Edited Left 4 Dead 2 PC has better performance?

Posted Nov 7th 2009 5:00PM by John Callaham
Filed under: FPS, Multiplayer, Left 4 Dead Series

If you have an edited version of a game that has, say, less blood that the normal version along with bodies that disappear quickly among other things you might expect that the edited versions might have better performance than the original. PCGamesHardware.com seems to have discovered just that with an censored version of the Left 4 Dead 2 demo.

The edited version which is made available in the web site's native Germany, runs about 40 percent faster than the unedited demo, according to the article. While it implies that players of the cut version will have an advantage in any multiplayer game, it also points out that the amount of violence in the regular version can be adjusted by the players

Gallery: Left 4 Dead 2

Tags: left-4-dead-2, valve, valve-software

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

You don't say? Less things on the screen makes the game run faster? NO WAY!Posted at 5:49PM on Nov 7th 2009 by JEV4

Did you even look at the graph?? Going from 36 to 54 fps is a huge increase for such a small trade off. In any other game you would have to turn off gore AND spend a couple hundred $ on hardware upgrades.

what a stupid kneejerk comment.Posted at 7:19PM on Nov 7th 2009 by smi04

Well it definitely makes sense...

I love all the new gore/how the zombies lose limbs and such... to be honest. =P It makes it much more satisfying to kill zombies.

And, I feel that L4D2 runs much better than L4D1 on my computer... Anyone feel the same? L4D2 must be optimized I guess, because it definitely looks better.Posted at 8:40PM on Nov 7th 2009 by Nerdman

*better optimized... that is.Posted at 8:41PM on Nov 7th 2009 by Nerdman

And with the lack of special infected in the australian version, combined with the hefty speed boost, they can play better competitively... in an easier game! good for them.

Poor bastards.Posted at 10:52PM on Nov 7th 2009 by Ghede

I for one would sacrifice all the FPS in the world for my mangled zombie corpses. Posted at 2:01AM on Nov 8th 2009 by ZaxCG2

ok, so i got the left 4 dead 2 demo on my computer and have an exciting 3 FPS of gameplay. any help?Posted at 2:21AM on Nov 17th 2009 by ryan

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