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Salen
10/18/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
What? No review on how slow the elevators are in the hospital? Every time I've had to wait for an elevator, there's this huge rush of folks (with horrible skin conditions) who all try to jump in front of the line.

My suggestion, get used to walking up stairs. #pranks
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Billkwando
10/18/09

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The headline and blurb were written so incoherently I had to click the jump (after reading them 3 times) to see what you were talking about.

I guess that's one way to get hits. :p #pranks
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RyuuzakiBjorn
10/18/09

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Pills Here! #pranks
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Komrade Kayce
10/18/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
I think Kotaku just ruined it, sadly.

Theres some pretty dumb ones on there now, misspelled words and really-not-funny.

However whoever gave the Gabe review was humourously unexpected, aha. #pranks
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Gossy... Fortune and Glory
10/18/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
Ha! Cheers Owen and Ryuji, this made my morning. Has the hospital passed comment? #pranks
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Heartless141, dood!
10/18/09

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A zombie:
Braaaaaiiinnnnnn.... braaaaaiainnnnnn!!!!!

Mercy Hospital's Zombie:
Thheeeeee paaaaiinnnnnnnnnn.... theeee paaaaaiinnnnnnnnn

Mercy Hospital's doctor zombie:
the veeeeeiinnnnnn, veeeeeeiinnnnnnn!!!!

Kotaku Zombie:
Gaaaaaammmmeeeeee, Gaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeessss!!!!

This article Zombie:
Owwweeeeennnnnn, OOoooowwweeeeeennnnn!!!!!!!!
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CJtehBaker
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
if you enjoyed that I highly suggest looking at this [local.yahoo.com] #pranks
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CJtehBaker
10/17/09

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if you enjoyed that I highly suggest looking at this [local.yahoo.com] #pranks
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Komrade Kayce
10/18/09

@CJtehBaker:

awesome #pranks
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(Starman) Starman
10/17/09

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And, now that Kotaku has posted about this hospital, expect the flood of impatient & impotent patients to come in. :P #pranks
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Wolfgeist
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
I don't care if it is a prank. Not everyone is a gamer and not everyone understands those "jokes". Way to go to the L4D retards who posted those for giving a few more notches for the anti-video game freaks to latch onto. #pranks
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spiderweb1986
10/17/09

@Wolfgeist: You probably have a point. If the media gets a hold of this, this is going to be ugly. #pranks
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Goldwings - Wants a Part-time Santa Gig :D
10/17/09

@Wolfgeist: If the media gets these nimrods any TV time, then it'll just empower them to do more of these annoying reviews (as well as others).
I imagine most gamers will come hand in hand saying how stupid the media is if/when they gets to the "issue" at hand.

HURRY FOR US GAMERS! (*snort*) #pranks
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omgwtflolbbqbye
10/17/09

@Wolfgeist: For some reason I don't think you have to know about Left 4 Dead to realize that a hospital review describing zombie infestations, people getting clawed to death, and pipebombs lying around the lobby is not entirely accurate.
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Wolfgeist
10/17/09

@omgwtflolbbqbye: You'd be very, VERY surprised what some people will believe. #pranks
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C-Section
10/17/09

@Wolfgeist: For example, you believe that people will think zombies really factored into these hospital reviews. #pranks
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OrwellJames
10/17/09

@omgwtflolbbqbye: True, but if you're only looking at the stars, it can undermine your faith in a very important institution. #pranks
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(Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
10/17/09

@Wolfgeist: Don't blame gamers because people are retarded, then.

If your going to sit there and adhere to the standards of people who can't understand reality from a apocalyptic zombie video game, keep raging. I on the other hand, as well as anybody with common sense, will laugh at the hilarity of the review for all it's intents and purposes.

@C-Section : LOLOLOL, +100 internets to you, good day sir.
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Edited by (Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid! at 10/17/09 11:21 PM

Wolfgeist
10/18/09

@(Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: Do you not realize that the majority of people you see at the average hospital are elderly? The majority of them don't understand things like this.

Not only that, it doesn't matter if you have common sense or not, it's extremely tasteless, not funny, and as I said earlier, just gives one more thing for the news stations to bring up when showing how video games are destroying todays youth.

I'll continue to blame gamers for stupid things when they continue to DO stupid things. #pranks
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ZeroMX
10/18/09

@Wolfgeist: Dear God, lighten up, man. It's like you are simply mad because its a joke that's not to your liking.

This is a completely harmless "prank" and here you are flying off the handle talking about how the media will use this as ammo for the anti-video game crusade. The only chance this has of making the news is if its the slowest news day in recorded history. I don't think it's possible for even the worst news outlet (Okay... Well maybe tabloids...) to see this as anything other than internet tomfoolery.

Seriously, enjoy your foaming at the mouth ranting. Just know that there are far more stupid/worse things to get upset about. #pranks
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(Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
10/18/09

@Wolfgeist:

"Honey, I'm really sick, but I can't go to this hopsital, lets pick a different one."

"Why is that dear?"

"The internet says it's full of zombies and pills, can't be safe there."

If that is anybody's logical jumps, they are so far off they don't got much longer anyway.

Plus, I doubt old people that stupid can navigate a computer well enough to get to these reviews.

Lastly, blame us for doing stupid thing's, I honestly don't care, this is hilarious. I got my laugh for the day, and you got butthurt, looks like I came out on top. #pranks
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Wolfgeist
10/18/09

@(Zombie) D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: Whatever kid. Theres no use arguing with you since you apparently can't understand why this is a stupid thing to do.

BTW, I am a gamer myself, not just some random hero coming in here to criticize gamers in general.

So have fun being a troll, I'm out. #pranks
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Ad-hominem
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
Well, you have to realize it wouldn't be any different if the L4D pranksters didn't post anything.
If you look at all the ratings, the 5-star rating and the 2-Star rating were also L4D Pranks.

However, not all the responses were for L4D. The first two were from real patients, who both gave the hospital a one-star rating. Regardless of whether the pranksters had posted those comments, the hospital would have a 1-star average. #pranks
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chronubis
10/17/09

@Ad-hominem: You could even say L4D improved the average rating? #pranks
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Namrepus
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
Speaking as a someone who is from the Pittsburgh area, and has been to Mercy Hospital before... this disgusts me. I mean I'm all for a joke, but people who do this and leave negative reviews for this place... #pranks
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NeVeRMoRe666
10/17/09

@Namrepus: The people have the RIGHT to know. Zombificaton isn't the Swine Flu, it's Fuckin' serious. #pranks
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Goldwings - Wants a Part-time Santa Gig :D
10/17/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: Please stop spreading lies. Swine Flu is a terrible illness that is harming the people of all ages and is attacking pregnant women (taking several victims [RIP]).

It is in no shape or form close to as deadly as Zombification. For one thing, Zombies can't get sick :P #pranks
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NeVeRMoRe666
10/17/09

@Goldwings (Hopefully Temporarly): Wait what? Is this the same Zombie Goldwings we all know and love? What happened to you? It can't be the Swine Flu....
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Atomsk88
10/17/09

@Goldwings (Hopefully Temporarly): Then if one who is a zombie is not sick, how does one seek to cure their self?

Your attempts are futile! #pranks
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Goldwings - Wants a Part-time Santa Gig :D
10/17/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: To keep things simple:
1. Yes it's me (not zomibfied =)
2. Ashcraft is helping me revive my old account.
3. My old account has powers to promote, but not comment :/
#uselesscommenters #pranks
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(Starman) Starman
10/17/09

@Goldwings (Hopefully Temporarly): Goldwings is BAAAACH!! \^_^/ #pranks
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NeVeRMoRe666
10/17/09

@Goldwings (Hopefully Temporarly): Oh Noes! That's so unfortunate! Well, to give you temporary street cred, I'mma follow you till you get your old account back!

Got's yer back brah!
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Tiller
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
I was born in the real Mercy Hospital...

Oh well. At least I know where to go for some pills. #pranks
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MegaMetaTurtle
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
There's also a Gordon Freeman dentist who has reviews on Google Maps, I think.

And of course, that's been pranked too :) #pranks
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Ad-hominem
10/17/09

@MegaMetaTurtle: I looked it up.
The joke reviews have been deleted, but I noticed something interesting-
he lives in Riverside.
Coincidence?
(Of course, it's the California Riverside, but still...) #pranks
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
10/17/09

@Ad-hominem: I live on Riverside in Austin. Seeing the sign in the game made me hurry my zombie survival plan. #pranks
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RyuuzakiBjorn
10/18/09

@Ad-hominem: The three main joke reviews haven't been deleted? [local.yahoo.com] #pranks
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MegaMetaTurtle
10/18/09

@Ad-hominem: Yay, finally, after a year, I'm a proper person :)

Thanks to everyone that promoted and approved :D #pranks
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Does Not Equal
10/17/09

In reply to No Mercy in Left 4 Dead Hospital "Reviews"
Not surprising about the hospital's name when you look at the other clues. Aside from the small town of Riverside (located in mid-Eastern PA) and Allegheny National Forest (Northwestern PA), the Crash Course story adds a CEDA map that shows the survivors' current location as the mid-Atlantic safe zone (with the only other visible safe zone located at the tip of Louisiana, a nice nod to the upcoming sequel). I can't speak for the other campaigns, but I've also seen Pennsylvania license plates (blue top border, yellow bottom border) in Crash Course. Nice to see a setting that isn't one of the big-name metropolitan areas overused by TV and movies. #pranks
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