Play4Dead continuously monitors hundreds of local Australian and New Zealand
Alien Swarm,
Left 4 Dead and
Left 4 Dead 2 game servers, allowing it to make snap decisions in finding you the best possible server to play on.
When you use the Play Now or Party system, Play4Dead evaluates each game server that it tracks according to a range of criteria:
- The server must be running the chosen game mode and version
- The server must be populated; empty servers are never chosen (unless your Party size requires an empty server)
- If in a party; there must be enough free slots for every party member (on any team) to join
- Servers that have more players are preferred over those that are nearly empty
- Servers that are closer to the start of their campaign progress are preferred when applicable to the game mode (Versus, Co-Op and Realism)
- Servers recently joined by you via the Play4Dead system are excluded from being recommended to you again for several minutes
These decisions are made for you in seconds. You're even connected to the game server automatically!