MMO BinA Geek's Look at Massively Multiplayer Online Games

One of the things I enjoy the most about Left 4 Dead, other than the fast pace, is the ability to play as the Infected in online versus modes. What I don’t like, is how they force you to also play, as the survivors. I don’t want to play as the survivors anymore. I just want to play as the Infected, and it is a shame there is no option to do so. I also wish I could “select” which type of Infected I want to play, as I have little skill when it comes to using the Smoker.

I could see why some people would find it frustrating if there were always three Hunters or three Boomers, but if you did a “class limitation” like they currently have in place automatically, then everything would be fair. I would play on servers where I could consistently be the Boomer or the Hunter. They could also add regular Infected to the selection list, giving players that use it a lower re-spawn time, as they don’t have any special abilities, and die fairly easily.

My cousin and I, when we play Left 4 Dead together, and are on the same team, and play as Infected at the same time, are usually able to co-ordinate some pretty effective attacks, thus increasing the difficulty of the game, and exciting the most hard-core players. There should be some effective ranking and slotting system, that also allows people like me to focus on being the Infected, and raising the difficulty for those expert Survivor players looking for a new challenge.

It is a minor complaint about an otherwise fun game, and while I understand that they’d really like us all to focus on being a survivor and giving survivors the best chance to survive, I’d still rather play as the Infected constantly and consistently, at least until I get bored of it.

Note: I know this isn’t “massively multiplayer” in the traditional sense, but it is still an online game with a massive number of players online at any one time, and I enjoy it and think is worth talking about.