L4D2 Hard X Expert Custom Servers

Servers can only be hosted as campaign, realism, or hard 8.
Rescue closets are disabled always, even outside of realism.
Difficulty is locked to expert.

Servers:

Mainline servers:

Hard X - Madoka (US-E)
ip: 74.63.231.2:27015
Location: Chicago, Illinois (US)
Hard X - Hoshino (US-W)
ip: 208.115.233.250:27025
Location: San Jose, California (US)
Hard X - Kokoro (JP)
ip: 178.249.213.79:27015
Location: Tokyo, Japan

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Hard X is a gamemode

Hard X is an umbrella term to describe all gamemodes derived from hard 8 (hard 16, hard 28, etc). You can choose whichever number you want, with the range being 0 to 28.
It's more than just the max specials that changes with the number set; there are a lot of variables changing to keep each mode possible (if you insist it's impossible, then this gamemode/group isn't for you), yet still be an increase in difficulty from numbers below it.

To change the hard x gamemode, use the following command in chat:

/hard x

Your change will be in effect until the server properly empties, which resets it to the default of 6. For non-admins, this command will call a vote that must succeed for the value to change.

Design philosophies

The core mechanics of vanilla are preserved whenever possible. Changes are only made when something is objectively unfit or unfair in this context, and the amount of change is kept minimal - just enough to level out the balance
The focus is all gameplay, and no fluff. If a mod is completely irrelevant to gameplay, it will only be added as an optional feature disabled by default. Unnecessary distractions from gameplay are avoided and removed whenever possible, and communication of important information/events to the players is improved.
Higher difficulty is achieved through 2 methods: increasing the amount of engagement with SI, and optimizing SI spawns.
Engagement with SI is increased through adjusting spawn rates and max SI.
Optimizing spawns means to make them less predictable, picking timing/locations that are more likely to be a challenge to the survivors, and being harder to exploit/manipulate (looking at you vanilla director tempo)

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Onikata Kayoko

8 Mar @ 11:16pm

Blue Archive best gacha game ever

snowstorm 13 Feb @ 6:34am

very cool server, gordon ramsay really wants the lamb sauce from me

Neburai

13 Feb @ 3:08am

(Survivor) SueBillyBob : looks like yah need the great one here
Neburai : yes please help us
Neburai : carry
(Survivor) SueBillyBob : how yah gonna cheat
(Survivor) 미케네코 : ?
Neburai : you're supposed to carry
Neburai : oh great one

Neburai

11 Feb @ 2:18am