In light of the fact that neither sections of this post feel substantial enough to warrant a full post each, I have opted to combine them into a single post of slightly more significant length. Besides, I also get an excuse to write this foreword in order to artificially boost my word count. 
In the first part of this post, I will show you how to get a Nicovideo account. Actually, it might be more accurate to say that I will show you where you can go to learn how to set up a Nicovideo account. The place I’m referring to is here. It is a pretty self-explanatory guide with what can only be described as English subtitles.
As the site says, Nicovideo is basically a Japanese Youtube. It’s probably far less accessible for users who can’t read Japanese, as the site contains next to no English. That said, some users do mirror selected clips onto Youtube, but you should not rely on that, because the bulk of the content do not leave the dark depths of Nicovideo. This is where your Nicovideo account comes in handy. It allows you to view videos that, unfortunately, are not uploaded to Youtube.
For your first video, I have seen fit to expose you to a crash course on Nicovideo memes. This video contains almost all the memes that have been used on Nicovideo, along with a selection of music that have reached meme status. If you can identify about 10% of the content in it, you’re an automatic winner. After that, you might see fit to listen to a Nico Nico Orchestra rendition of the same piece of music, so that you can be awestruck by the talents found on Nicovideo. A list of music used can be found here. I’m not sure if the list is 100% accurate, because the video that I linked to is the 1-year anniversary version, so perhaps something has been changed. *Cue The Matrix déjà vu moment*
In times to come, I’ll also post various other noteworthy videos from Nicovideo, so check this space frequently for your dose of visual and aural enjoyment.
In the second section of this post, I will talk about the new survival mode in Left 4 Dead. About 2 days ago, survival mode was added to Left 4 Dead. In it, you hold out against an unending waves of horde attacks. More than one of each special infected can be spawned at once, and it is not surprising to see 3 smokers launching attacks simultaneously or 2 tanks attacking at once. This makes a cohesive defence a difficult proposition.
It can be observed that survival mode is actually a modified versus mode. Firstly, the “versus” version of each campaign is used. Most notably, the No Mercy rooftop radio room has an exposed staircase. Furthermore, common infected deal versus-like damage and tanks appear to have similar health to those in versus mode. However, one key difference is that the hunter’s knockback has been increased by about 1-2 seconds. This has the effect of splitting up survivors by a larger amount and is aimed at subtly encouraging the survivors to stay farther apart.
Despite these overwhelming odds, a good defence is not a pipe dream. A good location to defend is any medium-sized room that is close to the ammo pile. Failing that, any alcove with a long approach is ideal for defence as you can see any smokers, hunters and tanks coming from far away. During any lulls in attack, a run for the ammo pile should be made to replenish ammo. This should be done in pairs to protect each other from hunters and smokers. The main damage source should come from tanks, and one unfortunate survivor should act as the bait while the rest of them take the chance to kill the tank quickly.
Regardless of that you may do, surviving for 10 minutes is still not going to be easy. Communicate well with your teammates and you will soon become a Legendary Survivor.
