Left 4 Dead 2's "The Passing" Releasing Next Week

[Rits]

Mutations
April 21, 2010 - L4D Team



The Passing introduces a series of weekly game mode events dubbed "Mutations." These are week-long runs of new gameplay modes that range from "Realism Versus" to "Chainsaw Massacre". Each week one new Mutation is featured and the previous Mutation retired.

Every Thursday the new in-game blog will let you know of the upcoming Mutation. Once a month we will have a poll to vote on your favorite Mutation. The winning Mutation will return the following week.

Our first Mutation is Realism Versus.

For this Mutation, Survivors have all the Realism changes working against them, no glows on items or survivors, tougher zombies, instant kill witches, etc. The Infected have all those changes working for them. This makes the Jockey one of the most powerful Specials for his ability to steer a Survivor out of view. You will want to make sure you have a working microphone so your teammates can hear your screams for help. This Mutation is only available in Versus.

Another example of an upcoming Mutation is Chainsaw Massacre. You are armed with the only thing you need to survive a Zombie Apocalypse: a chainsaw with unlimited gas. Rip apart thousands of zombies on your way to safety. This Mutation will be available later and only in Campaign Mode.

To learn about the other Mutations, you will have to check the in-game blog each week. What we can tell you now is the Mutations will cover different game modes and be available across all Campaigns.

To give us feedback on the individual Mutations and Mutations in general visit the Left 4 Dead 2 forums at forums.l4d.com.

[BigBiker05]

Chainsaw Massacre sounds like so much fun!

[Boss Llama]

Thanks for the images Biker.

The wits of Valve's marketing dept. never cease to amaze me. I probably shouldn't be surprised, as it's what any gamer worth their salt would do, I'm just used to a world where marketers are about as in touch with what I care about as they are with their own souls - aka not at all.

[Flobee]

Aha. I had a feeling this was the case (that there were multiple versions of the poster, each with a different survivor missing) but I couldn't find them at the time, as I was in a rush and heading off to bed.

Anyway, I hope it's not Zoey or Francis or Louis or Bill. But apparently Valve hates me.

[BigBiker05]

Wow Flobee... wow, can we all say Fail? And no problem guys, I just found them on a website and took them. You know, like finding a quarter in a parking lot, its ok to take it right?

[Flobee]

[quote="BigBiker05";p="237251"]Wow Flobee... wow, can we all say Fail?[/quote]

Um, no thank you, I'd rather you didn't. It seems unnecessary.

[Fraulein Arztin]

[quote="Bronze Fox";p="237115"]As long as it's not Bill.[/quote]
Agreed.

[abiscuit]

You gotta wonder if whoever gets killed off will be random during gameplay.

[Masakari]

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"Oh my God! You hate stuff too?"

[Plinko]

[quote="Rits";p="237238"] You will want to make sure you have a working microphone so your teammates can hear your screams for help. [/quote]

It writes itself!

[tsmitho]

Aah I wish it would just be out already. Hopefully I can play it tonight

[Bronze Fox]

[quote="Plinko";p="237302"][quote="Rits";p="237238"] You will want to make sure you have a working microphone so your teammates can hear your screams for help. [/quote]

It writes itself![/quote]

I saw this quote on the blog, and hoped it wouldn't arise. For the record, they were talking about realism versus.

[Guardian]

Dang it, why does the passing have to come out right in the middle of my final exams.

I can spare a break for the campaign but I wanna try realism vs...

[bullet4o1]

[quote="Rits";p="237238"] You will want to make sure you have a working microphone so your teammates can hear your screams for help. [/quote]

I call not it for Bronze Fox's team.

[Bronze Fox]

[quote="bullet4o1";p="237323"][quote="Rits";p="237238"] You will want to make sure you have a working microphone so your teammates can hear your screams for help. [/quote]

I call not it for Bronze Fox's team. [/quote]

I don't expect anyone to win at realism versus.