Borderlands 2

[cdj]

Courtesy IGN (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1185709p1.html):


Gearbox Software will release a sequel to Borderlands sometime next year, according to a report from Eurogamer.

A source close to the project told the website the game is coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and that an official announcement is expected soon.

Gearbox officials declined to comment on the report.

Publisher Take-Two/2K Games has hinted previously that fans can expect more Borderlands titles in the future.

"We have long term publishing rights to sequels of Borderlands and expect this to become a key franchise for Take-Two," said then CEO Ben Feder during a 2009 earnings call.

[JBHuskers]

HELL. YES.

[morsdraconis]

Fuck yeah!

[Deuce]

Fuck yeah!

Everytime I see or hear the phrase 'fuck yeah' I think of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[SmoothPancakes]

Everytime I see or hear the phrase 'fuck yeah' I think of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

:nod:

[morsdraconis]

Everytime I see or hear the phrase 'fuck yeah' I think of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

:nod:

Absolutely. Me too.

[JBHuskers]

Everytime I see or hear the phrase 'fuck yeah' I think of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

:nod:

[JBHuskers]

:D without looking at the posts below, three nods in a row. Fuck yeah!

[cdj]

- 2K confirms Borderlands 2 (http://www.2kgames.com/blog/borderlands-just-got-a-helluva-lot-more-badass-announcing-borderlands-2)

- September's GameInformer will feature info the first look at Borderlands 2 (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/08/03/september-cover-revealed_3a00_-borderlands-2-75830-3458572.aspx)

[oweb26]

Sure hope they fixed the shitty driving mechanics! I liked borderlands but you had to play it with other people otherwise it was kinda boring.

[JBHuskers]

Sure hope they fixed the shitty driving mechanics! I liked borderlands but you had to play it with other people otherwise it was kinda boring.

Yep solo it was really boring. But a complete 180 co-op.

[morsdraconis]

(shrugs) I had fun with solo and was having fun with solo until I decided to play co-op with a friend instead. We beat the game co-op and it was a lot of fun.

As for the driving, I thought the driving was perfectly fine.

I hope they actually expand more on the RPG mechanics of the game because there's definitely more to be done there. That, and it was basically pointless to use anything but the SMGs because of how overpowered they were compared to other guns (plus, the SMGs had a MUCH higher chance of getting the x3 and x4 effect procs than the other guns).

[cdj]

Courtesy: Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/06/borderlands-2-starring-salvador-the-dwarf-and-a-dump-of-new-det/)


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/salvador.jpg

Borderlands 2 is bumpin' up the brutality with new details, courtesy of the latest issue of GameInformer (http://www.gameinformer.com/p/borderlands.aspx). Co-op will remain four-player, but the enemy and NPC AI has been revved to support a more interactive environment, with friendlies offering dialogue and bandits carrying weapons unique to their class. Eridium, a new element, will serve as currency and a means of upgrading weapons and vehicles, we assume by duct-taping it to whichever item you wish to improve.

The original Borderlands characters will be NPCs in the Gearbox sequel, but we do have a small amount of details on a new character, the dwarf Salvador, who is pictured above. A Gunzerker, Salvador will be able to dual-wield any weapon, all while sporting a sweet beard. Borderlands 2 will use all new weapons, each designed to fit the personalities of their in-game manufacturers, and the story will feature dynamic missions, making factors such as time critical to your success.

Borderlands 2 is expected to launch (http://www.borderlands2.com/) in Take-Two's fiscal year 2013, which begins April 1, 2012. But most importantly, Claptrap will be back, we hope with some new dance moves.

[JBHuskers]

I'm ready!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7KSkZxt_zo

[morsdraconis]

Interesting. Wait more for an idea of what the character classes are like. If the RPG element isn't a bit more involved, I might not be interested.

[cdj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmOUoBmChA

[cdj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8GbEvsk3_8

Pandorians who pre-order Borderlands from participating retailers will receive access to the Borderlands 2 Premier Club, giving them access to in-game items and bonuses, including the Golden Key (to unlock a rare item in the Sanctuary Loot Chest), the Vault Hunter's Relic (to boost your gear-hunting fortune), and the Gearbox Gunpack (to deck your characters out with unique Gearbox Golden Guns.) LINK (http://www.2kgames.com/blog/borderlands-2-has-a-release-date-and-it-s-september-18th)

[JBHuskers]

This was a blast co-op. Can only imagine how much they improved on the original.

[JBHuskers]

One of the top comments on one of the videos:

My pussy just got wet.

xChickOnDuty 9 minutes ago

:D

[morsdraconis]

Fuck yeah! Can't wait for this shit. Thank god it's not until September. I'm gonna need WAY more time than what I have right now to play it.

[gschwendt]

Rock, Paper, Shotgun: Hands on with Borderlands 2 (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/04/borderlands-2-preview-pc/)


http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands7.jpg
And now for the sequel. That’s the trick, isn’t it? If a game is successful then the studio end up being required to do it again, and it must be the same, but more so and different. Getting that right can be a peculiar challenge. There’s a stack of shortcuts available, of course, because you’re building on existing technology, fiction, and art, but there’s also the challenge of not throwing away that advantage and actually making something better, or more interesting. That’s the challenge that Gearbox now face with Borderlands 2 (http://www.borderlands2.com/): to build on the relative success of their left-field post-apocalyptic space frontier, and to carve out wider horizons for one of the most interesting hybrid-FPS projects in mainstream gaming.

Sitting down to play Borderlands 2, I am pitched straight into a co-op game with another gentleman of the press, whose name I didn’t catch. Sorry about that. He took on Salvador, the “Gunzerker” character, (a character I would later solo with) while I took control of the new siren, Maya. We – I mean myself and the other player – didn’t immediately gel in terms of working together, but once I’d figured out just how much more damage he was doing than my siren (thanks to his dual-wielding super-power) I learned to stay back, rez him when he fell, and to lock up significant enemies with my black-hole phaselock superpower. This ability dragged them off the ground in a purple aura, stopping their attacks and making them easy to kill off. It didn’t seem to work on everyone, but it was of significant utility in fights where we faced half a dozen spitting, leaping antagonists at once.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands2.jpg
For this hands-on event, which would take place through two quite different sections of the game, we hit the ground running at level 20, with a wealth of skills and weapons available to us. Having spent some points and headed into the first map’s landscape – a sort of rocky grasslands military complex in which weird creatures were imprisoned – to fight outlandish beasts. While the mutant-mouthed skag things from the original game made a prompt return, we were also immediately inundated with a swarm of all-new flying, leaping, stealthing waves of alien unhelpfuls. Carving our way through this vibrant bunch revealed a much colourful palette this time around; both literally in terms of the colours used, but also in the range of imaginative plots enemies are now endowed with. But we’ll come back to that in a moment.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands3.jpg
Soon we were up on a hill and talking to Mordecai, the sniper character from the original Borderlands game. He’s lost his bird-companion to the game’s new super-villain, and we had to return it. Mordecai was much more alive and animate than the quest-dispensing characters from the original game, and I understand that this time around NPCs will be coming out of their cabins and shacks, and even accompanying players in certain missions. That’s a big leap forward for a game where NPCs – other than Claptrap – were previously little more than a part of the background. This, I think, could be very much to the game’s benefit, since it will feel far more alive and, in an small way, far more like an RPG.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands4.jpg
As we played further I began to notice the details that were filling out the world this time around. It was often the little things that stood out – like the seamlessness of the menus at the start of the game. Rather than Borderlands’ awkwardness, this feels very smooth. Grab my character and leap straight into the game. And once in there I ran up to my co-op chum to see his character actually looking at a holo-project of the menu in the game world. He was still on the menu screens. A neat touch. Borderlands 2 is full of them.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands5.jpg
But there were broader strokes ahead – what faces the players in terms of a combat challenge now ramps up a bit in complexity. Fighting an initial band of robots enemies, we were charged with having to simply cripple, rather than destroy them. As their repair-buddies came to rescue them, so we were able to breach the opened door and get into the compound they were protecting. Inside robot variants worked together in complimentary groups, while annoying flying enemies flew around us, being annoying. Working out optimal takedown for this groups didn’t really work out for me and my press chum, but I am sure it will once I’m playing the game proper, with co-op friends.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands6.jpg
I should mention at this point that while I was playing on a high-end Alienware, I was handicapped by having to use a gamepad (and I say that as someone who played through the original game on PC and then later on 360). That was just how it had been set up – most of the press there were console or mainstream media types – but it showed that crucial annoyance of the flying enemy. Easy to pick him off with mouse aim, I suspect, but tougher with the lesser flick-aim of the thumbsticks. As a foot-note, developers, no-one likes flying bug enemies. And they have never have.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands1.jpg
Not that it really matters, of course, because the real meat of things – guns flaring, baddies bursting, loot spilling into your pockets – remains the same, and with two players it scales up pleasingly to a torrent of cartoonish violence. I really was enjoying myself. I know there’s always a glow around something new, and part of it was just that this was fresh Borderlands, but it felt slicker, and perhaps even more punchy. I did get lost in the chaos of one battle, but I suspect I need time to tune up to its level.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands8.jpg
So anyway, that “colourful palette” I mentioned. This is Borderlands but with greater contrast. It certainly looks impressive. The edge-shaded visuals remain, and they look incredible at times. The design is much bolder, too, with architecture, characters and enemies remaining within the same basic frame, but bolder and more lavish. The stars of the show, the guns, are quite often extraordinary – giant multi-coloured death-mixers that scythe into sight from the bottom right of your screen. A couple of them actually made me laugh out loud with their outlandishness. But something about that makes me feel a little uneasy. I get the vaguest feeling that Borderlands 2 might have lost something of the original game’s charm in its eagerness to expand its sci-fi horizons.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands9.jpg
The original game had – both visually and audibly – a brilliant dusty, rusty frontier desert-planet feel to it. If you’ve played it, you’ll know what I mean. Perhaps this sequel will make up for that with more rounded characters, and better everything else, but I hope it they can also avoid losing sight of what made it so charming. Maybe I am just being the fusty grouch that people tell me I am, but the “wackiness” of Borderlands (which was always pitched as something of a comedy) has certainly ranked up for its return. A baddie screaming “And I had nearly finished writing my comic book!” as he died under my guns was once such moment which was clearly intended to raise a chortle.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands10.jpg
So too were later events, such as a quest to rescue risqué erotic images from a monster at the bottom of a cavern in which I had to traverse a lake of toxic sludge. I was, by this point, playing alone with Gunzerker, and enjoying the insane damage output of using any combination of two of the four guns I was carrying at any one time. I was also enjoying fighting the rather more complex boss creature – which needed crystal armour blasted from its legs (in trad boss fashion) before I could go for the kill.And I still like how numbers fly off everything as you shoot them. Sometimes bigger numbers are enough.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/12/apr/blands11.jpg
The erotica, as it turned out, would be a gateway to another of Borderland 2′s RPGish developments: forked quests. Do you deliver the pictures back to their subject, and save her modesty? Or to the lusty gentleman who originally hired you to return his relaxation photography? It’s a minor thing, but the idea that Borderlands 2 is building on choice, and beginning to feel confident with growing new features using the RPG part of its DNA, makes me even more interested to see what Gearbox are able to pull off this second time around. I suspect we’ve not seen everything they’ve yet to reveal, either. But perhaps we’ll get a whiff of that before September.

[tbautist]

the graphics look sick

[JBHuskers]

Yeah I'm VERY stoked for this game.

[cdj]

- Borderlands 2 will fix voice chat and frame rate issues from first game (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/19/borderlands-2-fixes-voice-chat-framerate-issues-from-first-game/)

- Box art (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/17/borderlands-2-box-art-deserves-its-own-post/)


- There are three versions of the game:

Standard Edition (Game Only) (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050SX9VO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thegamtai-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0050SX9VO): Currently $59.96 on Amazon with $10 credit
Deluxe Vault Hunter (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050SX9VO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thegamtai-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0050SX9VO): The $100 "Deluxe Vault Hunter's Collector's Edition" includes the game, Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, art book, stickers, digital comic and some unspecified DLC.
Ultimate Loot Chest (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050SX9VO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thegamtai-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0050SX9VO): $149.99; which includes all items previously mentioned, along with actual red loot chest box and other goodies.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/borderlands2le.jpg

Pre-ordering the game in any edition at "participating retailers" will also net access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, to download the Gearbox Gun Pack, Golden Key, Vault Hunter's Relic and the Mechromancer character class when the game's out.

[I OU a Beatn]

Bummer the steelbook doesn't come with the $100 version. There's no way I'm buying that big ass chest. :D

[psuexv]

Yikes
http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/7/19/3169229/borderlands-2-features-a-58-hour-long-campaign


Borderlands 2 will feature a 58-hour long campaign, based on a recent playthrough with one of the four playable characters available in the game, developer Gearbox Software confirms.

Speaking to Gamerzines, Gearbox marketing VP Steve Gibson reasoned the length is due to the studio's perception of Borderlands as "a hobby."

"Some guide guys just did a playthrough of Borderlands 2 and they reported back to us that it takes 58 hours to play through the campaign - and that's just one playthrough with one character.

"We look at it as a hobby, and that isn't even counting the new Badass Points system and how that'll affect every character you do. We want it to feel like you get more for your money. We're happy for people to pay their money once and feel that they get ongoing value."

Gearbox Software stated the sequel would also focus on improved framerate and stability, as well as a total count of unique enemies in the triple digits, earlier in May.

Borderlands 2 is slated to release September 18th in North America on Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3.

[cdj]

Borderlands 2 is complete and has been sent off to certification. The studio is now at work on DLC. (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/20/gearbox-begins-work-on-mecromancer-as-borderlands-2-wraps-up/)

[cdj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yqRszyaNZs&feature=youtu.be



- There is a "controversy (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/girlfriend-mode-a-storm-s-coming-and-it-s-heading-gearbox-s-way/0101160)" around terminology the Borderlands 2 dev team may or may not have used internally in referring to a future DLC character: "Girlfriend Mode (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-13-borderlands-2-gearbox-reveals-the-mechromancers-girlfriend-mode)".

[gschwendt]

Can't decide whether to get this on PC or PS3... I would probably have more fun playing with PS3 guys but I also really hate playing shooters on PS3.

[morsdraconis]

:smh:

Internet shitstorm over that?! Really?! Bunch of pretentious pussies.

[morsdraconis]

Can't decide whether to get this on PC or PS3... I would probably have more fun playing with PS3 guys but I also really hate playing shooters on PS3.

I'll definitely be playing it on the PC, so you can have fun with me. ;)

[gschwendt]

I'll definitely be playing it on the PC, so you can have fun with me. ;)
Sounds good... between you & my clan guys, I imagine I can find plenty to play with.

[I OU a Beatn]

I've been fighting over getting it from Green Man Gaming on PC(I've seen it as low as $36 with a coupon multiple times) or getting it on 360 myself. Still haven't decided...probably wont until like a week before. Of course, I've been saying the same thing about Darksiders II for the past few weeks which releases tomorrow and I still haven't made up my mind.

[I OU a Beatn]

Would anyone be interested in getting the 4 pack? If there's 3 other people on here who are for sure buying BL2, the 4 pack would basically come out to $45 per person, so it would save a nice little chunk of change. I didn't want to pay full price but $45 would be good enough for me to get on release day if anyone else is interested.

[gschwendt]

I'm going to hold off for now... hoping that GMG will put it back up for cheap. I should have jumped on it when I could but I let it go by. Either way though, GMG has it for $50 regularly so not much of a savings.

[I OU a Beatn]

Yeah, I saw that right after I posted. It's $40 if you use the coupon "PCGMR-GREEN-SUMMR" on GMG. Might have to go that route. I think I saw it as low as $36 over the past couple of weeks.

[gschwendt]

Nice... I was looking for a new code. $40 is right in my wheelhouse... purchasing now.

[morsdraconis]

Yeah. I wish I had the money sometime soon to buy it, but I just made some other major purchases that is limiting my funds for a little while. It'll probably be a little before and a little after release day before I'm able to buy it.

[SCClassof93]

Plan on rolling with this :nod: Anyone else getting for the ps3?

[gschwendt]

For anyone that hasn't taken advantage of it yet, GMG has Borderlands 2 for PC at $40 again
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/79064/green-man-gaming-borderlands-2-preorder-pc-digital-download?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SlickdealsnetFP+%28SlickDeals .net+Frontpage%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

It's a Steam download.

[I OU a Beatn]

Still haven't pulled the trigger on which version I want, but I'm learning towards the PC. That video they released showing the PhysX features was jaw dropping.

[morsdraconis]

I'll definitely be getting it for the PC, but it's gonna be a while. Guild Wars 2 is going to have my complete and undivided attention for a LONG time.

[I OU a Beatn]

http://youtu.be/EWFkDrKvBRU

That's the video I was referring to. Look at how SEXY it is!

[gschwendt]

A great introduction for anyone that didn't play Borderlands... plus a nice look for anyone that has.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUu-FzRFYZA&feature=player_embedded

[SCClassof93]

A great introduction for anyone that didn't play Borderlands... plus a nice look for anyone that has.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUu-FzRFYZA&feature=player_embedded

I can't wait!!!

[SCClassof93]

Jeez, just found this and now we are headed to dinner.:( Enjoy


http://www.gamespot.com/shows/now-playing/?event=borderlands_2_live20120906

[gschwendt]

Borderlands 2 Season Pass for PC, $22.50 (usually $30).
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/79932/green-man-gaming-borderlands-2-season-pass-preorder-pc-digital-download?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SlickdealsnetFP+%28SlickDeals .net+Frontpage%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

Season Pass gives the 4 expected DLC for one bundle price. DLC would be $40 individually so by this deal you're getting it nearly half-off at launch.


Personally I'm passing on it because I know eventually it will be ridiculously cheap on Steam sales... though I might break down and jump on it.

[cdj]

IGN Video Review:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfwmby3razI&feature=g-all-u


IGN Written Review: 9.0 (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/14/borderlands-2-review)

[I OU a Beatn]

Borderlands 2 can now be preloaded onto Steam. Unfortunately, I don't have my code yet. GMG has been sending them out since last night, but it's apparently going to take awhile to get them all out.

[gschwendt]

Borderlands 2 can now be preloaded onto Steam. Unfortunately, I don't have my code yet. GMG has been sending them out since last night, but it's apparently going to take awhile to get them all out.
I got mine last night but I won't be able to start my download until Sunday. Glad to see it's available though... gives me an excuse to stay up until midnight Tuesday.

[cdj]

Borderlands 2 Launch Trailer:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPF6-iPoKg

[gschwendt]

I played a couple of hours last night. For anyone that's on the fence, if you loved the first one, you'll love this one. It's essentially more of the same though cleaning up some of the minor frustrations the first one had.

[JBHuskers]

It'll be on my doorstep after work :up:

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

[I OU a Beatn]

It keeps trying to install the stupid .NET Framework every single time I try to open the game. Then it makes me restart and go through the same process all over again. Ugh. I think I did finally fix it, though...we'll see.

[gschwendt]

It keeps trying to install the stupid .NET Framework every single time I try to open the game. Then it makes me restart and go through the same process all over again. Ugh. I think I did finally fix it, though...we'll see.
I got that last night the two times I tried to run it... though the first time it told me I should restart my PC and I didn't so that might be related. That said, I didn't have any issues after just hitting cancel... it would still go through an install process but would eventually fire up.

[SCClassof93]

It'll be on my doorstep after work :up:

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2

Are you rolling on ps3?

[I OU a Beatn]

I didn't know that, I just kept restarting every time it asked me. I deleted all the game data and just redownloaded it. Hopefully that fixed it, but I wont know until later tonight.

[gschwendt]

I just launched it and it again gave me the Visual C++ install. I told it to repair, then afterwards was prompted for a reboot. I rebooted and when I came back it appears to launch just fine.


For you though, I would say restart later, let it finish the rest of the install, etc. until you eventually launch the game. After the game comes up, close it, launch it again and if it prompts again for a restart, go ahead and restart then and you should be good.

[JBHuskers]

Are you rolling on ps3?

Yep.

[SCClassof93]

Yep.

Cool! Hope you can find somebody to play with you :D Just finished the intro and like G said, pretty much the same with more to do.

[JBHuskers]

Cool! Hope you can find somebody to play with you :D Just finished the intro and like G said, pretty much the same with more to do.

I know a couple people who have it :nod:

[I OU a Beatn]

There's something weird going on here. If I set all my graphical settings to High and my physics to low, it plays perfectly. 60 frames per second and no stutter. If I turn on physics to medium or higher, it just goes to hell. Even if I put everything else on low with a lower resolution and then physics on medium, it has the same slowdown. Come on! I want to see PhysX in action!

[morsdraconis]

There's something weird going on here. If I set all my graphical settings to High and my physics to low, it plays perfectly. 60 frames per second and no stutter. If I turn on physics to medium or higher, it just goes to hell. Even if I put everything else on low with a lower resolution and then physics on medium, it has the same slowdown. Come on! I want to see PhysX in action!

Sounds like a video card limitation.

[JBHuskers]

Won't have that problem on the PS3 :nod:

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[morsdraconis]

Won't have that problem on the PS3 :nod:

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My game will look 10 times better than your game and not play like total shit because I'm forced to use a fuckin' controller to aim. ;)

[souljahbill]

I got the GotY edition of the original but didn't get very far into it. I think it was due to 1) Not really being a fan of FPSs, 2) playing alone and not with a group, and 3) playing as the sniper guy and having to level up to get an accurate shot. If I had the time to play with people while it's the new hotness, I'd get it but I'll probably just skip this altogether.

[souljahbill]

My game will look 10 times better than your game and not play like total shit because I'm forced to use a fuckin' controller to aim. ;)

But you have to use a keyboard to move. :p

[JBHuskers]

But you have to use a keyboard to move. :p

:+1: :D

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[morsdraconis]

But you have to use a keyboard to move. :p

Exactly. I win. Controllers are for losers.

;)

[I OU a Beatn]

You all suck. I get amazing graphics AND I play with a controller. Suck on that. :D

I think my drivers might be out of date, so I think I'll try updating those and see if that helps. My card is definitely supported but this is the first game that I've played that actually uses PhysX(which my card does support) so I probably just have it configured incorrectly.\

Also, it does the physics and everything, it's just in really slow motion, which is what leads me to believe I have something set up wrong somewhere. I will say this, though, the physics effects are flat out amazing. When you see them, you begin to understand why a lot of developers recently are pushing for next gen hardware to release. It literally makes 360/PS3 games look bad.

[gschwendt]

Playing as Zero and going the dedicated Sniper route skill tree. So far, this is my favorite gun I've found...

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/576715785604784595/1952D03F6125256A1DBDA837EC2750E6EE551704/

[I OU a Beatn]

Finally got my PhysX to work. Fully maxed out with full physics on and damn does she look good! Kind of surprised I can run it that well with a mobile version of a GPU, but I'm not complaining.

[JBHuskers]

Definitely loving this game!

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[JBHuskers]

Holy shit. I just found a shotgun that only has four shots in the chamber. Once those shots are gone, you throw the gun and it explodes like a grenade. Then another on forms on your hand. Badass!

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[gschwendt]

Holy shit. I just found a shotgun that only has four shots in the chamber. Once those shots are gone, you throw the gun and it explodes like a grenade. Then another on forms on your hand. Badass!

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Yeah... I think every gun from Tedior does that. Pretty handy.

[JBHuskers]

Got to Chapter 4. Really having a blast with it.

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[bdoughty]

Just bought this out of the blue, liked the cell shaded graphics and it was getting good reviews. Did not play the first one but if I like it would it be worth picking up the GOTY copy?

Also I have never seen a review hit 1,000+ rage induced comments on the day it was released.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/09/18/game-theory-borderlands-2-fails-to-cross-ove/

[JBHuskers]

First one is definitely worth playing, but there doesn't seem to be a huge story tie-in between the two games, so you're fine playing 2 before.

There are a lot of improvements from 1 to 2 that I've noticed, so you may see some things as minor annoyances when you go back.

[bdoughty]

Just noticed the first one is available for free this month on PS+. Do I dare add another game to my PS3 collection? MLB 12: The Show is getting lonely. Would still have to pay for DLC and having to download and install a full PS3 game would take forever and a day.

[gschwendt]

BTW, if you haven't signed up for Gearbox Shift in-game, do so and you'll earn a Golden Key. I accidentally wasted my first Golden Key after landing in Sanctuary, seeing this neato chest only to realize it was a golden chest. The weapons I got from it quickly became lame. I'm holding onto my second one until I max out my player.

[I OU a Beatn]

You don't have to worry about Gold Keys if you're on PC. Gearbox already said if it's in the game, it's in the game.

First off, close borderlands and steam down completely.
Then, Go to:
C:\Program File (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\DLC\POPremierClub\Lic
Or wherever you have it installed.
Then open file: WillowDLC
Edit: [GoldenKeys] +SourceId=254 +NumKeys=1
[PromotionalUnlocks] +UnlockId=2
to:
[GoldenKeys] +SourceId=254 +NumKeys=255
[PromotionalUnlocks] +UnlockId=2
Save the file and relaunch the game.
Somebody had posted this on the Gearbox forums and they essentially said "We're not blizzard."

[gschwendt]

I was playing last night and I'm getting near the end I would imagine. I'm level 33 playing as Zero. However, I've somehow found an ability that on every 3rd reload (give or take) of a weapon, I get crazy stats with 3x the weapon capacity and 10x damage. To my knowledge, I don't have any special attributes or accessories or anything that spells it out for it to happen. I honestly have no idea why it does and it's not just with snipers, it's with all gun types and lasts until I finish that "clip" of ammo. At any rate, I had it happen last night with my brand new sniper rifle that's similar to the Elephant gun from Borderlands 1. Using that gun plus the random boost, I got this: (be sure to note the K beside the damage amount)

http://i.imgur.com/V2brv.jpg

[gschwendt]

Pirate's Booty DLC out today
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/16/psa-borderlands-2s-captain-scarlett-dlc-out-today/

For any PC guys that haven't purchased the Season Pass, you can do so for $24 from GMG (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/rpgs/borderlands-2-season-pass-na/).
Use voucher: GMG20-FXYD1-7WHP1

[cdj]

The next Borderlands 2 DLC will be "Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt," according to PS3 game files Gearbox forum members spotted in today's patch. Gearbox has confirmed this information to us.

Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt, aside from having massive beasts and crazy guns (we assume), has three new trophies/achievements: one for completing "The Fall of Nakayama" mission, one for completing all side missions and the last for discovering all named locations in the Hunt.

The Borderlands 2 Season Pass includes access to two more DLC packs, including Sir Hammerlock's. The previous pack, Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, dropped on November 20.

Courtesy: Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/next-borderlands-2-dlc-is-sir-hammerlocks-big-game-hunt/)

[cdj]

Free Valentine's Day skins available through 2/17. (http://stickskills.com/2013/02/15/borderlands-2-celebrates-valentines-day-with-free-limited-edition-skins/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=borderlands-2-celebrates-valentines-day-with-free-limited-edition-skins)

http://stickskills.com/omega/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/borderlands-2-valentines-day-1024x640.jpg

[oweb26]

Anyone still playing this besides me? I have a slight obsession with it right now trying to get to level 50.

[JBHuskers]

Anyone still playing this besides me? I have a slight obsession with it right now trying to get to level 50.

CDJ and I just started co-op. We've only played once so far, but that one session was a 10-hour session :D

[oweb26]

You guys on PS3 I presume? Its a pretty fun game, I bought it on black friday and just started playing seriously about a month ago. I will say its a pretty addicting game and playing it single player is not as boring as it was on BR1.

[bdoughty]

Had a blast last night. Looks like you might be searching through more boxes afterall.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/20/new-borderlands-2-dlc-level-cap-increase-coming-this-fall

Gearbox confirmed that the level cap for Borderlands 2 will be raised by 11 levels to 72 this fall, plus new missions and raid bosses will be coming as additional DLC packs.

[oweb26]

Noooooooo!!!!! I can't help it...lol

just like I was complaining about the grind to 61, but I will be the dumb ass playing to get to 72 as well. We need to get your rank up so we can grind it together....lol

[bdoughty]

Whew, I got up to 24 last night. I finished off the final two contestants in the Torque DLC we were playing and it was a biiiiiooooootch. I think I am down to $300,000 due to how much money those assholes take when you die. I definitely need you in the frey to help me get that level up.

[bdoughty]

Up to 31 so I may make to 61 by years end. Oweb, you gotta jump into the Tiny Tina DLC. While my character is probably too low for it, I jumped in and made a good deal of progress. Typical BL humor and the Board game story line is ingenious. Orcs on the other hand suck. I was using a 29 LVL character when I got to some Super Orc. I only defeated him because he got trapped. Took 2 different turret runs (and I have the grenade turret skill) all my grenades, rockets and most of my ammo. Oddly enough the actual boss that followed was easier but far more time consuming, since he was not stuck.

[oweb26]

I haven't even been on my box since around Monday, maybe even since we played.

I'll hop on tonight and get some playing in hopefully.

[bdoughty]

Well probably no co-op for at least a week. I deleted my main character. Ran through the game so fast I did hardly any of the random missions and did not explore as much as i should have. Considering buying the Mechromancer character for something fresh an plan to work my way though the story slowly and then tackle all the DLC again.

[bdoughty]

Was going to buy the Mechromancer character for something fresh (bit after checking her skills decided against it).

Edit: Now I am trying to figure out what to so. Might just stick with the turret as it saved me on many occasions.

[oweb26]

You can always go back and do the missions after you beat the game. So you started over back at level 1?

[bdoughty]

You can always go back and do the missions after you beat the game. So you started over back at level 1?

Level 6 now, same character. :fp: Missions were really filling up as I was accepting them all, got hard to track even with the sorting. Going to doing each one as it arrives.

[oweb26]

MAN THAT SUCKS...but now I can play with you with my low ranked character....lol

[bdoughty]

MAN THAT SUCKS...but now I can play with you with my low ranked character....lol

True. On the bright side there is nothing new (non sports) that I want to play so this will have to last me to September and GTA V.

[bdoughty]

Edit: nevermind my rambling. Still going to play it one more time.

[oweb26]

I missed the ramble what happened?

[bdoughty]

I missed the ramble what happened?

Got some FPS headaches and nausea for the first time in while. Was going to pack it up but I really love the game, so I fight on.

[cdj]

Shoot things in Borderlands 2 for a chance at winning loot, cash prizes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIRRM5NIe54

Borderlands 2's upcoming Loot Hunt competition will give you a shot at earning in-game and real-life prizes as you mow down the inhabitants of Pandora. Once players register at the event's site, they can enter themselves in the raffle by hunting Daily Targets within the game starting on October 11.

The prize pool will include loot chests filled with Nvidia Shield and Falcon Northwest Tiki PC combos, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti GFX cards, PlayStation Vitas with copies of Borderlands 2 Vita (once it's released), and lifetime passes to everything 2K ever has and will put out on Steam. One player will also win $50,000 in cash while four others earn scaled amounts from a second pool of $50,000.

If you don't win a physical prize, you'll still have a collective chance with other players at "unique in-game loot" by completing the loot hunt's Community Goals. The event's site describes these as daily campaigns of genocide against "a special type of enemy with that day's unique gun." If enough are slaughtered in the name of personal benefit, those involved will earn a special gun at the end of the week.

Only players in the US are eligible for the physical rewards, but the in-game rewards will be available to vault hunters worldwide.

Courtesy: Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/06/shoot-things-in-borderlands-2-for-a-chance-at-winning-loot-cash/)

[cdj]

Halloween-themed DLC on the way:

Borderlands 2's "headhunter" series begins with a trip to hollow out a Pumpkin Kingpin's head for your Vault Hunter to wear. The downloadable content with the Thanksgiving mouthful of a name, "Headhunter 1: TK Baha's Bloody Harvest," will be available on Steam, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 22.

Each headhunter installment will culminate with Vault Hunters fighting a "rather unique" boss and then taking their head to wear. It's far less creepy than that Hannibal Lecter image you've got in your head. This first installment concludes with a trip to the Pumpkin Kingpin's pumpkin patch to claim his orange melon. Are pumpkins melons? Too early to Wiki it.

The DLC is priced at $2.99 and can be completed "in a single sitting," according to 2K Games. In keeping with the spirit of Halloween, there will also be pieces of candy from enemy drops that provide temporary buffs.

Courtesy: Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/16/borderlands-2-new-halloween-themed-dlc-available-oct-22/)

[cdj]

Christmas DLC coming December 17 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/12/borderlands-2-delivers-christmas-cheer-in-next-headhunter-chapte/):

Borderlands 2's third Headhunter series add-on, titled "How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day," will hit Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network and PC and Mac platforms via Steam on December 17, publisher 2K announced this week.

How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day is a Christmas-themed expansion that takes the vault hunters to the wintry village of Gingerton in search of a missing weapons cache. Battling freezing temperatures and obnoxious holiday cheer, the hunters fight toward a climactic battle with the Abominable Mister Tinder Snowflake, a killer snowman with a posse. Upon completing the mission, players will receive an equippable snowman head for their vault hunter, along with a number of unlockable expressions and character skins.

Gearbox's latest add-on is the third in a string of holiday-themed releases for Borderlands 2, following up on recent expansions celebrating Thanksgiving and Halloween. How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day will be priced at $2.99 when it launches next week.

[bdoughty]

Well if you like opening up tons of presents with loads of money, this DLC is for you. Also a pretty hefty reward after beating the boss. I bought all the headhunter DLC and this is my favorite because I love gobs of money and loot. Each were worth the $2.99 but they are also pretty short. One main mission and one small mission like the others. Loved the music during the mission and boss fight. Still wish they would have done a sequel to the Tiny Tina DLC instead of this.

[cdj]

Unsure how long this is good for (posted yesterday), but here are codes for 20 free Golden Keys:

415859496729055232

[morsdraconis]

PC ones appear to no longer be valid. :(

[oweb26]

Dammit, I havent used a golden key code in awhile, but for 20 I would get on, I hoarded them on both 360 and PC and when I started getting legendaries I stopped using them.

[JBHuskers]

Dammit, I havent used a golden key code in awhile, but for 20 I would get on, I hoarded them on both 360 and PC and when I started getting legendaries I stopped using them.

Yeah I know I'll play again eventually, so it was worth it to hop on quick to redeem that code yesterday.

[bdoughty]

Dang, right after I sell my PS3 and copy of BL2. Oh well, waiting on BL3 for the PS4.

[oweb26]

Didn't you just get your PS3?

[bdoughty]

Didn't you just get your PS3?

A few months ago and I bought it primarily for The Last of Us. Going to get a PS4, hopefully in January, so I donated the PS3 and the sports games to a local charity. My family is pretty far away and we do not exchange gifts. I was in the giving spirit and not really playing anything but BL2 and GTAV, so I figured a little break would not hurt.

[bdoughty]

Two final DLC.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/05/borderlands-2-valentines-day-dlc-announced

As much as many gamers appreciate the new content on BL2, get your ass to working on Borderlands 3.

[JBHuskers]

Not a glowing review of the Vita version. Bummer.

http://kotaku.com/borderlands-2-on-vita-is-the-worst-version-of-a-good-g-1575209477?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow

[JBHuskers]

Two user reviews are favorable so far. But hard to see if they're trustworthy.

http://www.amazon.com/Borderlands-2-PlayStation-Vita/product-reviews/B00IPTUJ8G/ref=wl_it_o_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&colid=U5TJN2U3L7HH&coliid=IMSMN7L5LM7KP&showViewpoints=1

[JBHuskers]

Metacritic. Definitely an overwhelming positive on the user side.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/borderlands-2