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Borderlands 2 - September 18th - PC/360/PS3
Brolo
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Welcome to Pandora, traveler!Borderlands 2 is coming out in a week and all signs are point towards awesome.
It's the sequel to FPS/Action-RPG hybrid Borderlands, if you haven't played it before think of it as a Fallout-style apocalyptic landscape meets Team Fortress style class-based shooting with Diablo's item collection and skill level trees.
WHAT'S NEW:
Customizable Weapons / Better Loot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iILrJDpAMkw&feature=player_embeddedA more interesting leveling system
http://www.borderlands2.com/us/skilltree/The interesting thing about the skill trees turns out to be the difficulty in choosing the upgrades, moreso than the previous outing. They’re much more divergent, especially across each of the three trees individual to each character. As the tool shows, even if you level up all the way to level 50, you still won’t be able to spec more than one high-tier skill, and with the three to choose from each so potentially game-changing it’s an impossible decision already. Let alone the sacrifices I had to make to get down that far at all – the first build I made I barely passed the first branch before I ran out of points.
Expanded (dynamic quests) - no longer just fetch/kill quests!
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
A continuous landscape (no more loading zones/level areas)
Smarter AI that can actually get around the terrain
Skags and Bandits are two of the returning classes, and they've both experienced upgrades. There are still Badass Skags and they can still take on elemental effects such as fire and shock, but they are now equipped with the ability to buff the minions around them. Badass buffing gives minions health, speed and special moves, such as lightning attacks.
The Bandit class includes Marauders that interact intelligently with the environment and each other – they have multilevel design, allowing them to hop around more, jump on rooftops and find ways to surround the player. They will "dodge, dip, dive, duck and dodge," according to Foreman.
Somewhat controversial Girlfriend mode
Here’s today’s scandal, then. The Mechromancer, a post-release DLC character for Borderlands 2 has been revealed, and one of her skill trees is aimed at making the game more accessible to people who don’t play shooters. Officially, this set of abilities is called ‘Best Friends Forever’, and includes skills such as missed shots having a chance to auto-ricochet into their intended targets – i.e. allowing some victory from imprecise aiming. That’s fine. That’s even quite a good idea for anyone who wants to play the game with someone who isn’t well-versed in such things. I quite want to play it with my Dad, in fact.
The trouble is that a dev at Gearbox unofficially dubbed it ‘the girlfriend mode’ when talking to Eurogamer, which is clearly all kinds of offensive and quickly caused online outrage – definitely justified were the skills truly called ‘girlfriend mode’ but rather less cut and dried if it turns out to be just one guy’s personal (and foolish) nickname for the real title of Best Friends Forever. Gearbox are claiming the drama stems from misinterpretation and sensationalism.
Customizable skins/heads!
Gearbox Software announced that it will be awarding players of the original Borderlands with exclusive customization elements in the form of heads and skins as seen in the full picture below which was posted on the Official Gearbox Gaming Community Blog.
As part of the Vault Veteran Rewards program, Borderlands 2 will detect a save file from the original game and unlock the customizations.
Persistent Badass Ranking - (share certain level-up powers and perks between characters)
Persistent Stash (shared between all characters)
As you play Borderlands 2 you level up your Badass rank, which is linked to your profile but provides statistical bonuses to all your characters - new and old.
Each time you use a token gained through Badass, the game randomly picks a set of statistics. Then, you decide which statistic to increase. It's all powered by a secret algorithm the developer is keeping close to its chest.
More trailers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfKEX68KCwY&feature=player_embedded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUu-FzRFYZA&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBY1bkgPiJc&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd472eOMxrs&feature=player_embeddedOther stuff:
Purchasing info:
http://www.amazon.com/Borderlands-2-4-Pack-Download/dp/B008OWV050
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/ca/en/pc/games/rpgs/borderlands-2-na/
Thanks, Cilla Black!Specifically, Borderlands 2 is already 20% off, and the following code brings it down a further 25% until September 17thGMG25-1BW0K-K1A3G
The total comes to 36 dollars. And this is for a Steam key.
4 Packs are a thing! The buddy system works so I want to see you kids getting in on those discounts. Remember if you pre-purchase the 4-pack you also get the DLC!
4-Packers:
Coming Soon!
List of people playing/gamertags/steamIDs:
Steam:
Rolo - japong
Goose - g0oseyourself
Tef - austef - http://steamcommunity.com/id/austef/
That Dave Fella - That Dave Fella
interrobang - http://steamcommunity.com/id/drugtown
Metacortex - Metacortex187
Awko - Awko
Arete - Ninjafrizz
godmode - fullfathomdeep
Neville - Taernim
Moriveth - l4mori
Der Waffle Mous - DerWaffleMous
The Betman - TheBetman
Jasconius - Jasconius
Smart Hero - smart_hero
buttlord - buttlord
mrt144 -Pope Bourbon the First - http://steamcommunity.com/id/PopeBourbonI
sligmasta - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198002118156/
Squall - sque
Shorty - Evil Mani Mani
Hunter - hunter_1253 - http://steamcommunity.com/id/HunterSE
MrMonroe - http://steamcommunity.com/id/BillMonroe
Vargas Prime - http://steamcommunity.com/id/vargasprime
Anialos - Anialos
fightinfilipino - http://steamcommunity.com/id/fightinfilipino
XBL:
Baroque And Roll - BaroqueSampson
Legba - WorldClassHack
PaperLuigi44 - PaperLuigi44
Nerdgasmic - attomoclassic
Iron Weasel - Tanith 6227
Johnny Chopsocky - JohnnyChopsocky
Thanatos - Thanatosian
Maximum - MaximumJ49
Yukira - ModelZ
Ps3:
Metacortex - Metacortex187
Cincitucky - Cincitucky
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so much
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let me know where and I'll add it in
But as I am kind and magnanimous, I will cede The B2 Thread Rights to Rolo.
(For $60, gimme money, I want this game.)
I will too, as some of my friends don't have PCs.
damn, tried searching but your thread wasn't popping up
Same here.
Son, you ain't never made no thread worth a monkey's fart, what'chu know about thread smells?
It's cool, your OP is much better than mine anyway.
Greenmangaming. They have/had a 20% off coupon on the site. Brings the final price to 36 bucks I think.
Just checked out the skill tress and I gotta say, I'm not digging the siren/assassin trees as much as I was hoping. I didn't do much Soldier action in the first one, so I think I'm gonna give that a shot first this time around.
xbl: BaroqueSampson
SteamID: Baroque And Roll
i probably will not be playing it for a while as i cannot afford two copies and i only ever use the xbox for fighting games
My id is g0oseyourself.
I was gonna get a 4pack with @MrMonroe but I haven't heard from him in a while. Monroe if you read this let me know what the go is
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better
bit.ly/2XQM1ke
i really don't need another damn game to play
but i fucking loved borderlands 1
Specifically, Borderlands 2 is already 20% off, and the following code brings it down a further 25% until September 17th
The total comes to 36 dollars. And this is for a Steam key.
which might amount to didly squat if my internet doesn't get its act together
that's fine though i've never played the first one co op why start now
Can't wait to play it.
Hopefully my PC is up to it at the moment.
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I'm just not positive it'll run well on my PC. Borderlands ran fine, but...
It really is. Going to be nuts with four people.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/drugtown
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