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The are Five types of special zombies, four of which the player can control. The five types are Smoker, Boomer, Hunter, Tank, and Witch (nonplayable). This quick guide will show you the pros and cons of each class, and how to avoid death by each.
Besides the Tank and the Witch, all of the special zombies are very weak. It will only take one or two shots from a shotgun to kill them.
Smoker- The smoker is an ugly zombie that has its tongue hanging out. There are many good things about this class. It's primary attack is shooting its enormous tongue at survivors. If you are a survivor the only way to avoid getting wrapped in its tongue is by detecting the tongue on you and shooting the smoker as quick as possible. If you fail to do so, only a team mate can save you.
As a smoker, you can do many unique things with your primary attack. One thing is of course trapping a survivor and slowly devouring them, another technique you can shoot your tongue from a roof top and have your victim dangling while your zombie brethren feed upon the victim. If you kill a Smoker, it would be wise to stay away from its body cause the the corpse will explode into smoke and blind anyone who goes near.
Boomer- The Boomer is an obese zombie that's primary attack is vomit. The Boomer can shoot its vomit a fair distance, it will temporarily blind the victim and attract a horde of zombies to attack it. Boomers are quite slow and large making them an easy shot. If you miss your shot at a survivor it will take some time for the vomit meter to replenish.
Hunter- Hunters are the quickest of all the special zombies. By pressing the crouch button then pressing the primary attack button, you can leap a great distance towards a target. Hunters are hard to catch, but a very quick kill. The fun thing about a Hunter is that once they pin their target there is no escape. Only the survivor's friends can help them out of the predicament.
It would be wise to attack a survivor when they are secluded cause once you make your attack it will only take a few shots from their friends to kill you. Hunters are also incredibly agile. You can go from one side of the level to the other in no time. You can also camp at the top of rooftops are jump down to your targets.
Tank- Tanks are the biggest and toughest monsters out there. Unfortunately this makes them harder to attain. You can only be a Tank on certain levels and there can only be one at a time. It is also randomized on who receives it. The trick to being a Tank is that you have a time limit to do damage to a survivor, if you fail to meet this deadline you will loose the Tank and someone else will receive it.
Tanks are incredibly strong and fast. One hit will have a survivor flying across the room. The best way to kill the Tank is to team up on it and shoot rapidly. Molotov's are a very useful tool against any zombie, but they come most in handy when facing a Tank.
Witch- Witch's are the only specialized zombies you cannot play as. This has its good reasons. Witches are not only incredibly fast, but also strong and scary. There is only one witch per level and they are usually in some random location. They will do nothing to you unless you provoke them. One shoot will have a Witch attack you and it's very unlikely for you to kill one by yourself. The best way to prevent a Witch attack is to simply stay calm at all times when moving throughout the level. Don't shoot first and ask questions later unless something hideous and green is running at you.
That is all for the guide to the undead. I will be playing Left 4 Dead very frequently so hit me up if you ever want to play.
Happy Hunting,
KoG Future
Besides the Tank and the Witch, all of the special zombies are very weak. It will only take one or two shots from a shotgun to kill them.
Smoker- The smoker is an ugly zombie that has its tongue hanging out. There are many good things about this class. It's primary attack is shooting its enormous tongue at survivors. If you are a survivor the only way to avoid getting wrapped in its tongue is by detecting the tongue on you and shooting the smoker as quick as possible. If you fail to do so, only a team mate can save you.
As a smoker, you can do many unique things with your primary attack. One thing is of course trapping a survivor and slowly devouring them, another technique you can shoot your tongue from a roof top and have your victim dangling while your zombie brethren feed upon the victim. If you kill a Smoker, it would be wise to stay away from its body cause the the corpse will explode into smoke and blind anyone who goes near.
Boomer- The Boomer is an obese zombie that's primary attack is vomit. The Boomer can shoot its vomit a fair distance, it will temporarily blind the victim and attract a horde of zombies to attack it. Boomers are quite slow and large making them an easy shot. If you miss your shot at a survivor it will take some time for the vomit meter to replenish.
Hunter- Hunters are the quickest of all the special zombies. By pressing the crouch button then pressing the primary attack button, you can leap a great distance towards a target. Hunters are hard to catch, but a very quick kill. The fun thing about a Hunter is that once they pin their target there is no escape. Only the survivor's friends can help them out of the predicament.
It would be wise to attack a survivor when they are secluded cause once you make your attack it will only take a few shots from their friends to kill you. Hunters are also incredibly agile. You can go from one side of the level to the other in no time. You can also camp at the top of rooftops are jump down to your targets.
Tank- Tanks are the biggest and toughest monsters out there. Unfortunately this makes them harder to attain. You can only be a Tank on certain levels and there can only be one at a time. It is also randomized on who receives it. The trick to being a Tank is that you have a time limit to do damage to a survivor, if you fail to meet this deadline you will loose the Tank and someone else will receive it.
Tanks are incredibly strong and fast. One hit will have a survivor flying across the room. The best way to kill the Tank is to team up on it and shoot rapidly. Molotov's are a very useful tool against any zombie, but they come most in handy when facing a Tank.
Witch- Witch's are the only specialized zombies you cannot play as. This has its good reasons. Witches are not only incredibly fast, but also strong and scary. There is only one witch per level and they are usually in some random location. They will do nothing to you unless you provoke them. One shoot will have a Witch attack you and it's very unlikely for you to kill one by yourself. The best way to prevent a Witch attack is to simply stay calm at all times when moving throughout the level. Don't shoot first and ask questions later unless something hideous and green is running at you.
That is all for the guide to the undead. I will be playing Left 4 Dead very frequently so hit me up if you ever want to play.
Happy Hunting,
KoG Future
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