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Lag Infecting 'Left 4 Dead 2'?

Via MTV Multiplayer: "Left 4 Dead 2 drops today and you may be one of many out there that's itching to grab a copy and jump online. Before I get to posting my review, I need to spend a bit more time with the game post-release to really see how the game handles with the countless servers running the whole zombie apocalypse show.

I only say this because this past weekend on Xbox Live I ran into an enemy more deadly and more terrifying than "Left 4 Dead 2's" own Witch or Tank infected. If you can't tell from the headline above, I'm talking about lag."

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ActionBastard5289d ago

I'd rather not connect to a game than play through lag.

I_LOVE_MYSELF5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

Its a shame but I agree... Its why I stopped playing LBP online with my friends...

Anon19745289d ago

Left 4 Dead is the one game that makes me want XBL again. My PC is woefully under-equipped to handle newer titles, and I've sworn off XBL after multiple console failures and run ins with homophobic, racist 12 year olds. Good thing theres plenty of awesome new titles to distract me.

Oh, and Super Mario Brothers Wii. So far, that's the only regret I have for selling my Wii last Christmas. Ok, now I'm starting to ramble...

JsonHenry5289d ago

I just got done playing the PC version and my ping stayed in the 40-50 range. Not too shabby.

Blaze9295289d ago

Yeah right now the online multiplayer on the 360 is just terrible. I fail to see how this was not recognized in time for shipment.

I bet IGN didn't mention the lag when they graciously handed out that 9 though. *sigh*

FACTUAL evidence5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

GiantEnemyCrab's panties are in a bunch, don't mind that creature, it's being fanboyish. Honestly my L4D2 isn't lagging...weird, but i did hear others talking about it.

leila015288d ago (Edited 5288d ago )

The lag is terrible in this game (360 version). It was already like this in the demo and stupid as I am, I thought they'd fix this with the full game... wrong.

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ActionBastard5289d ago

Damn. Even BEFORE it was released it was lagging. Now that's a shame for a pay to play service.

i3eyond the Circle5289d ago

Xbox Live isn't lagging. It's the L4D servers.

GiantEnemyCrab5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

This game runs on dedicated server's controlled by Valve.

Everytime I see one of your trolling 360 comments you just fail that much harder. You even submitted the story but couldn't pull from it that these are Valve servers..

After the piss poor performance of MW2 on the PS3 none of you PS3 fannies should be opening your fat mouths.

ActionBastard5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

@ i3eyond the Circle
Then that's a bigger damn shame. Paying to play on busted dedicated servers that aren't even controlled by the people you pay.

@ButthurtCrab
Run along and tweet how angry you are from your 360. Hahaha. I was too busy beating MW2 on Veteran to give a sh!t about MP. It works now and I'm not out a dime.

GiantEnemyCrab5289d ago

You know what.. I also bought the PS3 version and got my Veteran and most of the other SP achievemen.. err Trophies but I wanted to play some MP day one and it wasn't just lag, I couldn't connect at all..

It was just a couple days and I'm sure Valve will have any problems with lag worked out in a couple days as well.

ActionBastard5289d ago

I'd rather not connect to a game than play through lag.

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RuPaul5289d ago

Launch day 360 going strong with no lag in L4D2.

foreverflame5289d ago

Modern warfare 2 needed a patch on the ps3 since the psn broken online couldnt hang,lol patchstation 3

HolyOrangeCows5289d ago (Edited 5289d ago )

And LIVE didn't work properly for a week in late 2007/early 2008.

Ohhh! Not ONE day of ONE game not working online! How horrible!
lol

Lord Shuhei Yoshida5289d ago

Ouch.

Pay up Xbots.Exclusive lag and 12 year old racist kids for only 50$.

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15 Xbox Games That Should Make the Multiplatform Jump

While there’s likely already a list behind closed doors, one can still speculate and offer logical suggestions for titles new and old that should find their way into the PlayStation and Switch libraries.

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GamerRN56d ago

Single A games and live service games. Those make sense

S2Killinit56d ago

None of it makes sense. But its happening.

Ps5conehead56d ago

That’s up to Microsoft they want return on there investment. From buying up those publishers. That’s what there in business for. And they made a mistake putting day one exclusive on game pass. So now Microsoft wants to profit any way they can.its called buisness . Just like Sony putting games on pc a year are two after ps5 launch.
So if they can make money off PlayStation and Nintendo. They will do that. And I bet soon real soon they will release some aaa exclusives .and I bet one day it will be same day release

TheEroica55d ago

Sony gamers begging for Xbox games.... Who would've thunk it?

BISHOP-BRASIL55d ago

Yeah, because random site off the internet represents all Sony gamers, they have the letter of attorney and all...

S2Killinit55d ago

Lol what a spin. You dizzy?

AsunaYuukiTheFlash55d ago (Edited 55d ago )

We don’t care about shovelwares. Get that junk out of PS5

StormSnooper55d ago

More like MS begging to put their games on PlayStation.

TheEroica54d ago

Keep begging Sony gamers!

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Friendlygamer56d ago

Some of these seem to be exclusive for lack of enthusiasm of the publisher rather than because of deals. A lot of cool indies skip ps for some reason like katana zero, el paso, elsewhere and gunbrela

S2Killinit56d ago

Even more indies skip xbox. We know that right?

Friendlygamer56d ago

Quality over quantity, Microsoft got some really interesting and curated niche games on their machines, maybe in part because of gamepass

S2Killinit55d ago

Quality and MS are not things you bring up in same sentence.

shinoff218356d ago (Edited 56d ago )

Alot of indies skip xbox to. It goes round and round. Personally I think your off base on that but no need to have the argument.

Friendlygamer55d ago

Between katana zero, valheim, Battletech, el passo... I don't feel off base. maybe ps got a million of light novel games that will never release on Xbox but like I've said, I'm talking about niche games highlights, the 10%.

  Heck, it's probably thanks to Microsoft that the s.t.a.l.k.e.r games came to console ps included, meanwhile Sony backwards compatibility continues to be extremely anemic.

And I'm sure most ps5 users are happy to ignore these games and just play wathever new 3rd person action game is trending but it's cool that Microsoft gives some love to smaller audiences and software preservation

shinoff218355d ago

Again your off base just to be snide. All it's showing though is your ignorance.

One light novels wtf is that even. Ps has plenty of pretty damn good indies.

Speaking of indies and ms being responsible. You know F.I.S.T. of course you do alot of you guys just support gamepass. Well here's a history of Sony being responsible for helping indies. Look up the China project from Sony.

Lastly lol your ignorance showing again. Sony has plenty of games. Personally third person is better then first anyway but that's besides the point. Sony gets so many games that xbox doesn't get because yall don't support the games. Jrpgs being a great example. I personally am not into every Sony first party game. Alot of us aren't. On the other side you don't get to eat often so you gobble up everything. Me personally God of War not my cup, etc. For me I'm into jrpgs and ms just can't touch Sony on those. Again because the Xbox base doesn't support it. Devs dont wanna waste their time or money. Hit me up when falcom develops a game over there.

Speaking of third person narrative games. Aren't yall drooling over hellblade 2. The first one was Sony exclusive at one point. Another not my cup game. Showing we don't have to fall in line and agree we love everything Sony puts out. The facts are they sell though unlike elsewhere(not nintendo)

StormSnooper55d ago

You are same person as GamerRN, yes?

Abnor_Mal56d ago

They really think PlayStation fans would want to play Redfall? Pfft.

Personally nothing on that list would be any game I’d want to play.

TwoPicklesGood56d ago

I’d absolutely love Hellblade 2, Palworld, and Quantum Break on ps5 as I’m sure tons of others would too. There’s nothing wrong with wanting games from another console and its sad that people try to act like they aren’t interested in them.

shinoff218355d ago

While indont agree with the games. I agree with the point. Your not wrong.

DarXyde56d ago

Sunset Overdrive makes very good sense. Palworld might.

Don't know about the others. Hellblade II does make sense given the original launched on PS4 first. Quantum Break was a massive letdown for me. I absolutely hated the whole TV show thing and I don't think anyone should have to relive that on modern hardware.

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Valve Made Left 4 Dead 2 Because The First Game Was A Broken Mess

Left 4 Dead lead Chet Faliszek describes the original Left 4 Dead game as "such a broken thing that nobody wanted to touch it."

Number1TailzFan168d ago

And then couldn't be arsed to make a third game.

If they can add a lot more stuff to a 2nd game in just 1 year why didn't they make a third game a few years later with tons of stuff extra? Because that shows they could've.

I know Source 2 was kind of broken and was a reason they cancelled L4D3 but it seems wasteful to just toss it away.

Don't know what Valve were thinking.. it's like nobody wanted to fix the issues to get going. They certainly aren't the Valve of 2004 that released fun games with pretty cutting edge graphics.

cthulhucultist166d ago

Valve is allergic to number 3 it seems. It would be easier for them to release a Left 4 Dead 2.5 enhanced version instead of releasing a game with "3" slapped on its title.

rakentaja165d ago

They stopped making games a long time ago. Steam brings in so much money that it's really not worth the effort. Nowadays, people only look for faults in games, and spend more time whining on Twitter/X than playing the game anyway. Valve says a big fat no-no.

anast166d ago

Value is the Blockbuster of video games. They have no need to invest in deving a game, when they can make handfuls of cash renting them.

-Foxtrot167d ago

What are they talking about? Seemed pretty alright to me at launch it just wasn't supported the way Valve promised us

They should have just worked on a revamp / massive update to the game but they didn't they jumped straight to a sequel with brand new characters despite having some sort, if small, story about where the original survivors were heading.

I didn't care for the direction they took the sequel, the original games tone and atmosphere was missing in the second game and is still unmatched. Daytime levels, more whackiness, melee weapons where you could attack a Tank with a frying pan...just wasn't the same to be honest and the new survivors just didn't hold up the originals.

Here's my speculation. I think they did a sequel because they didn't want to update a game co-developed by Turtle Rock, they wanted the franchise to be known as a Valve game only and knew if they updated the first one Turtle Rocks name would still linger on it.

shaenoide166d ago

I want broken games like L4D all day long...

GhostScholar166d ago

Well the first game was by far the best

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The Best Co-Op Horror Games You've Missed in Halloween

Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.

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