Borderlands 2

Sharky.
Basically, the Season Pass was only intended to be for four campaign DLC packs, not other non-story addons. The Mechromancer didn't come with the season pass after all, so it's not like Pitchford has done an about-turn...
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The Mech was an addition for Pre-Orders though, but if you didn't then it was a paid addon.

To add here is a link for the extra stuff Click Here
 
Apparently the new 6th class is going to be centered around brutal melee. And there is going to be a legendary drop "fest"

I honestly don't care about any of this. I just want Sledge's Shotgun to have the knockback from Borderlands that made it so awesome. Most of the legendary shotguns are handicapped beyond recognition and are essentially useless. e.g. The Flakker, the Striker etc. Plus the fact that shotguns have been HEAVILY nerfed to hell doesn't make matters any better.
 
Nice, any dates for anything yet? I guess this will be motivation to finally respec Zer0 for sniping or cunning, I've been meaning to for a while.
 
No dates yet but Level cap maybe hinting at a March Release (Unknown if DLC will follow it or a standalone update)

Green Gear Time.

PC / Mac Zaford Gear SHiFT Code: KTCBJ-C9RTC-BSFTJ-33TT3-FBWHF
Xbox 360 Zaford Gear SHiFT Code: KJCJ3-RCWC6-5K9BF-WFBT3-3WFKK
PlayStation 3 Zaford Gear SHiFT Code: CTK3B-99K3J-XXKW3-ZTWTJ-HJH5J

Good Until 3/17 11:55 PM
 
Comes with a free Chulainn levelled to the first character you use after entering the code! Nice. I love Gunzerking with a Chulainn and one other elemental SMG (usually a Good or Bad Touch or a Plasma Caster), that way you get the effects of three elements. I was using a low level Chulainn right up to level 50 during my Salvador playthrough actually.
 
Yeah they're all slagged, that's the (fairly major) downside... But it does alternating slag and shock damage, so combined with either a corrosive or fire element most things will die fast as slag and shock affect almost everything. I didn't find it to be a major problem against normal enemies, then again I don't do any boss farming so your mileage may vary.
 
I thought the Chulainn slagged the wielder until it was swapped out for another gun. Regardless...

I find that Rakkman doesn't drop anything. Nothing at all. The same goes with Mortar. Anyone experiencing this?

Anyone using the Seraph guns from the 1st DLC now that they have been buffed? The Tattler is more like a Slagga in terms of the amount of bullets it shoots. The Seraphim and the Actualizer just have increased damage and mag size. And the Ahab has higher damage.
 
I've had a few bosses that don't drop anything, I haven't tried Mortar or Rakkman so much but Knuckledragger and Henry sometimes (most of the time) drop bugger all of anything for me. How quickly are you killing them? I think that influences what they drop, as in if you one-shot them they won't drop anything.

I didn't know the Tattler has been buffed, I have one but haven't really used it, it seemed pretty good from the stats though. And yeah, the Chulainn slagging effect was what we were talking about. Not really a problem for certain Gunzerker builds though, which is where it's most useful (in my opinion anyway). Maxing out Salvador's middle tree so you get increased fire rate and accuracy the longer you fire a gun while Gunzerking basically means you can have what is effectively a shock, slag and corrosive or burn laser beam with the right SMGs!
 
Super Novi
Anyone using the Seraph guns from the 1st DLC now that they have been buffed? The Tattler is more like a Slagga in terms of the amount of bullets it shoots. The Seraphim and the Actualizer just have increased damage and mag size. And the Ahab has higher damage.
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You on the console or PC?

If you are on the Console you are now just getting the hotfixes that the PC had since last month.

February 12, 2013
- Seraph Gear from Captain Scarlett and Mr. Torgue DLC re-balanced to be more powerful.
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TJ13
You on the console or PC?

If you are on the Console you are now just getting the hotfixes that the PC had since last month.
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This is simply not true, if Gearbox is to be believed:
http://support.gearboxsoftware.com/entries/22127181-playstation-3-update-information/

http://support.gearboxsoftware.com/entries/22147216-xbox-360-update-information/

February 12, 2013
Mechromancer's Prodigy class mod now correctly increases reload speed.
Seraph Gear from Captain Scarlett and Mr. Torgue DLC re-balanced to be more powerful.
Sir Hammerlock DLC: Arizona no longer refuses to spawn if players are too far away.
 
neema_t
I've had a few bosses that don't drop anything, I haven't tried Mortar or Rakkman so much but Knuckledragger and Henry sometimes (most of the time) drop bugger all of anything for me. How quickly are you killing them? I think that influences what they drop, as in if you one-shot them they won't drop anything.
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I've tried prolonging the fight as well. Modded gear/Evil Smasher or not, Rakkman and Mortar drop literally nothing. In fact I have never seen Mortar drop anything during play since I got the game, and I got it the day it came out.


TJ13
You on the console or PC?

If you are on the Console you are now just getting the hotfixes that the PC had since last month.
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I play on PS3, and I have already seen these buffs take place about a week or more ago.

TigJackson
This is simply not true, if Gearbox is to be believed:
http://support.gearboxsoftware.com/entries/22127181-playstation-3-update-information/

http://support.gearboxsoftware.com/entries/22147216-xbox-360-update-information/

February 12, 2013
Mechromancer's Prodigy class mod now correctly increases reload speed.
Seraph Gear from Captain Scarlett and Mr. Torgue DLC re-balanced to be more powerful.
Sir Hammerlock DLC: Arizona no longer refuses to spawn if players are too far away.
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I really wish they would fix the elemental DoT glitch with the Hellfire and the Volcano. Quite annoying when you expect an unshielded bandit to be incinerated from the DoT when all it is really doing is 1 damage per tick. Not only that, I think the Hellfire should be buffed to be stronger than E-Tech SMGs. It seems unfair that an incendiary E-Tech SMG can do WAY more damage than the Hellfire.
 
neema_t
As long as the price is right I'm totally cool with that... But we'll see.
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And how many levels too. As long as it's not like 19 levels for $5 then I might get it since well I want to play not play a bit then quit again.
 
TJ13
And how many levels too. As long as it's not like 19 levels for $5 then I might get it since well I want to play not play a bit then quit again.
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Well that's what I mean, if it works out at anything like £1 to 1 level then forget it, but I'd probably pay £20 (same as the season pass) to double the level cap... As bad as that is.
 
Super Novi
I am hoping for 80 or above.
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Additional or total after the increase?

I can picture them doing packs of levels, or maybe just one pack that you can buy over and over so there's theoretically no limit. I'd like at least 25 levels and 50 would be great, but I'm sorry to say I'm expecting to be disappointed just because that's less of a let down. RP's comments on the level cap does make me wonder if it'll only be a handful, like 10 or 15 additional levels.
 
neema_t
Additional or total after the increase?

I can picture them doing packs of levels, or maybe just one pack that you can buy over and over so there's theoretically no limit. I'd like at least 25 levels and 50 would be great, but I'm sorry to say I'm expecting to be disappointed just because that's less of a let down. RP's comments on the level cap does make me wonder if it'll only be a handful, like 10 or 15 additional levels.
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I meant total.

This level cap increase would have happened earlier had they just stuck with the same stat increase system they were using in the first game. They said things would be "broken" if they just raised the level. The absurd irony is the Evil Smasher. It's so game breaking, it should be removed entirely from the game. Essentially you can insta-gib ANYTHING.

I don't like exponential stats. The game was essentially broken from the start.

And for something slightly different: I think I found a way to spawn Vermivorous more often. It's simple. Damage them in their pods to near death. It will encourage them to go higher up in evolution at their next stage. I solo'd him TWICE during the same game session in Caustic Caverns, and usually I am only so lucky enough to have 1 or two Ultimate Badasses floating around. Despite this, he didn't drop any legendary loot :c
 
Well I find this a bit disturbing about the level cap.
A free level cap increase vs a level cap increase as part of $20 bundle is a no-brainer to the bookkeepers at large.
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From what it looks like it will be bundled with the new class 9.99 for character and another 9.99 for level cap increase. While I am quite upset since they have to make something up from Aliens CM.

For the link Here
 
"However, I feel a level cap increase might be bundled in with the new Vault Hunter to boost the sales numbers."

It's nothing but opinion and speculation, hold off on being disturbed until the 26th. Then disturb away (?).


Oh and all this talk about Season Pass holders being outraged: The blind ones, maybe, but I knew when I bought it that my £20 was going towards four campaign DLCs, nothing more.
 
neema_t
Oh and all this talk about Season Pass holders being outraged: The blind ones, maybe, but I knew when I bought it that my £20 was going towards four campaign DLCs, nothing more.
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Well you are one of the few that are okay with it, I for one is not since I got the seasons pass for the DLC campaigns but they also said it would be "knoxx" quality from BL1 (Which I beg to differ) and I just ended up quitting after I do the first playthough.
 
Only really good dlc was the Mr Torgue one. It had the humor and quality which was in the main story and General Knoxx dlc from the first game.
 
TJ13
Well you are one of the few that are okay with it, I for one is not since I got the seasons pass for the DLC campaigns but they also said it would be "knoxx" quality from BL1 (Which I beg to differ) and I just ended up quitting after I do the first playthough.
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I could write a long post in response to this but it just sounds like I'm having a go at you, so I'll just sum it up:

Learn from this experience and don't pre-order anything. I know I won't be. Gearbox haven't lied so far (as surprising as that is after the whole A:CM thing) and they were very clear as to what you'd get with the Season Pass, there's no sense in complaining now. You made a mistake, I made a mistake and anyone else who bought the Season Pass and didn't like it made a mistake, that doesn't entitle us to additional content we didn't agree to buy.
 
I never bought the Seasonal Pass. I just bought all the DLC's individually. Except for the Mechromancer and Creature Slaughter DLC's. Got those for free :/
 
So I just lost quite a bit of progress due to some cloud crap in steam. I'm really pissed off now. It shouldn't be possible.
 
Encyclopedia
So I just lost quite a bit of progress due to some cloud crap in steam. I'm really pissed off now. It shouldn't be possible.
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Yeah, I turned that off on day one. Horrible.


Some new info, TJ13's going to love this (and I quite like it myself)! I think it was announced in Gearbox's PAX East panel today:


Gearbox is going to release a new playthrough on April 2. Its called Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode. Also being released on April 2 is a level cap raise pack, which includes pearlescent weapons(free for season pass holders, $5.00 for everyone else)

For the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, you to have to be level 50 to start it. Its an entirely new play through(3rd playthrough), which means the difficulty will be scaled much higher.
It will be released on April 2 for free.

Summary of reveals during the event(courtesy of techercizer)

To be released on April 2

Level Cap Raise to Level 61 in an upgrade pack(free for season pass holders, $5.00 for everyone else)
Included in the level cap raise pack - New weapon tier - Pearlescent weapons
Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode(Free)

To be released on other dates
New Vault Hunter, "Krieg the Psycho"(To be released in May for $10.00)
4th DLC(June)(To be developed by Gearbox, not outsourced, included in season pass)


(Source: Gearbox forum thread)
 
Thanks, I will when my girlfriend isn't here! I was hoping I could come here and read a summary of the news but as no one had I thought I'd oblige, there's only so much I can do from my phone though.
 
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