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I just bought Left for dead 2 in the recent Steam sale and thought I'd try single player first. However trying to play the first campaign I always find my AI team mates stop defending themselves or attacking zombies at the start of the 2nd level. Which makes it seriously hard to keep them alive.

Has anyone else experienced this and know a solution?

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hmm... I've never had this problem – jmfsg♦ Dec 1 '10 at 13:57
You mean Dead Center Level 2? That is not normal. They should at least be giving cover and moving with you. Have you installed any mods or tweaked any settings? – Bora Dec 1 '10 at 17:15
Yep Dead Center Level 2. No mods, literally finished the download , installed and started playing. – Fishcake Dec 2 '10 at 7:47

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In my experience, that's just how they are. Just ignore them as much as you can (impossible to ignore completely), and rescue them when necessary. 'least, that's how I usually treat it.

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They are not firing their weapons at all and just standing there taking hits. – Fishcake Dec 1 '10 at 14:14
@Fishcake I know. It seems to be very hit or miss with regards to whether they help you or not. Sometimes for me, there's no problem and they help out often. Other times, I'd say they don't fire a shot the whole level. Sometimes they won't even help you up when you're down. If there is a "solution", I certainly didn't find it. Anymore, if I play, it's co-op with at least 1 close friend since the AI usefulness range is so very wide. – Aeo Dec 3 '10 at 14:03
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AI in Left 4 Dead 2 is not bad but pretty limited compared to an human. If you can, try playing with friends or other unknown player.

It is much more fun and no frustration due to strange bot behavior.

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Yeah I'll go online I just wanted to get to grips with it first. – Fishcake Dec 2 '10 at 7:48

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