Borderlands 3

Finished TVHM and was horrified to discover I now had two gun-guns. Fortunately it let me sell the earlier one. TVHM is terrible for loot only good for picking up low level stuff @ 50 and xp.


Did Carnivora today on Mayhem 3 and ran to the boss , picked up about 4 legendries on the way (the bad ass enemies seem to drop a lot of them), had to drop a legendary shield to pick up a purple grenade mod and then got a legendary at the boss, took about 15 minutes. Yesterday I dunked 25 legendries into an alt character, I'm actually going to end up with 10+ alts all of which I'll need to run up to Sanctuary)

but what do I do when I have all the SDU slots?
actually I'll need more money to buy more stash space for the alts now I think of it

the problem with junking/selling stuff is that there's so much of it there's no time to fully test it. the risk of deleting something that is nigh on impossible to get back is terrifying

sticker wrote: »

Hi,

Is it worth going back to Pandora at level 16 to farm to upgrade levels? Will the loot drop to my level?

Are standard mob runs worth the XP also? Thanks.

Nah, they don't scale to your level, so you won't get as much XP. Better off picking up as many side missions, crew challenges and killing enemies in the areas nearest your current level. Then again, going back to Pandora and doing the crew challenges would probably be one of the quickest and easiest ways to level up at the stage you're at. Enemies won't be too much trouble but you can still rack up the XP fairly quickly with the challenges

gimli2112 wrote: »

We made the mistake of opening up every map, doing all the challenges and side quests on the first run. By midgame we were so over levelled we were picking up 1-2 xp a kill sometimes nothing. It severely tortures you for playing the game the right way. We were probably at the right level around killavolt and died a few times at him but after that it was a breeze.


TVHM is no challenge it's only when you start doing certain activities in Mayhem 3 things start getting icky. It's not like BL2 where you start a UVHM run and are totally unprepared for what hits you.

Do enemies scale to your level? I've noticed the last few main story missions for me are Lvl32-34 even though I'm Lvl40-42, but enemies are the same level as me. I couldn't imagine being able to get through if the enemies were 40-42 if I was 32-34

I've played a lot at this stage a lot of it quite late, some of it quite drunk, I've dropped in and out of friends games so am not sure what was what. Certainly on the first playthrough you will be well op if you do all the side missions and challenges. The xp for challenges is massive. Enemies may scale to your level but aren't any challenge. It becomes quite dull getting 1 xp per kill. We had trouble on killavolt but that is early on, I remember having trouble on the last boss but that could have been on a mayhem mode.

I ran through TVHM solo in a few hours, maybe 8 but I got lost and sidetracked a few times, without any grief, don't think I died.

The end game is mayhem. TVHM probably is not necessary although it is great for xp and guardian ranks (if it weren't bugged) plus I got a much better porcelain pipebomb than my first playthrough.

Probably the best way to play it is to proceed with the main missions and if you are having any difficulty get xp from the challenges and side missions to rank up. I ended up 46-47 on the first run which was crazy.

Patch incoming. Fixes whatever the issue was with Guardian Ranks, nerfs the Porcelain Pipe Bomb and sorts vending machine items by rarity, among other general fixes

https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/borderlands-3-update-9-26-2019-patch-notes/3655673

Hi,

I'm really struggling with Katagawa Ball - I'm level 18. Does the co-op work well? Is it worth my while bringing in anotehr player? Is this an option? Billy no mates, I'm a solo player so it would be a random pick...

Also, as it costs money to revive, what happens when you run out of currency?!

Thanks!

Penn wrote: »

If you run out of money you can still respawn for free. But you'll not be able to afford any new ammo so if you're really struggling or get to that point your best move might be to fast travel out and level up and get better gear, then play through the area again.

Are you PS4? I'm not entirely sure how the co-op works (I think you can set it so he'll scale differently for both of us, so he'd be Lvl18 for you and Lvl42 or so for me), but if you want I could jump on and help you if you're still stuck later tonight (not sure what time I'll get playing at).

Send me a PM with your PSN if you're on PS4 and I'll try help you out

Thanks so much!! Sending you PM now!

_CreeD_ wrote: »

If you're on PC I can help if you see me on over the weekend, Epic ID = Ahriakin . Otherwise if whenever you do run into walls like this try some other events (if you have any side missions or challenges left, or head to one of the combat arenas) to level/loot up a bit more - just having one or 2 weapons move up a tier can make a huge difference

The revive cost is a % (7 I believe) of your total so it should never hit Zer0. Though I know it can break your heart sometimes to see those SDU dreams dwindle for a time .

Thanks for tip! I'm on PS$ unfortunately. But Penn might be able to help!

I find that farming to level up is very tricky. Most side missions arte done and random mobs drop minimum XP!

Also, I cant fast travel to Boss room? Have to go throughn entire level each time?

sticker wrote: »

Also, I cant fast travel to Boss room? Have to go throughn entire level each time?

There's a big disparity on level design in the game. Some, including their bosses, are ideal with a reasonable amount of FT points and vending machines, ideally both right in front of a boss area but yeah many seem to want you to take the scenic route over and over again. Though if you are farming there is usually always a save point at least nearby so just exit-to-menu and restart and you should be right next to it.