Borderlands

[BreakABone]

I know Combine first mentioned this, but its coming out next week, and seeing how interest is on the forums.

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-borderlands/17-1498/

Checking this out right now to get an idea of how the game is, but the idea of an FPS/RPG and 4 player drop in/drop out co-op has me intrigued.

[Fox 6]

Seems interesting, tho not a fan of cell shaded games.

[Swan]

Looks interesting but I'm not going to watch whole vid

[Combine 017]

I dont mind the graphics.
Its like if Crackdown and TF2 had a baby.
And there better be 500,000+ weapons or else im going to be pissed, and ill be counting. :p

[BreakABone]

Seems interesting, tho not a fan of cell shaded games.

What's wrong with cel-shaded games?

And hmm, how would you keep track of 500,000 guns?
I would assume similar guns with some variations and stuff.

And nice deal from Wally's World
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9066/scan0001k.jpg

[Vampyr]

Think I'll just save my money for L4D2.

[BreakABone]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10124754&catid=23354

And it looks like Futureshop follows Walmart like with AA.

[Fox 6]

This like a one day only price? If it is i guess i should take advantage of it.

[Combine 017]

Its probably a one or two day thing, like with Batman.
But ive already pre-ordered and paid for it at EB. But EB did the price drop for Batman as well, so maybe they will do the same for Borderlands, in which case ill just put the money I would get back onto MW2.

[Combine 017]

There is also some DLC to come out before the year is done, titled, "The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned"
So as the title implies, there will be Dr. Ned in this DLC.
And maybe some zombies or something.

[BreakABone]

Its probably a one or two day thing, like with Batman.
But ive already pre-ordered and paid for it at EB. But EB did the price drop for Batman as well, so maybe they will do the same for Borderlands, in which case ill just put the money I would get back onto MW2.

Apparently, EB won't be dropping the price to match Walmart/Futureshop and now Best Buy.

They don't want to be bullied by Walmart's price gauging.


http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=L&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10124754&catid=23374

[Combine 017]

Oh well, ive already got it from EB, and theres no going back now.

And I found this pretty funny.
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But only 200,000+ guns. :(

[Fox 6]

Hahaha hilarious

[Combine 017]

8.8 on IGN.
Anybody else picking this up today?

[Fox 6]

I should be. ho the Futureshop fler said 69.99. I wonder if the 39.96 might just be for online purchases.

[Fox 6]

Sold out at both the Futureshop and Best Buy.

[uber_paddler]

Sold out at both the Futureshop and Best Buy.

Yeah, I picked up the 2nd last copy at my local Futureshop. The guy commented on how they'd been selling so many, but he had never heard of the game before. About to put it in as we speak.

[Swan]

I really did not think this game would sell out this fast.



Maybe nobody thought it would be so big so they didn't order a lot?

[Fox 6]

Thing was tho, I showed up an hour after opening on my way to school.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Playing this game right now. It's pretty sweet.

[Swan]

Thing was tho, I showed up an hour after opening on my way to school.

Chick I talked to there said it was crazy this morning.


People lined up and shit

[Combine 017]

Im playing it now and enjoying it thoroughly.
Using a revolver, sniper rifle and a shotgun, as well as a fairly good shield that also heals me slowly.
The only real gripe I have so far is that your inventory is limited, and while you can do things to increase the amount of items you can hold, there is no real place to stash your items that you want to keep or save for later.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Im playing it now and enjoying it thoroughly.
Using a revolver, sniper rifle and a shotgun, as well as a fairly good shield that also heals me slowly.
The only real gripe I have so far is that your inventory is limited, and while you can do things to increase the amount of items you can hold, there is no real place to stash your items that you want to keep or save for later.

Well I've found so far that you pretty much find a better version of the gun you are using or shield pretty much fairly quickly. It's kind of annoying there isn't a storage place, but really I don't need all the fairly useless weapons and items once the clearly better version is found after blowing the brains out of some shit.

I'm really impressed with the game so far. The art style is beautiful, all the random stuff is just awesome too, and so many guns already, earlier I had 6 pistols that were all the same stats wise and the only difference was whether I wanted the pink pistol or the black pistol etc. I was like "Awesome"

Of course I chose pink pistol and sold the others.

[Combine 017]

Well I've found so far that you pretty much find a better version of the gun you are using or shield pretty much fairly quickly. It's kind of annoying there isn't a storage place, but really I don't need all the fairly useless weapons and items once the clearly better version is found after blowing the brains out of some shit.

Ya but when the better weapons come along and your not a high enough level to use them yet then you have to keep it around until you level up.
And the weapons and shield I use havnt been bested yet, which is surprising considering how long ive had them, but its mainly because of their abilities more than anything else. I might not have the strongest revolver but every shot has added explosive damage that will take most guys out with 2 shots.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I'm finding that this game reminds me a lot of what I thought a highly evolved PSO would have been like.

I'm actually impressed a bit with the class system and skill tree stuff. I just randomly woke up to play the game with my roommate and started a game as Roland. I quickly discovered the medic branch with him and it's bad ass. Healing based on a percentage of how much damage you can deal is an awesome idea. Sniper healing is sweet and so is shotgun heals. Lol.

I have yet to encounter a lilith player in online play.

[Swan]

Found today that this is sold out EVERYWHERE!


Friend of mine at EB is going to let me know when it is back in.

[Vampyr]

I'm finding that this game reminds me a lot of what I thought a highly evolved PSO would have been like.

I'm actually impressed a bit with the class system and skill tree stuff. I just randomly woke up to play the game with my roommate and started a game as Roland. I quickly discovered the medic branch with him and it's bad ass. Healing based on a percentage of how much damage you can deal is an awesome idea. Sniper healing is sweet and so is shotgun heals. Lol.

I have yet to encounter a lilith player in online play.

I was actually getting ready to ask if this game was anything like PSO.

It is looking so good to me right now...I think I might have to get it this weekend.

God, there are too many good games coming out in a short period of time!

Borderlands, L4D2, Assassin's Creed 2, new super mario bros wii, dragon age, mass effect 2...

[TheSlyMoogle]

I was actually getting ready to ask if this game was anything like PSO.

It is looking so good to me right now...I think I might have to get it this weekend.

God, there are too many good games coming out in a short period of time!

Borderlands, L4D2, Assassin's Creed 2, new super mario bros wii, dragon age, mass effect 2...

It's a hell of a lot better than PSO if that's what you mean... Except everyone has guns and they're all 1st person. I'm really impressed with some of the stuff. I never play the healer class in any type of RPG and I am in this one because it's so cool. That's how hardcore this game is. It made me play healer.

[Vampyr]

It's a hell of a lot better than PSO if that's what you mean... Except everyone has guns and they're all 1st person. I'm really impressed with some of the stuff. I never play the healer class in any type of RPG and I am in this one because it's so cool. That's how hardcore this game is. It made me play healer.

What healer do you play, the Roland version where you can shoot people and use your turret to heal them? Because that looks awesome.

I bought the game today, but I have a program due tonight so I won't be able to play until tomorrow.

[Fox 6]

:lolz:
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[Fox 6]

Played it last night at Combines. Pretty sweet.


"Cars live here, GET YOU ONE!"

[TheSlyMoogle]

Yeah I play the roland healer.

I didn't know there was another character that could do healing?

We should all get together and play sometime.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Oh yeah Combine add me to your live and we should play sometime. I can no longer find public games with people near my level.

[Combine 017]

Oh yeah Combine add me to your live and we should play sometime. I can no longer find public games with people near my level.

I thought I did add you before?
Whats your gamer tag? Same as GT?

[Vampyr]

Yeah I play the roland healer.

I didn't know there was another character that could do healing?

We should all get together and play sometime.

I don't think there is, I wasn't sure before I bought the game.

I'm playing Roland infantry, I love my turret. I'm not finding very many good shotguns or rifles though, for some reason. Seems like every good weapon I pick up is an SMG.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I don't think there is, I wasn't sure before I bought the game.

I'm playing Roland infantry, I love my turret. I'm not finding very many good shotguns or rifles though, for some reason. Seems like every good weapon I pick up is an SMG.

Lol that changes later.

Combine it's: TheSlyMoogle01, I thought you did, but I don't remember your gamertag and I don't see anyone on my friends list who has played borderlands.

[Vampyr]

I'm curious to know how others are playing the game.

I'm a level 15 Roland, right now mostly in the infantry tree but I think I'm going to diversify to pick up skills to make my turret awesome.

So far I've been playing through the game linearly, doing quests as I get them and leveling up via quest xp and the things I kill along the way.

Is this what everyone else is doing, or are you repeating areas in order to grind loot and xp? Without any online guides yet it's sort of hard to know what to grind, since I have no idea what drops what.

I've also only been playing 2 player co-op with my girlfriend and another person. It seems like random online games would be annoying, since if the other person is further ahead of you, then you can't do quests together, and it requires whoever is further behind to be host.

[Combine 017]

I don't think there is, I wasn't sure before I bought the game.
The Hunter has a class mod that can heal the team.

I've also only been playing 2 player co-op with my girlfriend and another person. It seems like random online games would be annoying, since if the other person is further ahead of you, then you can't do quests together, and it requires whoever is further behind to be host.

Thats only for the main story quests.
You can still do the other quests together.

[uber_paddler]

Wow, I wasn't sure if Lilith would be very good for solo play, but holy damn is she great. Elemental damage boosts are great, and all the Phase modifications(healing, elemental damage, chance for Daze, etc.) make her pretty useful after all.

[TheSlyMoogle]

So I'm on my second playthrough of the game there are a lot of things that should be changed but I was overall impressed with the effort.

[Fox 6]

i still cant find it haha

but it is a casual search.

[Swan]

Finally got this last night.


Played a bit with Combine. It's fun

[BreakABone]

I got today and was playing a bit with Swan and Combine.
So far a pretty cool game, though some weapons are useless.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I got today and was playing a bit with Swan and Combine.
So far a pretty cool game, though some weapons are useless.

Combat Rifle is terribly useless as well as machine gun for the most part.

[Vampyr]

Combat Rifle is terribly useless as well as machine gun for the most part.

Aren't those the same thing? Or by machine gun do you mean SMG?

And yeah, I was wondering about this...I thought maybe I just wasn't finding good rifles or something.

Shotguns FTW.

[BreakABone]

Combat Rifle is terribly useless as well as machine gun for the most part.

I actually use SMGs.. think level 5 proficiency in them as well.

Sure you unload clips into people, but you get the job done!

[Fox 6]

Actually was able to pick this up today. Now we can all play!

[magus113]

I like sniper rifles. Even as a soldier I like to try and play the distance game. Sometimes it takes a lot of work and a lot of dying just rushing into things, and I'm a soldier too, which is weird.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I'm a big fan of shotguns. Enjoy running in and blowing shit up.

[Fox 6]

Found an amazing shot gun. Good damage with 37 x 9 with 80.0 accuracy and a +70 accuracy bonus! Pretty much a crazy rifle.

[Combine 017]

Shotgun revolver kicks ass!
Other than that I like to use Bricks fists.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I'm on a boat!

[BreakABone]

http://www.giantbomb.com/borderlands-the-zombie-island-of-dr/17-1684/

This is out tomorrow.

[Combine 017]

And its 800 points, not 1200.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I have mixed feelings about the DLC. I think overall it was a great effort, but it could have been better. Earl and Myself along with my other friend ran through it in about 4 hours yesterday. Then my other friend and I spent another hour or so completing the BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS! Quest. Lol. All in all it's worth the 10 bucks just for the laughs it provided, and I wont spoil anything but it is kinda funny at parts. It's like if someone took L4D and made it pretty funny. LOL.

Uhm also I figure buying this one will encourage a lot more DLC for borderlands including maybe some nice system changes as the main complaints are easy level cap, lack of good enemy drops and the need to farm the chests in New Haven and Crimson Fastness. A little work on those and it will all be better.

Also in case you guys don't know the 360 version and PC versions have been hacked pretty hard, and XBox is threatening the ban hammer on XBL accounts caught with any of the hacked items. I acquired some of them not knowing they were hacked, and got rid of them fast. Whether the rumors are true or not, the hacked guns completely broke the game anyway. Also there are many rumors of Gearbox cracking down on duping items for the 360 and that's why PS3 and 360 haven't gotten the PC patch yet.

[Combine 017]

I hope they dont fix the duplicating bloodwing glitch, cause its freaking hilarious to see 20 bloodwings flying around murdering everything.

[Vampyr]

I have the DLC and did the first couple of missions, but I won't really be able to play until after I get back from Thanksgiving break.

So far it's really fun though. I love my incendiary shotgun and bazooka, and level three fire bolt on my turret. :lolz:

[BreakABone]

Looks like the Borderlands loving isn't done quite yet, and the Ninja Assassin Claptrap will make his first appearance. :)

http://www.nxtgamer.com/xbox360/fourth-borderlands-dlc-officially-announced-claptrap%E2%80%99s-new-robot-revolution/

http://imgur.com/bzeOr.jpg

[Combine 017]

Damn, I thought they weren't going to make anymore DLC.
This makes me very happy.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I love you borderlands.

[Combine 017]

I love you borderlands.

Do you love Borderlands enough to get your 360 up and running before September?
Cause thats when its coming out.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Do you love Borderlands enough to get your 360 up and running before September?
Cause thats when its coming out.

Lol yes I will buy a new 360 before this comes out. Even if I can't get a slim.

[Professor S]

FYI - $10 on steam right now.

[TheSlyMoogle]

FYI - $10 on steam right now.

Meh I don't want to restart any characters or nothin. And 360 gets DLC first.

[Professor S]

Meh I don't want to restart any characters or nothin. And 360 gets DLC first.

But its only $10! $20 is the essentially free, so they're paying you $10 to play it!

[Combine 017]

But its only $10! $20 is the essentially free, so they're paying you $10 to play it!

Does anyone here even play it on the PC?

[TheSlyMoogle]

Does anyone here even play it on the PC?

Lol nope.