ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Battleborn IOTI Just call it a Hero Shooter Randy
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Battleborn Open Beta thread: April 8 (PS4)/ April 13 (PC/XB1) - April 18
- Thread starter ashecitism
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Reposting so it's not lost at the bottom of a page:
COMPETITION TIME
I'm currently creating the Battleborn OT, but I don't have a catchy title.
Due to an order mix-up, I will also have a spare Steam key from cdkeys.com.
Post your suggestions for an OT title and the best ones will go into a draw, with the winner having their title being used and a free copy of Battleborn for the PC!
Closing date: 30th April
A good start.
COMPETITION TIME
I'm currently creating the Battleborn OT, but I don't have a catchy title.
Due to an order mix-up, I will also have a spare Steam key from cdkeys.com.
Post your suggestions for an OT title and the best ones will go into a draw, with the winner having their title being used and a free copy of Battleborn for the PC!
Closing date: 30th April
A good start.
Doomshroom
Member
Battleborn IOTI Not the Blizzard game
PaulExcellent
Member
Battleborn IOTI Not a MOBA unless it has to be
I vote this one.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
2 maps per mode?
Wonder how often they will add more.
We don't know certain dates but they said there will be free maps and 5 free characters added to the game post-launch.
spatenfloot
Member
Battleborn IOTI Ambra won't give you the Claptrap
Ah cool, I wasn't really following it at all until just trying out the beta on a whim so not really sure what all is coming. Thanks!
seandooley13
Neo Member
Montana and Miko combo is OP
Try out El Dragon and Miko, once El Dragon gets going he's ridiculous.
Miko, Galilea and Ambra are the unkillable trio when together. So much sustain and damage.
I will not disagree. Yet I will continue to abuse it.
They are OP as hell playing solo with randoms using them. In a party I'd just straight up consider it cheating.
I will not disagree. Yet I will continue to abuse it.
Beta been going on since the weekend.
CommandThrower
Member
Battleborn IOTI The Last Star Fights back Against The Void
Can't really think of a silly title. Maybe something like:
Battleborn IOTI Fighting to Save the Bordered Lands.
Can't really think of a silly title. Maybe something like:
Battleborn IOTI Fighting to Save the Bordered Lands.
antennaehead
Member
Battleborn |OT| Overwatching the Borderlands
ashecitism
Member
Ironically Gearbox does call it that. They're the only devs out of the ones making these type of games to do so.
InsaneMonkey
Neo Member
Jumped in for a few hours. Really liking the unique character designs and the humour works for me, but the FOV is really bothersome at the moment.
Battleborn |OT| Born for the Night's Overwatch
Battleborn |OT| BATTLE.NET not needed
Battleborn |OT| Born for the Night's Overwatch
Battleborn |OT| BATTLE.NET not needed
Glad to hear they're still tweaking things. A competitive Hero Shooter like this needs to adapt to feedback fairly quickly. A patch a week is preferable to an unplayable/unbearable character.
AusRoachman
Member
Battleborn |OT| - over watch and smite the gigantic competition
Gave the Beta a shot and then deleted it after going through a "solo" mission to completion. I think the visual style is fun which makes sense because it's very borderlandsesque and most of the characters are pretty interesting but I just wasn't feeling how the game actually plays.
I really don't like how they label content as single player and yet everything about the solo content is very clearly designed for multiple people. I felt like the field of view was far to narrow for the amount of stuff that is happening on screen, especially when you don't have anyone with you, and I really don't like moba style character progression at all.
I can see where others would be really into this but I have Destiny, The Division, ESO and FFXIV to fill my thirst for mp and they are better designed for solo play in most cases as compliment to the MP side.
Hopefully Borderlands 3 isn't too far behind
I really don't like how they label content as single player and yet everything about the solo content is very clearly designed for multiple people. I felt like the field of view was far to narrow for the amount of stuff that is happening on screen, especially when you don't have anyone with you, and I really don't like moba style character progression at all.
I can see where others would be really into this but I have Destiny, The Division, ESO and FFXIV to fill my thirst for mp and they are better designed for solo play in most cases as compliment to the MP side.
Hopefully Borderlands 3 isn't too far behind
ToyMachine228
Member
I don't know what modes are included in the beta as I haven't played it yet, but the primary mode for Battleborn in my opinion is Meltdown Mode. The most-MOBA esque mode. I enjoyed it a lot in the Closed Technical Test and I'm going to assume that it's only got better since then. Looking forward to playing and streaming the Xbox One beta this week.
ashecitism
Member
Meltdown and Incursion. I got the impression Gearbox considers the latter as the main mode. From all the streams I saw Meltdown seems better.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Battleborn IOTI MOBAlands
Battleborn |OT| Bordering on the MOBAlands?
Incursion is the map with the single lane and two big robots on each team right? The problem I have with that mode is that its really hard to turn the fight back around once you have lost your first bot, you only have one single lane of robots and if you manage to destroy the first bot on the enemy team, you can pretty effectively hold the middle of the arena and all the bonuses that comes with it. I preferred Meltdown more in the end cause its easier to try and switch lane if the fight gets too hard on one side. I really hope they fix incursion though in some way cause the more modes the merrier.
Reposting so it's not lost at the bottom of a page:
COMPETITION TIME
I'm currently creating the Battleborn OT, but I don't have a catchy title.
Due to an order mix-up, I will also have a spare Steam key from cdkeys.com.
Post your suggestions for an OT title and the best ones will go into a draw, with the winner having their title being used and a free copy of Battleborn for the PC!
Closing date: 30th April
A good start.
Battleborn [OT] Born to be Embattled
Battleborn [OT] A Battle is Born
Battleborn [OT] Congratulations....It's a Penguin in a Mech Suit!
Battleborn [OT] Gestation Complete.
Battleborn [OT] A Labor of War
Battleborn [OT] The Battle Ain't Over, Watch and See
Battleborn [OT] Not a Handsome Collection, Jack.
JHoNNy1OoO
Member
I really wouldn't come to a conclusion on the balance of the Incursion game mode atm. The vast majority of people don't even know the mechanics of the game yet. I can't tell you how many 20+ minute games I have been in where teammates and enemies have not gotten past level 2-3 while I was at level 10. I want you to think about that for a second. These people have no clue that you have to kill minions in order to level up early on, so they try to kill players. Except the players they are trying and failing to kill already outlevel them, so they just end up feeding them even more XP and get further behind.
Given that, I have played several close games on Incursion with both sides knowing what they were doing. Everyone on both teams were Rank 25+. You can easily come back from being one robot down after winning a team fight once people have reached level 7-8. The respawn time at 30+ seconds and minions melting at that level makes pushing back extremely quick. By the time you get to the other robot you have several waves of minions/mercenaries and your teams damage output just melts the first robot.
Basically the majority doesn't know what the hell they are doing right now. Give it time.
ArgyleReptile
Banned
Battleborn [OT]: It Ain't Over 'til It's Overwatch
Battleborn |OT| Another MOBA Shooter
Battleborn |OT| Multiplayer Online Bad-Ass Shooter
With a couple of people in my party on the same team I've turned had a few games turned around after the first sentinel robots go down. The way to do it is normally to get the center mercs with shields. It'll push the battle-lines to the half-way point and their tankiness will allow you to take out enemy turrets and the like. You'll find yourself at the first sentinel in no time even if you lost your first if you have a competent team.
Battleborn |OT| Multiplayer Online Bad-Ass Shooter
With a couple of people in my party on the same team I've turned had a few games turned around after the first sentinel robots go down. The way to do it is normally to get the center mercs with shields. It'll push the battle-lines to the half-way point and their tankiness will allow you to take out enemy turrets and the like. You'll find yourself at the first sentinel in no time even if you lost your first if you have a competent team.
JStein0222
Member
Battleborn IOTI Overbotched
This, this is great.
Mossybrew
Member
Has anyone had success with Phoebe? I just unlocked her and felt like a joke for a whole round, furiously trying to poke players that just backpedaled out of my range and shot me in the face. Her teleport seems the only option to close range and if that's not up I felt useless against anything but minion bots. I guess I just don't "get" melee heroes, it seems so much harder to have success with them. On the other hand I tried Oscar Mike for the first time, had been kinda avoiding him because he seemed so generic, but had a couple great games with him. Fire grenades, good sustained damage with primary weapon at range, and upgraded Stealth to be a get-out-of-trouble-free card with instant shield recharge when activated.
The biggest snowball effect for me is when the first sentry is taken down and they make sure to destroy and place sentries in your spots. Having your own base shoot at you and heal the enemy slows you down a lot when they're right in your face already.
I could hardly tell from what I've seen so far.
You can still get past and build turrets in the middle if you get the shield mercs. Moving the frontlines forward makes the enemy camping your own base pointless.
Game grows on you like a fungus. The more you play- the more you'll get used to the quirky humor and universe.
One thing I've found interesting is how the story missions scale with player numbers. Like, the arachnis fight in Episode 1. With two people he won't spawn tesla turrets, but with 3 he does. The actual mechanics change based on how many people you have on your team.
Also, the dialogue changes from go-through to go-through.
Also, the dialogue changes from go-through to go-through.