They still exist though. The worst one is on No Mercy 4: The Hospital

Here an early tank can be slaughtered for little to no loss on the part of the survivors. All the survs have to do is run under the staircase, and hide in the corner right at the bottom (the section right at the start of the level, with the fire stairs)
The tank is unable to get them here, and so all they have to do is maul it with auto shotguns

Valve are gradually getting rid of spots like this but this one still exists. Hilariously for the survivors, annoyingly for the infected

Played against a group of people who play versus mode properly competitively, they all used purely the machine gun. Think that it provides the best cover over each other as you’re moving fast with damage, not really sure. We got raped :D

I was a big autoshotgun fan from the start, and it’s still my go-to weapon. It’s rubbish at long ranges, and you have to remember to constantly reload, ideally after every shot. Recently I have been coming around to the idea that the assault rifle, so long as it’s used in controlled bursts to conserve ammo, is often a superior choice as it gives you slightly more options.

The hunting rifle I pretty much only use on Expert, where it suits the more careful style I employ there.

On a side note, has anyone broken down how many people use the shotty? When L4D first came out, I used the hunting rifle exclusivly, but I found that the Auto-shotty is superior for a larger range of situations and positions. Does anyone else feel this way?

Seconded.

Also, I miss the hunting rifle. My poor limp TF2 sniper rifle does not compare.

THe other 70% of the time is split up between, roughly:
25% snuck past
15% sucessfully one-shot killed
20% one shot kill fails but a few extra autoshotty blasts fell her anyway
10% shot from a distance and then had bullets poured into them as they charge at their intended, falling just short

(If you want to be scared of the witch again, try Expert. She’s kills there with on shit, and I think it’s actually impossible to one-shot kill her… although, would you risk even trying it knowin gher touch is instant death?)

Here’s the youtube of killing the witch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGFb1QYTX8c&feature=related

The Hunting Rifle’s headshots can’t cr0wn her. Instead, if you hit her while she is still crying, they will stagger her. You then have a brief moment to line up another headshot and repeatedly pin her down until death. Though, ideally, you co-ordinate and take advantage of the stagger-time for everyone to freely pump as much lead in her as possible before she recovers and incaps someone.

Unfortunately, knowing this makes Witches not as terrific as they once were. Now the biggest threat comes from the S-Infected who arrive just in time to foil your master plan; pounce/bile/coiling you just before you pull the trigger with a now enraged witch in your face.

You have to quickly run up to her, and nail her in the head at point blank so every bit of shot hits her. When you run up to her fast she looks up at you and growls, you have like a second or two to nail her right in the eyes

I remember trying to do it with some mates, me saying “ok I am gonna try and one shot her for the achievement”, the rest of my team saying “oh god”

I want to buy l4d, but I’m being responsible and saving up for a subvolcanic lair. I remember the demo fondly.

There’s always an idiot who’s completely oblivious of the Witch. 3 of the survivors edge around her carefully and the 4th just comes around the corner, takes one look at a crouching human form and just opens fire.

Or there’s the people who think they can always take a witch on their own, only to creep up very slowly behind her, take one shot, miss or shoot her arm or something, turn to run only to get their back slashed. Such hubris.