Originally Posted by HAZMAT

Several great recommendations going on in this thread!



1. That the boomer needs to be reworked ASAP!
a. They fixed the vomit going thru infected bug at last but now it appears you have to be standing perfectly still to get a vomit launch? Really?

Welcome to L4D, it has always been this way.

b. I like getting up into the rocks at the start of Blood Harvest and doing a kamikaze Boomer leap and would like to be able to vomit while jumping/ falling on the survivors.
c. With Vomit why have I seen where some games dont even spawn hordes for successful spews? I got 4 spews on one team and counted only 1 horde attack! Is that proper?

There are 2 normal modes for the director, panic mode, and relax mode. When the director is in relax mode, he will not spawn infected, even for boomer bile. If the survivors are already covered in bile and you get them again (vomit on the team then explode on them) it does not start a new spawn wave of infected it just allows the already rushing infected to choose to attack more targets.

2. Sniper Rifle? Really! I have only seen BOTS use this as a weapon. Why not retool that to a weapon only one player can wield? To the effect of a flame thrower or a Grenade Launcher??

Psst, come here, real close, I have a secret for you. With the changes to melee, the hunting rifle is the absolute best weapon to choose from, but it requires a higher level of skill then the simple point and click the shotguns and uzi/m16 do.

3. The AI Director needs to ensure that the game remains balanced! I've played several games where the nades and medi-kits were in abundance for 1 team but not the other and the skill level of the first team was so over the top they didnt even need all the extras!

Most of us prefer playing on no meds servers or on advanced difficulty so the bonus medpacks aren't a big issue. As for the rest it is simply the luck of the draw. Really the only time the pick-up items make a big difference other then pills and medpacks are when a tank spawns very early in a level that you dont get T2 weapons early and both teams search for molotovs and one team gets them, and the other doesnt.

4. The Smoker really should get drag damage! If the Hunter gets pounce damage from a certain height then the Smoker should get drag damage for distances over a certain distance!

Again, welcome to L4D! The smoker does drag damage since the Janurary 14th update. It's roughly 3 points of damage for every second a target us drugged, with a maximum of 12 damage being able to be done for the drag before the choking begins.

5. Also a fan of the thought that during the 20 sec respawn for the Infected that they should be spawned in as a normal horde player. That way they get more in game time and less Survivor spectating and calling out locations and directions time.

uggh, what really are you going to do with those normal infected? 1 damage? 5 if you play on an advanced server? I'll take the 20 seconds of spectating thanks.

6. Melee weapons are GENIUS! Machetes, Pipes, Wrenches and Chainsaws should be the only weapon that does Melee Damage. Allow the normal rifles to punt but only to dislodge the horde but then switch to the melee weapon and punt for damage!

Melee weapons are horrible, and I hope they never add them to this game for vs. mode. They can add all the melee weapons they want for survival mode however. Who chooses a chain saw over a shotgun anyway?