(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); We recently had the opportunity to sit down and interview Chet Faliszek, the Writer of Left 4 Dead 2. You may notice that some of these questions have already been answered, but this was because Valve was extremely busy with the $25 million marketing for the game. Thanks to the staff for helping prepare some questions.

* The Jockey was revealed at PAX and it says that you should keep moving and resist while it is on your back, what happens if you don’t?

The Jockey will steer you where he wants to take you, which will mean into fire, Spitter Goo, or off a ledge. Experienced players will learn to influence the Jockey’s control to keep you out of trouble.

* How many [more] melee weapons can we expect? There are around seven announced so far, no?

If you count the chainsaw as a melee weapon, and we do – there are 10 total. Each melee weapon has a different feel, the axe is great at taking out large number of infected surrounding you, while the crowbar is my favorite to use while hitting common infected on the run.

* Can you say anything about the two new unnanounced [now announced] campaign modes?

Dead Center is the first campaign in the game and Hard Rain, which features Director 2.0 weather effects is the fourth campaign.

* What is your opinion on the maze of cars with active alarms? Don’t you think that this almost impossible for the survivors?

I have done it myself, in Versus. So it is possible, you just really need to be on top your game.

* Seems like the predominant theme was to make the game harder, whether it be for the survivors or the infected. How much harder will it be?

We constantly have playtesters in to make sure we aren’t making the normal game too hard. We have balanced the additional elements so players comfortable in L4D1 should be comfortable in Left 4 Dead 2. For more experienced players we have also tweaked advanced and expert modes to challenge them.

* It was mentioned awhile back that the survivors can tell how much damage has been delivered to the tank, the report said that it will show signs of damage, is this still true?

We don’t have a damage model for the tank in the game. One of the scary elements of fighting a tank is you aren’t sure if this is the last bullet you need to fire or not. We wanted to keep the tension up during the battle, so the Survivors aren’t sure it is over until it is over.

* Valve has said that the new AI Director will be able to alter pathways as well as item and zombie placement, but is there anything else the AI director has up its sleeve?

Another example of the Director 2.0 changes is in Hard Rain. There the AI Director can send storms down on a Survivor team doing well. The storms cut your visibility and stir up the horde. The moment you see a lightning strike, you need to run for cover.

* Alright, you know I have to ask, can you say anything about the new multiplayer mode?

Scavenge mode challenges players to compete in round-based games of up to 8 players (Survivors vs. Infected). The Survivors must battle both the Infected and the clock as they collect gas cans to refuel a generator located in each map. Every can the Survivors pour into the generator scores their team a point and adds time to the clock.

Once time runs down, the game goes into overtime mode as long as one player is still holding a gas can. Drop the can and the round ends. Trying to run to the generator with the final can while a Jockey is hot on your tail is one of the most exciting experiences of Left 4 Dead 2.

I'm so excited for this game and cant wait to play as the new special infected. How about you guys? What are you most excited for?

+Rep thank and nominate for L4D2 awareness and its own NGU section!

a left 4 dead section would be totaly frekin sweet its the reason i got a wireless adapter and a 12 month gold card for live! (i tryed pc but it kept crashing) the jocky sounds scary in more ways then one ._.

I have wired, would this effect me ?????