comes around.

Atari

01-17-2008, 10:58 AM

that was a good read, i am only playing on the hard difficulty setting as soon as i get it, not evn gonna touch normal at all lol. I know i will probly get owned and not even make it to the first safe point but meh:P

I'm thinking the same thing.

You know what, I'd love to see Valve get 4 pro gamers (CS:S would be better imo) and put them in a game on hard setting. Then release the video in HD just so we can lol.

Atari

01-17-2008, 10:59 AM

its almost as if mike/trs has been reading the forums

They'd be stupid if they didn't.

*Edit* Hello Valve, got me that job yet? I make great coffee.

arsis

01-17-2008, 11:03 AM

You know what, I'd love to see Valve get 4 pro gamers (CS:S would be better imo) and put them in a game on hard setting. Then release the video in HD just so we can lol.
thats an amazing idea!

like dont let them practice or anything, just toss them in and see how they do. it has to be the first time that theyve ever played for it to be awesome.

dontleave

01-17-2008, 11:55 AM

Awesome, new weapons!!!

Now that I've seen it on my screen, Louis looks mad pissed in the new screenshot.

hool10

01-17-2008, 12:23 PM

3 new screenshots actually:
http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9057/9057_478f980fb2843.jpg (http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9057/9057_478f980fb2843.jpg)
http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9057/9057_478f98048fb6c.jpg (http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9057/9057_478f98048fb6c.jpg)
http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9057/9057_478f980a819d3.jpg (http://www.shacknews.com/images/image-o-matic.x?/images/sshots/Screenshot/9057/9057_478f980a819d3.jpg)

arsis

01-17-2008, 12:25 PM

Yeh i realized that as well

dontleave

01-17-2008, 12:46 PM

Third screenshot was the one I was talking about, my all time favorite so far. Like... wow.

squerl

01-17-2008, 12:49 PM

Louis: Imma fuck you up.

Puscifer

01-17-2008, 12:56 PM

I think there should only be one difficulty, Hard. But it wouldnt be called hard obviously just be the way it is, that way it will be u to the survivours to really play well and work together, and the infected side to work together and make it a little easier for them..

it really bothers me that u will have to choose a difficulty setting:((((((((((

really!

cant imagine joining a css server and choosing a difficulty setting pshh, and i know its a deifferent game etc, but it is aimed at young adults, and im sure all ppl playing this after the first few months will want a challenge anyway...

what u think?

hooray for zombies

01-17-2008, 12:57 PM

He also seems to be looking straight at Zoey. Coincedence? I think NOT!

dontleave

01-17-2008, 01:15 PM

what u think?

I think that's the stupidest thing to complain about.

frogopus

01-17-2008, 01:17 PM

Counter Strike has a difficulty level when you play with AI.

arsis

01-17-2008, 05:24 PM

i like the fact you can change the difficulty.

ill probably start on normal and switch to hard after i beat the whole game. and then play it on hard over and over and over and over again in a continuous loop.

god damn im just making myself want this even more :-/

Mustacio

01-17-2008, 05:32 PM

i dont care if i have to pay but do u think that xbox360 will also get d/l's?

yeah but very very limited downloads. it takes a long time to go through the certification process on xbox live so i think that will discourage the devs to keep releasing as much as they do on the PC. and i think it will take longer for xbox 360 users to get the downloads because they're might be many bugs with the new content and since xbox live takes awhile to get even a small patch through, they're gonna need to make sure its stable before the content is released. unlike the PC where they can put a patch up the next day to fix the bugs.

Dead Fish

01-17-2008, 11:47 PM

Hehehe... I want to play now. :( What made me laugh is, when he said the Infected kicked his pipe bomb back with their fast feet, killing him. Yay for physics. :D

Fortunately, the Witch only appears on the harder difficulty settings.

That's the only thing I read about the witch. Could also include Normal though? Btw, I didn't knew they actually had 4 difficulty settings.

Reptile

01-17-2008, 11:52 PM

Excellent! Info!

erislover

01-18-2008, 02:16 AM

Making it easier? Why? It's a damn zombie apocalypse, living only 25% of the time already seems like too much unless you're Buffy. Heck, on easy one should live only 25% of the time.

Jim_Riley

01-18-2008, 06:04 AM

"Faliszek noted that more weapons and maps will follow the game's release, with Valve, as always, planning to distribute them on the PC for free. "

its almost as if mike/trs has been reading the forums hearing people complain about more news and media...

I don't know about that, they probably DO read about our ideas and whatnot, but on that issue I would only assume that's common sense...

dontleave, you took my future avatar already >:3 argh!

Puscifer

01-18-2008, 06:09 AM

god i want them to get the animation/slow down bugs etc ironed out and a beta in a cuple of months.

PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZ!

:O

asu

01-18-2008, 06:56 AM

*slobbers*
pure awesomeness

Kazary

01-18-2008, 03:04 PM

i think the normal difficulty should be allowed to set up if they want a witch or not, then some servers will do for instance tags like

fubarGamerzRofl-OMFGZOMBIES! [difficulty: Norm] [witch] Server2

while others

fubarGamerzRofl-OMFGZOMBIES! [difficulty: Norm] [No witch] Server2

that way we can choose, and for hard, witch is forced. so u can't choose if u want her or not for the highest difficulty. Then also, its like actually 4 difficulties! in a sense at least. the server name i made up, dunno if its used =p. Anyway i just think this would be better then just saying,
"yeh we're gonna take it out of normal modes".. because personally more challenge = more teamwork = more fun + scary moments and screams down the mic, which we all love.

dontleave

01-18-2008, 03:05 PM

the server name i made up

No way.

Kazary

01-18-2008, 03:06 PM

..i don't mean i'm a original creator, i mean that i'm just making up a name which i don't know if is used for the example. Jesus, at least say something about the usefull part insted of the words no one will give a shit about >__>

dontleave

01-18-2008, 03:09 PM

..i don't mean i'm a original creator

No way.

..i don't mean i'm a original creator, i mean that i'm just making up a name which i don't know if is used for the example. Jesus, at least say something about the usefull part insted of the words no one will give a shit about >__>

Jesus, at least say something about the usefull part insted of the words no one will give a shit about >__>

Ironic.

Dead Fish

01-18-2008, 08:02 PM

I just restarted Steam and there is a link of this preview in the Update News. Valve, getting their marketing started. :P

dontleave

01-18-2008, 08:44 PM

Yeah that's pretty awesome, not the first time though. (I think)

TheDark12

01-20-2008, 04:33 AM

"Faliszek noted that more weapons and maps will follow the game's release, with Valve, as always, planning to distribute them on the PC for free."

Dear god. If Valve was a woman, I would be a cheater.

I love this so god damn much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

The only thing I could possibly wish for would be:
A demo of the FIRST ACT to be released on Steam to pre-orderers for a SINGLE WEEK.

Oh. My. God. I'd love you long time.

Big_Bubbaloola

01-20-2008, 10:51 PM

Is it just me, or was that new pic of the farmhouse/windmill especially creepy? Reminds me of Children of the Corn or Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

You just about make it to the house, and then you've got to clear it out before you can end the level, is how I think it'll pan out. I'm getting increased blood pressure just thinking about it!