Borderlands

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ill add you up next time im on dingo. ill take a couple of those guns off you too Wink

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Middleman needed to help with server connections.

Damn sad asses had hacked guns and kicked me and banded as me was handing out guns.

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o.O Hah you need a middle man for Banded too?

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Just tell me when to show up. I work tonight, but tell me ahead of time and I'll be available for the next few days.

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yea that was BS, the one game where a guy let us in, we D/C

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I still play this quite a bit. I'm on the second playtrough and I need to finish the Underdome and the General Knoxx dlc. I'll play any part though and a a few low level characters too. If anyone is interested just send me an invite. mossy_oak01
I tried adding you Liam a while back age while still playing KZ2 and had no luck.

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i might be playing this a bit more again in a couple weeks. not sure though. i'd like to kill crawmerax a couple more times so i can get some legit pearl stuff... not just have someone hand it to me

ill add you some time mossy Smile

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yo i will too!!!
cheers

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mossy_oak01 wrote:: I still play this quite a bit. I'm on the second playtrough and I need to finish the Underdome and the General Knoxx dlc. I'll play any part though and a a few low level characters too. If anyone is interested just send me an invite. mossy_oak01
I tried adding you Liam a while back age while still playing KZ2 and had no luck.

o.O Ya did? I add all invites... Cause I'm a whore...
Resend it.

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Liam wrote:

mossy_oak01 wrote:: I still play this quite a bit. I'm on the second playtrough and I need to finish the Underdome and the General Knoxx dlc. I'll play any part though and a a few low level characters too. If anyone is interested just send me an invite. mossy_oak01
I tried adding you Liam a while back age while still playing KZ2 and had no luck.

o.O Ya did? I add all invites... Cause I'm a whore...
Resend it.

It would give me some not a valid id crap. Maybe I didn't have it typed in just right. I'l' give it another shot when I get on again.

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his psn is oLiam0

the 0 is a zero
ill add you today Smile

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oLiam0
They 0 is a zero.

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ninja?

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That may have been the problem. I'll give it another shot. Probably will be tomorrow though. Think I'm doing tv night with the wife tonight.

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*brushes off the dust*
Been a while.

Well, I've just drained the last of my PSN moneys on the Secret Armory DLC for this and the Warden's Keep for Dragon Age. Seeing as two more clan members now have this game, I thought I'd give this thread a bump.

Quick questions for our new player SR, and our potential player K.

Which character have you gone with? Brick, Roland, Lilith, or Mordecai?

I know SR has started already, so how far in are you, and what level? If I get to help, then I'd like to bring in a similarly leveled one. I could drop either of my level 50s in to help, but that can lead to boredom on the part of the helpee. I'll bring in a Brick or Lilith that I've brought up far enough to get the achievements for them. You might actually end up helping me, lol.

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Found two amazing Snipers on Fort Knox a couple of hours ago. The first is an expensive Cobalt Volcano, and the second is an S&S Liquid Orion. The Orion is evidently a very rare Sniper, so Im pretty happy about that.

Cobalt Volcano:
Lv Requirement 61
Damage: 728
Accuracy: 98.1%
Fire Rate: 0.9
6 rounds in the clip
x4 Fire
2.4 Zoom
Very high Elemental Effect chance
Value: $6,201,336

Liquid Orion:
Lv Requirement 55
Damage: 709
Accuracy: 97.8
Fire Rate: 2.7
15 rounds in the clip
x3 Shock
2.4 zoom
+10 Magazine Size
(The weapons special ability: The sniper bullet ricochets off of walls/floors, creating 3-4 "child" bullets with the same effect as the "parent". Can become extremely lethal if you aim just in front of an enemy, because they can be hit with 709 damage x 3, as well as the shock damage generated)

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I'm wondering if I should get my own copy of this game...

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CobaltMonkey wrote:: *brushes off the dust*
Been a while.

Well, I've just drained the last of my PSN moneys on the Secret Armory DLC for this and the Warden's Keep for Dragon Age. Seeing as two more clan members now have this game, I thought I'd give this thread a bump.

Quick questions for our new player SR, and our potential player K.

Which character have you gone with? Brick, Roland, Lilith, or Mordecai?

I know SR has started already, so how far in are you, and what level? If I get to help, then I'd like to bring in a similarly leveled one. I could drop either of my level 50s in to help, but that can lead to boredom on the part of the helpee. I'll bring in a Brick or Lilith that I've brought up far enough to get the achievements for them. You might actually end up helping me, lol.

Got bumped to a new page, and I wanted to make sure they saw this.

Very nice finds, Ratchet.

AZ, give it a rent first and see if you like it. Smile

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CobaltMonkey wrote:: AZ, give it a rent first and see if you like it.

Rent? I borrowed it from cousins and "platted" it in a month. Razz

I heard about a GotY edition containing the DLC. Maybe I should go for that.

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Hadn't heard about that. If it is, then jump on it I say. That's what I did with Fallout 3 and Oblivion.

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Speaking of DLC, Gearbox has said that they intend on releasing more of it for Borderlands in the future. Hope it raises the level cap again.

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I'm gonna start in on this with my Lilith when I get home from work today.

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So far I'm off raiding New Haven right now, but in your opinions which DLC's are worth getting? I know Ratchet has told me that Gen Knox is the best one to get cuz of the level cap and the superior loot. What about the others though?

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Zombie Island of Doctor Ned is real cool. ZOMBIES YO! Good loots and funny stuff.
Still have to get Fort Knoxx

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Here you go, SR. From way back on pages 7 and 8. First one's for Ned, second is for Underdome. When I get through with Knox, I'll put up something similar. Hope it helps.

Spoiler:

CobaltMonkey wrote:: Well, I've finished the Ned DLC. Think I'll throw out a mini review. *minor non-story spoilers*

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned definitely adds some fun to the Borderlands experience, but is it worth the price of admission? Tough call. Everything it does is as well done as the rest of the game, but it really feels like they might've done a bit more.

Atmosphere: 9/10
Genuinely creepy everywhere you go. The humor still comes in too, as you'll often hear over your com announcements from the Jakobs corporation. Very amusing.

Enemies: 8/10
You'll be mostly fighting zombies. Undead townsfolk NPCs, undead bandits, skeletal rakk. They are much like fighting their normal counterparts, with the exception that they will almost all try to close in for melees as opposed to relying on Pandora's abundance of guns. This certainly doesn't make them less dangerous, however. Most enemies have attacks that can inflict Stun slowing you down for several seconds.
There are several different kinds of enemies, but the similarity of their attack patterns makes me feel like I'm fighting the same enemies over and over. I'll list them in a separate post. A little more variety would have been nice, but a somewhat improved quality of the AI goes a ways to making up for this. The look and feel of all the enemies is also very nice and adds to the atmosphere.

Story: 7/10
There's not a whole lot of story to be had, but what is there is funny and entertaining in the same way I've come to expect of Borderlands. If you like the rest of the game, then you'll like this.

Missions: 6/10
Not quite enough variety, nor quite enough of them in general. There are fetch quests, and kill quests. A few are what you'd expect in this setting; survive the zombie onslaught until X way out appears. A couple provide good new minibosses. One fifth (5) of the new quests are just gathering zombie brains for a certain character. This can be done by killing one with a critical hit (most often via headshot, meaning you're literally blowing their brains out, lol. And you can't help but laugh at the role reversal. I recklessly charge the zombie horde with the intent of ripping open their skulls while crying "Brains! I must have more brains!"). More missions in the next installment please, Gearbox? It's a really wonderful set of levels, and I'd much like more reason to run around in them.

Levels: 9/10
Not just the look, but the layout of these levels is really good. At any step you could be surrounded by zombies, but if you look around a bit you can often find cover or good positions from which to defend yourself making the hordes more manageable for a solo player. Some places evoke some classic creepy images, while others are reused, if altered set pieces from the rest of the game. The most obvious one is a remake of Old Haven (including zombie versions of it's inhabitants). The layout is altered with many paths blocked off, you start in a different place, and of course, everything is all undeaded up. Your foray here is fairly short, and Gearbox was honest about what it was calling the place simply "Dead Haven".

Gameplay: 8/10
This is the same as the rest of Borderlands. The slightly improved enemy AI makes you pay attention a bit more. The mob tactics, sneak attacks, stun inducing attacks, and the faster bleed outs can make for a bit of challenge.

Overall: 8/10
The only fault I can find with the game is that it leaves me wanting more. Bottom line, if you like the game, then you'll like this too. If you've got the money ($9.99 American) spare, then getting this isn't a waste of it. If you haven't yet bought Borderlands, then you may want to hold off on getting it as you might (and this is speculation on my part) see a Greatest Hits or Game of the Year edition that already has this DLC included in the future.

I just got the new DLC as well. I've manage to survive the first challenge, but I can already tell this is made with intention of being tackled by a team. If anyone else gets it then I'll be happy to fight alongside them. FYI, the final challenge is 20 rounds (that's 100 waves of enemies! pale )

Spoiler:

CobaltMonkey wrote:: Here are a few things to know that I've picked up so far in my one playing of the DLC's first tournament.
1. The bank is located just inside the start area. It's a claptrap with a tux theme. It can store several items default, but upgrades can be purchased from the weapons machine in the first room.
2. The first tournament is structured like this:
Five rounds.
Each Round consists of 5 Waves of enemies. Each Wave has a theme. As of yet, there has been no variation that I've noticed. They always proceed in the same order, but each gets harder the more rounds you get into the game.
Wave 1: Starter Wave- Has some bandits and skaggs of varying types in it.
Wave 2: Gun Wave- Has mostly bandits with better guns that usual. Later rounds get a few Bruisers.
Wave 3: Horde Wave- Has nothing but Psychos of various types. Learn the area and run backwards a lot while shooting a good close range weapon.
Wave 4: "Elite" Wave- This one usually has several Crimson Lance soldiers in it. Only one of which has a shield.
Wave 5: Boss Wave- Contains a random, though buffed, Boss or Mini Boss as well as a few minions. I know it's random because I died fighting Bonehead (If you hated him at level 11, imagine how much he sucks at level 50. He's the only boss I lost to so far.) in Round 4, only to repeat that round and face Baron Flynt. So far I've also fought Hans & Franz, Mad Jack (and me without my car to just run over him, dang), Sledge (who you can cheap to death), Tyler Cob, Captain McCloud, and I know one other, but I just can't remember.

After each wave Moxxie, who you can see atop the center spire, will drop several large containers of health and ammo that quickly shrink and vanish. Health restores you to full, while the ammo contains a set amount of every type of bullet. NOTE: For whatever reason, there are no health and ammo drops after a Boss wave!
After each Round, several weapons will drop in the spawn area. Grab them quick as they'll disappear once the next wave starts. Best bet is probably to just pick them all up and sort them out after you win or lose.
A few rounds in you'll start seeing a slot machine come up after each wave. This will assign one (and later up to four, though I didn't get past two) random effect on you, the enemies, or the arena.
Ones I've seen so far include:
Weapon specific strengthening effects that make one type of gun stronger while weakening all others.
Low Gravity. Very fun as it allows you make huge jumps so you can reach otherwise inaccessible areas to use for cover.
Weakened Criticals. Headshots deal normal damage.
Strengthened Criticals. Headshots deal much higher damage, but all other shots do less.
No shields for you, but you very slowly regen health.
Enemies regen shields faster.
Enemies have stronger shields.
Enemies regen health.
There may have been others, but I can't recall.
Note: Whatever effects were on in Round 4 will still be on in Round 5. They don't change.
During multiplayer, if you die and aren't revived or get a Second Wind, then you'll be sent to the penalty box, which is also located under the center spire. You'll remain there for the rest of the round, but can still contribute by shooting from above.
If everyone wipes out, then you'll be given a choice of whether or not to try again. You'll start over from a previous round. Eg. I died in round five and had to start again at the beginning of round four. I imagine its structured like this throughout, with several rounds acting as a cutoff.

I'll add to this as I get more experience with it. Probably gonna do some MW2 tonight though.

Obtw, you never said which character you had.

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