Read Agent's post above closer! I'm a fan Agent...I'd love to see that instituted. Last I remember seeing it was back in the Starcraft 1 & Warcraft 3 days on bnet, where your stats were simply Number of Wins/Number of Losses/Number of disconnects. Was too easy to check everyone when they entered your game lobby and boot those with high percentage of disconnects.

Agent's solution is a good one, but is it hard to cross-track that an remove/prevent said penalty from applying?

I think if there were special infected bots on versus mode, then the 5th and 6th players would have more fun. I would play infected by myself against 4 survivors all day long if i had bot teammates, and could take over for the bots when I died!

This week, "Gibfest:"
everyone gets m60s with infinite clip of ammo!

Don't you have to carry around an extra barrel too?

you'll see.

2 Evil Eyes, Summer Sale, and Upcoming DLC.

We are starting a new feature for PC players this week. Bi-weekly community campaigns!

Update: 08.22.2010] Valve has reportedly told PC Gamer that "The Sacrifice" will launch on October 5. The PC and Mac version will launch for free while the Xbox 360 version will cost 560MS Points ($7). According to PC Gamer, the Mac version will launch on October 5. Shacknews has contacted Valve to confirm the Xbox 360 version of the DLC will release alongside the PC and Mac.

[Original: 08.21.2010] Last night on GameTrailers TV, Valve's Chet Faliszek revealed info on upcoming downloadable content for those still waging war on the zombie threat.

(Note: The GTTV video contains spoilers on "The Passing" DLC.)

Faliszek revealed a new downloadable content pack, dubbed "The Sacrifice," is coming to both the original Left 4 Dead and its sequel, Left 4 Dead 2. A precursor to the previous DLC "The Passing," the upcoming pack will tell the story of how the original Left 4 Dead team lost one of its team members to the zombie outbreak.



Since Valve was already busy bringing the original team to Left 4 Dead 2 in order to tell the story in "Sacrifice," Faliszek said the team decided to bring a fan favorite campaign from the original game into its sequel. "No Mercy" will be included in the upcoming DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 players, adding the sequel's game mechanics to the popular original campaign. Presumably (according to footage shown in the interview), players will now be able to choose any character from the Left 4 Dead series in the sequel's multiple campaigns.

Faliszek also discussed a 150-page digital comic that will be released in four parts prior to the launch of "The Sacrifice." The comic will delve into the past of the original survivors and feature the "real" ending to "The Sacrifice" DLC.

Although those who have played "The Passing" DLC are aware of the fallen survivor's true identity, Faliszek says players can choose which of the original cast 'meets their maker' in the upcoming downloadable content.

The downloadable content will be available on the PC for free and will be added to the upcoming Mac version of the game. Xbox 360 owners will have to fork over an unknown amount of Microsoft Space Dollars to get the content. No firm release date was mentioned in the feature.

they've been BZY, spck.

anyway, here is the Interview with Chet on Gametrailers TV previously mentioned.

And a bit more from PC Gamer, my favorite magazine of old.

Also, our dear friends Turtle Rock (makers of CS:CZ and L4d1 and Leep Sheep [iphone only]), are the ones working on the DLC!!