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1. How are "points" calculated?

A new player has 1000 points. Every time you make a kill, you gain a certain amount of points depending on a) the victim's points rating, and b) the weapon you used. If you kill someone with a higher points rating than you, then you gain more points than if you kill someone with a lower points rating than you. Therefore, killing newbies will not get you as far as killing the #1 player. And if you kill someone with your knife, you gain more points than if you kill them with a rifle, for example.

When you are killed, you lose a certain amount of points, which again depends on the points rating of your killer and the weapon they used (you don't lose as many points for being killed by the #1 player with a rifle than you do for being killed by a low ranked player with a knife). This makes moving up the rankings easier, but makes staying in the top spots harder.

Specifically, the equations are:

Killer Points = Killer Points + (Victim Points / Killer Points) × Weapon Modifier × 5

Victim Points = Victim Points - (Victim Points / Killer Points) × Weapon Modifier × 5

Plus, the following point bonuses are available for completing objectives in the following games:

Player Action PlyrPlyr Action Team Action World Action Action Player Reward Team Reward Ranking
Yes Yes No No (Boomer) Vomited on Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes Yes No No (Hunter) Pounced on Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
No Yes No No (Smoker) Tongue Grabbed Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes Yes No No (Spitter) Spit on Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes Yes No No Charger Pummeling +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Cr0wned (killed witch with single headshot) 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Defibrillated Teammate +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Domination (25 kills) +3 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
No Yes No No Friendly Fire -10 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes Yes No No Going for a ride +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Headshot Kill +1 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Healed Teammate +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Hunter Punter (melee a Hunter mid-jump) 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Boomer +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Charger +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Hunter +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Jockey +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Smoker +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Spitter +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No Yes No Killed a Tank +5 Survivor +15 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed a Witch +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed all survivors 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killed Survivor +30 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Killing Spree (150 kills) +15 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes Yes No No Level A Charge +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Monster Kill (200 kills) +20 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No No survivors died/incapped from tank 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Ownage (100 kills) +10 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Protected Teammate +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Rampage (50 kills) +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Rescued Teammate +2 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Revived Teammate +3 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
No No Yes No Scavenge Team Win 0 +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
No No Yes No Scenario Won 0 Survivor +15 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Startled Witch -5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Tank Bilebombed +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Tounge Twister (kill a Smoker while he is dragging you) 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Unstoppable (250 kills) +25 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes No No No Used Adrenaline 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
No No Yes No Versus Team Win 0 +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
Yes Yes No No (Boomer) Vomited on Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes Yes No No (Hunter) Pounced on Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
No Yes No No (Smoker) Tongue Grabbed Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes Yes No No (Spitter) Spit on Survivor +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes Yes No No Charger Pummeling +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes No No No Cr0wned (killed witch with single headshot) 0 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes No No No Defibrillated Teammate +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes No No No Domination (25 kills) +3 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
No Yes No No Friendly Fire -10 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS
Yes Yes No No Going for a ride +5 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS

2. What are all the weapon points modifiers?

Weapon points modifiers are used to determine how many points you should gain or lose when you make a kill or are killed by another player. Higher modifiers indicate that more points will be gained when killing with that weapon (and similarly, more points will be lost when being killed by that weapon). Modifiers generally range from 0.00 to 2.00.

Weapon Name Modifier Ranking
RIFLE_AK47 AK-47 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SNIPER_AWP Arctic Warfare Magnum (Police) 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
AUTOSHOTGUN Auto-Shotgun 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
BASEBALL_BAT Baseball Bat 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
BOOMER_CLAW Boomer's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
CHAINSAW Chainsaw 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
CHARGER_CLAW Charger's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SHOTGUN_CHROME Chrome Shotgun 1.20 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
KNIFE Combat Knife 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
RIFLE_DESERT Combat Rifle 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
CRICKET_BAT Cricket Bat 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
CROWBAR Crowbar 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
DUAL_PISTOLS Dual Pistols 1.40 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
ELECTRIC_GUITAR Electric Guitar 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
FIREAXE Fireaxe 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
ENTITYFLAME Flame 0.70 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
FRYING_PAN Frying Pan 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
GOLFCLUB Golf Club 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
GRENADE_LAUNCHER Grenade Launcher 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SMG_MP5 H&K MP5-Navy 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
HUNTER_CLAW Hunter's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
HUNTING_RIFLE Hunting Rifle 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
INFECTED Infected Horde 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
INFERNO Inferno 0.70 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
JOCKEY_CLAW Jockey's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
KATANA Katana 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
RIFLE_M60 M-60 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SMG Mac-10 1.10 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SMG_SILENCED Mac-10 (Silenced) 1.10 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
MACHETE Machete 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PISTOL_MAGNUM Magnum 1.40 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
MELEE Melee 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PROP_MINIGUN Minigun 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PIPE_BOMB Pipe Bomb 0.80 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PISTOL Pistol 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PLAYER Player 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PROP_PHYSICS Prop Physics 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
RIFLE Rifle 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
PUMPSHOTGUN Shotgun 1.20 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
RIFLE_SG552 Sig Sauer SG-552 Commando 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SMOKER_CLAW Smoker's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SNIPER_MILITARY Sniper Rifle 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SHOTGUN_SPAS SPAS-12 1.10 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
INSECT_SWARM Spitter Acid 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SPITTER_CLAW Spitter's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
SNIPER_SCOUT Steyr Scout 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
TANK_CLAW Tank's Claws 3.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
TANK_ROCK Tank's Rock 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
TONFA Tonfa 1.50 Left 4 Dead 2 - COOP
RIFLE_AK47 AK-47 1.00 Left 4 Dead 2 - VERSUS

3. How can I edit my profile and set real name, e-mail address, homepage and ICQ number?

Player profile options can be configured by saying the appropriate gameme_set command while you are playing on a participating gameserver. To issue commands, push your chat key and type the command text.

Syntax: say /gameme_set option value

Acceptable "options" are:

  • realname
    Sets your Real Name as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set realname Joe Bloggs

  • email
    Sets your E-mail Address as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set email joe@hotmail.com

  • homepage
    Sets your Home Page as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set homepage http://www.geocities.com/joe/

  • icq
    Sets your ICQ Number as shown in your profile.
    Example: /gameme_set icq 123456789

Note: These are not standard Half-Life console commands. If you type them in the console, Half-Life might give you an error.

4. My rank is embarrassing. How can I opt out?

Say /gameme_hideranking while playing on a participating gameserver. This will toggle you between being visible on the Player Ranking and being invisible.

Note: You will still be tracked and you can still view your Player Details page. Use the Search page to find yourself.