Valve adds 4 vs 4 competitive matchmaking to Left 4 Dead on Steam
by David Hinkle 
{ Nov 10th 2009 at 4:00PM } 
The update also fixes a pair of bugs in the game, dealing with a nasty game-crashing glitch that would occur as a result of a certain 'Crash Course' achievement (there's a joke in there) being unlocked and an issue where bots and computer-controlled special infected were being reported in the 'View Game Info' screen.
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SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 10th 2009 4:03PM
They added this a few days ago.
Unfortunately the L4D2 already has it's hooks in me.
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 10th 2009 4:04PM
the L4D2 demo*
relaxeder @ Nov 10th 2009 4:21PM
They just added this last night?
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 10th 2009 4:49PM
No, I remember downloading the update around Friday and checking the log.
Then I saw it on some other sites around the same time.
AsherR [Planeteer | Power of The Hoff] @ Nov 10th 2009 4:03PM
Interesting... So I assume that L4D2 will have the same thing? :D
Sidebuster @ Nov 10th 2009 4:04PM
so how does 4vs4 work? Is it super mario style were you take turns or is there going to be 8 people rushing the safe houses?
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 10th 2009 4:05PM
It's basically 1 party of friends vs. 1 part of friends.
It's their attempt to destroy pubstomping, but it won't work.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 4:48PM
so does 1 party wait while the other goes through the map? Or are they doing it at the same time on different er, for lack of a better word, servers?
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 10th 2009 4:50PM
NO.
It's 1 group of people versus 1 group of people.
4v4.
It's just like the normal versus mode except you and your 3 friends (or clan) can get together and compete against another group of 4.
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 10th 2009 4:04PM
Ahh...Xbox support, Valve? Since you guys claim to love it so much?
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Nov 10th 2009 4:05PM
Ahh...Money. Since Steam loves to make it for them so much.
CaramelZappa @ Nov 10th 2009 4:10PM
I think the lack of xbox live support as to do with Microsoft. They have to go through a lot of trouble just to do simple bugfixes, where as with steam they can do whatever they want whenever they want, and have complete control of their content.
CaramelZappa @ Nov 10th 2009 4:13PM
has to do*
RKN @ Nov 10th 2009 4:16PM
Everytime a PC dev does something nice for consoles, a console dev needs to do something nice for the PC. In a perfect world...
Unknown @ Nov 10th 2009 4:25PM
Since XBox Live already provides a superior system for that, you don't need this update as much. After all, Live is suppose to be the best matchmaker.
FSK405K @ Nov 10th 2009 7:49PM
Seriously. When are we getting this on xbox?
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Nov 10th 2009 4:20PM
I heart Valve.
Valve hearts me.
Life is beautiful.
Special Agent Steve @ Nov 10th 2009 6:05PM
I PUSHED BARNEY OFF A TREE.
oh, wait.
Special Agent Steve @ Nov 10th 2009 6:06PM
Lol, just noticed, that's not only a reference to the big purple dinosaur, but also HL2.
Touche past self.
Alex @ Nov 10th 2009 4:26PM
now if they could just fix the Dropped Connection and Spectator "mode" bugs on the console...
Shimrra @ Nov 10th 2009 4:36PM
I dont get has the game always been 4 vs 4?
4 human vs 4 zombies?
Draimen @ Nov 13th 2009 9:22AM
Yes. There are two game modes. Campaign and Versus. In Campaign there are 4 players, each of which control a survivor and must make it to a safehouse at the end of every map. In Versus, there are 4 players on the survivor team, and 4 players on the infected (zombie) team. The survivors try to make it to the safe house with the most amount of health as possible. They get a multiplier to their score based on how many of them actually survived and get a bonus to their score based on how much health they have at the end of the map. The infected try to stop the survivors by playing as one of the special infected. When the survivors either die or reach the safe house, the teams are switched.
Autopsy15 @ Nov 10th 2009 7:40PM
TL;DR: Nothing has changed.
carg0 @ Nov 10th 2009 4:48PM
have they fixed the broken VS achievements in 'crash course' yet?
Warlock @ Nov 10th 2009 4:52PM
So basically Team Fortress Lite? Only, you know, sans Sandviches...
Shimrra @ Nov 10th 2009 5:21PM
Right but the all the times I have played the game since its come is exactly like that 4 vs 4. So what is the big deal about it now?
Jrod @ Nov 10th 2009 5:58PM
So can I finally go back to Versus mode? The reason I stopped playing it because it was 4 randoms vs 4 other people who were friends all coordinating and working together. How about we get a system in place that matches up people with similar skill level? Crazy,I know,but I think it might actually work.
CaramelZappa @ Nov 10th 2009 9:31PM
I've yet to reach a game with skill level matching that really works. In Gears of War 2 the teams are always uneven, and Uncharted 2 one team always outranks the other ridiculously. Team Fortress 2's autobalance helps, but usually when the team is a lot better than the other the round is finished so quickly it doesn't really have an effect.
Actually, now that I think about it, Halo 3 wasn't too bad.
CaramelZappa @ Nov 10th 2009 9:42PM
reach? I meant play, I have yet to PLAY a game with yadda yadda yadda.
monkeyroach @ Nov 11th 2009 2:36AM
6 MORE DAYS, got that preloaded for midnight
Katana Master @ Nov 11th 2009 3:13AM
Gawd. I love Valve but they need to support the console more. Kinda the opposite for IW, eh?