Valve has collected and released the Achievement statistics for its cooperative, zombie extermination-fest, Left 4 Dead. The most frequently unlocked award amongst Steam users is "Drag and Drop," with 72.6% of players having earned it after splattering a spluttering Smoker zombie before it managed to inflict damage on a fellow survivor. That's sticking to the spirit of the game!
Unsurprisingly, nobody's managed to kill 53,595 Infected (yet!) and only 0.2% of players have survived every single campaign on Expert difficulty. That's the one where the AI Director puts a paperweight on the "Spawn Tank" button.
Reader Comments (36)
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:23PM (Unverified) said
This game is being ruined by the horrible lobby system and people hosting games locally with inadequate net connections. I sometimes need to join 10+ matches to find one that is not a lag fest.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 2:11PM (Unverified) said
Steam. It is clear they developed a pc game with 360 features. Bad Valve, bad.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 5:03PM Zak Canard said
Can't say I've had much problem with the lobby system, but that might be because I'm signed up to a few Steam community groups that host a number of L4D servers.
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Posted: Nov 27th 2008 1:44AM einhanderkiller said
I had connection issues in the demo, but it's been totally smooth for me in the retail version.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 4:31PM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
"Tied up, and pounced on..."
This can be a good thing.
Oh, context.
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This can be a good thing.
Oh, context.
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:28PM 343 Guilty Fart said
LOL, does anyone even PLAY this game anymore??
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:33PM (Unverified) said
Jesus, is your whole gimmick now adding a comment about whether people actually play the game in the article anymore?! Didn't you just say this about Street Fighter also? PLEASE TELL US WHAT WE SHOULD BE PLAYING.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:52PM (Unverified) said
Yes...daily, with whatever free time I have. You can hate on the game all you want, but to me it's remarkable.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 1:09PM 343 Guilty Fart said
It's obviously an absurd comment, it's not meant to be taken seriously. Let's lighten up a bit!
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:28PM teamsammalone said
I'm suprised All 4 Dead is so high. That's my proudest achievement bounced a cop car around an alley and instantly incapped all four survivors... it was great
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:33PM The MAZZTer said
Lamb 2 Slaughter is 0 which doesn't surprise me since the achievement is broken. :P
I actually have it but it doesn't show up on the Steam website, only in-game. I have that problem with a few Portal achievements as well.
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I actually have it but it doesn't show up on the Steam website, only in-game. I have that problem with a few Portal achievements as well.
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:36PM (Unverified) said
I got the Man vs Tank achievement yesterday. Big guy got stuck behind a van so I unloaded 30 shotgun shells into his face.
Some may think that it's cheap the way I got it, but I figure it was just the director making amends for the 5 times the tank punched me off the roof of the hospital when I'M 3 FEET AWAY FROM THE %^&$%& HELICOPTER.
*eye twitch*
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Some may think that it's cheap the way I got it, but I figure it was just the director making amends for the 5 times the tank punched me off the roof of the hospital when I'M 3 FEET AWAY FROM THE %^&$%& HELICOPTER.
*eye twitch*
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:48PM TheDarkWayne said
i've been roped away from INSIDE the helichopper by smokers on no less than 3 occasions. One time I survived only to have everyone else killed by a tank
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:53PM teamsammalone said
that's how I got my Drag and Drop. Get down next to the helipad to grab guys as the door closes, or just keep an eye out for smokers camping there (me).
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:48PM (Unverified) said
A testament at how ridiculously ineffective the smoker is. The fact that you can melee his tongue, shoot the smoker for a brief second when ensnared, melee the victim, or shoot THROUGH an ensnared victim to pick off a smoker supports my claim he is by far the weakest infected boss, and highly situational to use.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 1:06PM (Unverified) said
Smoker is great if you can find spots that allow travel, but become inaccessible from below once players drop down from it. If you snag the last person before the entire team drops down and you're able to ensnare a victim, then it's GG unless they're smart enough to toss up a grenade.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 12:54PM (Unverified) said
NOT an XBOX FAN AT ALL.
But i was wondering how good a present will this be for my brother in law?
Is it on top 3 right now?
He likes fable, Orange box, COD4, command and con. 3. GTA4. JRPG's He's all over the place with his taste in games.
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But i was wondering how good a present will this be for my brother in law?
Is it on top 3 right now?
He likes fable, Orange box, COD4, command and con. 3. GTA4. JRPG's He's all over the place with his taste in games.
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 1:00PM (Unverified) said
If your brother-in-law plays online regularly and has some friends online to play with, then yes, L4D is great. It's even decent with 2 players via splitscreen, but single-player isn't nearly as good.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 1:10PM (Unverified) said
Ok thanks man..
Now i have to look for a deal on this for black friday.
Hope i find something.
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Now i have to look for a deal on this for black friday.
Hope i find something.
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 1:04PM (Unverified) said
My brother got the Witch head shot one. We played the boat one and he jumped out of a building and looked down. The witch was right below him so he opened up on it with his Auto shotgun.
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 2:09PM (Unverified) said
is the paper weight on the "Spawn Tank" button the xbox 360 HD DVD attachment? that would be kinda sad...
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Posted: Nov 26th 2008 2:18PM Special Agent Steve said
"That's the one where the AI Director puts a paperweight on the "Spawn Tank" button." lol.
I laughed out loud Ludwig XD.
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I laughed out loud Ludwig XD.
Posted: Nov 26th 2008 6:04PM Brodo said
Me and my friends were trying to play this game on expert and its freaking insane... We were all playing LAN so we could co-operate and play with no lag and we still couldnt do it. We were on the last level of No Mercy after countless hours (literally) of playing and we couldnt do it :(
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Posted: Jan 6th 2009 5:59PM (Unverified) said
I'm surprised no one has the 53,595 infected yet. I don't play THAT much and I'm at about 20,000 (on PC).
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