Wednesday, January 4, 2012

How can I avoid being detected as an infected in left 4 dead 2?

Question

I always get caught playing as an infected no matter how good I hide (because the infected make noises).

What would be a good tactic to minimize detection?

Answer

Don't spawn until the last possible moment or they'll hear you.

Here's some of my strategies:

  • Boomer - He's slow so don't try chasing survivors, get in front of them and spawn as they're coming around a corner or drop from a higher place in between them and surprise 'em.
  • Smoker - I usually wait for a boomer to attack and as soon as he explodes on them I grab one because they're all blind and deaf for a few seconds, enough time to do some damage. Also he's good to grab survivors off ledges and high places.
  • Charger - I wait for the survivors to get in a cluster like in a narrow passage and then try to ram them all as it will take a couple of seconds for them to get up and kill you. He's also good to lead survivors back and delaying them by charging one of them across a long distance.
  • Spitter - Just hide and spit. Keep out of sight, she is slow and dies quickly. Your spit can bounce off walls use that to spit without exposing yourself. If they've been boomed and are getting attacked by CI then spit at them as attacking horde slows them down
  • Jockey - Not a big fan but I normally wait till the others attack and then sneak in and grab one and ride off into the sunset.
  • Hunter - Hunter is silent when standing and also runs fast, use that to run up to weak survivors from behind and do a scratch n run. Also pouncing from very high will do a lot of damage. I normally use him to punish any survivors trying to free a teammate from a smoker or charger.

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