Public Versus

**sparhawkxx** · 12-05-2008, 05:02 PM

I was wondering I havnt really played public. Have TG teams been just going up agaisnt public players? And if so how fun would you say the games are? Are the TGer's dominating so much it lacks fun or are ya'll getting some real challenges? If you feel your team is well organzied I would like some opinions

Thank you

**Arithea** · 12-05-2008, 06:15 PM

I've played a couple of rounds with some fairly organized pubbies and had some great--and successful--rounds. That being said, I've found it very hard to challenge an all-TG (or TG and -F-) team while on the other team and surrounded by pubbies. It's easier if my team is cooperative, and I personally haven't run into too many who weren't; this isn't really a game you can enjoy while lone-wolfing.

Morganan · 12-05-2008, 06:19 PM

An organized team against a team of puggers is a slaughterfest no matter the difficulty setting. The harder the difficulty setting, the less time each map takes is the only difference. It's why I labor to find my group of friends organized games against other groups so as to bring some challenge to the game. It gets quite boring quite quickly trouncing a team of puggers 6000-135 by the 4th map and tends to make the finales quite boring when enough people remain to even make them worth playing.

**peardog** · 12-05-2008, 06:32 PM

And of Course a MIC is essential... If not Just to save your own Hide... If we can't hear ya scream..we can't save ya!.... (that is where alot of Pubbies have a disadvantage with TG'ers..)

**Skylark** · 12-05-2008, 11:06 PM

My experience in public versus.

Both sides
No one communicates. They all are silent. If they do talk, it is to insult you. (see survivor below)

Zombie side
Won't attack at the same time. Charge in alone and fail. Survivors usually do pretty well. Ignores any attempt to give advice.

Human side
If you are firing your gun on full auto in front, someone will run in front of you and take a hit (or more). Then he will turn and cuss at you for shooting him, ignoring the fact that he (or she) is an idiot.
Sometimes, EVERYONE takes a sniper rifle.

MaDNess · 12-06-2008, 11:10 AM

My crew went up against another team called ATF we won 3278 to there like 476 was pretty awesome.

Zephyr · 12-07-2008, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDNess

My crew went up against another team called ATF we won 3278 to there like 476 was pretty awesome.

It always has been quite remarkable to me how much TG trounces other communities, and we try the least to be "good"...

-Zephyr

**Skylark** · 12-08-2008, 02:43 AM

True.

**Avs** · 12-09-2008, 03:15 PM

ATF isnt a strong group in my opinion (seeing them play in many other games besides L4D, they are a big community). But still, you get any 4 people who know each other, there is a advantage in communication and simply, The Will To Win, as compared to 4 random dudes, one which has to go get the laundry, another whos trying to cook spaghetti, a third whos on the phone with their girlfriend, and an ******* whos makes games their business (actually these are all TG people we know haha), and we get instant fail.

Ive been playing a lot of public games and its either challenging because people are sucking, or a curb stomp because the other team cant hack it. I think public versus is a really good way of gaining experience and just learning from the community out there in how they deal with tanks/witches, certain scenarios, etc.

For example, at the end of the subway map on No Mercy, a guy went down and he said "Leave me guys!". We only had 3 guys left, but the other guy with me went back to get him. The person who was incap kept screaming forget about me, get those points. Anyways, the guy who went to rescue him (at the time no zombies were attacking the incap), was killed, and only I made it out alive. Its interesting, because I think most of us would just leave our teammate there in a bad situation there, but this hero went out of his way to save that teammate (and get killed in the process). Maybe its stupidity, but I had a tear in my eye.

**sparhawkxx** · 12-09-2008, 04:32 PM

I know its a score game but I seen 1 guy leave 2 guys last night and to me thats a sin

Give me the chance and I want to help my team as much as I can or die trying. How many times have they gotten me out of a nasty fix. I couldn't live with myself knowing I coulda made a differance

This is not an attack I have seen a few players do this AVS you are one but you try as much as you can it seems before this decision.

This is where the rushing gets others left4dead in my opinion. I will chance the score saving a friend

Its a weakness.

oh since this is a public versus post, everytime you try to get a group to work together you get cursed out or ignored in public. Not in a TG related game. We know what teamwork is about.

**Avs** · 12-09-2008, 07:17 PM

This is what really happened:

http://sleepdepjoel.deviantart.com/a...Dead-105379377

**Kebab-Kastike** · 12-10-2008, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avs

This is what really happened:

http://sleepdepjoel.deviantart.com/a...Dead-105379377

Hahahaha.

Talk about great tactic for surviving. Reminds me of the demo times when every time we made it to the saferoom we tried to kill eachother off to restart the campaign without watching through the ending video or calling a boring vote.

Back to public versus:
It's pretty hard to find communicating pub team. It's kinda like the times before you knew about TacticalGamer and were searching for a squad in Battlefield who actually had squadleader who gave orders and tried to make his squad follow these orders. It's only good if you just want to play to pass the time, but not as enjoyable as having teams that communicate.

Hunter · 12-13-2008, 05:35 PM

Heh, I actually got kicked from a lobby in the demo for typing in:

"So, any plans?"
"Like shotguns in front and uzis in back?"
"Also when in tight places please crouch when you're in front"

- You were kicked from the lobby -

**Skylark** · 12-13-2008, 07:39 PM

LOL!

I once told the team (as zombies) that we needed to attack together. I was told "if you can't take them down alone, you must suck"

I started keeping track of how many times he died before doing any damage (alone). He wasn't happy when everytime he failed, I'd type in:
24
25
etc

LOL

Tampa Tony · 12-13-2008, 11:08 PM

I mostly play with friends and we communicate sometimes people don't and that makes and breaks a game. I have seen some great pubs out there with nice skills and tactics.