Borderlands 2

[Dirty Mr. Clean]

With the release of Borderlands 2 this week. What does the CP community think of this game?

I really enjoy this game style and the game has improved in every area over the previous one. Even the difficulty has ramped up.

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by Dirty Mr. Clean

With the release of Borderlands 2 this week. What does the CP community think of this game?

I really enjoy this game style and the game has improved in every area over the previous one. Even the difficulty has ramped up.

So far (2 hours in) I am enjoying it. Decided to roll a commando and he's pretty cool. I miss the shotgun specialization that Roland had last game but I'll probably be able to make it work. Really noticed the bolded. I played with 3 friends last night and we were getting downed repeatedly. Probably didn't help that I forgot to equip my shield.

[Hemi-Cuda]

they really balanced the humor a lot better in this game than the first one, my buddy and i were laughing our asses off through our first few hours in the game. one thing i don't like is the new inventory screens, it's a lot more confusing and takes more clicks to compare and equip items. very consolized

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

they really balanced the humor a lot better in this game than the first one, my buddy and i were laughing our asses off through our first few hours in the game. one thing i don't like is the new inventory screens, it's a lot more confusing and takes more clicks to compare and equip items. very consolized

I too think the inventory screens are confusing.

[Kipperriffic]

Is the multiplayer mode similar to Diablo 3? Do you join a game and are grouped with 3 other people with similar quests? And are your characters in singleplayers separate from multiplayer?
oh and im talking about the PC version

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Kipperriffic

Is the multiplayer mode similar to Diablo 3? Do you join a game and are grouped with 3 other people with similar quests? And are your characters in singleplayers separate from multiplayer?
oh and im talking about the PC version

characters are the same in single or multiplayer, you have a friends list just like D3 and by default friends can join your game just by clicking on your name. and the story/quests are all based off the host's progress like D3. i'm not sure how the public matchmaking works as i've never used it (and probably never will)

[Burninator]

Is anyone getting the DLC season pass? Looks like you'll save $10 doing so. Is it worth doing it?

[cDnStealth]

Originally Posted by Burninator

Is anyone getting the DLC season pass? Looks like you'll save $10 doing so. Is it worth doing it?

Nope. I am betting Steam will offer the DLC at much better price during one of their sales.

[CrunchBite]

Originally Posted by cDnStealth

Nope. I am betting Steam will offer the DLC at much better price during one of their sales.

Yes, but there's no way I'll be able to wait until its on sale. Picked it up.

[Lithium]

I'll pick up the season pass soon, I've only put 6 hours into the game but I can already tell I will end up playing as every class eventually. Guild wars 2 has taken a back seat to borderlands 2 for me.

[Flames89]

While I asked this in the video game thread, is there full value and enjoyment if you only play single player?
As an adult gamer with not much time, I like to be a bit picky. But with the weather cooling down, I am looking for a game to get me to Assassins Creed III. I generally like most top quality games.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Flames89

While I asked this in the video game thread, is there full value and enjoyment if you only play single player?
As an adult gamer with not much time, I like to be a bit picky. But with the weather cooling down, I am looking for a game to get me to Assassins Creed III. I generally like most top quality games.

your question was also answered in the video game thread. BL2 is co-op multiplayer only, so the game plays the same whether you play alone or with friends. same sort of setup as Diablo 3

[chemgear]

Not sure if you guys saw this a while back - but it looks like they kept their promise. The audio track is worth a listen; Gearbox is pretty classy.

http://www.destructoid.com/gearbox-t...2-215160.phtml

This morning, we received an email from a Destructoid fan named Carlo who shared a story about his late friend Michael John Mamaril. Last month, Michael passed away due to cancer at the young age of 22. Both were huge Borderlands fans, so Carlo thought a great way to honor his buddy's memory would be to shoot Gearbox Software an email asking for a short eulogy to be read by the game's smart-mouthed robot mascot Claptrap. Not only did Gearbox comply with the request, it also promised to insert Michael into the upcoming Borderlands 2 as an NPC.

[Hemi-Cuda]

well after spending a bit of time on the game (lvl 16 siren) i have to say it's awesome. weapons are far better balanced with many more fun guns than the first game (assault rifles are actually useful now), the writing and dialogue is far sharper, it's far more challenging, and it's one of the funniest games i've ever played. the only thing i don't like (besides the consolized menus) is that they removed the weapon experience points. they gave you an incentive to specialize in 2 or 3 types of guns, and provided a little more differentiation between classes. don't know why they got rid of that

[photon]

They have a gun that when you reload you actually throw it like a grenade and it explodes and a new fully loaded gun appears in your hand. Awesome.

[Ashasx]

If I'm not mistaken, all Tediores do that.

Just very fun and creative stuff.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by photon

They have a gun that when you reload you actually throw it like a grenade and it explodes and a new fully loaded gun appears in your hand. Awesome.

if you reload a rocket launcher with that stat, it turns into a missile

[kirant]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

well after spending a bit of time on the game (lvl 16 siren) i have to say it's awesome. weapons are far better balanced with many more fun guns than the first game (assault rifles are actually useful now), the writing and dialogue is far sharper, it's far more challenging, and it's one of the funniest games i've ever played.

Huh. My group in Borderlands 1 heavily used them (with a support machine gun to use that ammo if he needed less reloads). We never really noticed a "useless" feel.

I kind of feel SMGs are a bit weak in Borderlands 2. Then again, when your last SMG was the Incendiary Hellfire and you were Siren...

[Mike F]

Having never played the first game, is this a Mass Effect type shooter-RPG, or more of a shooter first with RPG elements?

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by kirant

Huh. My group in Borderlands 1 heavily used them (with a support machine gun to use that ammo if he needed less reloads). We never really noticed a "useless" feel.

I kind of feel SMGs are a bit weak in Borderlands 2. Then again, when your last SMG was the Incendiary Hellfire and you were Siren...

ya that's what i thought, until i found my first purple incendiary SMG. it's like the Hellfire days all over again. i've also got a blue class mod for my Siren that gives 64% SMG damage, and a bonus to my Accelerate skill. copious amounts of ass is getting kicked now