It's not an MMO. Your character is persistent, but the action is either single-player or instanced to your co-op party.
And I admit it, I made this thread at least partially to get two more of you to buy the game so Steve and I have people to play with.
I'll buy it
for the PC.
me sam steve bryan SOUNDS LIKE A TEAM, LET'S GO
Since both the 360 and PS3 rely on peer-to-peer connection, this makes it even more difficult to sync them to a PC, which relies on dedicated servers (most of the time).
What's the deal with the vehicles? I just don't get it, same thing with Rage, they look somewhat out of place, though I'll reserve judgement until I've played the game(s).
Also, re: point #2 I think that if you're gonna play an FPS on a console then that is your choice and other people shouldn't be handicapped for it. There are some people who are gonna be shit players despite control schemes, and there are people who are naturally good at using a console controller to play with.
So console gamers should be forced to play at a competitive disadvantage because they can't afford to buy/maintain a gaming PC? Although I will admit that Borderlands is a special case because there's no real head-to-head multiplayer. It could still create balance problems if the PC guy is hogging all the XP, though.
No-one would be forcing you to play with PC players. Hopefully if someone got this going then you could set up console-only or pc-only games, and set up games with passwords so that if you want to invite console or pc-playing friends into a game where that shit is less of a problem then the option is available to you.
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Yeah, but I don't know how I'd transfer money. E-check via paypal!
You know, I was going to say something about how someone was gonna accuse me of this, but I left it alone. I have consoles too, and I get the shits with the control schemes for FPS type games, but I wouldn't want someone else's gaming experience hampered just because the devs/platform couldn't provide me with a decent control mechanism.
preordered this for 360 months ago. can't wait.
gamertag's Captain Dino, for those of you i'm not already friends with. let's play!
It would be like trying to hook up your toaster to your wireless router so you could make Eggos on the fly.
Good news for everyone who cares about achievements: I got the viral achievement from playing with some dude from SA earlier, so anybody who plays in a game with me should get it.
LTK, you'll need to convince me once you get your copy that it isn't just a shitty port. Otherwise I am over this game like white on MJ.
LTK, you'll need to convince me once you get your copy that it isn't just a shitty port. Otherwise I am over this game like white on MJ.
You got it. After Red Faction Guerrilla fucked me sideways I'll be extra critical. Anyway, they seem to have their stuff together as the release dates aren't far apart, and I've yet to play a game by 2K that felt like a port.
LTK, you'll need to convince me once you get your copy that it isn't just a shitty port. Otherwise I am over this game like white on MJ.
You got it. After Red Faction Guerrilla fucked me sideways I'll be extra critical. Anyway, they seem to have their stuff together as the release dates aren't far apart, and I've yet to play a game by 2K that felt like a port.
How did you like ME, by the way? I never really expected the PC version to be any good, but someone was saying it was pretty well-done.
EDIT: Also oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck 10% off if I preorder now of fuuuuuuuuuuck.
It pisses me off so bad that I cannot really afford this right now due to preordering Dragon Age and buying Brutal Legend, which I honestly kind of regret.
Also: How's the melee for a first person game? I like the idea of stealthy characters and melee artists but in a lot of FPS games it's just not as visceral or satisfying as grabbing a big gun. Is it as well-supported as in say, Chronicles of Riddick or should I know going in that I'll probably want to shoot stuff?
The melee is very minimal. Mordecai's melee attack is a machete, I believe, but the animation happens so fast that you can barely see it; kind of disappointing actually. I dunno about the other characters.
There are skills and weapons and stuff that increases your melee damage though. for instance, Mordecai has a skill that increases melee damage and gives every melee strike a chance to be a "fatal hit" or something, doing assloads of damage. Then there are the weapons with blades on them; pretty self-explanatory.
But really, this game is about shooting guns. Melee is sort of an emergency only tactic unless you use one of aformentioned skills/weapons that make it actually worthwhile (or are playing as Brick, obviously). Also, melee is good for one-shotting super low level mobs that you don't want to waste bullets on.
http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/skilltree/lilith/#21504240552040200550020
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Also: How's the melee for a first person game?
But from the skill trees I got the impression that melee played a substantial role in the game. Lilith has 4 skills for melee, Brick has 6, but Mordecai has only one and Roland none.
But from the skill trees I got the impression that melee played a substantial role in the game. Lilith has 4 skills for melee, Brick has 6, but Mordecai has only one and Roland none.
My copy unlocks on the 26th -- I'm concerned about how few of my friends I've convinced to buy the PC version, though.
Yo dudes, if you're getting the PC version post your Steam ID (you wankers).Steam ID: thepopstalinist
Steam ID: Pix3Ls
Friends Name: [Pfeffer]Sc( + )pe
Just finished the campaign. Gotta find one more Claptrap, and then it's on to Playthrough 2. I also just broke 20,000 achievement points, so... that's something.
Just finished the campaign. Gotta find one more Claptrap, and then it's on to Playthrough 2. I also just broke 20,000 achievement points, so... that's something.
Hey, Brian's finally beating me.
How about that.
I'm at uni and I check steam and it says "This game will unlock in approximately 2 hours" I get home two hours later and I get "This game will unlock in approximately 3 days". Nice one Steam!
Every time I try to load the Join Game lobby, the game freezes. It is sort of ridiculous?
I don't know if I would say it sucks, but it's definitely not good. After a few minutes you should get the hang of it.
Holy shit Bonehead is kicking my fucking ass.
His MIDGETS are kicking my fucking ass.
Holy shit Bonehead is kicking my fucking ass.
His MIDGETS are kicking my fucking ass.
Haha, if you're having problems with Bone Head, good luck with Sledge.
For those playing on PC, and haven't hit their game with tweaks yet (no loading movies, etc) here (http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=79043) and here (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=998374).
I'm really itching for some coop tonight. Any PC gamers willing to do a fresh run-through around 6 PST tonight? GID is Rhythmikk.I should be around 7 PM PST
Oh hey. There is a problem with Radeon 4x00 graphics cards on Windows 7 where it will hard lock after about 5 mins play.
Guess who it is effecting.
You bitches need to buy microphones.
You bitches need to buy microphones.Yeah, co-op is lots of fun but sometimes I just want to stop and sort out my weapons, search the area for loot and explore a bit, but when three people rush ahead there's no time for that.
I got it a while ago, I think it was mainly from my corrosive bloodwing.
There are some ways to make the skags roar a lot so you can crit them in the mouth, usually by being far away or finding an area boundary.
Personally, I like transfusion grenades the best. They chase enemies and HEAL YOU. How awesome is that? They don't do much in the way of damage, though.
When you fire it, it explodes constantly.
SO like, did anyone beat Mad Mel without dying? If so, how? Did you play it super-cautious, drive into the ring slowly, back up to the entry, jump out & over the lip then snipe everything really cheaply? Because man, I can't fucking control the jeep thing well enough to avoid 2 normal dudes plus an armoured truck firing rockets at me, so after I died the first time I just sniped from the outside of the ring where they couldn't get me. It felt cheap, but fuck those guys for not being smart enough to get to me.
If this game had a hardcore mode I am not sure how you'd get through that part, or even how you'd go about doing the mission killing the rocket-firing runners. I didn't die doing those, but there were some very close calls.
You know what this game could use a lot more of? Music.
Trollstormur that is possibly the most disgusting avatar I have ever seen.
Just wait until you can light people on fire with your fists
I punch people so hard that they explode.
light people on fire with your fists!
punch people so hard that they explode!
I am genuinely surprised that the idea of "giant monster with a vagina for a mouth" has not been successfully pitched before now.
I am genuinely surprised that the idea of "giant monster with a vagina for a mouth" has not been successfully pitched before now.
I am genuinely surprised that the idea of "giant monster with a vagina for a mouth" has not been successfully pitched before now.
"Hey, we should make a shitty ending so people will want a sequel to resolve it."
I got a revolver that looks like the trigun. It shoots seven bullets at a time. Paired with my gunslinger class mod and the better criticals perk, I can kill pretty much anything with a critical headshot.
And it's not like you can cancel out BerserkMaybe this has been patched over or it doesn't work in multiplayer but when I played Berserker switching to journal / inventory and back caused my berserk state to end.