Sorry - maybe I'm missing something here but where does it say they removed the difficulty lock? Seems to be they've locked it down further by disabling changevotes from the console...
2008/12/6 Formologic23 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cool, I am excited that you removed the "lock" from Versus mode. I can > understand both sides of the problem with people abusing the vote, and > people joining expert servers. Mine were set at Expert at first until we > figured out that most people were having fun on advanced. You guys at Valve > do work hard, and do your best to make the general population happy. Thanks > for this update. I can now continue to host servers since the option is > still there to set the difficulty. > > On another note, while I do love co-op (only on expert), but you do need to > allow at least 3 hours of game time to complete the campaigns. I have a > hard > time being devoted that long. That's why my favorite portion of the game is > Versus mode. It's quite challenging, and is a lot of fun. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Ruymen > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 6:09 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds] Left 4 Dead Update Available > > A required update for Left 4 Dead has been released. Please run > hldsupdatetool to receive it. The specific changes include: > > - Fixed Infected Players melee pushing large objects to block the survivors > path > - Fixed +lobby exploit > - Fixed exploit of "hugging" the Witch from behind where she can't hit you > - Fixed players not being kicked from a vote by changing their name before > it succeeds > - Disabled difficulty change votes from the console in versus mode > > Jason > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds

