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Borderlands |OT| More guns than the population of the Netherlands
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Mr_Appleby
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arggg i've been putting this game off due to impending holiday trip. then my mate brings it over last night (ps3) and we go a solid 5 hours of co-op. damndamndamn i love it. it's made the wait that much harder. may have to do a sneaky order when the GF, arbitrator of holiday funds, is not looking 
quirks, foibles and glitches aside (i seem to be a pro at getting vehicles stuck on the environment, thank god for easy respawning of them) it's a great solid game. i've been hankering for a loot game that has more visceral gameplay and this is just perfect.
chose Siren, hit level 14 by the end of the session. Pretty much everything in my arsenal makes things go FOOM
quirks, foibles and glitches aside (i seem to be a pro at getting vehicles stuck on the environment, thank god for easy respawning of them) it's a great solid game. i've been hankering for a loot game that has more visceral gameplay and this is just perfect.
chose Siren, hit level 14 by the end of the session. Pretty much everything in my arsenal makes things go FOOM
BobFromPikeCreek
Member
That means 1 day. You've played for 24 hours, 50 minutes, and 33 seconds.neoism said:
Love those damn New Haven chests.
Not the highest damage for an orange... but then I realized that "two bullets" thing gives it a 5-burst shot. With 5 bullets, odds are overwhelming that enemies will be set on fire in one shot even with just x2. Clip has enough for 4 of those bursts, then one scoped critical. I love it.
And then I got two weapons with 4.0x zoom within seconds of each other:
What's the fastest fire rate anyone's seen on a shotty? This thing basically feels like a slow SMG with 9 shots per fire. I thought such a huge zoom (best I have) on a shotgun would be ludicrous, but it is no joke. Even with under 50 accuracy I can gun people down before they're in striking range of me.
Quest reward- the red text means, as it turns out, 4.0x zoom. Quite a lot for an SMG. It otherwise kind of sucks, but I dig the name so I'm keeping it :lol Now that I have worked out easy muleing, I have no qualms about keeping every gun I enjoy.
Not the highest damage for an orange... but then I realized that "two bullets" thing gives it a 5-burst shot. With 5 bullets, odds are overwhelming that enemies will be set on fire in one shot even with just x2. Clip has enough for 4 of those bursts, then one scoped critical. I love it.
And then I got two weapons with 4.0x zoom within seconds of each other:
What's the fastest fire rate anyone's seen on a shotty? This thing basically feels like a slow SMG with 9 shots per fire. I thought such a huge zoom (best I have) on a shotgun would be ludicrous, but it is no joke. Even with under 50 accuracy I can gun people down before they're in striking range of me.
Quest reward- the red text means, as it turns out, 4.0x zoom. Quite a lot for an SMG. It otherwise kind of sucks, but I dig the name so I'm keeping it :lol Now that I have worked out easy muleing, I have no qualms about keeping every gun I enjoy.
Peronthious
Member
Badass elemental spiderants on playthrough 2 are fucking insane.
SundaySounds
Banned
Hawkian said:Love those damn New Haven chests.
Not the highest damage for an orange... but then I realized that "two bullets" thing gives it a 5-burst shot. With 5 bullets, odds are overwhelming that enemies will be set on fire in one shot even with just x2. Clip has enough for 4 of those bursts, then one scoped critical. I love it.
DO WANT
dreamer3kx
Member
Couple hours into the game, playing sp with the hunter, whats the blue and red weapons in the inventory, Im guessing there the weapons that you obtain from doing certain missions, are they usually better? Is mp a must play?
BobFromPikeCreek
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:lol 4x scopes on shotties are ridiculous. At least it's not a scattergun.
dreamer3kx
Member
Hawkian said:
oops sorry, i think the color is green right, anyway are they mission based weapons?
Peronthious
Member
dreamer3kx said:
The colors refer to the quality/rarity of the weapon, on a similar scale as that of Diablo, World of Warcraft, etc. From lowest to highest, White-Green-Blue-Purple-Light Orange-Orange-Red Orange. Some of the rarer weapons you do get by completing missions, but most of the time you'll find the best weapons randomly in the game, or randomly generated in the vending machines.
Can anyone tell me how far I am in the game? I just finished all the quests in Old Haven (level 33 now). I'm wondering how many quests are left, not many I think.
Also, does the class you play as also influence the loot drops? I'm a hunter and all the orange weapons I have found so far are sniper rifles.
Also, does the class you play as also influence the loot drops? I'm a hunter and all the orange weapons I have found so far are sniper rifles.
CrookedRain
Member
Have you tried turning down your resolution?mcrae said:
Hawkian said:
Imagine the rate of fire when your shotgun proficiency is at 39 after spending 95% of the game with a shotgun.
I have a particular shotgun whom I can't fire just a bullet with. It goes so fast that one tip on the trigger makes 2 shots right away.
I'm trying to extend the life of this game by farming some places now that I'm lvl50. But yeah, I'm hoping that the DLC will feature some high end content because I'm seeing the end of it :/
What do you guys do to milk the last drop of this game?
Starting a new character is not an option as I've finished the game with 3 different characters already.
MMaRsu
Member
Firestorm said:
But I want a challenge! The game is way too easy when soloing..
And because I didn't see any answers to my other questions, what are some good instances to farm good loot at my level ( 26 or 27 now )? And where can I find them? Especially Old Haven.. I just want to check it out ^_^ ( even if I might get killed in the process ).
Peronthious
Member
Shoogoo said:
Then..start it with the 4th?
I've almost gotten my first character, Brick, all the way through Playthrough 2 and up to 50, but yea, I can't see myself playing as this character much longer than that. Maybe in co-op to join other games, but not for any of my campaigns. Supposing I go all out and push 4 characters up to 50, that'd be at least 200 hours, which is a well milked game for me.
Jamesfrom818
Banned
I'm making sure my character is ready for any future loot by maxing out all proficiencies.
Anybody know what special ability Reaver's sniper rifle drop has? I think the red text is something like "The Razor's Edge" but it's not listed in this link Hawkian posted the other day.Hawkian said:
It's actually the first boss drop I've really used because I've decided my experiment with elemental sniper rifles is over. Didn't really like them for some reason, think I just prefer having as much damage as possible in each shot and this thing has a fire rate of 1.4 or 1.2. Still keeping some elemental snipers in my inventory for special occasions, though.
::edit::
Managed to find a site that shows the rifle that isn't blocked on this computer.
http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Reaver's_Edge
It's "The Cutting Edge," and apparently it has a chance of bypassing an enemy's shields.
Jamesfrom818
Banned
RubxQub said:
Once you finish the 2nd playthrough, all enemies go up to level 50-51. I've been farming the Rakk Hive. SMG is currently at 45 and I get 1 level per kill. Pistol is at 25 and I get 2 levels per kill. I just whittle it down with my Double Anarchy until there's a small sliver and then I switch to the weapon I want to kill with.
Philthy
Member
I love the replayability of this game. I really do. I've got three characters down that I've played to mid 20s. One for single player, two for multiplayer that I can swap back and forth with depending on who I am playing with. Doing the same quests doesn't get old! I just love the weapon and shooting mechanics to this game. In Doom you got the shotgun where you could run up to someone and make their head explode, it was SO satisfying. This game seems to do it with almost ALL the weapons.
I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it.
I love it I love it I love it I love it I love it.
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
Stop solo-ing. Borderlands being a co-op game 'n all and the difficulty being ramped up whenever the player count increases. Problem somewhat solved.MMaRsu said:
Crab Milk Mickey
Member
A co-op session with only two people gets reasonably difficult sometimes IF both players haven't done a bunch of sidequests yet. More enemies and a higher probability of encountering Badasses (which in turn increases the chances of better loot as you already know) than when playing it by yourself. Also worth of note is that the second playthrough is pretty harsh - provided you skipped some side missions again - even with only one co-op partner rather than a full room and even at level 50.Philthy said:
But you're right: Borderlands is at its toughest with three or more people.
ShadowPampers
Banned
I just finished the main quest, thought the ending was bad (just like most games these days), but I must say I liked the game a lot
My question is, are there hard quests for me now? I could continue playing my character since I like it but it would be boring to just make boring and trivial seach this, kill this, retrieve 10 of these stuff.
My question is, are there hard quests for me now? I could continue playing my character since I like it but it would be boring to just make boring and trivial seach this, kill this, retrieve 10 of these stuff.
Boss Man
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1) I love this game. I bought Uncharted 2, Demon's Souls (I played the import 5 times over and sold it before the NA release), and Borderlands the other day. I'm about an hour into Uncharted and Demon's Souls. Borderlands is too awesome.
2) Is there a way to get a really good look at your character? I like messing around with the color palatte to get him looking different every now and then, but I don't even know what the 3rd one does (pants?). I'd like to be able to actually see who I'm playing as. I guess I could do splitscreen, but is there a more...practical way?
2) Is there a way to get a really good look at your character? I like messing around with the color palatte to get him looking different every now and then, but I don't even know what the 3rd one does (pants?). I'd like to be able to actually see who I'm playing as. I guess I could do splitscreen, but is there a more...practical way?
Which is too bad, because 3rd person is pretty awesome.
RipTheJacker
Member
Loudninja said:
^--- This
I decided to jump on a random server a couple of days after i got it to see what it was like. Filled my list with a whole load of crap from the host. I hadnt even visited the areas you get those quests from yet. That should probably be patched, other then that, good game
I don't think it should be patched :-[
If I join a really high-leveled person's game and they're just starting a quest (even if they've had it in their log a long time), I want to be able to do it with them and get the XP for it. It sucks to have a bunch of quests from later in the game then you are, but you're voluntarily joining the game instance of someone you know is much farther along than you.
Maybe there would be a better way to do it, like only get the quests of the area you are in (which is wherever the host is when you join)... I'd be down for that, and just adding quests from different areas as you visit them. But ultimately it can't protect you from being exposed to things way out of order except by stopping you from joining higher-leveled players' games, and I wouldn't want that.
If I join a really high-leveled person's game and they're just starting a quest (even if they've had it in their log a long time), I want to be able to do it with them and get the XP for it. It sucks to have a bunch of quests from later in the game then you are, but you're voluntarily joining the game instance of someone you know is much farther along than you.
Maybe there would be a better way to do it, like only get the quests of the area you are in (which is wherever the host is when you join)... I'd be down for that, and just adding quests from different areas as you visit them. But ultimately it can't protect you from being exposed to things way out of order except by stopping you from joining higher-leveled players' games, and I wouldn't want that.
Hawkian said:I don't think it should be patched :-[
If I join a really high-leveled person's game and they're just starting a quest (even if they've had it in their log a long time), I want to be able to do it with them and get the XP for it. It sucks to have a bunch of quests from later in the game then you are, but you're voluntarily joining the game instance of someone you know is much farther along than you.
Maybe there would be a better way to do it, like only get the quests of the area you are in (which is wherever the host is when you join)... I'd be down for that, and just adding quests from different areas as you visit them. But ultimately it can't protect you from being exposed to things way out of order except by stopping you from joining higher-leveled players' games, and I wouldn't want that.
Just let me delete quests later. Easy as pie.