TL;DR, that thread needs serious formatting...

nice rant m8.

but yeah, multiplayer games, where cooperation between teammates is needed to enjoy the game, tend to have a hateful community.
the lesson is...

STAY AWAY FROM MULTIPLAYER GAMES...

ok, i may be exaggerating a little.

Try dark souls!
it's way easier than L4D2 for new players :D

Grow a pair and keep trying... these people dont have time or patience for new players. read a wiki, watch youtube videos. On guncraft if you say your new, instead of being nice, i focus on you and break you in.

Did you play versus mode? If so then I guess they weren't wrong because versus mode is most likely a competitive mode in left 4 dead 2.

But if you really want to play as special infected, there is a tutorial about how to play as special infected against survivor bots. (you will play alone)

I don't play versus mode anymore because of the community. Most of the time, I will play campaign mode.

You can add me and I can play with you. I don't really care. I'll just teach you how to play the game.

With your shitty attitude in this forum, I'm not surprised.

Well if they kick you constantly it means you SUCK badly.

L4D2 is an interesting game in that it's just simple co-op fun and yet you have people that play it as if there's a competitive scene. It's actually pretty sad that there are people that take it that seriously. At least with other games such behavior is justified, but if they were really serious they'd have their own premade teams.

Learn as you go and have fun. And if saying you're new makes people kick you...and your goal is to not get kicked...then don't say you're new. Simple as that.

I got kicked from L4D on 360 because a guy there kept asking me if I was a 12 year old boy and I was like, "no I'm a girl." He didn't believe me or want to "play with a kid" and the team voted to kick me. Really silly but it's whatever. You shouldn't let people like that get to you.

I didn't read a single word.

I remember that happening to me in a lot of multiplayer games. That's why I prefer Single player, to be honest.

I'm not saying everyone is an ass in MMOs or Co-Op modes. I've met some people who are actually willing to help new players out. And personally I don't mind playing with people who are new to a game, since we've all been newbies once, and we all make mistakes.

Instead of proclaiming flat out that you're "new", I would have been more specific and asked how to do something you're not sure how to do. Those tend to get better results in my opinion. Most people don't like the idea of baby sitting in a game.

I used to play l4d2 and i was also new and got kicked almost every time so i played with friends.

Is this really worth complaining about? Really?

I generally don't MP with people I don't know because of this reason.

All I can say is, if you had said you were new and you were in MY game, and it was obvious you weren't trolling, I'd have helped you out. At least you had the courtesy to tell me, so the least I can do is try to show you the ropes. It's just a game, after all.

L4D has a bad community unfortunately. Better find something else to play.

dont ever say "im new" in a team based game.like never ever ever.

As a few have already said for themselves, this is why I do not do coop or mp (expect with my bf because we know each other, we know who does best at what and automatically fall into our routine.). I do not want to deal with this dumbassery for the reason you brought up about them hating on n00b players (and many other reasons). I might consider gaming with a friend if we shared the same game and knew each other okay enough, but to me, still runs the chance of just not working well together or gaming with someone that is more about themselves than each other and the team. The few times I have played with a good friend, I helped her out, told her about this and that, shared loot (since my lowest character was still a few ahead of her, so I had more gold and better equipment, so could share). Gaming solo and gaming with others are two different dynamics and sometimes, the game experience is completely different. While I have fun in TL2, BL2, and others when I solo, I have WAY more fun when partnering with my bf to slaughter and loot.

I personally would have been VERY grateful for you speaking up and saying you were new, and yes, would have tried to help as much as I could. The best way to learn in group games is with someone helping you. A game is never more important, esp when it is a casual game. It isn't like it is the multi-million prize DOTA2 tournament and no one is going to die FOR REAL if things go south. Help a mate out and if will pay off, because then you can have each others backs and keep an eye on things if you need something in the game.

Its not just L4D2 its also garry's mod...

I was a deathrun newbie and it was my first time and I won, I choosed this robot thing that is supposed to shoot saws, I didnt know how to use it and every started provoking me and insulting me...

I dont like any multiplayer communities its impossible to find a server/community with no insulters.

One time I joined a server I found 2 people insulting islam for no f***ing reason.

I even joined a server one time and a administer called me a noob and insulted me when I lost.

Is it a crime being a newbie?

You shouldn't say have said are new. If anything, online gaming taught me that you need to act confident and assert your dominance by suggesting that you are well familiar with other players' mothers. Oh, and if you fail miserably - blame it on the lag.

Why do you

create new lines

every now

and then?

Welcome to the L4D2 community, where if you're not a pro you can't play at all.

Buy Killing Floor instead, way less assholes around and a much friendly community.

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