Community, For the last few days, the team has been working on another E3-related project. We will be releasing the E3 Demo Parish Campaign onto the Steam Workshop and GameMaps for everyone to play. This is in regards to the Left 4 Dead 2 Beta Pack, and may be released as a required Part 3 in a future patch. We will keep you all informed, as cloud storage is limited.
Misconception with the "Beta Parish"
It is understood that there are already two Parish "Beta" maps located on the workshop. Unfortunately, both of those maps are restoring the ALPHA version of the Parish map, not what was fully encompassed on the E3 show floor. The existing playthrough also features the Left 4 Dead 1 survivors, which, as obvious, is historically inaccurate. The biggest difference, however, is how the first two levels are not two separate locations. While the concept of the Alpha Parish map was definitely interesting in terms of development, it is not at all what the E3 community is trying to utilize for the Beta Pack Project.
Differentiation and Content
As previously stated, the era of the E3 demo, in which we are continuing to replicate, only uses the first two levels of the Parish campaign, much like the public pre-release demo. We will be providing exactly that with this incoming version. On top of that, we are placing items, weapons, vehicles, signs, and structures in their accurate E3 positions so that the desired build is even more correct than before. The campaign will also be ending right after The Park level (C5M2) is finished, just like the E3 and retail demos.
Very respectfully, Gigan, Beta Pack Team Manager