Borderlands thread

[GAS KING]

I realized that I wasn't a very good Zer0 in UVHM. lol

His skills and buffs don't really allow you to manage the crowds.
You can snipe, but most of the other skills require that you get close and slaughter.
Many Must Fall is killer, but enemies need to be slagged before you slash them.....which can be interesting. (if you spec for that)
Singularity slag grenades are now golden.

[Marc G]

what I've been doing is sniping as much as I can from a distance and then going in to deception and using the Kunai on the tougher guys.... it also helps to have a Norflet handy!! I have a Slag Norflet which has made getting second winds and taking out bigger guys easier...

[GAS KING]

I read that the Bee with anything with slash damage is still crazy powerful. Norfleet, DP Harold, and some shotties.

I also read that a lot of people are using the Sham/Norfleet combo and just plowing through everything.
Just goes to show that some people don't care about gameplay, they just want to beat the game as quick as possible.

[Marc G]

ummm the Bee IMO is better with rapid fire weapons now than it used to be before the changed it... when it first came out you were pretty much invincible with the Bee and a Shotgun, now that the amp damage is divided up among each shot it's not as effective as it used to be.. the trick are the guns that shoot multiple "bullets" but don't have the X indicator next to their damage in the specs like the Sand Hawk... in the end it still is powerful as hell! with the Hawk Eye Sniper Rifle the critical hit damage with out the Bee fully charged is between 150K and 250K which is great...with the Bee Charged you easily get 800K... so it's still really effective

[GAS KING]

exactly, it's weird how the combinations work.
Quite the expansion compared to BL1.....which was more weapons and COMs focused.

Last night we made it past Bloodwing......sure it's harder, but overall it just seems more chaotic than overly challenging. Just so much going on all at the same time.

[Marc G]

I've found it to be pretty chaotic from the start!!! which has me wondering WTF I'm going to do later on in the game like when you do the bloodwing level lol

[GAS KING]

The rabid stalkers or whatever they're called now are the absolute worst!

[Marc G]

The rabid stalkers or whatever they're called now are the absolute worst!

yeah... that's EXACTLY what I was thinking about.... I realllllly don't want to deal with that.... that's why when I hit up that mission I'll do the side mission that takes place there at the same time... one trip extra XP and rewards.... less stress.

[GAS KING]

I used to just run through it. lol
run down the hill, up the hill, and off the cliff and down towards the water.

They're fast enough to catch you though, which makes it difficult. lol

[Marc G]

hahahhaa... yeahhhhh... that's where deception comes in handy... plus they get shock damage from the hologram which helps take out their shields... also in deception you can see them when they are cloaked which makes taking them out that much less difficult...

[ZEEGLER]

I'm getting completely frustrated with this game. I have no decent weapons at level 51. I try to farm legendaries, but they NEVER drop. I have killed Hunter Hellquist about 60 times, and never once got the Bee Shield. I look at the Youtube videos, and they say you might have to do it a few times to get the drop. A few??? Am I just unlucky?

[Marc G]

really??? I found the Bee to be a relatively easy farm... I was trying to get a fire bee and got two regular ones and I don't think I even reach 25 attempts...

[ZEEGLER]

really??? I found the Bee to be a relatively easy farm... I was trying to get a fire bee and got two regular ones and I don't think I even reach 25 attempts...

Yeah, not even once. All he ever drops is green stuff, and maybe a blue item on the odd occasion.

[Marc G]

really??? I found the Bee to be a relatively easy farm... I was trying to get a fire bee and got two regular ones and I don't think I even reach 25 attempts...

Yeah, not even once. All he ever drops is green stuff, and maybe a blue item on the odd occasion.

damn.... just keep going.. I know without the bee shield I'd be having a WAY tougher time in UVHM..... I"m up to level 54 and shit is rough... but not impossible

[edge11]

hey any of you guys play borderlands 1 or tf2 on steam? pm me your tags

[GAS KING]

I'm on Xbox.

I played BL1 last night. I truly prefer it to BL2.
BL1 just has a certain unexplainable magic, that makes it better.
BL2 is great too, but it doesn't quite have that charm.

[ZEEGLER]

I'm on Xbox.

I played BL1 last night. I truly prefer it to BL2.
BL1 just has a certain unexplainable magic, that makes it better.
BL2 is great too, but it doesn't quite have that charm.

Part of it is the drop rate. A big part of what makes BL1 so cool, is that at any given time, you can find some kick ass gear. BL2 fails HARD in that respect.

[GAS KING]

BL1 is a bit more basic and can be repetitive, but its more fun to me.

I like the balance and fairness of BL1.

Like you kill a guy and he drops his gun or the ammo of the gun he was using.
Or that a headshot actually takes a guy down. (BL2 headshots get a boost, but their heads don't pop)

[Elessar [Sly]]

Just picked up BL2 again. Put in a couple of hours, the most time I've done for a while. I am considering getting the first one again (probably game of the year addition).

[Elessar [Sly]]

Ruby or Sloth?

[Elessar [Sly]]

Frak it I went with Sloth. Winning.

[GAS KING]

Sloth?


Beat story mode on UVHM tonight.
Going to farm the warrior and hunter helquist a few times before moving onto badass crater.

[Demiurge]

Was playing this for a long time until I got Dark Souls Prepare to Die.


New best game ever created :

serious.

[Elessar [Sly]]

Yeah Sloth has come in handy.

[Marc G]

I'm up to level 58... I'm just pushing through the side missions to level up, I have a 3 golden keys just waiting for when I hit lvl 61.. I'm in the middle of the turf war with the Zafords and Hodunks, I saved just before I did the mission where you blow up the trailer park. I'm realllly not looking forward to the Wildlife Preserve mission just because of the Rabid Stalkers... fuckers are a real pain in the ass to kill