Borderlands

[Maaglin]

For my characters after PT1, I run through PT2 as fast as possible just doing main mission quests and the odd side quest when I fall behind a level or two. Hit the destroyer, then over to Knoxx.

Having some kind of crafting is a cool idea. Or even some way to re-roll some weapons for a chance at different mods/parts.

I still don't really get the complaints about the game's story or lack thereof. It didn't hamper my absolute enjoyment of this game at all. I actually found the tone and lack of depth to be a positive...I was much more interested in shooting stuff and finding new loot.

[Kaisha]

Damn, this game is short when you critical path it. Already on the run to the vault now.

Only problem now is that the enemies finally match my current level (50), and are now actually giving me trouble killing them. ;/

[Kyo]

I didnt need to do two playthroughs to get to 61, I only did one playthrough. I did game>zombie>knoxx>claptrap and the moxxi at 69, once you do a mission in the knoxx DLC everything there scales to your level, as does the claptrap DLC and moxxi, having to do two playthroughs is false, the save file was playthrough 2 but didnt have to play through the game again at all.

[Kuya]

Christ, i think i will leave crawmerax after claptrap dlc. Even killing a mook was hard. The fuckers are fast.

[Kaisha]

I didnt need to do two playthroughs to get to 61, I only did one playthrough. I did game>zombie>knoxx>claptrap and the moxxi at 69, once you do a mission in the knoxx DLC everything there scales to your level, as does the claptrap DLC and moxxi, having to do two playthroughs is false, the save file was playthrough 2 but didnt have to play through the game again at all.

I wanted playthrough 2.5 active hence my speed-running the thing. Wasn't aware doing a DLC mission on #2 would scale the mobs up. Did the first one for Claptrap and everything I saw was the mid-30s like it was in playthrough 1. Will check that out later, probably easier XP than I'm getting in the main campaign

Christ, i think i will leave crawmerax after claptrap dlc. Even killing a mook was hard. The fuckers are fast.

The little fuckers are supposedly great for XPing on if you can get them down in a reasonable time. Wish the game did allow local co-op online, would be easier to set up 4-player runs.

[Kuya]

Let me know when you wana make a run on something. Also, did you ever finish marcu's armory runs on the knox dlc? I used the glitch to get into the armory with no timer, but i accidently got too close to the elevator and glitched out the mission, so now i can't go in or finish it.

[Kaisha]

I finished them all on playthrough 1, not started DLC outside of just visiting their first quest on playthrough 2.

I'm not sure I could even contribute to a Crawmerax kill currently. I barely dinged his minions at level 46, doubt being level 50 (using the same gear, my lvl30ish DLC gear better than playthrough-2 drops so far) would make a difference.

Good for doing a run on any DLC though if you need something, I just need the XP. Possibly Claptrap as the end reward is fapworthy.

[Kuya]

Yea i need someone with the armory missions (don't know if it has to be the same one or any mission that requires you go into the armory, like the main plot mission) so i can de-glitch it. Otherwise i won't be able to ever enter the armoy again.

... I got greedy

edit:if you want exp, let me know so i can host a game, probably claptrap sicne that's what i have to do next. I'm currently logged into psn if you want to go now. Or let me know if you want to go any time tomorrow.

[Kaisha]

I'm good for a run now if you got time. I'd assist with the Knoxx problem you got, but fuck that DLC is long to get to that part on a whim. Which run into it did you glitch? You get three shots at it.

[EDIT] Is there even a reason to glitch Knoxx armory with the Claptrap ending reward?

[Kuya]

I'm currently in psn, so i'm good to go.

I glitched at the second run. We did the trick that lets you fall through the floor and directly into the armory without activating the clock, but i got close to he elevator which checked one of objectives (steal loot), i assume this caused the door to close which prevents me from being able to go back and loot the thing or finish the mission itself.

[Koga8710]

You know if you have a usb drive you can just willow tree the glitch out. everytime you accidently glitch it, you can just fix it. Not sure if that is an option for you but pretty easy.

[chiyio]

i killed him 75 times and got 1 shitty pearlescent gun, imo you have a better chance of getting pearls from the crimson arena area

sorry, it's been quite a while since I've done anything in the game BUT kill Crawmerax. What's the crimson arena area exactly?

[Maaglin]

Circle of Duty in the Sunken Sea area.

[Kaisha]

Anyone got recommendations for making the most of Mordecai's skill tree?

This is what I got specced at lvl62 currently. With the amount of HP mobs are toting in playthrough 2.5, all the Bloodwing skills feel like a waste of points, so I'm probably going to swap those out for either +Sniper damage, or Hair trigger (+fire rate/mag size on pistols) as I got a couple decent revolvers recently, but suck due to reload time (2 ammo per reload as it stands, it's either one-shot with a crit, or it's a waste).
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I also seem to die too quickly in general. Part of it is probably due to the fact I'm working with a pad and not a mouse, as I can't deal damage for shit if it's not a crit with my current loadouts.


Speaking of dealing shit damage, I hope Borderlands 2 employs a better damage scaling system. I found it retarded that if a mob was 5-6 levels above me, I was only able to put out double digits worth of damage with a weapon toting 700-1.2k dmg a shot, and then said weapon doing that advertised damage after I ding a couple more levels.

[Dakin]

Just played a bit after not playing for a long long time, ran through the last area before the vault on playthrough 2 and hit 52. Which DLC should I pick up first? Seems Moxxi isn't really worth it unless you want achievements, but I'm not really sure where to go from here. Thanks!

[Kuya]

Well, you do get an extra skill point for finishing the mission in Moxxi's dlc.

[Rulke]

So I'm ready for the DLC. I bought Borderlands from BestBuy, will there be any problems since I didn't get the base game from Steam? (I have a steam account etc)

[Kaisha]

Anyone up for killing Crawmerax on playthrough 1?

I was nearly ready for soloing it aside from lacking a gun that ricochets so I can hit his backside, but then my PS3 died, and it appeared my backup was from two weeks ago where I was only a measly level 49. Granted at my level I'd be useless for him though aside from having it spawn at its bare-minimum level, and just being a leech to ensure he doesn't regen HP if you die for whatever purpose.

Really not in the mood to grind back my 16 lost levels, and this game's DLC trophies are a real pain in the arse, especially Moxxi/Claptraps. Holy shit, the amount of hours I wasted farming pizzas off claptraps....., I could have 100%'d playthrough 2 of the core game.

[Yeargdribble]

If you were just a little higher I would suggest just farming Craw's worms for ridiculous XP. If you can just back to around the late 50s with the right elemental guns then you should be able to hit 69 in about an hour of just killing worms.

[Kaisha]

Back before my old PS3 died I actually gained quite a few levels trying to duo Crawmerax with Kuya. Took us a good hour to find hiding spots that worked perfectly.

Does the right element make them die a shitload quicker? Whenever I tried to kill them at 64 they took a fuckton of ammo/critical-shots to die.