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[Rich19]

Perhaps it will put more of an importance on how far you progress through the level, rather than how much health you finish it with.

[TheDR]

Rich19, on 4 Sep 2009, 21:03, said:

Perhaps it will put more of an importance on how far you progress through the level, rather than how much health you finish it with.

I hope so, thats one of the reasons why i stopped playing L4D.

[Ion Cannon!]

The current version is almost 100% progression through the level. Its get into the safehouse or nothing. I would call that progression through a level.

[Hobbesy]

New gameplay video! Looks like we get AKMs now, and there's a bolt-action rifle at 0:04. Those guys in the river at the start are either Mud Men or the new special, the Jockey.

[Libains]

Not impressed by the choice or implementation of the AK. Most overused rifle in video-gaming history imo. Would have liked to have seen a character using a melee weapon too.

[Hobbesy]

Then it's your lucky day AJ!

In this you can see the AK, the new sniper rifle, some melee action, and the Jockey in action.

Edited by Høbbesy, 04 September 2009 - 22:52.

[Ion Cannon!]

The people playing really suck, also the guy commentating sounds crazy. Fire axe looks nice though as does the jockey.

; Opinion now changed to wanting the punch the guy commentating and laughing.

Edited by Ion Cannon!, 04 September 2009 - 23:01.

[Hobbesy]

I want a free L4D shirt. |:

[Libains]

Ion Cannon!, on 4 Sep 2009, 23:58, said:

The people playing really suck, also the guy commentating sounds crazy. Fire axe looks nice though as does the jockey.

; Opinion now changed to wanting the punch the guy commentating and laughing.

Agreed, the bloke is completely, utterly, insane.

However, it all looks quite good, but I think the attack animation with the axe is still a little lackluster. That and the melee does seem rather powerful (one-hit a Hunter). I will be very interested to see how the balance for this turns out.

[Ion Cannon!]

The melee animations should really be varied, not just the same thing over and over. I'm not saying add moves, or combos - although that would be cool. But having say 7 different attack animations with each melee weapon would work well.

[Magma]

i quess if everyone just starts to make their suggestions about melee hit variation, they will be including them like they did in TF2.

[Wizard]

There really are only two ways to swing a melee weapon, down or sideways, not sure how you'd get 7 in? Plus no one complains about the single melee action there is currently. What I'd like to know is if the melee weapons do FF damage.

Right now I am disappointed that crescendo events are still flip button and wait for the horde, would've been cool if they could've made it slightly different, like having to get through a door before it closes or something similiar. Plus they really could've used that fairground ride to make life interesting, shooting zombies whilst spinning sounds like fun

[SquigPie]

"Yes, i haz a speech problemz, i r retarded"

The video gets 5 stars simply for that!

[Rich19]

Wizard, on 5 Sep 2009, 11:44, said:

There really are only two ways to swing a melee weapon, down or sideways, not sure how you'd get 7 in? Plus no one complains about the single melee action there is currently. What I'd like to know is if the melee weapons do FF damage.

I don't see why they wouldn't do FF damage.

As for the ways, there's at the legs from both the left and right (2), at the torso from the left and right (2) and at the head from the left, right and top (3). Which makes 7.

[Ion Cannon!]

Wizard, on 5 Sep 2009, 11:44, said:

There really are only two ways to swing a melee weapon, down or sideways, not sure how you'd get 7 in? Plus no one complains about the single melee action there is currently. What I'd like to know is if the melee weapons do FF damage.

Right now I am disappointed that crescendo events are still flip button and wait for the horde, would've been cool if they could've made it slightly different, like having to get through a door before it closes or something similiar. Plus they really could've used that fairground ride to make life interesting, shooting zombies whilst spinning sounds like fun

With something like the Fire Axe, yes you can only swing two ways. Or 6 if you count diagonals. With something like the crowbar though, its much smaller. Or with a cricket back you could hold it behind your back then smack forward, sending zombies flying.

Basically what i'm hoping for is some inventiveness, thats what I meant by different animations.

[Hobbesy]

An interview with Chet Faliszek

Should shed some light on a few new things.

[Ion Cannon!]

I read the text version, was it done by a monkey or something because it was just horrible... The interview didn't really say anything we didn't already know.

Edited by Ion Cannon!, 06 September 2009 - 22:10.

[Wizard]

Pre-order unique melee weapon announced

Hobbesy Link doesn't work, use this.

Edited by Wizard, 07 September 2009 - 13:20.

[Ion Cannon!]

Wizard, on 7 Sep 2009, 14:17, said:

Pre-order unique melee weapon announced

Hobbesy Link doesn't work, use this.

Is it just me, or does the "American Baseball Bat" look more like a Cricket bat?

[Wizard]

That's cause it is the cricket bat.

[Wizard]

*Minor bump*

Lots of twittering about Crash Course due out this Thursday. Can't seem to find anything to substantiate it though

[deltaepsilon]

I'll try to pick up the game once it reaches a price of my liking.

[Wizard]

All melee weapons listed

Quote

• Baseball Bat
  
• Cricket Bat
  
• Crowbar
  
• Electric Guitar
  
• Fire Axe
  
• Frying Pan
  
• Katana
  
• Machete
  
• Tonfa (police baton)
  
• Chainsaw

[Destiny]

Strangely, the only words that caught my eyes were the Katana and Electric Guitar.

[deltaepsilon]

I reckon they should add sideways pistols.