Left 4 Dead: Survival Mode Details
Lately Valve’s Left 4 Dead blog has been a great source of information, especially for those of us still hooked on blasting zombies. Last Thursday, Kerry Davis and Scott Dalton dropped some juicy details about the Survival Pack DLC, releasing later this week…for free! The bulk of the discussion centers around the new Survival mode. Included in the post is the graph above illustrating how the various infected respawn throughout the course of a Survival mode match. If you’re having trouble making heads or tails out of these curves, let me summarize: the longer you survive, the tougher it gets. Though that might be a gross understatement. Just look at how the difficulty ramps up over time. Most disturbing is that red “Specials” line representing spawns for Hunters, Smokers, Boomers, and I assume Witches. Now I know why most matches don’t last much longer than five minutes. Still no details on which maps are playable in this new mode, but I guess we’ll find out soon enough. For more details and a greater appreciation of what went into balancing this new mode check out the Left 4 Dead blog. And be sure to download the Survival Pack on Tuesday, April 21st.
