Sorry for the wall of text, I'm going off a precious few minutes of sleep and I need to get this out of my system or you'll read about me on the news today.
I played this game at a friends place tonight, on his 360.
I guess he screwed up (again) and somehow skipped some important quests or something, but when I watched him he (Lvl 7 Hunter) had only a single quest available, a killquest for a Level 10 guy with a machine gun in the place northwest of the starter town. He died several times to that guy and his supporting loons, then made me join on a fresh Lvl 1 character "to even out the odds". I'm normally content on just watching from the sidelines, but why not.
Jeebus.
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We were constantly outgunned, outleveled and outnumbered (even after some dog monster slaying in a nearby area involving a pegleg and voice recorders and stuff). Felt kinda like Halo on the highest setting with all the evil skulls turned on, sans the clairvoyant snipers.
I do believe my friend has somehow made an error, switched a setting, removed a limiter, or overlooked a questgiver. He's the guy to just charge ahead and do silly things. I half expect him to have exited the tutorial area (if there is one) prematurely. I didn't have that much time to acquaint myself with everything, since there's apparently a constant influx of people that will happily wander into the starter town and shoot at you. It can't be that the game is constantly sending two guys into regions where most of the wares in the shops are over the level limit.
Any of the Borderland Pros know what the reason for this could be? I'm not particularly opposed to playing more of this (and will buy it ASAP), but if I have to embark on more masochistic adventures of "extreme fight for your life" I will string him up and beat him until candy comes out. I'm too young and beautiful to go to prison.
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I know I'm not the best player, and he certainly isn't up to snuff either, but when the game later on sent us (at Level 7&10) to a desert chock-full of Level 12++ raging psychopaths and monster things (Mine key/Safehouse) the game took on a decidedly masochistic note.
TL;DR: Game be hard. What wrong. Please advise, gaf.
P.S.: Ammo-dispenser-heal-sentry FTW. It only does everything (except damage). Next upgrade better be a mobile respawn point... oh wait there is something like that?! I love the soldier class. Awesome.
