left4dead 2: tips and tricks

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ok lets gather nice tips together
1.to play in 20ppl co-op servers type openserverbrowser in console at main menu
2. to increase amount of ppl fitting in your server chance max_players command from console

1) If you see someone opening and closing doors repeatedly, quit.
2) If you see someone lagging far behind or far ahead of the group, quit.
3) If someone starts commanding and overpreparing, killing bots and moving items, making the game into a planned chore, quit.
4) If someone starts shooting you without warning (their intentions irrelevant), kill them and quit.
5) If you see a player do something horribly (but not accidentally) stupid and you're closest to them, quit. Otherwise the others have a 50% chance of deciding it was you and kick you out.

Those are helpful to me, at least

Avoid playing online with random people when playing a vs game. 90% of people there are douches, ret*ds or elitist pricks. This pretty much goes for all online FPS games. Play coop games, find people that you like playing with and add them to friends, then play vs with those people.

If someone goes way too far ahead or too far behind all the time leave the game. Even if you succeed the game will be painful.

Nice console commands there btw reaper

Don't be scared to switch from your main weapon to pistols or melee weapon when your clip is empty.
Use cover wisely.
Don't back into somewhere you haven't checked out first

if all that doesnt work, try this:(cheat codes):

select options, then select keyboard and mouse, then find where it says enable developers console. After that, press p or ~to activate. If you did it correctly, the message "Server cvar 'sv_cheats' changed to 1" will appear. You will then be able to enter one of the following cheat codes:

Toggle God mode for entire team god [0 or 1]
Toggle no clipping mode noclip
Toggle Incendiary Ammo upgrade upgrade_add incendiary_ammo
Toggle Explosive Ammo upgrade upgrade_add explosive_ammo
Toggle Laser Sight upgrade upgrade_add laser_sight
Toggle infinite ammunition sv_infinite_ammo [0 or 1]
Refill health give health
Refill ammunition give ammo
Get ammo for primary weapon impulse 101
Spawn double pistol give pistol
Spawn Magnum give pistol_magnum
Spawn auto shotgun give autoshotgun
Spawn chrome shotgun give shotgun_chrome
Spawn pump shotgun give pumpshotgun
Spawn SPAS shotgun give shotgun_spas
Spawn SMG give smg
Spawn silenced SMG give smg_silenced
Spawn AK-47 give rifle_ak47
Spawn M16 give rifle
Spawn combat rifle give rifle_desert
Spawn hunting rifle give hunting_rifle
Spawn sniper rifle give sniper_military
Spawn grenade launcher give weapon_grenade_launcher
Spawn Hunter claws give melee
Spawn Boomer Bile give vomitjar
Spawn frying pan give frying_pan
Spawn guitar give electric_guitar
Spawn katana give katana
Spawn machete give machete
Spawn nightstick give tonfa
Spawn Molotov cocktail give molotov
Spawn pipe bomb give pipe_bomb
Spawn active pipe bomb under you boom
Spawn propane tank give propanetank
Spawn gas can give gascan
Spawn oxygen tank give oxygentank
Spawn first aid kit give first_aid_kit
Spawn defibrillator give defibrilator
Spawn adrenaline give adrenaline
Spawn pain pills give pain_pills
Spawn a zombie z_spawn zombie
Spawn Spitter z_spawn spitter
Spawn Jockey z_spawn jockey
Spawn Charger z_spawn charger
Spawn common zombie z_spawn zombie
Spawn zombie horde z_spawn mob
Spawn Boomer z_spawn boomer
Spawn Hunter z_spawn hunter
Spawn Witch z_spawn witch
Spawn Smoker z_spawn smoker
Spawn Tank z_spawn tank
Spawn special Infected z_spawn [Infected name]
Level select map [map name]
Level select changelevel [map name]
Toggle received damage, but cannot die buddha [0 or 1]
Toggle if bots do friendly fire damage sb_friendlyfire [0 or 1]
Set amount of damage done to survivors z_pounce_damage [number]
Bot teammates shoot nonstop sb_openfire or open_fire
Change zombie health z_health [number]
Change zombie speed z_speed [number]
Set maximum range of Smoker's tongue attack; default is "750" tongue_range [number]
Set amount of time before a burning Witch dies from fire z_witch_burn_time [number]
Toggle witch to change targets or focus on the survivor that first alerted her z_witch_allow_change_victim [0 or 1]
Toggle controllable Boss Infected on any map director_no_human_zombies [0 or 1]
Toggle never ending panics director_panic_forever [0 or 1]
Force panic event director_force_panic
No mob rushes director_no_mobs [0 or 1]
Remove all bots Ent_Remove
Set damage for a Witch's attack does z_witch_damage [number]
Set maximum number of regular zombies z_common_limit [number]
Set maximum health of tank z_tank_health [number]
Set number of seconds until player loses control of the tank from not attacking survivors z_frustration_lifetime [number]
Disable all wanderers, mobs, specials, and Bosses director_stop
Third person view thirdperson
Over the shoulder third person view thirdpersonshoulder
Toggle set fixed camera in third person or third person shoulder mode thirdperson_mayamode
Disable third person view firstperson
Disable all cheats sv_cheats 0
Commit suicide kill
Quit game quit

They aren't cheats. They are debug codes. There is no such thing as "cheat codes" play testers don't have time to do things properly all the time and need a way to get something quickly to test things.

Entering these codes online will get you banned. I would recommend to use them when not playing online.

I will say that it is wise to know when to use the "smoke-alarm pipe-bomb" and the "Boomer bile"

Some people will readily throw a molotov before any of the infected are near, thus giving the flames a shorter lifespan.

Throwing a molotov at a tank whilst a team-mate is being pounded is a bad idea. It is the same as a team kill. Much better to light them up when no-one else is close enough to take damage.

When using a main weapon, and under attack from a horde, sometimes it's better to just switch to a pistol or your melee weapon instead of reloading.

If you get covered with boomer bile, instead of shooting at what you can't see and thus shooting your team0mates. Try "shove" instead. When you know what is near, you can then start shooting.

Don't waste med-kits. When you get to a safe-house, feel free to patch yourself up (unless you are very healthy) and pick up another.

Different weapons have different advantages and disadvantages. Try to learn them to your advantage.

When a smoker has a team-mate, it is better to punt them free, then take out the smoker. Shooting a smoker means they can do more damage to that person where you could quickly punt them, and they can get back in the action quicker.

Most of the time it's better to leave the witch alone. Just because she's sitting there doesn't mean you HAVE to shoot her.

Explore your environment, sometimes you can find some cool stuff. With the AI Director 2, this means that it can close some path ways to encourage you to take a different route. This is easier if you know the map well and have explored many times.

Playing online is a better experience when you know that person. Many people do not like players who go "psychotic" and start shooting their own team-members for no real reason.