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[Kazz]

This game is the most fun that I have ever had, ever.

[François]

Everybody was zombie fighting, those guys were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they fought with expert timing

There was funky zombie men from funky zombie town
They were trapping when up, they were trapping when down
It's an ancient voodoo art, and everybody knew their part
For my friend, ain't you a stiff, then I'm shootin' from the hip

Everybody was zombie fighting, those guys were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they fought with expert timing

There was funky Boomer Jim and little Smoker John
He said, here comes the big tank, let's get it on
We took the gun and made a stand, started striking with the hand
A sudden motion made me stiff, now we're into a braindead trip

Everybody was zombie fighting, those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they did it with expert timing

(in other words this game is awesome)

[Bal]

We've completed three out of the four Campaigns in campaign mode now (on Advanced, Expert in retail is, uh, no), and I have to say, jesus motherfucking christ on the burning wrecking of a plane, this game is outrageously fun. The rescue events are out of this world, with my favorite so far probably coming from Dead Air, which I would not want to spoil. It's almost too much to stand.

[Kazz]

FRONDLY TIPS

#1: If you're surrounded by zombies, and you want your teammates to shoot them, crouch.

#2: If a nearby teammate is being licked by a Smoker, don't just follow the tongue and try to kill it.  You can free your teammate by hitting him with a melee attack (these attacks do not deal any damage to teammates).  Make a decision: if you can see the Smoker, and your friend isn't close by, shoot it; otherwise, consider whacking your friend instead.

#3: If you have to walk in front of people to get a shot at the zombies, let your team know so, and frigging crouch.

#4: Always watch every direction.  Zombies can come from almost any direction at any time.  If you hear the horde's song, a strategically placed molotov can be the difference between victory and defeat.

#5: Know what's going on.  Discuss how you're going to use pain pills and med kits, figure out who should cover what direction, and stay close to your teammates in case they (or you) need a rescue.

#5.a: One decent system: Pick a partner, and decide which of you will lead, and which if you will follow.  Wingmen need to watch their leader's backs and never seperate from them for more than a second.

#6: Check every room.  You never know where the AI Director is putting stuff.

#7: Use quiet moments.  Heal up, reload everything, check side rooms for supplies, and discuss plans for proceeding.  Don't just rush toward the next fight.

#7.a: That said, don't linger in one spot too long.  The AI Director doesn't wait around for you to be ready; it will continue to throw shit at you.

#8: Keep your weapons full.  Always, always, always.

#8.a: Your shotgun will continue reloading, even if you're using your melee attack to push zombies away.

[MadMAxJr]

I am horrible at this game.

It's hard to get better when you quit.

Work starts at 7:30, 1 AM was pushing it for me.

[Bal]

FRONDLY TIPS
#8.a: ALL WEAPONS will continue reloading, even if you're using your melee attack to push zombies away.

Number one protip.

[Bongo Bill]

The demo convinced us all that this game would easy. We were misled.

[Defenestration]

Now that I'm back home from a long day, who's up for some pwning?

[MadMAxJr]

If you get to be the tank on the first stage of No Mercy, be sure to go punch cars at the survivors.  It is the best thing ever.

[Misha]

xbox version being limited to two player splitscreen makes me 

[Bal]

Playing a little bit on my own (that is, outside friends only groups) has highlighted to me that, much like TF2, a bad team makes for a bad experience, and unfortunately even one bad player can make for a real detriment. It hurts the game slightly, but it's easily solved, and it's still the best multiplayer game I have played since the TF2 launched, and probably in the top five of all time.

[Kazz]

Played some Versus on a team with friends against a team of pubbies last night.  Unfortunately, didn't get much time as the infected, because they were terrible at sticking together and cooperating, and got fucked sideways.

Similar problem in a friends-only game in which, on the Hospital level of No Mercy, we got a Tank at the very beginning, who busted into the safe room (along with a boomer and a pair of hunters, incl me) and nearly killed everybody.  Three survived, but were attacked by respawning infected (incl another boomer, who is part and parcel to every successful attack on the survivors, no lie) and finished off before they could finish healing themselves and get out (for whatever reason, they left the door open).  That team got a score of 0 for the level.  Simply by exiting the safe room safely, my team won the round.

[MadMAxJr]

Single Player is fine and dandy except for two little things.  Bots don't use explosives or placed miniguns.

[François]

The explosives thing does suck, especially in places like the end of Death Toll where the game puts a crapload of molotovs and pipes within arm's reach because it knows you'll need them. But I don't mind manning the minigun every time; the bots are much better at covering your ass than most random players you'll meet.

[Bal]

That's almost as dumb as playing single player in the first place.

[François]

I played single player once on each campaign because it puts me in total control of the pace, and lets me explore, soak in the atmosphere, and examine the details in the world at my leisure. It's probably not something that I'll do again, because that's really not what the game is about, but I did enjoy my sp runs for what they were.

[MadMAxJr]

The bots are a bit more cooperative than pubs however.

I rather enjoyed the fact we left the pubbie behind to die on that one map last night.  "Don't heal him.  Leave him."

He did keep the big horde off of us for a bit!

[Norondor]

Playing a little bit on my own (that is, outside friends only groups) has highlighted to me that, much like TF2, a bad team makes for a bad experience, and unfortunately even one bad player can make for a real detriment.

HI STEVE WAY TO WALK OFF ON YOUR OWN/GRAB THE WRONG WEAPON/SHOOT THE WITCH WHEN SHE WASN'T IN THE WAY

FUCK YOU CRACKER

[Bongo Bill]

I still haven't survived any rescue map. I try to get to the safe spot - I'm not hanging around the safe area like a megaderp - but even my best first-person-shootin' is never enough to get me there, and I get knocked down and swarmed by fifty tanks.

Once I died ten feet away from the helicopter at the end of No Mercy. We were playing with a group of three; I think only the AI character made it out alive that time.

[Bal]

I've made it all but twice. Once it was Versus and Kazz smokered me, and another time I was five feet away from the helicopter when a friend shot me in the fucking back that swine.