User blog comment:Lasifer/The Minecraft Mobs vs The Left 4 Dead Infected/@comment-143604-20120317195619

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 * The Grunt- Even. The Common Infected are faster and can clear more obstacles, but the Minecraft Zombie can take more punishment. In equal numbers, the Minecraft Zombie would win a straight fight, but the Common Infected also balance out with the number-horde advantage.
 * The Ranged Fighter- The Left 4 Dead Infected. The Mob's Skeleton has a higher attack and is stealthier, but it's bow won't do that much damage to most of the Left 4 Dead group. The Smoker isn't that much better in the fighting ability category, but it can take more damage, and it's attack is helpful if it can find an isolated enemy and drag them into a horde.
 * The Trap- The Minecraft Mobs. The Ghast may be slow to attack and has no melee ability, but the fireballs will torch through hordes, as the Infected have been seen to be quite vulnerable to fire. The Ghast's ability to fly will also keep it out of the range of all but two of the Special Infected, and the Spitter's attack won't be all that helpful against most of the Minecraft Mobs and has a VERY slow reload time.
 * The Provoked- The Left 4 Dead Infected. The Witch is a devestating attack, and the Minecraft Mob won't be smart enough to avoid her, not to mention a single attack is a death sentence. The Enderman is an annoyance by comparison.
 * The Suicider- The Minecraft Mobs. The Creeper is easily the Minecraft Mobs' most powerful unit. It's sneaky, fast and the explosion causes real damage to everything around it- destroying the enviroment and any poor bastard unlucky enough to be in its' range. The Boomer does no damage on it's own, really, and relys on attracting Common Infected to do anything, not to mention that one hit is all it takes to blow them up, and it's clear who the superior warrior is here. Bonus points if the Boomer tries to actually fight the Creeper, because it'll just get a bunch of common infected blown up with it.
 * The Crawler- The Minecraft Mob. The Hunter is deadly...against human targets, but against the Minecraft zombies it's attacks are nearly useless. The Spider, on the other hand, will be able to hinder the Infected's progress, is almost impossible for them to hit, and can paralyze enemies with the web-spit.
 * The Strongman- Even. The Tank is deadly for sure, but he is dumb and doesn't adapt to strategies well at all. The Slime may not quite match brute strength, but it's not too far off, and it is able to splint into smaller less powerful versions of itself. The realquestion of this is more about who sees who first because the Tank has ranged abilities too, and if the Slime is split too much by the time it reaches the Tank it's over- but if it is full and attacks the Tank first, it will overwhelm the brute. It balances out.
 * Deadliest Warrior- The Minecraft Mob. The Special Infected are all nightmares for the prey they've adapted to fight- normal humans, but the Minecraft Mob is easily able to work around most of them, and then do massive damage themselves. It's close, but the Special Infected just won't be able to deal with an enemy quite like the Minecraft Mob.