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Cormac... wrote: »

What with our recent BL2 antics I think we have relinquished our ability to look down on others for cheating

It is part of the BL2 culture. Therefore it is allowed.

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Sweet glorious Skyrim remaster coming in October.

gimli2112

I could never really get into Skyrim/Oblivion/Fallout

They're not bad games and I enjoyed playing them but then suddenly I didn't. Happened with all of them.

gimli2112 wrote: »

I could never really get into Skyrim/Oblivion/Fallout

They're not bad games and I enjoyed playing them but then suddenly I didn't. Happened with all of them.

I bet it was around the time you took an arrow in the knee......

gimli2112 wrote: »

They're not bad games and I enjoyed playing them but then suddenly I didn't. Happened with all of them.

This is one of the posts I have agreed with most strongly ever

I felt exactly like that, but Fallout 3 and Skyrim down for some other new game, (funnily I think it was Resi 5 and Resi 6 respectively) and just NEVER felt like going back.

Fallout 4 I actually sped-run through the last part so I could sell it and recoup money

I have been very vocal about this Fallout 3 instance in the lead up to Fallout 4 on the PS4 party chat

Cormac... wrote: »

This is one of the posts I have agreed with most strongly ever

I felt exactly like that, but Fallout 3 and Skyrim down for some other new game, (funnily I think it was Resi 5 and Resi 6 respectively) and just NEVER felt like going back.

Fallout 4 I actually sped-run through the last part so I could sell it and recoup money

I have been very vocal about this Fallout 3 instance in the lead up to Fallout 4 on the PS4 party chat

Skyrim was the same for me, I got so far through it and was getting bored. Popped a new game in and couldnt go back to skyrim (Even tho I have bought it so many times already haha).

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Oblivion and Skyrim were games that I would just get lost in. Fallout I always found to be a bit meh, I think I played about the first 30 minutes of 4, and then just spent an age seeing what I could make with the base building, and then I was done with it.

So much Borderlands so little time.... I have given up on UVHM for the moment and gone back to TVHM to mop up all the missions etc and get a few beautiful orange feckers

jonnycivic wrote: »

So much Borderlands so little time.... I have given up on UVHM for the moment and gone back to TVHM to mop up all the missions etc and get a few beautiful orange feckers

I can't even imagine what UVHM would be solo..... probably like trying to Solo a no-burn nightfall. Doesn't appeal to me.

gimli2112

jonnycivic wrote: »

So much Borderlands so little time.... I have given up on UVHM for the moment and gone back to TVHM to mop up all the missions etc and get a few beautiful orange feckers

See you should have just ignored Cormac and gone Gunzerker I'm running around solo no problems in UVHM....... well hardly any problems.........well I run away a lot and die often but other than that I'm getting through it.

Cormac... wrote: »

I can't even imagine what UVHM would be solo..... probably like trying to Solo a no-burn nightfall. Doesn't appeal to me.

Well im level 52 now with about 7/8 Orange weapons that are nice and tasty, about 3 orange grenades, my orange shield and orange class item and i was having a big spot of bother..... now in saying that I re-specced my psycho and it was getting through UVHM a lot better but I decided to go back before I go forward as I dont think I would enjoy finishing all the side quests on UVHM

gimli2112 wrote: »

See you should have just ignored Cormac and gone Gunzerker I'm running around solo no problems in UVHM....... well hardly any problems.........well I run away a lot and die often but other than that I'm getting through it.

Ah you are forever running away will ya stop :P but you can boost my new siren/gunzerker tonight :P

jonnycivic wrote: »

So much Borderlands so little time.... I have given up on UVHM for the moment and gone back to TVHM to mop up all the missions etc and get a few beautiful orange feckers

Not putting a downer on this - just a post to point out a harsh reality. As you will have noticed by now, you are getting f-all xp for your TVHM activities. It is possible to rank up to level 54 doing what you are doing and then have a ton of lovely oranges - but these are all at level 50. They tend to lose their effectiveness at level 55 or 56. It might be worth struggling through an odd mission of UVHM as you go so that at least you get some use out of the lovely oranges that you are farming.

As said yesterday, I believe you are getting close to a game-changing number of skill points for the psycho so that will help a bit when you level up a bit. There will be times in UVHM where you will possibly have to go off to look for a particular weapon shield etc. to help you on your way.

nocal wrote: »

Not putting a downer on this - just a post to point out a harsh reality. As you will have noticed by now, you are getting f-all xp for your TVHM activities. It is possible to rank up to level 54 doing what you are doing and then have a ton of lovely oranges - but these are all at level 50. They tend to lose their effectiveness at level 55 or 56. It might be worth struggling through an odd mission of UVHM as you go so that at least you get some use out of the lovely oranges that you are farming.

As said yesterday, I believe you are getting close to a game-changing number of skill points for the psycho so that will help a bit when you level up a bit. There will be times in UVHM where you will possibly have to go off to look for a particular weapon shield etc. to help you on your way.

Yeah, my aim is to just farm a few more weapons this evening and then pop in and see how I get on with UVHM. Once I can get to Sanctuary in UVHM I should be grand TBH.

jonnycivic wrote: »

Yeah, my aim is to just farm a few more weapons this evening and then pop in and see how I get on with UVHM. Once I can get to Sanctuary in UVHM I should be grand TBH.

I respect the fact that you have taken to farming - a true aspect of the game.

I will be on tonight from 1830 until 2000 - just getting my assassin up to Generics level - is there anything in particular you are looking for at level 50?
I may be able to make a donation....

nocal wrote: »

I respect the fact that you have taken to farming - a true aspect of the game.

I will be on tonight from 1830 until 2000 - just getting my assassin up to Generics level - is there anything in particular you are looking for at level 50?
I may be able to make a donation....

TBH Im not too sure what exactly I want. Just so happened that I copped when I went back to TVHM I spawned into a very handy spot for Orange drops.

Is there any weapons you'd recommend dude?

jonnycivic wrote: »

TBH Im not too sure what exactly I want. Just so happened that I copped when I went back to TVHM I spawned into a very handy spot for Orange drops.

Is there any weapons you'd recommend dude?

You have the corrosive conference call I believe...A conference call is always a great help starting UVHM and probably the second best weapon in the game.

So unless you want the best (Unkempt Harold) you should be good to go. Of course with Krieg it depends on how you have him spec'd.

nocal wrote: »

You have the corrosive conference call I believe...A conference call is always a great help starting UVHM and probably the second best weapon in the game.

So unless you want the best (Unkempt Harold) you should be good to go. Of course with Krieg it depends on how you have him spec'd.

Yeah I have the conf call, I have an assault rifle, 3 sub machines (One slag/one for shields/one for armour) some hand cannon and a few other bits. The unkempt Harold I havent gotten just yet tho.

I will go and look at Krieg specs now and see how they are all looking

Once you hit Lvl 55 you will enough Skill points to theoretically hit the Very Last Skill point in 2 Skill separate skill Trees.
These are usually the game Changers.

Cormac... wrote: »

Once you hit Lvl 55 you will enough Skill points to theoretically hit the Very Last Skill point in 2 Skill separate skill Trees.
These are usually the game Changers.

Yeah I noticed that the other night that I can have the 2nd skill tree open to the last. I am just looking at a few lvl 50 builds now and im not that far off what they are running so another respec on the cards tonight id say.

I decided to give UVHM a go again last night....... Respecced the psycho (His power is insane now when I pop the super) and have gotten myself back to sanctuary and progressing quiet well. I think im lvl 54 now so I'm catching up on the rest of you now :P

jonnycivic wrote: »

I decided to give UVHM a go again last night....... Respecced the psycho (His power is insane now when I pop the super) and have gotten myself back to sanctuary and progressing quiet well. I think im lvl 54 now so I'm catching up on the rest of you now :P

Told you so :P

I find with Krieg that it is all about the timing of popping it. You need to pop it so that you can get a kill shortly after popping it and shortly before it expires. If you manage that then he can keep his health up. I guess you also now have Salt of the Wound (?) so once you can run with a decent shotgun you can do quite well in the DPS stakes also.

We'll be playing UVHM tonight and Sunday (usually).

Would not be surprised to be 58 by the end of tonight (I'm already 57.3) in case you want to jump in on Sunday

Chunky Dave was playing with us but think he has gone over to Overwatch for a bit.

So if you are playing over the next few days, or some OP player wants to boost you (takes much longer now that you are 54) you can sync up

Only thing then would be that you shouldn't play that character Solo from then on (due to the way UVHM scales enemies to be be up to +2 levels higher than the Highest level player).

We'd have to all be "on level" with each other. And I'm talking down to us posting our specific levels to the degree of 57.275 (example) so when we load in we're on the exact same amount of XP (sometimes this means killing mobs before the session)

FWIW: Us 3 (me, Cal, Conovar) normally do our UVHM 1 evening (either Wed or Thur) 8:30-11:00ish in the week and usually a Sunday 8:00-11:30ish (those are just ball parks, we try organise it in party chat better)

It would be nice to have a 4th along for then ride to lvl72

nocal wrote: »

Told you so :P

I find with Krieg that it is all about the timing of popping it. You need to pop it so that you can get a kill shortly after popping it and shortly before it expires. If you manage that then he can keep his health up. I guess you also now have Salt of the Wound (?) so once you can run with a decent shotgun you can do quite well in the DPS stakes also.

Yeah I have salt of the wound... here is the build I went with:

http://i.imgur.com/4RARtdW.jpg

Because of the class mod I have +4 on a tonne of other spaces so have a few more than that opened up to use. I watched a few videos and realised that krieg is more a super guy rather than a run around and shoot stuff guy and once I adapted I was flying through it all.

Cormac... wrote: »

We'll be playing UVHM tonight and Sunday (usually).

Would not be surprised to be 58 by the end of tonight (I'm already 57.3) in case you want to jump in on Sunday

Chunky Dave was playing with us but think he has gone over to Overwatch for a bit.

So if you are playing over the next few days, or some OP player wants to boost you (takes much longer now that you are 54) you can sync up

Only thing then would be that you shouldn't play that character Solo from then on (due to the way UVHM scales enemies to be be up to +2 levels higher than the Highest level player).

We'd have to all be "on level" with each other. And I'm talking down to us posting our specific levels to the degree of 57.275 (example) so when we load in we're on the exact same amount of XP (sometimes this means killing mobs before the session)

FWIW: Us 3 (me, Cal, Conovar) normally do our UVHM 1 evening (either Wed or Thur) 8:30-11:00ish in the week and usually a Sunday 8:00-11:30ish (those are just ball parks, we try organise it in party chat better)

It would be nice to have a 4th along for then ride to lvl72

Well let me know what you guys finish off on tonight and I will get to it by Sunday then (I will go with alts then to rank up and use krieg with you guys).

Wonder can you do Tier 3 of the Bar Room Brawl Solo in UVHM if we give you the Checkpoint in there later. That would be a fairly forgiving way of ranking yourself up AND getting Torque Tokens. *strokes chin*

Nope - there are no "checkpoints" in that sense in BL2. When you go back to your own game you go back to the point that you were at.

Cormac... wrote: »

Wonder can you do Tier 3 of the Bar Room Brawl Solo in UVHM if we give you the Checkpoint in there later. That would be a fairly forgiving way of ranking yourself up AND getting Torque Tokens. *strokes chin*

Dont worry I'm was actually thinking of going back to that this evening before I get some destiny raiding done. I need Torque tokens and a few other bits from farming so dont worry I will be levelled up by Sunday oh and with a few more level appropriate Oranges

nocal wrote: »

Nope - there are no "checkpoints" in that sense in BL2. When you go back to your own game you go back to the point that you were at.

Yeah I noticed that a few times alright but its grand its not too hard to get back to the bar

So he wouldn't have Tier 3 available as he wouldn't have done the Torque story missions leading up to that point?

That's what I was kind of thinking. Annoys me you can't fast travel there

Cormac... wrote: »

So he wouldn't have Tier 3 available as he wouldn't have done the Torque story missions leading up to that point?

That's what I was kind of thinking. Annoys me you can't fast travel there

Oh I started Torque already tho, dont know why but I ended up there so kicked off the quests last night before I switched off