BORDERLANDS 2 THREAD

[Eel O'Brian]

black ops: can actually finish installing

borderlands 2: you must restart your computer to finish installation of this joke

[Great Rumbler]

cutting-edge development, engrossing campaign gameplay, scads of downloadable content, a rich social media/community experience, sharing of loot and gear and online multiplayer modes

[Brehvolution]

Are the beginning guns really that bad or is there just no big jumps being seen. Got my 360 copy in hand, just waiting to leave from work.

[Great Rumbler]

The early guns are pretty bad, especially with regards to accuracy.

[Brehvolution]

How's the language? I was interested to see if my son and I can play it.

[Sho Nuff]

FUCK STOP TRYING TO REPAIR MY .NET FRAMEWORK

[Sho Nuff]

Thanks for not letting me not skip the intro that I watched last night on my friend's computer

[Eel O'Brian]

I don't like how areas will repopulate immediately after you finish a mission. I killed a "miniboss" type, and as soon as the "turn in!" message appeared the entire area I had already cleared popped full of raider-dudes out of nowhere. I'm sure it's fun to fight your way back out in co-op, but by yourself it's just a slog. I just want to turn in my fuckin' mission.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I have never spent so much on a .NET Framework Installer Loop in my life

[drew]

The game isn’t manga-like enough to be super-hip, so instead, it just feels cartoonish.

opinion dismissed :sp0rsk1

[Joe Molotov]

The game isn’t manga-like enough to be super-hip, so instead, it just feels cartoonish.

opinion dismissed :sp0rsk1

I wish this game was more like Scott Pilgrim, swear to blog! *listens to Goldfrapp*

[chronovore]

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/09/18/game-theory-borderlands-2-fails-to-generate-joy-puke/

Ask me what I think about Borderlands 2 from Gearbox Software, and I’d tell you about its dubious, convoluted plot. I’d talk about a mind-boggling array of guns and loot. At no point, though, would I ever say I was ready to “joy puke” my face off, as the game box predicts players will do.

 The sequel to the highly acclaimed 2009 Borderlands game goes on shelves Tuesday in Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions for around $60. At that price point, the first-person shooter, published by 2K Games, inevitably invites comparisons with the Halos and Calls of Duty games already out and due to come in the next few weeks and months. Borderlands 2 falls short because it’s missing several key elements you need to have in a 2012 first-person shooter game – most notably, a rich multiplayer online mode. There’s an extremely limited four-player cooperative mode, and if you have an Xbox Live Gold account, you can team up that way, but this isn’t the type of deeply engrossing FPS game the headset-wearing COD crowds gather to play months and months after release. In comparison, I read on several sites that COD: Black Ops 2 will feature up to six teams, for a total of 18 simultaneous players, in multiplayer mode.

Borderlands 2’s single-player campaign mode isn’t as good as what you’ll find in games like COD: Black Ops or the Medal of Honor series. There’s too much “feast-or-famine” hunting for tasks, supplies and a good battle for this to be a fun game all the way through.

The game’s opening sequence reminds you that Borderlands’ developers chose to go the animation route, and I don’t like it very much. The game isn’t manga-like enough to be super-hip, so instead, it just feels cartoonish.

As a $30 impulse buy, priced about the same as games like “NASCAR Unleashed,” I wouldn’t have a problem recommending Borderlands 2 as a fun diversion. At twice that price, though, I think it’s fair for players to demand the whole magilla – cutting-edge development, engrossing campaign gameplay, scads of downloadable content, a rich social media/community experience, sharing of loot and gear and online multiplayer modes that keep you and your friends coming back until the next version of the game comes out.

Well forget it then.  Gearbox.

This guy is in full-distinguished mentally-challenged fellow mode.

Or maybe he represents what Tea-Partying, WSJ-reading FPS players REALLY WANT?

[demi]

Bz gave me the hookup with a Club Pass... remind me to suck his little clitdick.

Bz the gargantuan fuck muffin <3

[Joe Molotov]

I missed this part...

At [$60]I think it’s fair for players to demand...scads of downloadable content

 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

[Human Snorenado]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

WAT

[Sho Nuff]

That review is amazing

[fistfulofmetal]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

i don't understand what you mean by this. can you elaborate further?

i just got to the new area and have to do a mission to get into Sanctuary. seems pretty cool so far.

however i cant figure out how i'm supposed to turn in Bad Hair Day. Where's claptrap?

[Trent Dole]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

Ah so loot is NOT instanced then huh? Everyone sees and has to fight over the same loot drops. GG gearbox.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

yeah it sdumb as shit. oh well u can just mod the game to give you 250 golden keys which they were going to charge real money for and just get free purps anytime u want

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

i don't understand what you mean by this. can you elaborate further?

i just got to the new area and have to do a mission to get into Sanctuary. seems pretty cool so far.

however i cant figure out how i'm supposed to turn in Bad Hair Day. Where's claptrap?

if you play multiplayer you all don't get your own loot, it's a race to who can run to the boss the fastest and spam E who gets the loot

[Human Snorenado]

Ugh, fucking lame. 

...still really want this game tho  :'(  Stupid poorness

[fistfulofmetal]

i see. yeah, weird choice.

so anyone know how where claptrap is so i can turn in bad hair day?

[Trent Dole]

You know who knew to have the loot be different for everyone? Fucking Sega on PSO2. When you have it together less than those guys there's something wrong. 

[The Sceneman]

man I want this game so bad

I HATE BEING POOR

Is it OK single player? I don't have any friends that play videogames anymore

[Human Snorenado]

I know Sceneman.   

We should start a dirtperson support group

[MyNameIsMethodis]

its not really balanced in single player so you'll probv end up frustrated honestly

[The Sceneman]

I just need to get off my ass and flip a few of my old games online.

Shit, If I hurry up and get my 1k in Dragon's Dogma I can sell that and Saints Row 3 and have enough for BROderlands 2.

Challenge accepted

[Great Rumbler]

i see. yeah, weird choice.

so anyone know how where claptrap is so i can turn in bad hair day?

He just wanders all over in Sanctuary, shouldn't be too hard to find him.

[The Sceneman]

its not really balanced in single player so you'll probv end up frustrated honestly

so it's hard? Good, I'm sick of playing baby shit

And I could always just try and find some peeps in a local timezone to game with via message boards or something

[pilonv1]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

no way

then again, this is methodis

[The Sceneman]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

no way

then again, this is methodis

Even if this was implemented in the first game, if you're playing as different classes you wouldn't have to fight over loot anyway.... as a Hunter I only gave a shit about good revolvers and sniper rifles.

[tiesto]

The game isn’t manga-like enough to be super-hip, so instead, it just feels cartoonish.

opinion dismissed :sp0rsk1

I wish this game was more like Scott Pilgrim, swear to blog! *listens to Goldfrapp*

The "manga-like" line got me  I wouldn't mind a more animu-ish Borderlands game, with some nice pantsu shots.

What's wrong with Goldfrapp though? I have a few of their songs.

[Joe Molotov]

What's wrong with Goldfrapp though? I have a few of their songs.

I thought they were mentioned in Juno, but I could be wrong.

[drew]

real talk i like goldfrapp too, and ladytron

I thought they were mentioned in Juno, but I could be wrong.

oh yeah? well i liked goldfrapp before juno 

[demi]

Everything in this game is fixed and improved tenfold, and then some new additions. This game is a great example of a true sequel. I love it.

[The Sceneman]

Is the range of loot better? That was my biggest complaint of the first game. Are there armor drops in this?

[demi]

Guns are more unique and varied. I found a gun that turns into a grenade every reload. So I would shoot a couple bullets, then reload to toss a quick grenade.

[Stoney Mason]

Game is bad ass.

They fixed a lot of small stuff but stuff that was annoying in the first game. I agree with Demi. This is pretty much a picture perfect way to do a sequel.

I played up to level 10 with the Siren and the Commando guy. The commando guy is kinda boring with his turret but the Siren is godly with the lock ability. That thing is amazing and so fun to use. And it has so many uses. Just awesome. I will play through this game with each character class. They are that fun. Nice to spend $60 and feel you purchase was completely justified.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I don't know how stupid gearbox has to be to not have unique loot in the game. having to fight for loot is fucking stupid

no way

then again, this is methodis

Even if this was implemented in the first game, if you're playing as different classes you wouldn't have to fight over loot anyway.... as a Hunter I only gave a shit about good revolvers and sniper rifles.

the problem comes in money being scarce so people will just loot anything to sell it

[Human Snorenado]

While I agree that that is annoying and Gearbox should get with the times, the solution (as ever and always) is don't play with random douchenozzles who do shit like that.

[Great Rumbler]

I found a really awesome chest while I was playing with Vizzy, I ran ahead and opened it and found an $800 gun and didn't tell him. :'(

[demi]

I havent had any fights over loot since most of it has been shit compared to my current gun. I focus on Pistols + Sniper Rifle. They did nerf money considerably, though. Now you get like $2 lol. Maybe that will change later on.

Phaselock (Siren) is fuck awesome. I dont even know what Zero's does... my hologram just spazzes out.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

enjoying this, but surprised they didn't fix problems with the first game:
- vehicles control like impossible ass
- FMV girl telling you FMV stories

[demi]

Handsome Jack is Handsome Awesome too. Great smartass villain. CMERE BUTT STALLION

[Brehvolution]

Game is fun. I found a nice corrosive pistol pretty early and it's still my gun of choice at level 10.

I set my son up to play so Lego stuff on the PC. I come in over an hour later to find him playing my Borderlands game with 2 of his Castle Miner Z friends. He was having a blast. That little bastard backtracked so far that I had to fight 2 mini bosses over again. I didn't really mind but it did take almost a half hour to get back to where I was.  :'(

[Groogrux]

Handsome Jack is Handsome Awesome too. Great smartass villain. CMERE BUTT STALLION

The Handsome Jack stuff has cracked me up so far.  He is a great villain.  The comment about Helena Pierce headbutting a belt sander still makes me chuckle.

[Eric P]

this game is really pretty on PC.  I enjoy Handsome Jack's banter.

[AdmiralViscen]

I am playing with friends and we are used to dividing up weapons from the last game. So I get the best shotguns, another guy snipers, another guy SMGs, another guy ARs etc. Though I could see this being problematic with randoms, or people of the same class

[drew]

vehicles control fine, or at least the dune buggy thing does.  i was zipping all over the place last nigh with that thing.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Guess what Eridium isn't unique hope youre faster than your friends on that one

[Howard Alan Treesong]

vehicles control fine, or at least the dune buggy thing does.  i was zipping all over the place last nigh with that thing.

you can't turn AFAIK, you can only adjust the camera and go forward/reverse?

[Madrun Badrun]

man I want this game so bad

I HATE BEING POOR

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I am REALLY outleveling side missions ... any reason to care or should I just blitz on ahead

[Tucah]

Been playing this a lot today, got to level 13 and

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Just saved Roland

[close]

It's a ton of fun so far - mostly minor improvements on Borderlands but I am 100% okay with that. The game is definitely a lot more fun in co-op, I was dying a bunch solo but haven't had much trouble in co-op. It's kind of annoying that pretty much every weapon I've found outside of pistols have sucked but hopefully I'll find some good loot soon.

^ and yeah, I'm also not finding much reason to do the side missions at the moment

[benjipwns]

I am REALLY outleveling side missions ... any reason to care or should I just blitz on ahead

I had that in the first game too, I think they set the side missions below the story missions so you can use them to catch up if you need to, but they don't structure the missions in order properly so you always wind up overlevelled for 90% of the side missions.

[Stoney Mason]

I have two different characters and I thought I would be able to share stuff between them because of that storage area in Sanctuary but I can't seem to get it to work. Was I wrong about that. Can characters on the same gamertag share items because everytime I go with either character it only shows the stuff I put in there with that specific character.

Edit: nevermind. I found it. There are two storage/stash areas in Sanctuary. I was using the wrong one.

[drew]

you can't turn AFAIK, you can only adjust the camera and go forward/reverse?

never noticed, it felt very intuitive to me, i was turning on a dime and doing 180's like it was nothing

anyways i hopped onto fatalT's game earlier this morning and realized that when you co op with a friend you pretty much need to be on the same mission for it to "work", otherwise you're just gonna have to go through the same area later on in your own campaign playthrough?

[Stoney Mason]

Probably already mentioned but if you register with that shift thing on the main menu, you get an extra golden key.

[Joe Molotov]

That's one of those super-hip, manga-like 2's that all the kids are into these days.