Left 4 Dead 2's Strangest Weapon

[@Goodroosters]

Left 4 Dead 2 is perhaps the perfect example of a game that appears quite simple on the surface, but actually has quite a lot of depth.

[@ZachHonest]

100%, soooo much high level stuff in the game

[@dozer1431]

Pretty much all Valve games are like that lol. TF2 is another good example

[@SonOfTheChinChin]

csgo/cs2

[@UnpoIished]

Game is a masterpiece.

[@VI_Yai_iV]

Been playing the game for years and I feel like I learn something new after every session. I love Left 4 Dead, valve cooked

[@dionnyduran2900]

Not to alarm you or anything but there's some dude on the screen. Like he's just there on the screen

[@muhnoodles]

GET HIM OUT!!!

[@096face3]

I didn't notice him until you pointed it out, holy shit

[@TheeCapN]

Don't worry dude I downloaded the video and edited him out for my viewing pleasure

[@HyliaKumatora]

I always ran a grenade launcher and magnum whenever possible.

[@jesswalk1068]

I would use dual pistol

[@HyliaKumatora]

@jesswalk1068 For me whenever the rare occasion I go dual pistols I always start humming the bank shootout from Matrix

[@jesswalk1068]

@@HyliaKumatora lmao, i only play that way because of revy from black lagoon and laura croft

[@HyliaKumatora]

@@jesswalk1068 Fair point. After all, that sounds like revy too as she's just ready to scrap all the time.

[@Megajaybreaker4]

I feel like the deagle is sorta the worst secondary for that in my opinion. The low ammo amount of the deagle+the grenade launcher’s one ammo per clip makes it so you can be left without a bullet to fire, while with melee or double pistols, you have no ammo or 30 bullets to handle stragglers.

[@Zaden_KT]

I use a mod that gives Special Weapons the ability to refill ammo, because I truly believe it gets outclassed by most weapons. (Maybe because I play community maps which have their “balance” all over the place.)

[@WindsorScone]

what mod is it

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

i have a mod that makes the launcher a secondary

[@nerkdurgen5574]

community maps always feel like they have 4 special infected appear all at once

[@venomasmark14]

​@@FerinitheBloodHusky mod that replaces throwables, medkits, and pills/adrenaline with Grenade Launchers as well

[@Spartan_Tanner]

4:00 a similar glitch existed in TF2 a long time ago before Valve patched it out. It involved shooting pipes as demoman then jumping to spectator causing friendly fire since the grenades are now assigned to the spectator team. I think the grenades are being assigned to spectator hence why they instantly down the survivors here.

[@AvastAntiPony9445]

Yeah this is pretty much what I'm suspecting too. It's not magically turning into a physics prop (which makes no sense) Also related to the launching, no. It's not the explosion doing the work, although it can stop downward velocity. Basically for some reason all the projectiles in L4D and L4D2 collides with player's etc. hence why you can I.E. block the tank from climbing a ladder with a molotov or get launched by a spitter. Basically it's possible for you to land/touch the projectile and inherit the velocity (although I don't know why in some cases you can get launched in the opposite direction of where the projectile is going horizontally.) Which means yes, you could probably down/kill someone with fall damage as a spitter if the stars align. I'm kind of disappointed how the whole physics thing etc. is passed on as hard facts. Every day I have to cope with people who thinks the TF2 coconut actually crashes the entire game if it's missing.

[@Spartan_Tanner]

@AvastAntiPony9445 the coconut thing started as a joke, don't know how many people truly believe it to be true Like that "Cut 10th scout looking class" that I forgot the name of

[@axious9613]

@@Spartan_Tanner Madcap?

[@Spartan_Tanner]

@@axious9613 yup

[@AgrimarYT]

@@AvastAntiPony9445 I had a friend I played with a couple of months ago get launched off the No Mercy rooftops by the spit projectile right after I said "be careful with the projectiles, they can throw you away".

[@Bloo_Frost]

I like how the video starts off with friendly fire when the GL is known for exploding hordes with very little survivor damage. This weapon truly is a mystery.

[@halcyondazed5665]

This glitch is quite literally the exact same glitch from TF2. If a friendly demoman fired grenades at your feet then swapped to spectator before they exploded, they would deal damage because the game treats "Spectator" as a different team. The game checks for team allegiance as damage is calculated. The survivors and the (now) spectator come up differently so the damage resistance to allied weapons does not apply

[@WhinyWortex]

A while ago, as a bit, I started using the grenade launcher exclusively and after playing with it through a few games I fell absolutely in love with the weapon. Gotten to the point I've learned most of the campaigns spawn locations since they spawn between a few select spots on particular maps. For example one will ALWAYS spawn on map 2 of Dark Carnival, one always on map 2 of Dead Centre. Too bad I missed out on the instant downing glitch, would have helped out a ton on the players that join your games just to team kill people. Quick side note for 1:21 Witch stumbling is a big no-no on expert with the launcher. What stumbles her is the explosion and for whatever reason, stumbles from explosions are disabled on expert mode. I've gotten myself insta-killed many a time before I figured out why since I mostly play on advanced.

[@TetraKael]

I think one of the main reasons as to why the GL is SUPER overlooked is because L4D2 is constantly putting you in close quarters situations. No matter how big the map is (not accounting custom maps) you will always end up in at least ONE close quarter situation in every map and in every chapter. The GL is just incredibly risky compared to just shoving common infected away or just using a melee. Holdout events like the finale in dark carnival or Dead air, I could definitely see some use out of it but outside holdout events and crescendos, just grab a melee and book it dude.

[@MrChumush]

I find it crazy that, this game, one of the game that I played the most in my life, has STILL people making really well made videos about it. Love you all.

[@rejected1s]

Pu-lease do a video on the cut survival maps! I've got fond memories of glitching out of the hotel map to access the the rollercoaster survival map. To this day I'm not sure why it was never made as accessible as the rest of the maps. Is it weird? Yes. But it's still fun!

[@yoturaliaz6205]

Does the roller coaster work

[@truearyan3578]

​@@yoturaliaz6205Yes. The starting the roller coaster was the way of starting the timer. After that you could even run all the way to the saferoom (although it was locked).

[@yoturaliaz6205]

@truearyan3578 suddenly I remember that level being set in the survival game mode

[@rejected1s]

@@yoturaliaz6205 It worked the same way it did in campaign mode, not like you could ride it or anything. It was very odd because most of the map and its items were inaccessible until you start the roller coaster and map timer. I figure for that reason it was made unselectable from the main menu.

[@yoturaliaz6205]

@@rejected1s thanks unc

[@Megajaybreaker4]

I think rocket man was meant to be dedicated for the soldier’s voice actor due to his passing.

[@RandomAnimeFanYT]

7:02 While I recall it only happening twice for me, I've had unintentional Spitter spit launches while either climbing up or down ladders. Hilariously, both times resulted in an instant death after being launched right towards the ground at super quick speeds for a split second.

[@Beezysaur]

Honest Content L4D video? Instant watch.

[@CKOTP2A]

4:41 I’ve never heard or seen anyone play scavenge.

[@hihosh1]

Grenade Launcher is my favourite weapon. You can use the splash damage to take out or stumble and slow down hordes. I often do a jumping shot to add accuracy

[@thenotoriousbird]

grenade launcher..... must grenade boost.....

[@rattlznake]

do you like my perfect grenade boost? it’s perfect

[@evanquinn6092]

Those survival out of bounds exploits were so fun back in the day

[@ZachHonest]

Great Times

[@daddysempaichan]

I like the Grenade Launcher, is fun, but the worst thing about it is the Auto-Aim this thing has, or the Auto-Adjust, where the game automatically adjust the shot angle as to hit exactly where you're aiming. Which is an issue when you're trying to, say, hit a Special on a roof, only for your Grenade to fly way past them as it's trying to hit the sky. Or like, you want to get a Direct on a Tank, but what's this? You're aiming at the way behind the Tank? Ok, Grenade bloody arcs over the Tank and whiffs completely. The amount of times that has happened to me is maddening. Skill issue perhaps, but man I wish it just works like every other Grenade Launcher in video games and leaves it to the player to Arc the Grenade.

[@JAiZYouTube]

5:55 - If you make a video about the cut survival maps, I've got some info you may find interesting. Although the TLS update added back some of the cut survival maps, not all were added back, and the reasons why aren't widely known/talked about. - The coaster map was worked on a lot, but its core design ended up being too buggy for a longer holdout: Infected kept getting stuck, and eventually you'd reach a point where barely anything was coming after you anymore. The stuck infected also caused director acid to spawn randomly, and the one-way drop caused a bunch of balance issues and confusion for players. You could really feel just how buggy it was, and it was generally just really boring to play on. - Swamp Fever's unused survival map (Which was by the lever/bridge event) ended up being cut due to the layout not having much going for it; You'd just get on a rooftop and sit there, without any other depth to the strategy. It was also an incredibly buggy area with infected easily getting stuck or failing to pathfind to the player, so the entire survival area was relocated. - The rainy Burger Tank map was found to be too poorly balanced, and when it was re-balanced, it played out identically to the regular burger tank map, except that falling off the rooftop was unfairly more punishing due to the water slowdown, so it was left cut. - The rainy sugar mill had the same issues; Played the same as the regular version, except it felt more unfair, so the survival area was relocated to somewhere more interesting. I'm probably forgetting some tidbits, so I'm just gonna finish by mentioning that the cut maps (which weren't replaced) were left in and accessible, rather than removed or tidied up, specifically so players could still try them out if they wanted to.

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

i remember cheesing survival maps with strangers with that launch glitch. The sacrifice where you put 3 guys up and then sacrifice yourself really fits the theme.

[@cantstandurbs876]

I've actually never enjoyed the grenade launcher outside of glitches, I get that it might be useful in versus, but I just tend to stick to coop, and I can say for a fact that on expert, the GL is extremely down the tier list, like Pitchfork tier. Reloads too slow, hurts you and your teammates a lot, cannot one hit a charger (which is the most annoying special, fight me) and it's meant to be used for crowds, but commons are too spread out to make any use for it, and it's way better to use hitscan weapons and get on bottle neck areas, it's only best use I could find is for tanks since it deals extra damage.

[@ZachHonest]

Yea for sure, GL is REALLY risky on expert. There's certain weapons that just become wayyyy too risky on high difficulties (I might make a video on that some day too).

[@SnowyWinter-v3l]

A DAMN good video. Very underated. Keep at it and 100K subs are yours friend.

[@TheDougniator9000]

I could be wrong but.. wasn't the nade launcher removed from versus in the Last Stand update?..

[@VI_Yai_iV]

Grenade launcher also was important for helping that one group(forgot their names) to get the world record speed run in Left 4 Dead

[@SharpForceTrauma]

Problem I found with it is that it was really just too slow, especially with it being single shot. So I got a mod to overhaul it into a China Lake, making it a 4 shot pump action. Gave it alot more staying power, since the weapon itself being incredibly rare and non-refillable I felt was balance enough.

[@abcdefg524]

anybody know how many launched we have to shoot to kill a Tank ?

[@crayonchomper1180]

5:10 that's just blast jumping like in TF2 except it can only be done to other people instead of yourself

[@SirCheeseEater]

ehhh... Blast jumping is the result of damage doing knockback. (Which is why rocket jumping doesn't work inside of Godmode) While this is, funnily enough, other players riding the grenade projectile itself as it has collision. This is why you can also use bile jars as well to do this trick. Hell... Technically - Since the Spitter's spitball is a projectile before it hits the ground - You could also boost off of that too! Ain't Source engine jank fun? :D

[@holidayvault10]

I really love grenade launcher. Its add more challenge in campaings on expert. And feels juicy when you blow up specials with single shot from very long distance. It realy good on tunnel of love, clear commons and kill tank without using molo (8 direct shots kills tank on expert). With idle glith u can kill witch about 6 shots without trigger her or use that glitch w fire round. And its very useful when ur teammate surrounded by commons.

[@derekfurst6233]

I'm not sure what you're saying about the physics. Seems it has more to do with ownership of the projectile. I dont see what the "physics engine" has to do with it

[@Dusk_Shade]

Interesting trivia: If you turn on infinite ammo, you'll notice that the grenade launcher actually has a decent firerate. This is because normally its firerate is controlled by its godawful reload speed, so removing the need to reload...

[@Your_Host_Cletus]

Fun fact on the console version if you went idle right after firing it the nade wpuld insta down a surivior, doing it again while they're downed would insta kill them

[@Arlojmikk]

it makes sense that the laser sight wouldn't make it more accurate

[@Whateverguy8114]

3:30 Same premise of going to spectator after shooting a rocket existed way ago in early Team Fortress 2, the same effect happened that you would do friendly fire with it on your team. I guess similiar line of code in the Source triggers it

[@HobkinBoi]

Nade launcher and a magnum are my go to, i usually save it for tanks and some special cases Also i remember the friendly fire exploit to it, would basically play normally until i found one, then ahnialate the team with it

[@Lucios1995]

I quite like this gun... When I give it the 6 Round Cylinder script and the RG-6 Grenade Launcher skin

[@elijahgames192]

a lot of my L4D2 games I would try to main the Grenade launcher a lot to point I would call it the Boomstick, but I stopped because I wanted to vary my experience with the weapons. with one technique I would do is just have a lot of common surround me and shoot at my feet.

[@alastor8091]

Isn't the explosion radius slightly larger with frag rounds?

[@UenoHeavyIndustries]

It's too much pressure using the grenade launcher I NEVER take it lol

[@minnie6730]

True gamer… I didn’t think I’d hear you talk about l4d2

[@Kuroiwa1988]

gotta love the yakuza music, huge W. Also I have a mod that replaces the explosion of the grenade launcher with Ronaldo saying suuuu

[@imtoolazyforaprofilepic4961]

Some people think it's a good weapon in versus because it stumbles specials. However at that point you could use a regular weapon that eliminates the enemy player instead and out of range hits aren't that relevant because wallbangs are still a thing, at most its only is an alternative against tier 1 weps and even that is debatable. It only shines if you master the weapon against human tanks with direct hits but let's be real if the tank allows himself to get that many direct hits by the GL at that point it's more of the enemy skill issue than the gun itself being optimal.

[@tgnm9615]

I love this gun it sucks that zombies mostly 1 foot from your face

[@spooningkat6933]

The explosive ammo for the grenade launcher actually gives it a wider explosion radius and it gives it the ability to stumble chargers. Whereas the normal ammo can't.

[@-LG_]

Honest Content video? I gotta watch 🔥

[@Doc.BlackWolf]

There's a couple of things wrong about the grenade launcher in this video. The damage the grenade luncher actually does is 330, even though the cvar is listed as 400, the grenade launcher will always do 70 damage less ingame. This is why you occasionally can fail to instantly kill a jockey on direct hit if you hit it on the arms or legs. It is also not really that good in VS because of its incredible slowness, those SI will pin you because you can't defend yourself while reloading, although it can be useful against tanks since it deals 1000 damage to it.

[@LightsJusticeZ]

Classic Source jank. Team Fortress 2 also had this exploit with Demoman or Soldier where launching a rocket/pipes, then switching to Spectator, would reassign those projectiles off the team, thus hurting your teammates. Had no idea L4D2 had the same problem. Also for the grenade launcher launching teammates, you could also launch teammates in TF2 with the Medic's needles fired from his Syringe Gun.

[@Xepcon69]

Gamepad gameplay burns my eyes

[@catsphalt]

whats stranger is how bad the pitchfork is

[@ZachHonest]

Tonfa gotta be worse tho

[@KyeonMarkVizcayno]

Grenade laucher with fire upgrade or explode upgrade

[@MerchantrRe4]

I love using the grenade launcher. I don't trust anyone else, even my friends when playing the game to use it. I'm actually decently good with it, not to brag. Love the fact it does 1000 damage to tanks on a direct impact.

[@calebmoore2358]

Pretty sure you can udke in survival with an idle bind

[@BuddyHolly94-e4j]

Is Half Life 3 Left 4 Dead? great vid!

[@adornedferret8926]

4:54 As I laugh in xbox. It still works it's hilarious I may do a silly video about it.

[@ZachHonest]

It's because the Xbox version is never getting an update lmao

[@sundremor0022]

I thought CSS Knife gotta be featured in this video

[@T0moko2001]

I love these L4D2 uploads💜🖤💜 it would be awesome if you made a TF2 video if you enjoy that game

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Awesome video!

[@richardavelino7383]

Good video! :)

[@XxskctariqxX]

çok doğru dostum bu silah çok starange daha fazla böyle videolar için like atıp abvune olun

[@CherryColaWizard]

What do you think of the chainsaw?

[@ZachHonest]

It's mid tier

[@CherryColaWizard]

@@ZachHonest I agree. It's probably the most situational weapon. Great for hordes, but not much else.

[@ayrandabenoja5827]

LEEEEEEEEEEET'S DOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[@bogadan7437]

I use these weapon only for the tank

[@mrsiege-x2j]

isn't patched already?

[@GunSpyEnthusiast]

" woah, this is just like Team Fortress 2! " " * bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang * "

[@eleyaculadordelaverno1502]

Great video

[@PelemusMcSoy]

Left 4 Fortress 2

[@JuiceBox000]

nice video!

[@Sudsen.]

More left4dead pls

[@SoftiBoiled]

waiter waiter! more l4d2 content please!

[@Shun-m5m]

I use this gun to kill trolls to make them leave or before getting kicked on my own server in SEA and also stunning tanks/chargers or moving witches away, when they fixed it, I just stopped playing either from the bug being fixed or just not interested in playing anymore. Eitherway, I still love the gun.

[@flamethrower18]

W video

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

It should be illegal to make a game where hitboxes do not align perfectly to the visual model. There's no reason for it anymore with the processing power of modern PCs. I don't care if we get stuck with Quake graphics until 2030. Games should not be having issues like this.