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Left 4 Dead 2 Mutation Features the Gnome

by Brian Leahy, May 14, 2010 9:00pm PDT

Related Topics – Left 4 Dead 2, , Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights, xbox 360, PC

The next mutation for Left 4 Dead 2 has gone into effect and will last until next Friday. This week, players can play "Last Gnome On Earth", which is playable in campaign mode. It requires the gnome to be carried from start to finish in order to win.

Be careful, though. Whoever is carrying the gnome will be swarmed by common infected as they "hate the gnome".

Players can now vote on which past mutation will return for an encore week. Your choices are Bleed Out, Follow the Liter and Last Gnome on Earth. The first mutation, Realism Versus, has already been made into a permanent game mode.

"The Passing" DLC is required to play mutations and vote in polls. It costs 560 MS Points ($7) on Xbox 360 and is free on PC.

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The idea of zombies hating gnomes made me laugh.

May 14, 2010 10:08pm PDT

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The idea of zombies hating gnomes made me laugh. : dubiousbrick
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- It's actually a lot of fun. Gets tricky at the higher difficulty levels. As it goes, zombies seem to sw... : JPMcWhiskers
- I just noticed last night the awesomeness that is Nick's Tourette's syndrome. Nothing like dropping a tan... : SherlockBoneman

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The Gnome mode is so fucking broken it's ridiculous. I've lost count on how many times I have seen the Gnome fall through the floor.

May 14, 2010 11:58pm PDT

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The Gnome mode is so fucking broken it's ridiculous. I've lost count on how many times I have seen the G... : FatBaby
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  It's almost like when Valve spends years making games, people complain it takes too long. Then when they ... : Archangel2007
  - Not enough quality assurance was performed. : MoreVespeneGas
- I like the whole escort a player concept but think it needs more tweaking to work. Getting to the end jus... : CurbDog
- Lifts/Elevators are the fucker uppers of the Gnome carrying. : theydobecauseitis

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Gnome sayin' ?

May 14, 2010 9:13pm PDT

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- Gnome mean? : the_algor

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"Players can now vote on which past mutation will return for an encore week. Your choices are Bleed Out, Follow the Liter and Last Gnome on Earth. "

Where's the "None of the above" option? I've played some of the other mutations and they are way more fun then the last 3 we've been given. :\

May 15, 2010 1:23am PDT

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  Actually there haven't been any other mutations, other than Realism Versus which has already been voted t... : Plecks42
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    He is talking about the modded servers that allow you to play other mutations besides the official ones V... : dookiebot
    - Thanks for clearing that up. I should have mentioned that. : YummiGummi

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"Realism Versus, has already been made into a permanent game mode."

Really, how do I setup a Realism VS lobby? I see no way to select Realism mode.

May 16, 2010 9:13am PDT

"Realism Versus, has already been made into a permanent game mode." Really, how do I setup a Realism V... : coyoterys

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When are they going to add mutations to LFD1?

May 16, 2010 12:59am PDT

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- with L4D2 out I think that has seized : redfive

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Needs a pic of Gnome in foreground, with all the mayhem behind him.

May 14, 2010 10:40pm PDT

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Needs a pic of Gnome in foreground, with all the mayhem behind him. : mansonist2000
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- Hilarious, I want to see this : Serpico74

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I think I'll vote for bleed out; that shit was fun (but hard as hell)

May 15, 2010 7:56am PDT

I think I'll vote for bleed out; that shit was fun (but hard as hell) : rosewood

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Tons of fun, but very buggy. Lots of the gnome ending up out of bounds, etc. At the Finale of the parish my team "won" and we finished the campaign even thought the dude with the gnome was incapacitated and gnomy wasn't on the chopper.

May 15, 2010 2:10am PDT

Tons of fun, but very buggy. Lots of the gnome ending up out of bounds, etc. At the Finale of the paris... : brickmatt

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It's easy to grief, but great fun with friends. At the very least it's better than Bleed Out or Follow the Liter, in my opinion.

May 15, 2010 12:52am PDT

It's easy to grief, but great fun with friends. At the very least it's better than Bleed Out or Follow th... : mollikka

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some many people i've played this with have been griefing. toss the gnome out the window or in the water... ruins the game pretty quickly.

May 14, 2010 11:56pm PDT

some many people i've played this with have been griefing. toss the gnome out the window or in the water... : harold.johnson

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