Borderlands 2

TJ13
there might be a problem come next patch. As reading the news from the Hotfix update there was this added at the bottom of it.

So who wants to make bets on what it is?
My guesses are the baby maker and the Negenerator or The Cradle Or The Sham (Most Likely)
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All of my shotguns are pretty much nerfed, to me anyway. I have Jakobs Shotgun that, as stated by its weapon card, deals 7k-8k damage per pellet and shoots a total of 18 pellets. In practice, however, it only does 20k damage, even if all the pellets hit dead-on the enemy. Even with the Evil Smasher, all my shotguns still do terrible damage. It's like they super-nerfed them to hell. Really, the only Shotgun I ever really use anymore is the Hyperion Interfacer with my Commando. With the Legendary Soldier CM, 5 points on Expertise and Onslaught, I can run extremely fast, and even more so when I kill someone. I walk 170% faster when aiming down the sights, and 205% when I kill someone while aiming down the sights with the Seraph Shotgun. I also just got a Deputy's Badge, and now my shotgun reloads are 130% faster (including the 40% from the 5 stacks of Ready and the additional five stacks from the Legendary Soldier CM.) What's more is the majority of the stat changing pieces of the Interfacer are Tediore, making the reload around 2. I might also try the Sheriff's badge with my Gunzerker, see if the pistol fire rate stacks with Keep Firing. (so instead you would end up with 138% bonus)

And I never use The Bee, I just don't like it for the same reason with the CC. I use the Impaler with my Commando, which is EXCELLENT at trolling Savage Triggermen, Deadly Bloom with my Mechromancer, Flame of the Firehawk with my Siren, the Sponge for my second Gunzerker and the WTF shield for my first Gunzerker. I forgot what shield I was using for my Assassin, but I might try and farm the Black Hole for him.

And now in terms of modding:
I've been thinking about fusing certain weapons to make guns that are similar to the unique/legendary/pearlescent weapons from the first game.
For example:
Tiny Tina's Cobra + Chère-amie = Kyros' Power
Turn the Pocket Rocket into a Dahl SMG and you got the Torgue Gasher
Orphan Maker + Dahl-Torgue barrel (aka the Grenadier barrel used for Dahl ARs) = Dahl Jackal
Pocket Rocket + Dahl Hornet = Torgue Violator
Law + Captain Blade's Rapier OR Law * 3 = Hyperion Reaper
Hyperion Shotgun + Maliwan Infection = Maliwan Plague
Pocket Rocket + Torgue AR = Atlas Orge
Pocket Rocket + Thunderball Fists = Maliwan Madjack

Edit: This is the 880th post on this topic. Why did I edit my post to tell you this? Simple. You would know if you played Blockland.

whoops lol.
 
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Sigh. I'm just about to start the wildlife preserve and I don't have any same level corrosive weapons, so I thought I'd use a key or two to see if I could get some.

First key: Mechromancer and Commando mods.
Second key: non-elemental launcher.
Third key: non-elemental launcher.
Fourth key: fire launcher.

Of course I haven't upgraded my launcher ammo storage at all so that's completely pointless, THANKS GAME!
 
Is it normal when exiting a sandskiff for health to be depleted?

Even with full health & shields entering the skiff, When I exit it still drops a few hundred points. I even jumped in and straight back out to test it and it still happened.
 
Shift codes.


PC/ Mac SHiFT Code for a Golden Key in Borderlands 2: CTWBT-X5ZWC-9WRB3-BJ3B3-RWF96
Xbox 360 SHiFT Code for a Golden Key in Borderlands 2: 5TC3B-9F695-9ZX3R-5FBJT-J5TX3
PlayStation 3 SHiFT Code for a Golden Key in Borderlands 2: WJC3J-TXXKJ-KKW5T-H3KJ3-3CJZT

These codes will be active through February 3. Be sure to redeem them before then!
 
Keys are starting to get pointless. With all them and what you get if you have what you really want and what all your other chars have too its just one of those things that you keep collecting for what reason?

Anyways about 2 months roughly before Level cap increase.
 
TJ13
Keys are starting to get pointless. With all them and what you get if you have what you really want and what all your other chars have too its just one of those things that you keep collecting for what reason?

Anyways about 2 months roughly before Level cap increase.
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Just thought I'd share for people still wanting them.👍
 
Hey, I love the keys. They help plenty when you're under level 50. I can see why if you only have one character you might not see the point but on your way to 50 you do appreciate the lift they give when you only have green and blue stuff.
 
ryanaldoblanco
Just thought I'd share for people still wanting them.👍
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Thanks for sharing this information. I just wish that some people wouldn't bother to post negative comments when someone is providing some useful information to the community at large....but you know how some people are, and they're not likely to ever change.
 
Ive been thinking about gutting this game for a while now but i thought i should do some research, i don't usually like completely unrealistic or cartoony games but this has been getting a lot of good press which has caught my attention. What do you guys like about this game compared with other FPS games and what makes it unique (that you might not notice outright)?

Oh and if i was going to buy this should i first buy borderlands 1 as i haven't played that either?
 
cphbullet
Ive been thinking about gutting this game for a while now but i thought i should do some research, i don't usually like completely unrealistic or cartoony games but this has been getting a lot of good press which has caught my attention. What do you guys like about this game compared with other FPS games and what makes it unique (that you might not notice outright)?

Oh and if i was going to buy this should i first buy borderlands 1 as i haven't played that either?
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I like the customisation options the skill trees give you and the five completely different classes which change the game entirely, that in addition to the four player co-op and the randomised guns means you'll rarely have the same play through twice. It's got a pretty good sense of humour, a decent story and even if it is cartoony it does look stunning sometimes. Also it has a lot of variety in the enemies you fight which give you different options on how to deal with them and require you to use an array of weapons instead of just two or three that you like.

And no, you don't need to play the first game to play the second, though Borderlands 2 does reference it a lot. It's basically the same but with a lot less; less variety in gear and enemies, a terrible story and it looks dull and boring most of the time. Borderlands 2 is an improvement in many ways, though personally I don't think any of the DLC for BL2 has so far been as good as the best DLC for the first game.
 
I would have to agree, There are some good stuff with BL2 but the DLC is about as good as well nothing right now. After awhile it does get repetitive though there are some things in BL2 that you have to do is to think of what you want to keep and what to toss.
 
Well I just got lucky. I went over to Big Bluff in Candlerakk and opened the Red Chest to find a Legendary Siren CM. I was like "wtf." and had to get my second Gunzerker in there so I didn't lose it.

And speaking of Siren, I just beat the game in PT2 with her, and that marks my 12th time beating the game. I haven't even beaten Borderlands 1 as much. I think I only beat Borderlands 1 about 7 times, so I have beaten the sequel almost twice as much as the prequel.

What's even better is that the Warrior dropped a CC. I picked it up, even though I hate that friggin' shotgun. Oh yeah, I also figured out why Greed and the Interfacer make my Commando so fast. Normal weapons with iron sights usually have some code saying that it has iron sights, but the two listed guns above have their sight set to "none". So, in practice any gun with "none" for sight will not slow you down with aiming. So now I am setting all my guns sights to None. Except my sniper rifles (excluding snipers that don't have sights to begin with AKA Longbow and Buffalo.)
 
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I haven't played this game too often in the last month or so, but I just saw two interesting links on GameFaqs: the first is in regards to a more recent hot fix, and the second is to an interview with the developer.

Borderlands 2 Hot Fixes (2/5)
http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/998/borderlands-2-hot-fixes--2-5

Borderlands 2 developer: Raising the level cap could break our game (2/7 interview)
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/07/borderlands-2-level-cap-increase/

The primary reason why I've stopped playing this game is that I was waiting for a level cap raise. Based on Pitchford's comments, I am starting to think that this may never happen.
 
Bah, I get what he's saying but I disagree that a level cap increase HAS to break the game, why not just give one skill point per couple of levels or just stop giving skill points altogether? Also it's not as if their income depends on the game not being broken (in that way) so they could just give players the ability to set level limits on their games. Solved!
 
More shift keys, These give 5 golden keys each. Released to celebrate that BL2 won best Action game at the "dice awards".

Gearbox Software ‏@GearboxSoftware
PlayStation 3 SHiFT Code for 5 Golden Keys in Borderlands 2: 53WBJ-T6Z5B-WWWCJ-HBKBB-THTR6 [Active through February 10]

Xbox 360 SHiFT Code for 5 Golden Keys in Borderlands 2: C3CTB-XK695-33Z3R-W6BTB-XJC36 [Active through February 10]

PC / Mac SHiFT Code for 5 Golden Keys in Borderlands 2: C3CBT-RC3XW-9WF33-BTJ3T-SB99J [Active through February 10]
 
I finally decided to try farming some Torgue Tokens in Pete's Bar, it's surprisingly easy to earn them. I think it's 10 minutes or so per 100 tokens, but then I went to the bar between fights and started a huge brawl which went on for about half an hour (my Infinity and melee damage kept me going when my Hellfire ran out of ammo), after a while a lot of the big badasses (the reskinned Goliaths) started turning up and each dropped a TT. I went from 85 to just under 300 in not much time at all, but I wonder if the third race event is faster? I haven't gotten a level 50 Afterburner just yet though so I'm struggling with it, hopefully when I do get one it'll be a safe win every time. Then I can just buy an Unkempt Harold and Bonus Package... So glad they're level 50 now, it seemed so pointless before when they were only 48s.

Oh yeah, I found Maya's Pretty in Punk head in the Torgue vending machine, two in fact, so I bought them both and gave one to a friend. Not sure if they're supposed to be rare or what but I hadn't seen it before then.
 
I find that Pyro Pete has the highest legendary drop rate of all. My friend got over 5 from farming him, and I got around 4 total from him. Recently I got a Legendary Hunter and a Leech Grenade Mod from that loser.
 
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I just got Borderlands 2 the other day, any tips for a complete noob? :lol:

Also how does co-op story mode work?
 
paulmac2k9
I just got Borderlands 2 the other day, any tips for a complete noob? :lol:

Also how does co-op story mode work?
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- Check this thread and/or @gearboxsoftware and @duvalmagic on Twitter for golden key Shift codes (also sign up for Shift), these open the chest in Sanctuary and you get two purple items which will always be at your level. They're a great boost if you find your gear is lacking. Don't be tempted to save all your keys for level 50 though because once you've finished the game twice and hit level 50 all you'll find is level 50 stuff.

- Don't think too much about what you do with your skill points, if you decide you want to reset and reallocate them you can do so whenever you want at one of the customisation machines.

- When playing online with randoms, it never pays to be kind. And if you're not hosting, expect to be swiftly kicked if any orange loot drops. Last night I dropped a load of blue gear I didn't need and was just about to leave, but the host kicked everyone anyway presumably so he could call dibs on my gear!

- Find a Borderlands 2 forum appropriate for your platform, you can get more specific help and maybe find people to co-op with there.

- If you find you're dying a lot, leave the area and complete some side quests from earlier areas in the game. For your first playthrough I recommend doing all of the side quests as they come up just to make sure you don't accidentally wander into an area underlevelled and then face the frustration of being killed over and over. If you do that and still get killed easily, you need a better shield. If you find a great shield and still get killed a lot, open the game up to the public and get as much help as you need.

- When playing online you share ammo, money, Eridium, Seraph and Torgue Tokens, so don't be annoyed if you see someone taking all of that stuff. Weapons, shields, relics, class mods, customisation items and grenade mods are not shared, of course, so feel free to get irate if you're playing with a ninja looter (ninja looting = stealing loot before you even know its there).


As for actually playing online, you have three options: host a game yourself (probably the best way to do it), join a friend (the second best way) or join a random game. It's exactly the same as playing solo and you're dropped into the host's game, so even if you've done the quest the host is on you have to do it again (for no reward) and if they're on a quest you haven't done yet you get the option, when you go back to your own game, to skip it.

You'll get the hang of it though, it's not as complicated as it might sound.
 
Super Novi
Let me correct myself: He seems to have the highest legendary drop rate FROM experience.
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Not really. Its all random. I've farmed him and got nothing I go to the TR and I get an orange every 3 or 4th run. Sometimes I get an orange back to back runs. They still say the TR is better to get orange than Pete.
 
TJ13
Not really. Its all random. I've farmed him and got nothing I go to the TR and I get an orange every 3 or 4th run. Sometimes I get an orange back to back runs. They still say the TR is better to get orange than Pete.
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The only boss (that I know of) that has an incredibly high change of dropping legendary gear is when you kill The Warrior with the moonshot console (when you first kill him). I think its a 8/10 chance of dropping an orange rarity item. I am pretty sure I got like 3-4 Volcano's from him, 3 Flakkers, and a CC. TR? Terramorphous? While he will ALWAYS drop the Slayer of Terra Class Mod, I find getting anything else from him harder than Pyro Pete.
 
I think I quite like farming for Torgue Tokens, it's much more fun than grinding any single boss and you have a 100% chance of success, eventually... I think I just need a Nukem, Rolling Thunder and Bonus Package and then I can stop, but I think the first thing I do when I reset my Zer0's challenges is grinding for another 1000 tokens for a relatively quick 166 BA ranks, with the added bonus that I can buy stuff to trade with.

Tonight I got my Unkempt Harold, it was a Stiff variant with a stock. I thought about cycling the store until I got a bladed one, and I've just realised that I wish I had actually done that because, of course, my Zer0 is melee focused. Then again I'm thinking I might respec him at some point, if I ever find a Legendary mod I'll get round to it. I also got the remaining four Torgue DLC heads, after having found and bought a pair of Maya's heads for myself and a friend.
 
Any idea how I can get a vehicle boost relic? I'm doing the torgue death race tier 3 and I'm so close everytime but never says I've beaten it. Also could come in handy for grinding tokens. I had a boost relic near the start of the game but got rid of it. Any idea or strategy of getting another?
 
ryanaldoblanco
Any idea how I can get a vehicle boost relic? I'm doing the torgue death race tier 3 and I'm so close everytime but never says I've beaten it. Also could come in handy for grinding tokens. I had a boost relic near the start of the game but got rid of it. Any idea or strategy of getting another?
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You can get a level 50 one if you don't accept the first mission Ellie gives you until you've finished the story in TVH. I'm doing that in yet another playthrough at the moment actually. Or find some Borderlands 2 trading forums and ask for an Afterburner, it's the only vehicle boosting relic in the game.

Same goes for any other quest rewards, it's a good way to get a free level 50 Flame of the Firehawk, and some other level 50 blue uniques are pretty good too (but they've got nothing on Legendaries, as you'd expect).
 
Just a quick update well I haven't been playing since I heard that the Level cap is not coming in Q1, Since it would break your game. Melt your memory, Explode the Xbox (well that can happen anyways) :lol: Until they figure out how to make a level cap increase without breaking the game they will release it by "end of year"

Tweet:
I’ll say: 100% chance of a level cap increase this year, but 50\50 on unforeseen consequences that some people will rage about.
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Funny thing is I've started playing more now that I know the cap increase is further away, it means I won't feel like a total idiot for finishing the DLC a day before the cap increase and then having nothing to do to level up. That's the theory anyway.

I do hope they come up with some more non-campaign content, I'd love to see a new class.
 

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