Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

degrassinoel · 17-10-2014 11:33pm

Nisha - i know that cooldown is great but i just dont like the class tbh

I got level 7 or so,

met Moxxi, Roland and Lillith

and just dont want to go any further with the character tonight, i might feel differently tomorrow but then i might just roll another toon to see what it's like.

Probably roll Wilhelm tomorrow for the craic

calex71 · 18-10-2014 12:02am

degrassinoel wrote: »

Nisha - i know that cooldown is great but i just dont like the class tbh

I got level 7 or so,
met Moxxi, Roland and Lillith
and just dont want to go any further with the character tonight, i might feel differently tomorrow but then i might just roll another toon to see what it's like.

Probably roll Wilhelm tomorrow for the craic

Did you get the bullpup shotgun with her when starting for having a save from BL1 and 2? I'm still using it at lvl 10, weird thing is it doesn't have a lvl. It doesn't scal or anything but it's still taking out mobs at lvl 10 with ease :pac:

Lone Stone · 18-10-2014 12:53am

Got it on ps3 went windhelm, fps insnt great. I also have that aim issue. Im enjoying it got to lvl 11, i find the vendor a bit odd sell trash is gone. Story is alrite so far. Not a fan of the gravity settings at all !!! But yea its a good border lands game the classes and characters dont seem as interesting as in previous games.

degrassinoel · 18-10-2014 9:36am

calex71 wrote: »

Did you get the bullpup shotgun with her when starting for having a save from BL1 and 2? I'm still using it at lvl 10, weird thing is it doesn't have a lvl. It doesn't scal or anything but it's still taking out mobs at lvl 10 with ease :pac:

No, i got a rare revolver - fired 7 shots in each err shot and had enough ammo in it to fire twice.
I did get the rewards for being loyal and having BL and BL2 though, a few golden keys and loads of badass points, which were handy

I'm goin to try another class this morning after breakfast though, i just dont really like playing as Nisha.. seems too.. ordinary or something

maybe claptrap

calex71 · 18-10-2014 9:53am

just used all the keys I had , 7 of them and 7 times in a row I got grenade mods from the chest :mad:

degrassinoel · 18-10-2014 10:12am

That's what i got too, they weren't very good ones either, but hey! better that nothing, which is what i had before i equipped them

viperirl · 18-10-2014 10:53am

degrassinoel wrote: »

Nisha - i know that cooldown is great but i just dont like the class tbh

I got level 7 or so,
met Moxxi, Roland and Lillith
and just dont want to go any further with the character tonight, i might feel differently tomorrow but then i might just roll another toon to see what it's like.

Probably roll Wilhelm tomorrow for the craic

I had the same issue with Nisha. I just didnt like the action skill, never felt I was in control with it. After level 5 I quit and went back to Wilhelm. Having a lot more fun with him and his skill trees interest me more. Feels a bit like Axton from BL2.
Speaking of BL2, I just checked my PC save file and I have 377 hours racked up on that game but UVHM and those legendaries were worth it.
Hopefully the new game will have the same long term appeal.

degrassinoel · 18-10-2014 11:16am

Hope so too, giving fragtrap a shot atm and tbh already enjoying it more than i did with Nisha - though i can really see this as not being everyone's cup of tea either

..i like the randomness in his actionskill lol

calex71 · 18-10-2014 12:17pm

1st legendary !!!!!!!! Rubberised Bonus Package, it dropped from a randon Tork :pac:

Spear · 18-10-2014 12:27pm

My spare shift codes for the consoles:

Xbox 360: KKK3J-T66J3-FZH3X-KFJJ3-JSF6R
PlayStation 3: KKK3J-T66R6-HTF5T-SBKJ3-JSFRJ

Post if you've used them so others don't waste time trying them.

Lone Stone · 18-10-2014 1:13pm

I used codes the other day so im meant to have 10 keys, but i cant open the chest

degrassinoel · 18-10-2014 1:21pm

did ye pick up the keys from the shift station?

Lone Stone · 18-10-2014 2:37pm

Erm i put the codes in the thing, are you meant to literaly pick them up some where in game ?

calex71 · 18-10-2014 2:46pm

Lone Stone wrote: »

Erm i put the codes in the thing, are you meant to literaly pick them up some where in game ?

Yes there is a shift station on opposite side of the hole where the chest is.

calex71 · 18-10-2014 6:58pm

http://www.reddit.com/r/Borderlands/comments/2jbqk9/unlimited_moonstone_glitch/?sort=confidence

Make hay before it's patched :pac:

degrassinoel · 18-10-2014 8:20pm

I gave it 13 hours or so, i'm at the point now where i'm actually thinking BL2 is better than this - better humour, characters, NPC's, vehicles, locations everything..

It's not a terrible game, i wouldnt have spent 13 hours playing it otherwise - but it's really not as good as BL2 was. Might try it again tomorrow or later tonight but yeah, not as impressed as i thought i'd be.

calex71 · 18-10-2014 8:36pm

degrassinoel wrote: »

I gave it 13 hours or so, i'm at the point now where i'm actually thinking BL2 is better than this - better humour, characters, NPC's, vehicles, locations everything..

It's not a terrible game, i wouldnt have spent 13 hours playing it otherwise - but it's really not as good as BL2 was. Might try it again tomorrow or later tonight but yeah, not as impressed as i thought i'd be.

Yeah same as , waiting till I hit lvl 50 to see if the loot bug kicks in.

The music is also pretty lousy in it too. My fear about all the locations being the same has come true, there also seem to be fewer enemies in it and fewer types, can those on PC comment regarding the number of enemies they are encountering ???? Shouldn't be a console limitation but stranger things have happened.

degrassinoel · 18-10-2014 8:42pm

Yeah, very few mobs on the PC compared to BL2 - and big distances between the next mob/s

Sure, it's a moon - but it didnt have to feel so unpopulated and lonely either.

viperirl · 18-10-2014 9:14pm

On PC too and I've noticed that there aren't as many enemies as BL2. As well as the spareness, a lot of the levels arent really that memorable either. Nothing comparable to likes of the Bloodshot Stronghold or Sawtooth Cauldron from the last game which had some great setpieces.
I'm about 11 hours in, somewhere around the level

where you first put together the Constructor Robot

and my PC has suddenly started to stall with the FPS nosediving together with unresponsive controls. Was running smooth as butter before this. Early days I know for a PC launch so hopefully some fixes on the way.

calex71 · 18-10-2014 9:17pm

Hits not registering are really starting to annoy me now, not as if the enemy are strafing etc they are stood still in most cases , gun type and range don't seem to matter you'll fire a full clip and only half register :mad:

Worse when you are down trying to get a kill for a revive.

Penn · 19-10-2014 10:03am

Having played as Axton and Sal in BL2, and playing as Claptrap now, I'll say one thing...

Regenerating health should come as standard. Both Axton and Sal had unlockable skills fairly early on for it, and I presumed the other characters did too. I'm about level 16 with Claptrap and can't see any regenerating health skill. A game like this really needs one.

degrassinoel · 19-10-2014 10:49am

There is a skill for claptrap that gives him health regen when he scores a status effect on something - it stacks and doesn't last very long though

It's in the middle tree, second or third tier of skills. And tbh it's not all that helpful either

calex71 · 19-10-2014 11:15am

Vending machines seem to have a much better chance of rolling something good this time out, all my hours in BL:2 I never once saw a legendary but this time out I've seen 4 so far, just picked up another four season nade mod and a fabled tortoise shield which even with it's hit to max health is great at lvl 16.

I've also got epic class mods and Oz kits from them.

degrassinoel · 19-10-2014 11:20am

i got a chest yesterday with four epic pistols in it, at level 10 too.. wth?

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/52115155499047962/3F806ADB6E8A2D8F1043BC19E2E69B4438C978C2/

And a legendary shotgun shortly afterwards too

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/52115155521528026/DD93E0343A4289524380CA20392E9FD5973F527D/

calex71 · 19-10-2014 11:33am

what were lumeshine bonuses on those??? I got one with an XP boost which is a great help.

Penn · 19-10-2014 12:45pm

degrassinoel wrote: »

There is a skill for claptrap that gives him health regen when he scores a status effect on something - it stacks and doesn't last very long though

It's in the middle tree, second or third tier of skills. And tbh it's not all that helpful either

Aye, have that alright. Pretty scrappy though. Also using a skill where killing enemies nova health when they die. If you're close enough to them it works well enough.

One more thing about Claptrap though; on more than one occasion Clap-in-the-box has killed an enemy, but I've still gone into FFYL with no enemies left to kill. CITB shouldn't kill you.

degrassinoel · 19-10-2014 1:54pm

calex71 wrote: »

what were lumeshine bonuses on those??? I got one with an XP boost which is a great help.

Cant remember - not as useful as XP though, probably melee damage because i ended up selling three of them and using the 4th for about 10 minutes before i found a freezing sniper rifle

Penn wrote: »

Aye, have that alright. Pretty scrappy though. Also using a skill where killing enemies nova health when they die. If you're close enough to them it works well enough.

One more thing about Claptrap though; on more than one occasion Clap-in-the-box has killed an enemy, but I've still gone into FFYL with no enemies left to kill. CITB shouldn't kill you.

Yeah, that's happened me a few times - so using the action skill for clappy just because you're low on hp is a gamble at best

calex71 · 19-10-2014 3:02pm

Just opened the box

in Moxii's Bar

the laser is said by to be viable up to end game. Some other nice bits in it too.

calex71 · 20-10-2014 1:07am

Is it me or are there little or no farmable bosses/respawnable named enemies in this ???

Just tried the end boss there and he makes the warrior look like a kitten :eek:

viperirl · 20-10-2014 9:29am

calex71 wrote: »

Is it me or are there little or no farmable bosses/respawnable named enemies in this ???

Just tried the end boss there and he makes the warrior look like a kitten :eek:

Yip, I noticed that too. It sure is gonna make the search for 'end of game' legendaries that bit harder as a result. I'm just about to face the final boss myself but wont get back to it till tomorrow or midweek I'd say. I heard it's a long battle.
I'm a level 26 Wilhelm so not sure if that's underpowered for the boss. I did come across a few of his level 28 minions on the way down to him.

I felt that the second half of the game was a lot better than the first half. Much of the lunar landscape early on was pretty forgetful.

Any PC players here? Wouldnt mind teaming up for the final boss or for UVHM later.

Mickeroo · 20-10-2014 10:27am

Is it a lot shorter than bl2? Ye seem to have made the final boss pretty fast.

Mr E · 20-10-2014 10:48am

From what I've read, I'm in no mad rush to get this game... Seems like 3rd best compared to the other two.

Penn · 20-10-2014 11:16am

The second half of the story is picking up a bit thankfully. Have to admit the bit with

Felicity becoming a Constructor

was very well done. Just done the mission where you

rescue the Hyperion Scientists

. I seemed a bit underpowered for it and am definitely underpowered for the next one, so doing some side missions for a while.

The Grinder is a bit rubbish unfortunately. I rarely have three of the same weapon types, and if I do chances are one is a few levels lower than the others which means it's not really worthwhile. I'd nearly prefer if you could throw any combination of weapon types in (eg. two assault rifles and an SMG) and get something. More of a way to get rid of unwanted guns rather than selling them.

Overall though, the game is definitely lacking in several areas compared to BL2. Humour, characters, settings, story, enemies.... even the missions don't have the sense of urgency most of the BL2 story missions did.

calex71 · 20-10-2014 11:19am

Mickeroo wrote: »

Is it a lot shorter than bl2? Ye seem to have made the final boss pretty fast.

Yeah much shorter, but the story missions are longer, much longer.

Just found the secret

super mario level

:pac:

Before that the

RK5

boss fight was a pain at level 25 solo I had to hide in the lift, couldn't figure out how to damage it , seemed random as to when I could deal damage

and of course nothing dropped.

They seem to want to push the grinder for getting gear but in order to get legendary gear from it you have to put 1 purple and 2 legendary in and it will scale to the lowest level item you put in.

Story wise I really liked it , tied in elements from the other games well.

I really like the lasers, about 500 badass away from getting that

legendary laser stuck in the stone

Angron · 20-10-2014 11:36am

My computer is a bit fecked, so it's gonna be a good while before I get to play this

Get the feeling if/when I get to play this my first playthrough will be as Claptrap.

Xyo · 20-10-2014 12:07pm

So is this worth buying now? I saw somewhere online people saying there isn't enough content to warrant the price + season pass is too expensive.

Also is the o2 mechanic present in the whole game or does it become a non-issue at some stage?

viperirl · 20-10-2014 12:39pm

Xyo wrote: »

So is this worth buying now? I saw somewhere online people saying there isn't enough content to warrant the price + season pass is too expensive.

Also is the o2 mechanic present in the whole game or does it become a non-issue at some stage?

The o2 mechanic is always present when outdoors but there are plenty of o2 vents and bubbles that you can activate. I didnt die once from it so I would say it isnt really an issue. Still have to keep an eye on it though.

As for the worth buying........For me anyway, its probably worth it if you were a big BL2 fan and are prepared to go through the second and 3rd playthroughs. BL2 really came alive once UVHM became active. Just my 2c.

AirBiscuit · 20-10-2014 3:22pm

I'm in love with this gun....
You get it as a mission reward after the one where you

save Pickle's sister

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-yN9aj1BGo

dreamers75 · 20-10-2014 3:58pm

AirBiscuit wrote: »

I'm in love with this gun....
You get it as a mission reward after the one where you
save Pickle's sister

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-yN9aj1BGo

Its brilliant

Having great fun with it, does some serious damage too.

calex71 · 20-10-2014 4:17pm

Vibra Pulse laser is the best one I;ve got so far, 154% boost for continuous damage and shock element so slices through shields. Arcs to near by enemies and like all moxxi guns it heals per damage done. Can;t wait to get it again on TVHM.

Edit: The Ending..... Massive Spoilers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally find out what happens Jacks face !!!!

Edit: Edit: Raid boss was a big let down

as was the loot

calex71 · 22-10-2014 1:20pm

Ninja'd the

Longnail sniper rifle

from a random game while almost single handedly taking out the boss so don't feel in the least bit guilty, others were not happy and got some messages to the effect but I was happy to have a gun that ignones shields :pac:

Also got my badass rank high enough to get

excalibastard

I must be missing something because it does not live up to it's 800 dmg stat at level 33 even on lower level mobs it's not all that good.

Jordan 199 · 22-10-2014 2:21pm

Is this game harder or easier to play than Borderlands 2?

Penn · 22-10-2014 2:34pm

Jordan 191 wrote: »

Is this game harder or easier to play than Borderlands 2?

I'm most of the way through, but I'd say it's almost definitely easier. Fewer bosses, Cryo weapons are better than slag and less enemy variation are pretty big factors.

calex71 · 22-10-2014 3:05pm

Jordan 191 wrote: »

Is this game harder or easier to play than Borderlands 2?

Haven't touched TVHM yet but there are a lot less enemies over all and the groups they spawn in are much smaller and more spaced out. So much easier imo.

Hopefully the difficulty gets turned up a notch on TVHM.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 22-10-2014 3:09pm

I've a bit of a strange problem with this and also BL2, I USB tether my phone off my pc for the internet (fair play to Three and unlimited data) but when i play either of the Borderlands there is a terrible stutter when i have the phone tethered. Once i unplug it the game runs perfectly at optimised settings.

Anyone know anyway around this? Wouldnt mind being able to play it online.

Penn · 22-10-2014 3:49pm

Dr. Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

I've a bit of a strange problem with this and also BL2, I USB tether my phone off my pc for the internet (fair play to Three and unlimited data) but when i play either of the Borderlands there is a terrible stutter when i have the phone tethered. Once i unplug it the game runs perfectly at optimised settings.

Anyone know anyway around this? Wouldnt mind being able to play it online.

Does it happen with other games or just Borderlands?

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 22-10-2014 3:53pm

Penn wrote: »

Does it happen with other games or just Borderlands?

Just Borderlands 2 and TPS. Turning down video settings etc make no difference, the only way to stop the stuttering is to disconnect the tether. Bloody weird one.

AirBiscuit · 22-10-2014 4:39pm

Dr. Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Just Borderlands 2 and TPS. Turning down video settings etc make no difference, the only way to stop the stuttering is to disconnect the tether. Bloody weird one.

it might be the voice chat, I'm in a similar situation and I notice it freezes when I press the push to talk button.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan · 22-10-2014 5:14pm

AirBiscuit wrote: »

it might be the voice chat, I'm in a similar situation and I notice it freezes when I press the push to talk button.

No, literally the second i set up the connection it starts stuttering. Same when disconnecting. Weird one, just means I'll wont be playing online.

Mickeroo · 22-10-2014 5:54pm

Is it just me or is there a lot less fast travel stations around this time? I don't remember BL2 feeling like this much a chore to get around.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

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