Valve rolls out new L4D2 play mode

By Kyle Orland Published 1 May, 2010

The Passing owners get to "Bleed Out".

Valve has released the first weekly "mutation" for Left 4 Dead 2's The Passing DLC, adding a new time-limited gameplay mode to the game.

"Bleed Out" mode starts Campaign mode players off with slowly deteriorating health that will eventually take them down. The mode also removes any health packs, forcing players to rely on pills and adrenaline for a temporary boost.

Valve has promised "over 20" mutations will eventually be released on a weekly schedule.

Check out our review of Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing elsewhere on Eurogamer.

Comments (23) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • JimWest #1 2 years ago

    Nice!

    God i love Valve, a top notch developer.

  • Ryboy #2 2 years ago

    I second that. I want Valve's kids...

  • Sharzam #3 2 years ago

    The new mode isnt as fun as realism versus, but if nothing else bleed out is different as makes you pick up the pace an aweful lot more.

  • roz123 #4 2 years ago

    Theres a vote in game where you can request to bring versus realism back for good.

  • sfp_noodle #5 2 years ago

    I agree, versus realism should be a permenant mode for l4d2. Bleed out is cool and makes the action more frantic but realism versus encourages team work between both sets of players

  • kinky_mong #6 2 years ago

    Yeah bleed out isn't great, especially as it's campaign only. Roll on next Friday.

  • hiddenranbir #7 2 years ago

    So bleed out encourages the already best strategy of getting far and through as quickly as possible?

  • Aphexman #8 2 years ago

    For me valve is running out of steam. How long they want to milk their franchises? It's time for new IP.

  • Der_tolle_Emil #9 2 years ago

    For me valve is running out of steam. How long they want to milk their franchises? It's time for new IP.

    Yeah, by bringing out new content for free Valve is milking their franchises like no other.

    Wait, what?

  • Aphexman #10 2 years ago

    Someone has to start ndgatives...

  • BillyBrush #11 2 years ago

    @aphexman

    making 2 is milking the IP???

    when you click on your name your most wanted game is final fantasy 13 apparently.

    I'm trying to think of something more ironic.....nope...nothing

  • BillyBrush #12 2 years ago

    ...although 'Valve is running out of steam' may well be a contender

  • FogHeart #13 2 years ago

    Mutations are simply manipulation of server variables to produce these effects - there's no new code involved, and they'll cycle them over based on votes. After a while they'll end up with a list of popular ones - then I reckon we'll get an update where you can choose a mutation from that list when you start a game, much like UT has had since the beginning. Cool!

  • evilrobot #14 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 22:12:53 08-05-2012

  • Spekingur #15 2 years ago

    So, I fathom that Valve might add these variables (or mutations) in to optional gameplay mechanics when creating a game. Realism Versus plus Bleed Out plus something else. Would be awesome.

  • loopy #16 2 years ago

    My guess is Valve may actually make all the modes permanent once they've gone through one full cycle of them.

    Also, moaning about free stuff just makes me laugh, some people are never happy.

    (apart from the xboxers, sucks for you guys ;) )
    Edited by loopy at 03/05/10 @ 10:28

  • UberFrog #17 2 years ago

    Hopefully they will bring back Realism Versus

  • danmachine #18 2 years ago

    valve are pricks
    valve: 2buy our dlc or you wont get any of the new support for the game"
    i wouldnt actually mind if the dlc was good but it isnt

  • cen4pgb #19 2 years ago

    @loopy

    They wont bring back all of them as permenant game modes. They'll be scared of diluting the comunity to much.

    I'd suspect that the most popular will, and some new ones put into a smaller rotation.

  • Les #20 2 years ago

    I'd rather they rolled out Steam for Mac...

  • Hermiod #21 2 years ago

    The in-game "blog" has/had a poll asking if you want Realism Versus to come back. Presumably there will be one of these polls for each and they'll keep a selection of them for good.

    They're just throwing all of these game modes at the wall and seeing which the fans think will stick.

  • geeza2020 #22 2 years ago

    danmachine - how do you know the content is crap? If you havent bought it cos valve are "pricks" how do you know its crap?

  • loopy #23 2 years ago

    "They wont bring back all of them as permenant game modes. They'll be scared of diluting the comunity to much.

    I'd suspect that the most popular will, and some new ones put into a smaller rotation."

    You may be right, but I can't see them keeping all of them on permanent rotation either, it'll just piss off people who like to play certain favourites.
    Edited by loopy at 04/05/10 @ 14:23