Well after playing 2 of the maps in versus' last night I'm happy with the game. I'd have to say the charger is the dumbest SI available at this point.. it can clearly be a unit that can give the infected a win but until people get better at playing it.. its really just another unit for noob players/teams to waste their time with. (sort of how the boomer was in the original had too much of a learning curve for the novice).
In the demo I thought the new auto shotgun (short barrel) was going to be OP but its range is extreamly limited compared to the original auto shotgun.
I still think the melee weapons will be OP at some point, I like the fact it forces people to drop their pistol but if teams start using 2 melee 2 pistols I think it will definetly limit the effectiveness of hordes.
Best new SI goes to the spitter.. the range is pretty awsome, easy to use and does a shit load of damage. You can bounce the spit off walls to get it around a corner or on a level above you (if there is a ceiling).
The new scoring system is A+ in my books.. gets rid of the health pack searchers and the new SI get rid of the corner humpers.. the game very much favors infected in my opinion.. if the AI director doesn't screw the good teams with bad SI spawns and un-even common hordes then I think L4D2 is the win.
