Honestly, the only one to care about at lower levels is explosive or incindiary, because they are best for the skags and people you kill, then move on to acid and electric for the later levels where everything has a shield. But, know this, If I were you I would keep the secondary weapons for your character that have elemental effects, then go for pure damage with the main.
It's hilarious and fantastic to see people explode through a sniper scope with a sniper rifle yes, but the ridiculous reload times make it annoying as hell, when a liquid sniper rifle will fire off 10 shots in that time and kill ten enemies.
Oki doki. Thanks for the reply, I'll just keep with the crazy damage revolver until some nasty armoured skags appear. Then they'll feel pain from the corrosive repeater pistol. I do like my pistols, but it feels rather out of character for Brick.
Honestly, the only one to care about at lower levels is explosive or incindiary, because they are best for the skags and people you kill, then move on to acid and electric for the later levels where everything has a shield. But, know this, If I were you I would keep the secondary weapons for your character that have elemental effects, then go for pure damage with the main.
It's hilarious and fantastic to see people explode through a sniper scope with a sniper rifle yes, but the ridiculous reload times make it annoying as hell, when a liquid sniper rifle will fire off 10 shots in that time and kill ten enemies.
Oki doki. Thanks for the reply, I'll just keep with the crazy damage revolver until some nasty armoured skags appear. Then they'll feel pain from the corrosive repeater pistol. I do like my pistols, but it feels rather out of character for Brick.
Find yourself a combat rifle.
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How viable are explosive weapons like rocket launchers? Do you see em much and is it possible to find enough ammo for em? Any crazy rocket launchers that shoot six at a time or something weird like that?
I snagged a helix launcher that fired in bursts of 3. It ripped shit up good at the lower-level sections.
In my co-op session last night I finished off Mad Mel with a well placed triple-rocket burst. So satisfying.
So has anyone else found a Pearl weapon yet? I'm tempted to go and boot up my 360 just to double check the stats of my Pearl Shotgun to see what's so special about it.
Reminds me of something that confused me earlier. Is there a way to tell how much elemental damage a weapon does? I can't tell which is stronger, a 50 damage SMG or a 35 damage SMG with a x2 Fire modifier. I want maths!!!!
Fire - Damage over time (DoT), does good damage to flesh.
Corrosive - DoT, does good damage to armored enemies (not orb shields).
Shock - Good damage to shields only.
Explosive - Area of Effect explosions.
Levels of Effect: The level of elemental effect on your gun effects two things:
1. How likely an element effect is to occur
2. How likely a more powerful element effect is to occur
So higher element level means there is more potential for you to score elemental attacks and more potential for them to be largely damaging.
Now on to the extremely interesting part, how each weapon scores and elemental hit:
Snipers: By far one of the most interesting, Snipers actually charge their element between shots. So the longer between your shots, the higher the chance is of a high elemental effect.
Revolvers: Slightly interesting as well, with a Revolver it's just a roll of the dice. Almost every shot will have element to it, but most times it will be a low level. Keep shooting and you're likely to hit the jackpot and score a high element burst.
SMG/Repeater Pistol: Each bullet has a chance to inflict the gun's max element effect.
Combat Rifle/Machine Pistol: The first few shots of a burst will have higher chances to inflict a high level element effect.
Shotgun: Another gamble with elemental damage but a bit different from the Revolver. With Shotguns it's: all pellets have an elemental effect or none of the pellets have an elemental effect.
Rocket Launcher: Always scores a high rank elemental effect.
From a borderlands official forum.
So, get one with a high multiplier and it should do more damage depending on the weapon type.
elemental SMGs seem to have a cooldown on their burst. i.e. - once it goes off, it won't go off again for a few moments. haven't tested, but I assume this applies to some other weapons with high rates of fire.
the good news is that orange elemental SMGs appear to ignore this rule and act more like revolvers.
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edited October 2009
Does Borderlands get released at midnight EST/PST?
I wonder if they will release it early now that it's been cracked.
Well they said they would release it early if it broke street date and they didn't so I wouldn't expect them to.
The gearbox forums are getting raged on again, poor guys.
Sigh...yeah they are. But I'm afraid I'm on the side of the "raggers" here.
I can handle a week delay under the ruse of a weak optimazation reason. I can even stay calm when multiple reviewers bash the hud/menus/controls as direct console ports not even utilizing A MOUSE. But I start to lose my shit when pirates are playing before paying customers.
It's only a day before myself, but it's longer for you all in EU. Im pretty tempted to cancel my Steam pre-order, but sadly I don't think that would get me my money back. "Free and early" is better than "Not free and later". Sorry, just the truth.
Since I'll probably be in bed when this thread ends (more like playing Borderlands) someone needs to step forward and take the standard for the new one. Any takers?
I suppose I could since you stepped up for me before.
Since I'll probably be in bed when this thread ends (more like playing Borderlands) someone needs to step forward and take the standard for the new one. Any takers?
I suppose I could since you stepped up for me before.
Haha, we're gonna take it in turns?!
We gonna tag team this bitch!
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A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
Serious? God damn it I hate when devs get like this. Hope they patch it at some point. Thanks consoles for screwing over the PC time and time again.
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edited October 2009
Okay in preperation for the new thread I would like those who are playing on PS3 who are not on this list to add themselves. Forum name then lime'd PSN name. Just follow the format below.
Clayburn as Caerus
Doctor Fink as Doctor_Fink
John Zoidberg as Stiff_Ninja
Antihippy as Antiwhippy
Flo as mechaflo
Lord_Asmodeus as Lord_Asmodeu
DasUberEdward as EdwardTheThird ElKaboom as himself Bullfrogof7272 as himself Johannen as himself
Also, thread title ideas anyone? I was thinking: [BORDERLANDS] This is where the fun lives! Come get you some!
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A Capellan's favorite sheath for any blade is your back.
Okay in preperation for the new thread I would like those who are playing on PS3 who are not on this list to add themselves. Forum name then lime'd PSN name. Just follow the format below.
Clayburn as Caerus
Doctor Fink as Doctor_Fink
John Zoidberg as Stiff_Ninja
Antihippy as Antiwhippy
Flo as mechaflo
Lord_Asmodeus as Lord_Asmodeu
DasUberEdward as EdwardTheThird ElKaboom as himself Bullfrogof7272 as himself Johannen as himself
Also, thread title ideas anyone? I was thinking: [BORDERLANDS] This is where the fun lives! Come get you some!
Okay in preperation for the new thread I would like those who are playing on PS3 who are not on this list to add themselves. Forum name then lime'd PSN name. Just follow the format below.
Clayburn as Caerus
Doctor Fink as Doctor_Fink
John Zoidberg as Stiff_Ninja
Antihippy as Antiwhippy
Flo as mechaflo
Lord_Asmodeus as Lord_Asmodeu
DasUberEdward as EdwardTheThird ElKaboom as himself Bullfrogof7272 as himself Johannen as himself
Also, thread title ideas anyone? I was thinking: [BORDERLANDS] This is where the fun lives! Come get you some!
[BORDERLANDS]: Fuck You PC Gamers!
Which seems to be the internet meme when it comes to pirating the game right now. I hope they fix the whole "they can also play online" thing.
So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
Serious? God damn it I hate when devs get like this. Hope they patch it at some point. Thanks consoles for screwing over the PC time and time again.
Well, keep your fingers crossed that the reviewers over-stated the issue and for a day0 patch. :?
So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
For fuck's sake. I am going to flip a shit if the shooting controls are as sloppy a port as this.
I'm on XBL, Woc586, if anyone wants to join. Lvl 21 soldier here, got an hour or two I think.
So here's a puzzler. I have two tactician (soldier) class mods. Both do exactly the same thing: +1 team shield regen, +3 aid station skill, +2 quick charge skill. However, one is called "240 Tactician Class Mod", has a sell value of 3332, has a level requirement of 16, and is made by Anshin. The other is a "630 Tactician Class mod", has a sell value of 70,279, a level requirement of 34 and is made by Maliwan. What gives?
So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
For fuck's sake. I am going to flip a shit if the shooting controls are as sloppy a port as this.
And I just bought it! Hate shit like this. Hopefully its just a minor part of the game. We'll see.
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So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
Serious? God damn it I hate when devs get like this. Hope they patch it at some point. Thanks consoles for screwing over the PC time and time again.
Well, keep your fingers crossed that the reviewers over-stated the issue and for a day0 patch. :?
I don't think there has been any confirmation of a 0 day patch.
Also I vote for; [BORDERLANDS]: Fuck You PC Gamers!
Since I'll probably be in bed when this thread ends (more like playing Borderlands) someone needs to step forward and take the standard for the new one. Any takers?
I suppose I could since you stepped up for me before.
Haha, we're gonna take it in turns?!
We gonna tag team this bitch!
Hi5!
I actually managed to get my laptop working so I could do then new one but I've already tagged you in. Nail that sucker to the mat!
And my name suggestion; [Borderlands] PC Gamers MAINSTREAM'D!
After trying to resist buying any new games, I broke down and bought the PC/Steam version of this today. 96% pre-loaded, just in time to find out about how the PC port has reached the expected standards of sloppy. But then again, blowing shit up.
So, if anyone wants to hurl a Steam group invite in my general direction, my Steam ID is Lawndart.
I will be starting a game with two of my buds around 3-4ish around the game unlocks. If you are alone and wanna join in the fun then join off of me from the Borderwangs steam page. :X
So apparently the PC version doesn't even have mouse support for the menus?
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
Serious? God damn it I hate when devs get like this. Hope they patch it at some point. Thanks consoles for screwing over the PC time and time again.
Well, keep your fingers crossed that the reviewers over-stated the issue and for a day0 patch. :?
I don't think there has been any confirmation of a 0 day patch.
Also I vote for; [BORDERLANDS]: Fuck You PC Gamers!
Aside from the "We can't release it early or people will pirate it!" excuse, I though the whole reason (or at least justification) for the week-longer delay in the PC version was that they needed time for a day0 patch?
According to this article they needed a few more days to add 'polish' to the game... And since the physical PC versions shipped with the console versions, a patch is really the only way they could move those improvements on release day.
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Oki doki. Thanks for the reply, I'll just keep with the crazy damage revolver until some nasty armoured skags appear. Then they'll feel pain from the corrosive repeater pistol. I do like my pistols, but it feels rather out of character for Brick.
Find yourself a combat rifle.
In my co-op session last night I finished off Mad Mel with a well placed triple-rocket burst. So satisfying.
So has anyone else found a Pearl weapon yet? I'm tempted to go and boot up my 360 just to double check the stats of my Pearl Shotgun to see what's so special about it.
elemental SMGs seem to have a cooldown on their burst. i.e. - once it goes off, it won't go off again for a few moments. haven't tested, but I assume this applies to some other weapons with high rates of fire.
the good news is that orange elemental SMGs appear to ignore this rule and act more like revolvers.
Sigh...yeah they are. But I'm afraid I'm on the side of the "raggers" here.
I can handle a week delay under the ruse of a weak optimazation reason. I can even stay calm when multiple reviewers bash the hud/menus/controls as direct console ports not even utilizing A MOUSE. But I start to lose my shit when pirates are playing before paying customers.
It's only a day before myself, but it's longer for you all in EU. Im pretty tempted to cancel my Steam pre-order, but sadly I don't think that would get me my money back. "Free and early" is better than "Not free and later". Sorry, just the truth.
Haha, we're gonna take it in turns?!
steam is tommorrow at noon+
The servers should come up at Midnight EST, but the Steam version will unlock at noon Monday.
We gonna tag team this bitch!
PSN ADD ME Johannen
Reviews say that there is some support for mice, but its not optimized for it. For example, scroll bars can only be raised and lowered using the "page up" and "page down" buttons and not moved by clicking the arrows that are drawn in. Its a very odd mix Mouse/Keyboard use that screams lazy on the part of the devs.
Add me: maraxus94
Will do as soon as I can get the controller away from my fiancee. It's her turn to play
Serious? God damn it I hate when devs get like this. Hope they patch it at some point. Thanks consoles for screwing over the PC time and time again.
Also, thread title ideas anyone? I was thinking: [BORDERLANDS] This is where the fun lives! Come get you some!
I have a level 30 Gunslinger going, wondering if anyone wants to get a team together later tonight and get some questing done.
Godspeed, Ironsides.
[BORDERLANDS]: Fuck You PC Gamers!
SG10 BLAST HAMMER
Damage: 85x7
Accuracy: 66.5
Fire Rate: 1.8
Clip: 7
Chance to cause Explosions
Drop the Hammer!
+31% Fire Rate
Shotgun
Its amazing.
Which seems to be the internet meme when it comes to pirating the game right now. I hope they fix the whole "they can also play online" thing.
Well, keep your fingers crossed that the reviewers over-stated the issue and for a day0 patch. :?
For fuck's sake. I am going to flip a shit if the shooting controls are as sloppy a port as this.
Old PA forum lookalike style for the new forums | My ko-fi donation thing.
So here's a puzzler. I have two tactician (soldier) class mods. Both do exactly the same thing: +1 team shield regen, +3 aid station skill, +2 quick charge skill. However, one is called "240 Tactician Class Mod", has a sell value of 3332, has a level requirement of 16, and is made by Anshin. The other is a "630 Tactician Class mod", has a sell value of 70,279, a level requirement of 34 and is made by Maliwan. What gives?
And I just bought it! Hate shit like this. Hopefully its just a minor part of the game. We'll see.
I don't think there has been any confirmation of a 0 day patch.
Also I vote for; [BORDERLANDS]: Fuck You PC Gamers!
Godspeed, Ironsides.
Hi5!
I actually managed to get my laptop working so I could do then new one but I've already tagged you in. Nail that sucker to the mat!
And my name suggestion; [Borderlands] PC Gamers MAINSTREAM'D!
I'm in. I'm only like a level 26 siren though. 360?
Coran Attack!
After trying to resist buying any new games, I broke down and bought the PC/Steam version of this today. 96% pre-loaded, just in time to find out about how the PC port has reached the expected standards of sloppy. But then again, blowing shit up.
So, if anyone wants to hurl a Steam group invite in my general direction, my Steam ID is Lawndart.
Yep, I'm on 360, just not the PA Borderwangs thing.
GT is Gathlayo
Godspeed, Ironsides.
Aside from the "We can't release it early or people will pirate it!" excuse, I though the whole reason (or at least justification) for the week-longer delay in the PC version was that they needed time for a day0 patch?
According to this article they needed a few more days to add 'polish' to the game... And since the physical PC versions shipped with the console versions, a patch is really the only way they could move those improvements on release day.
Sweet, I'm Bedigunz. It'll be slightly after 9:30 but I'm definitely in.
Coran Attack!
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