I’m sorry, the room is full

Before Thursday, I hadn’t heard those words in a very long time.

I’d organised to play Left 4 Dead with Tony (and whomever else wanted to play) on Thursday night in our usual 10pm slot. However when I logged on, he was already playing with a few other Ready-Up stalwarts and I consequently received the classic voice message: “I’m sorry, the room is full”.

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As it turned out by 10.30pm, we were both collecting some achievements in Craicdown [sic] but it made me reflect on the length of time it had been since I couldn’t join a room because I was playing a popular game. My gaming habits lean towards purchasing very few games at the point of release – I tend to be an early adopter with technology but not with games so full rooms aren’t normally a problem I run into. Only last week I tried to play Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 online and in the 30 minutes I spent waiting in a room for anyone to join I realised that just because people still own the game, it doesn’t mean they’re still playing it.

I appreciate that Left 4 Dead wasn’t released that long ago but it seems to have had a resurgence in my gaming circle since Tony and I have picked it up. Delusions of grandeur aside, it is great fun but I’ve already had it a week and only played once! Still, I don’t mind waiting – as a gamer that still owns Perfect Dark Zero, there will definitely come a time where finding the right number of people to play with online won’t be an issue.


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6 responses to “I’m sorry, the room is full”

  1. Barry avatar
    Barry

    I was one of those responsible for there not being any room in the game for you 🙁

  2. MrCuddleswick avatar
    MrCuddleswick

    I think we’ve all been there!

  3. lordstar avatar
    lordstar

    Yup becuase I work late in the the afternoon I frequentley am left in the cold when it comes to getting in games. L4D is one of the best multiplayer games going on XBL right now. Its easy enough that anyone can play it but if the teams are even it can prove to be challenge trying to stop one another from getting to the safe room.

    however the party system does make up for it as you can jump in a room and still chat away with you mates while you wait for a spot to free up.

  4. Ben avatar
    Ben

    I picked up L4D yesterday after all the talk about it, I blame MrCuddleswick and co myself for me spending £25 of my hard earned money!

    I’d also like to thank MrCuddleswick and Co for making me buy this awesome game 😀

  5. Lordstar avatar
    Lordstar

    MrCuddleswick is a wise sage indeed. Welcome to awesome town, population us!

  6. Alex avatar

    Bah, I’m still being booted out of LBP games due to lack of space! More servers ‘yo!

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