Poll: Why does everyone hate Rochelle? (L4D2 Question)

[Owlslayer]

Snip ( or snap? I don't know!)
Also - Moar LULZ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9nAbL3TzQo]

I don't know nothin' about L4D 2 , have only played the first one, so i don't have an optinion.
But the second video... the first time i watched this i bloody fell on the floor laughing (Fofl?) , it was awesome! I've watched a lot of those pills' videos, and this one, even trough the movements aren't fluid, beats most of them by pure humor. THe sound of his voice when he says pills again is epic combined with his facial expression.

Thanks for the laugh, man!


Tough i feel a bit guilty about not saying anything about the topic, so :
Everybody doesn't hate Rochelle.

 

[Jammerz]

I wouldn't say I hate her but I don't like her because she's a *****, she always interrupts Ellis with his stories and has a bitchy tone whenever she talks I have other evidence to proof this but I can't remember it

 

[Davey Woo]

I don't like any of the new characters, the only thing I like about L4D2 is scavenge mode, new infected and the new campaigns. Everything else (characters, soundtrack, etc) annoys me.

 

[Danman1]

Most of the people I play the game with play the one they act like the most or know the most. Anybody who lives in the deep south knows an Ellis. Everyone who ever played a sport knows Coach more or less captured the personality, and if your like me and live in oh say right outside of D.C. you've met Rochelle. And all the douchenozzles play Nick.

 

[Sir Kemper]

I think the main reasone she's hated on so much is becuase she useually ends up being played by a bot in Expert games, meaning that around 90% of the time she's stupid, not useful, and waste's medkits.

Another reasone is because in both L4D1 and 2, each survivor is interesting, even when you had to play 'The Girl' on L4D1 it was still fun becuase of zoey's refrences to movies, and such (That and she was voiced by the same voiceactress who voiced cortana, which helps.)

Rochelle, on the other hand, lacks these traits, while she isin't completely unlikeable, she's just bland, and sort of cocky.

EDIT: Also, in a way, some people may feel a connection to certain survivors, wheter it's becuase of the character traits, looks, or voice, some people will alaways simply pick a survivor which remindes them of them. So it may just be that most people don't feel any real connection to Rochelle.

 

[Chicago Ted]

As many have said before, she has a lack of personality when compared to the others. My favourite is Ellis, and I love him because everything he says just radiates personality and character. And the fact that everything he says is absolutely hilarious.

 

[rt052192]

not sure why

 

[literallyanythingelse]

Her voice is so goddamn annoying. Especially if she's pinned by a hunter or incapacitated or something. Once I actually just left her behind (she was a bot it's ok) because she got incapped and I couldn't put up with her screaming. She's alright when she's not getting zombie raped though.

In my experience with L4D2, sometimes there seems to be funny banter, sometimes coming from Ellis, sometimes with Coach and Nick. Rochelle just seems like the odd one out. She isn't even dressed like a reporter, and sometimes just seems to not give a damn about the people helping keep her alive. (At Coach's death "I wonder if Coach was his first or last name?" or Nick "Well, at least he's already dressed" Really? Being an ass at the death of the only people who helped keep you alive? What a *****)

Also this.

 

[Sky Captanio]

To be honest I don't really like any characters. They're all complete one dimensional stereotypes.

 

[Doctor Glocktor]

Valve reverse Micheal Jackson'd Zoey to get Rochelle.

 

[feather240]

Well I'd assume that it's because most gamers are white males and quite a large proportion of them are slightly racist and sexist so they don't pick females or non-white characters.

I disagree. I think that she's not liked because she is an unlikeable fellow. She selfishly takes health-kits well making up crap, she jokes when people die (and not in a "I'm really stressed out" way either), and she has no real personality. I don't mind it when she joins in on the banter, but she always seams to cut people off for no other reason then to cut people off. It could be racism and sexism that create some dislike but it wouldn't be as large of an impact. She's like that stranger at a party who doesn't leave you alone.

 

[MastrChieaf]

Basically any thing to do with personality in this thread is why.

Rochelle-no way to boring and lifeless
Coach-well he has some good lines and more personality than the one that shall not be named
Ellis-most hilarious out of the four
Nick-my favorite not as funny as Ellis but the one with the most common sense

My favorites are put from top to bottom so...
1.Nick
2.Ellis
3.Coach
4.Rochelle

Now someone will call me racist for putting the black people at the bottom...*sigh*

 

[The Austin]

I just miss Zoey..........

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Because she's as funny as a white can of paint..boring and bland. It's not because of her being a girl it's the personality of a stick i had the problem with.

 

[Mr Wednesday]

People hate Rochelle?

F**k people.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Quick: What's Rochelle's defined profession? Where was she born? Has she any family? What are her feelings towards the zombies? Where did she live? What is her favourite anything?

She's a reporter from Columbus, Ohio, who came down looking for a scoop on the outbreak.

So that's question 1...5 to go. Is she a writer, a photographer, who does she work for?

I understand some people may prefer her to Zoey purely because of physical tastes, but she just feels like a sidekick rather than a main character.

 

[MastrChieaf]

As many have said before, she has a lack of personality when compared to the others. My favourite is Ellis, and I love him because everything he says just radiates personality and character. And the fact that everything he says is absolutely hilarious.

Yeah he is the funniest and has the most personality.But just dosent seem as sensible as Nick.Then again hes not supposed to so cant really complain there. Well each to there own.

 

[quiet_samurai]

It's because Rochelle doesn't apply to the Nerds Wet Dream stereotype. And nerds tend to hate all women that don't fit into that category, except for their moms of course.

 

[SilverUchiha]

I disagree with the corny-line issue. Sure, most of the dialogue can be corny, but she fails at being funny or interesting when talking about delivery. Nick and Ellis are comedic gold when they talk. It seems like every line they say is either Nick being a smartass or Ellis being a jackass. They both work great. Coach is a bit lacking by comparison, but even he has a good line or two that makes him worth listening too.

Also, Rochelle just isn't nearly as hot as Zoey.

Lastly, what makes her stand out as being interesting? She doesn't have any real interesting personality quirk, amusing background, or personality that makes us interesting in playing as her. Granted, I don't think the first game did that too well with their characters, those characters just came off as more likable right away whereas L4D2's cast took a while to grow on me. Now whenever I play L4D, I get sad when I don't hear Nick's smartass remarks or Ellis' bullshit.

"Jimmy Gibbs is a stockcar legend! If the laws of nature allowed it, I would bear that man's children."

 

[DanDeFool]

Left 4 Speed 2 [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/521708]

Pretty much that.