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Stogieman · Dec 16, 2010, 05:58 PM

Sooo.... Dec. 30th?

sek929 · Dec 16, 2010, 06:23 PM

I deleted all the other DLC for Borderlands to make room for my New Vegas install.

So, no, I will not be picking this up.

The Final Dakar · Dec 16, 2010, 09:14 PM

You really should get an HD for xmas.

sek929 · Dec 16, 2010, 09:46 PM

I look forward to Best Buy gift cards.

Kevin Bogues · Dec 17, 2010, 06:36 AM

This is exactly what I was waiting for, so yes I'll be picking this up.

mattyb · Dec 27, 2010, 02:25 AM

Picked this up b4 Xmas knowing that I wouldn't have internet for a few days (still don't have it in fact). Great game, very Fallout-like but the FPS parts are so much more enjoyable. Finally got a decent sniper. Only a level 15 but not doing too badly.

I tried a new game playing as Brick. Pile of shit. He looses too much heath in hand to hand combat (which he's supposed to be good at). The Hunter pwns though, except I do find it harder in confined spaces. Got the GOTY edition for 40€. ($52)

Rumor · Jan 10, 2011, 12:27 PM

The Crosbies and I played for a little bit last night. Wow. The difficulty for the higher levels has increased dramatically. I think a 'NN meet up is in order.

mattyb · Jan 10, 2011, 01:29 PM

Reckon that I should try and get back into this. I'm just a simple level 21 Hunter atm though.

Stogieman · Jan 10, 2011, 04:31 PM

Yeah, we need a Claptrap revolution meet up real soon.

Kevin Bogues · Jan 12, 2011, 07:04 PM

I'm down for this, Claptrap is sitting on my HD waiting to be played, but i refuse to boot it up without a 4 man team

KCrosbie · Jan 13, 2011, 02:29 AM

I wouldn't mind doing it again. It's a pretty decent DLC package.

Rumor · Jan 13, 2011, 01:06 PM

Hmm. I am brewing today, tomorrow evening I probably will be around. Saturday and Sunday are a no go this weekend.

Stogieman · Jan 13, 2011, 02:57 PM

Alright so lets do a Friday night meet up. 7pm pacific time or is that too early?

Kevin Bogues · Jan 13, 2011, 03:48 PM

I'm in, can we get Dakar or fatty to join up?

The Final Dakar · Jan 13, 2011, 03:52 PM

I never bothered picking up the DLC. I had 0 MS points and didn't think this would be getting played any time soon.

KCrosbie · Jan 13, 2011, 08:22 PM

You just missed it on sale before the new year. It was 1/2 off for 400 points.

KCrosbie · Jan 13, 2011, 08:24 PM

I can join Friday night, but not till like 8:15 pacific time.

KCrosbie · Jan 13, 2011, 08:58 PM

Dakar, check your messages on X-Box Live.

The Final Dakar · Jan 14, 2011, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by KCrosbie

You just missed it on sale before the new year. It was 1/2 off for 400 points.

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

Just a heads up, apparently Clap Trap Revolution will be on sale next week (50%) in case you want to pick it up for use on a later date.

Anyway, hat tip to KCros for hooking me up with a code for the DLC.

KCrosbie · Jan 14, 2011, 09:57 AM

Let's have a roundup tonight. Bogues, Dakar and Stogie; I can get on at 8 pacific time. If you guys need to get together sooner, it's cool. I can just join your game since I've already beaten it. What do you say? Are we a go?

The Final Dakar · Jan 14, 2011, 10:46 AM

I'm a maybe. I haven't gotten a full night's sleep all week and am looking forward to going to bed at a decent time like an old man tonight.

Rumor · Jan 14, 2011, 11:53 AM

I should be around as well.

KCrosbie · Jan 14, 2011, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar

I'm a maybe. I haven't gotten a full night's sleep all week and am looking forward to going to bed at a decent time like an old man tonight.

Kids in the Hall can't be that good to cause sleep deprivation.

Rumor · Jan 16, 2011, 11:55 AM

Are we going to try again tonight? I'll be free sometime after the game.

The Final Dakar · Jan 17, 2011, 08:52 AM

Successfully downloaded the DLC.

Rumor · Jan 17, 2011, 11:27 AM

Someone of the female persuation convinced me to be otherwise occupied last night so I didn't make it. I may be on tomorrow after 8pm or Thursday after 7pm.

The Final Dakar · Jan 19, 2011, 10:22 AM

Mad Moxxi Looks Less Bonkers In Person

Stogieman · Jan 19, 2011, 01:44 PM

Hey now...

lpkmckenna · Jan 28, 2011, 02:25 AM

Borderlands is now available from the Mac App Store. $49.

Rumor · Jan 28, 2011, 01:04 PM

I'll probably be around tonight and some part of Sunday. Tomorrow I will be at a beer festival, so I doubt I will be on.

mattyb · Jan 31, 2011, 03:41 AM

OK, I'm really really hooked on this now. Got my arse kicked (several times) in the Circle of Slaughter Final Round. Since I had a bit of money I really got ripped off for the spawning cost.

Then after doing solo stuff, I got joined by a level 68. While it was easier overall, the baddies really did get tougher. Fights lasted alot longer.

I'm still not yet finding the 500+ damage sniper rifles though.

lpkmckenna · Jan 31, 2011, 06:01 AM

I've been playing the single player campaign. I don't think the RPG elements add much to the game. I mean, the leveling is fine, and buying weapons and heals is fine, but managing your weapons is a complete nuisance.

Also, after playing the soldier from the start, I've learned that sniper rifle + grenades is pretty much the way to go. I'd now switch to Sniper, but I really don't want to replay the first 10 levels all over again. I just don't see much merit to the class system so far.

mattyb · Jan 31, 2011, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

I've been playing the single player campaign. I don't think the RPG elements add much to the game. I mean, the leveling is fine, and buying weapons and heals is fine, but managing your weapons is a complete nuisance.

Funny, I actually enjoy the weapon management part of it. Which guns should be in slots, which should I keep, do I swap higher damage but slower to reload for a spamming sniper etc etc. Then there's the fire/acid/electric stuff to consider.

There's no RPG in the sense that you are bad or good, like Fallout or Fable games (the only RPG games I've played), but you couldn't classify it solely as an FPS.

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

Also, after playing the soldier from the start, I've learned that sniper rifle + grenades is pretty much the way to go. I'd now switch to Sniper, but I really don't want to replay the first 10 levels all over again. I just don't see much merit to the class system so far.

Good luck with a sniper in the arenas, or in tight spaces, or when spider ants are rolling into you.

I started a second character with Brick but thats proved to be disappointing. I'm going to try Roland (the soldier) after levelling up Mordecai a bit more.

mattyb · Feb 4, 2011, 02:32 AM

Not that anyone here is still playing this, but I thought that I'd try and get a second character levelled up a bit and started with Roland. Fook me is it hard. I was wading in like I had a decent shield against so-so opponents and was getting bested every time. Nine-Toes and his skags set me on my arse a few times. Now I'm struggling with Bone-Head. I went back to Mordecai just to make sure that I could still kill something.

lpkmckenna · Feb 4, 2011, 07:46 AM

I just finished the "Mine Gate Key" mission in Arid Hills last night. It was pretty frustrating. Now I'm supposed to go after Sledge, and the "angel" was warning me that it will be difficult. If it's as frustrating as finishing that last quest, I might abandon this game for a while.

The Final Dakar · Feb 4, 2011, 08:54 AM

It's been too long since I played this, but I seem to recall Roland either the hardest to start out with.

Also, the first 10 - 15 levels are kinda brutal. It all opens up once you meet Skeeter or whatever his name is.

mattyb · Feb 4, 2011, 01:43 PM

I'm at 34 now with Mordecai and have a pretty good arsenal. I think that you could say that I'm not afraid of anything now which I thought wouldn't come until I was a higher level. Of course now that I've said that, I'll get my arse kicked. Just did Baron Flynt and his crew and luckily came through one of those Second Wind moments due to a sneaky midget being, well sneaky. And behind me. And me not looking down enough.

I've got a corrosive rocket launcher and a corrosive sniper as well as the Eridian Cannon and a 264 damage revolver with 6 shots should anything get too close.

Now I've got to watch the Taffs get stuffed by the England rugby team. Have a good night.

mattyb · Feb 6, 2011, 09:27 AM

I don't get what is meant by Playthrough 2.5 :

An ephemeral third playthrough-like setting will be unlocked when The Vault is entered in Playthrough 2. At this point the Playthrough 2 enemy levels will increase to 48 at the start, to 52 for some high end selected opponents at the end of the game. Items will likewise be encountered at maximum levels, with the vast majority being level 48. No new missions are available at this point, although missions gained previously in Playthrough 2 may yield far greater rewards and drops.

Because this higher powered version of Playthrough 2 becomes unlocked upon entry to the Vault, the fight against the final end boss can be aborted in favour of a return to the main body of the second playthrough. This can be done in order to find the better items without actually finishing the playthrough, or alternatively as a means of tweaking a character to a higher level of effectiveness before the final fight.

Does this mean that (since I've just started playthrough 2) I can go straight to the Vault, not kill the Destroyer, go back to Fyrestone and now the missions with have better loot? I'm confused.

The Final Dakar · Feb 7, 2011, 09:35 AM

Playthrough 2.5 was what happened after a second playthrough. Last I read there was an adjustment for the level cap on the last update, so it's probably different now.

mattyb · Feb 7, 2011, 10:20 AM

I'm confused about what other missions you can do after playing it through a 2nd time, apart from the DLC.

Anyway someone said that I should do some of the DLC before doing the 2nd playthrough. They could have told me this before I got my arse kicked several times and losing so much money. There are alot more Skags and they're bloody tough when you're only a piss-on level 36.

I'm going to try the zombie thing before doing playthrough 2.

The Final Dakar · Feb 7, 2011, 10:25 AM

You should do Ned before tackling 2. Knoxx will be impossible.

There are no missions after P2 is finished.

mattyb · Feb 7, 2011, 10:36 AM

OK cheers for that. I've heard that you need at least a 50 and a mate before going into the Armory. What about Claptrap's Stuff, is it tough?

The Final Dakar · Feb 7, 2011, 10:42 AM

Haven't done ClapTrap yet.

KCrosbie · Feb 7, 2011, 10:30 PM

Claptrap's not too difficult. Not nearly as tough as Ft. Knoxx. Anyways, you should definitely tag with someone.

I'm still waiting to see if you slackers are up for ClapTrap. Well...?

mattyb · Feb 8, 2011, 09:58 AM

Guess that I need to practice my heatshots - I'm finding the zombies VERY difficult. Using up lots of ammo.

The Final Dakar · Feb 8, 2011, 10:01 AM

Shot guns. Just use shot guns.

lpkmckenna · Feb 8, 2011, 10:56 AM

Yeah, finally got my hands on a good shot gun. Automatic weapons still feel useless, though.

There are zombies in this game too? Are there any games without zombies these days? I guess I should thank my lucky stars there aren't vampire games clogging the shelves too.

The Final Dakar · Feb 8, 2011, 10:57 AM

The zombies are DLC. And not very good DLC at that.

mattyb · Feb 12, 2011, 10:19 AM

The zombies stuff isn't that bad. You've got the spitters and the psychos and the midgets that make it a bit more interesting than 'standard' plodding zombies.

I'm up to level 40 now and this game is still pretty good. Maybe the poor network connection that I have when playing Black Ops has an influence though.

mattyb · Feb 14, 2011, 10:14 AM

Finished the zombies. I have a feeling that doing it as the first playthrough really does change the 'killability' of the zombies.

Level 41 now and I'm going to do the 2nd playthrough before Claptrap's Revolution.

Found a hidden mission : Green Thumb. Its crap but I think that I can safely say that I've finished all the playthrough 1 missions.