Left 4 Dead 2 new ‘Scavenge” Multiplayer Mode
Last night at a press event in San Francisco, Valve took the cover off Left 4 Dead 2's brand spanking new gametype 'Scavenge'. According to valve, the new L4D2 multiplayer mode is built solely for "quick, more frantic gameplay". I thought that L4D could be plenty frantic as is, yikes!
Left 4 Dead 2's Scavenge is for eight players; four play as the survivors scrambling to collect gas can from random spots in a cramped and confined location in order to fuel up a generator before a two minute timer expires. There are sixteen gas cans total and the survivors get an extra 20 seconds for each one they successfully get to the generator.
The other four players are controlling the special infected and must do their best to stop the survivors from collecting the gas cans. The two new Special infected--the Spitter and the Jockey--really shine in the new L4D Scavenge mode. The Spitter can use her acid to set any dropped cans on fire (Double Damage from acid AND fire!) and the Jockey can land onto the shoulders of a survivor to "steer" them away from their goal.
The new L4D Scavenge mode splits the teams up in a best two out of three match in three rounds. There will be a "half time" where players will get a chance to play on the other side. Valve has confirmed that each of L4D 2's campaigns has a unique Scavenge map, for a total of six shipping when the game comes out on November 17. Hopefully the new L4D 2 Scavenge maps are not like the survival maps and just use immovable objects to chop off the rest of the map. Via Joystiq