I love the Fallout series but this has more humor. Some characters are down right hysterical. The game play is the same but way the story moves is similar to grand theft auto. The co op play is tons of fun. Especially during the second round where normal low level baddies are first level boss strong. Since more baddies appear with more players the killing can be epic. Think Fallout 3 when you went through the capitol building and it was mutants, talon Company and robots, except with four friends.
I read that the Mechromancer DLC is erasing some people's badass ranks... think I'll wait a bit and see if Gearbox addresses that issue.
I've got all my Borderlands 2 saves backed up anyway, so I think I'm going to still give it a try and see what happens. EDIT: FWIW, I just downloaded the new patch and content and my badass ranks are all still there. I'm on the PS3 version.
I'm gonna wait for the GOY edition but after downloading the "patch" I went and farmed Gettle & Mobley in The Dust via the shortcut. After about an hr I've gotten two Lyuda (Shock & Reg), a Veruc reg and 3 E Tech pistols from them and the loot chests by the houses. Cant get the Black Queen to spawn though. This makes up for the fruitless weekend farming the freaking Warrior.
Coming from someone who put in about 100 hours into each of Borderlands, Fallout 3, New Vegas and is about a 1/3 of the way there in BL2, I think that Borderlands might be worth a look for you. The combat in Borderlands 2 is definitely superior to Fallout. The AI in the game isn't anything too complicated, but enemies will do combat rolls, take cover, and throw grenades. Movement is extremely important in Borderlands; controlling the battlefield is vital, as you have to make sure you have weakened enemies to get second winds off of, while dodging explosive projectiles and hiding in cover to allow your action skill to cooldown, or regenerate your shield. In terms of building a world, Fallout is definitely a superior game. There are few things more satisfying to me than simply picking a direction to walk and finding new locations in the wasteland. Borderlands 2 is a much more linear game, with lots of map exits that make it feel less like an entire world, and more like a game. Borderlands has some truly amazing voice acting though, a massive improvement over the 6 or 7 voices that end up repeating over and over and over again in Bethesda's games. As for the humor, both games are funny in their own right. Borderlands definitely made me laugh out loud more often, because it's trying really hard all the time. Fallout's funny moments feel more earned, because the jokes don't come as often and are usually optional. You need to seek them out, and the seriousness of the game world makes them stand out even more. And I believe that's the key difference between the two games; how they approach the problem of giving a player a unique experience. Borderlands accomplishes it by randomized loot and enemy encounters, where you are led down a scripted path with only occasional detours to kill giant bosses or get unique guns. Fallout gives you an enormous fixed world, with pre-determined fights and weapons, but encourages you to blaze your own trail through it. To me, the Fallout experience is one best done alone at your own pace. The Borderlands experience can also be done alone, but the true magic of the game is in playing with friends, increasing the uniqueness of every fight, comparing and trading weapons, and constantly finding new and varied ways to kill enemies. Overall, my recommendation to you would hinge on what you liked about Fallout. Borderlands is certainly frustrating at times with it's terrible user interface and simple quest structure, but it's combat strikes the very fine line between being accessible and still varied enough to be fun. Don't expect to really feel like you're making a difference in the world, but enjoy a functional, satisfying narrative with some very witty writing.
There is some seriously funny crap in BL2. Jack has a lot of hilarious lines. Although I must admit I miss General Knoxx from BL1. That guy was awesome: (sigh) Alright. This is General Knoxx. I don't really want to be here. This planet smells like hemorrhoids wrapped in bacon. I sent Steele to this planet to take care of this little problem and also because-- seriously have you heard her? She talks all the time. And hello, have you met our friend the sun?! So, I guess thanks for turning her into a meat kabob. Also, I'm going to kill you and stuff. Cheers, mate. Hey again. So I just got a birthday card from the Admiral. It's got a picture of a dragon on it and it says, 'To my special friend on his birthday, flame on!' And the dragon is lighting the candles on a cake with his fire breath... (sigh) That doesn't even make sense to me. That's like mowing your lawn with a nuclear weapon. It's not even my birthday. I need to kill you so I can leave. Maybe just kill yourself and save me the trouble, mate. Hey man, me again. The Admiral gave me a to-do list for today written in crayon. Seriously, he spelled 'prison' with a picture of a tree and some macaroni glued to it. I work for children... literally, the Admiral is five. *Five*. ******* nepotism. Oh, hey, I sent Gamma team over to kill you. No hard feelings. Love! Hey, so I guess I was wrong. I thought you were going to be cool and help me get out of here, but... You would not believe the **** that I have to put up with. The Admiral just made me French toast out of a sock and some freakin' gum. Mate, all bets are off, I'm gonna have to kill you now. Hehe, sorry. General Knoxx update to Admiral Mikey, log file number one. I've just arrived on Pandora and have been investigating where Commandant Steele failed, I mean other than getting impaled by a plate of calamari. Admiral, I expect orders as to my current mission soon. I'll reply when I receive them. General Alphonso Knoxx, out. - Knoxxed Out, ECHO #1 General Knoxx update to Admiral Mikey, log file two. Do I really have to say that every time? Seems a bit verbose when updatin' you on my current actions and ordeals. Anyway, um, perhaps this is some kind of a joke sir. I had begun stock piling the munitions for what I believed to be the mission at hand, that is retaking Pandora to ensure our control over alien technology which ensures our intergalactic dominance, when I received a package from you marked 'Orders: Urgent.' Its contents included: a mix tape, fourteen sponges, and what I believed to be melted chocolate. I expect this situation to be rectified shortly. General Knoxx, out. - Knoxxed Out, ECHO #2 General Knoxx update to Admir -- oh for God sakes I'm not sayin' it anymore! I still have not received further mission orders despite re-establishing the Crimson Lance outposts on the highway to ensure the security of the depot and control transportation. I even retrofitted our soldier force with newer and more energy-efficient weaponry increasing our efficiency by 12 percent. Admiral, I expect a full report within the hour or I will be bringing this matter to a higher authority. Knoxx, out. - Knoxxed Out, ECHO #3 Admiral. I'm not sure if I have offended you in some previous life and you are exacting revenge by watching me unravel at the seams. I have received your sit-rep written with magic marker on the back of a cupcake. It reads, 'Cats are kool!' And you misspelled 'cool'. I did work my entire life for this position. This ECHO is to inform you that I will be running the operation from here and will be ignoring all further transmissions from you. Bye. - Knoxxed Out, ECHO #4 I know I said I wasn't gonna update you again, you brainless moppet, but I thought I would share the news that former Agent Athena has been working with a quartet of donkeys that bested our bulimic albino commandant. You remember Athena, right? Killed the Dahl undersecretary for us a while back? Oh wait, that was before you were born. Unbelieveable. What am I doing with my life? Well, wanted to let you know I'll just be shooting the whole lot of 'em... Oh, and I quit. When this mission is done I'm leaving the Lance, which I know is punishable by death, but the suits that change your diapers couldn't find their car keys if they dropped 'em into their own pockets. So I'm not too worried that you'll track me down on the other side of Grophic IV. In conclusion, toodles. - Knoxxed Out, ECHO #5
Haha, I never played that far into BL1 but some of those are really good. I have it on Xbox, but I've been playing the PC version only. Whenever my fiancee decides she actually wants to play I'll be on there haha.
Trying to get the gf to play as well... The new class (Mechromancer) supposedly has a skillset wing that makes the game a lot easier to play. Many gamers are calling it "girlfriend mode" because it makes the game easier for the FPS-handicapped. Even so, probably no chance.
I'd give you the code but it'll be inactive in 2 hours. Go to twitter.com/gearboxsoftware. I've gotten so many purple items just off these shift codes.
There's also an awesome Princess Bride reference in True Vault Hunter Mode where one of the enemies gets renamed as "R.O.U.S." That was definitely my favorite little cultural reference. :grin:
Level 50 siren. Finished TVHM, anyone got the CC from the warrior, been farming him and nothing, hate how loot keeps getting stuck under him. Also, has anyone gotten an orange at the slots? Thing is tough to win.
Went the damaging siren. (man is she versatile though) http://www.bl2skills.com/siren.html#055001000050030000005405010551 While alternating between a purple cunning binder mod (5 reaper, 4 suspension, 4 helios) and a green cunning binder (6 reaper, 5 helios). Can get up to a 84% damage to enemies 50% health and up. Still waiting to get sub sequence because any enemy I phase lock dies in a second so I waste like 7 seconds of phase locking. Wanting to start another character, but don't know who to pick. Axton, Salvador, or make another maya with another build.
And I never got to try how powerful a bee shield + CC combo really is. Read it makes terramorphous look like nothing.
Nope. Didn't find it useful enough since I don't fall too often, and when I do, I'd usually just pull out my launcher to get back up.
