| Left 4 Dead is a Multi-Player Co-op First Person | | | | the team. |
| Shooter. In a nutshell that means there's lots of team | | | | Boomer Vomits on survivors causing a horde to |
| play and tons of strategy. Knowing the basics will | | | | attack the tagged players. |
| make you a valued team mate on the zombie | | | | Witch If disturbed attacks the offending player with a |
| battlegrounds. | | | | one hit kill |
| The first thing a L4D player must learn is how to deal | | | | Tank Has more health than any other infected and |
| with common infected. Common infected are your | | | | deals tons of damage, takes a team to bring down. |
| every-day zombies who want to beat the life out of | | | | A team of tight knit survivors can get through any |
| you. Expect to fight 200-300 of them on each map. | | | | campaign with ease. Special infected serve to break |
| Common infected can't take much damage and are | | | | up survivors and make the journey difficult. There are |
| pretty easy to take out. Their strength is numbers. | | | | two things you need to keep your team together. |
| Hordes of them typically come with 15-30 zombies | | | | Keep track of team mates auras... |
| depending on what dificulty your playing in. Melee is the | | | | Green Good health and at full speed. |
| key to survival against these attacks. | | | | Yellow Half health or covered in boomer vomit, starting |
| Back yourself into a choke point to take away the | | | | to slow down. |
| number advantage then repel them back using your | | | | Red Incapacitated by a hunter or very low health. |
| melee. Closets, train cars, and rooms with less than 3 | | | | Limping slowly and needs health. |
| doors or windows all make good areas to defend | | | | The other thing is Sound. Sound play a key role in Left |
| against hordes. | | | | 4 Dead. Each infected has its own distinct call/sound. |
| Once your proficient at dealing with normal zombies | | | | Ontop of that there is also music queue's that alert you |
| there's the special infected to play with. Before I said | | | | to impending attacks. Both hordes and the tank have |
| there's lots of team play in Left 4 Dead. Special | | | | music that plays as they come near. Learning these |
| infected are the reason why! Each special infected | | | | sounds takes the shock away from running into them |
| has abilities that your team mates must save you | | | | and allows you to plan traps with your team. |
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| Hunter - Pounces and incapacitates team mates. | | | | any where! |
| Smoker Drags team mates off separating them from | | | | |