Left 4 Dead/Tips

'''General Tips

1. Stay with your team. Pulling a Leeroy Jenkins in Left 4 Dead (especially Versus mode) will get you killed quickly, you will need to rely on your team to back you up when you get in deep trouble.

2. Nominate a leader. Before starting a campaign, it would be best to select a leader to follow, because having multiple people saying, "We need to do this", gets very confusing and annoying. Suggestions may be offered to the leader to help the party along.

3. Train with every weapon, this will allow you to fill any roll needed at any time so you will be a very balanced teammate.

4. Take time to prepare for Crescendo events and Finales. Without a plan, things usually go worse than what they need to.

5. When using the SMG or Assault Rifle, fire in controlled bursts. Exceptions include firing at the tank, witch, or a narrow corridor with a horde on its way.

6. Conserve ammunition. It is always wiser to use your pistols and save your primary weapon for emergencies. The last thing you need is to run out of ammo with a witch or tank bearing down on you.

Advanced Tips

1. Train yourself to be self-sufficient by doing single player campaigns solo. Open up the console by pressing the ~ key and typing "kick (survivor name") without the quotes or parenthesis and go through the campaigns with only 2 bots, then, when you feel up to it, only 1 bot, then finally, by yourself.

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