Borderlands 2 release date and preorder

[Corporate Thug]

5TW33-SRZFH-63J33-BJ3TJ-FXF9F is dead

Where do u guys get the jump on these keys?

 

[Aikouka]

5TW33-SRZFH-63J33-BJ3TJ-FXF9F is dead

Where do u guys get the jump on these keys?

Twitter.

Right now, they're actually using these key releases to test the system, which is why they're just using Twitter. This is what he said earlier...

Successful tests today will prepare us to go wide. Wide = massive redemptions with plenty of time and plenty of heads up.

 

[KevinCU]

https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic

 

[TheKub]

Those guys have an odd penchant for doing a ridiculous amount of damage to me if I'm not careful. I'm not even sure what they do other than hump the ground and shoot some brown goo at me, which normally misses me. :$

Its already been mentioned that they have some amount of bullet reflect on them. Less likely to kick your ass with slow powerful sniper rifle than unloading 15 rnds/sec out of an automatic weapon point blank.

Theres is even a loading screen tip message about it.

 

[Pandora's Box]

loading screen? wait theres loading screens?

 

[iahk]

Yes and no. I'm actually a huge fan of this game.. snatched the original and Borderlands 2 at launch. But I've seen this scenario too many times. The truth is, even though he has literally only played 1% of the game so far, he has a pretty good idea of how the game is going to play out. The only thing he hasn't experienced so far is getting skill points and his special action skill. I've had plenty of people that I've tried to get into the game, but it's just not for them.

Even people that played and enjoyed WoW with it's own mundane questing couldn't get into Borderlands.

The only best advice I can give him to better his Borderlands experience is to play coop with a friend.

 

[cytoSiN]

loading screen? wait theres loading screens?

Lol true. They fly by so fast I can't read more than a word or two. Which is sad, because it sounds like there's some useful information...

 

[darkewaffle]

I'd agree that the game is pretty stagnant unto itself; the quests are generally all fetch/kill quests that are indistinguishable from one another aside from the target and ultimately the only thing that changes as time goes on is how big your guns are and how accurate they are.

But that's also not what makes the game, at least for me. The first night I played I was kind of losing interest already, but I think the best way to deal with that is to follow the story quest. BL2 improves massively on BL in terms of story telling and character development; Jack is an outstanding villain and the story is what's going to introduce you to Scooter, Ellie, Tina, Moxxi and all the other funny/charming/outrageous characters.

If you don't enjoy the same old "loot for loot's sake" style, then there's still a good 30-40 hour campaign. Though if you're playing solo and don't do all the side quests its probably a bit less than that, but I think worth seeing through. It picks up once you learn more about Pandora and the events since BL1 and Jack goes from "guy that sounds like a douchebag" to "I want to kill Jack".

 

[Aikouka]

Its already been mentioned that they have some amount of bullet reflect on them.

I don't see how that matters, because in the instances that I'm referring to, I have either not shot at them or only shot their critical spots. That means bullet reflection shouldn't be affecting me, and something is taking away my entire shield and bringing me down to 20% health.

But that's also not what makes the game, at least for me. The first night I played I was kind of losing interest already, but I think the best way to deal with that is to follow the story quest. BL2 improves massively on BL in terms of story telling and character development; Jack is an outstanding villain and the story is what's going to introduce you to Scooter, Ellie, Tina, Moxxi and all the other funny/charming/outrageous characters.

The issue is that you're so weak in the beginning and your guns are flippin' awful, so the game is just simply a generic shooter with humorous or annoying ("wub wub wub...") dialog. This was somewhat of a problem with Diablo III as well, but it didn't feel nearly as apparent in that game, because you started getting abilities early on that defined your class. In Torchlight II, I had awesome abilities by level 5!

Also, in regard to Jack, I must not have hit that period yet, because he really just comes across as a giant ass, but nothing more. I feel like this is going to be Blue Dragon all over again where the big baddie comes across as more of a giant douche than evil.

 

[Qbah]

I don't see how that matters, because in the instances that I'm referring to, I have either not shot at them or only shot their critical spots. That means bullet reflection shouldn't be affecting me, and something is taking away my entire shield and bringing me down to 20% health.



The issue is that you're so weak in the beginning and your guns are flippin' awful, so the game is just simply a generic shooter with humorous or annoying ("wub wub wub...") dialog. This was somewhat of a problem with Diablo III as well, but it didn't feel nearly as apparent in that game, because you started getting abilities early on that defined your class. In Torchlight II, I had awesome abilities by level 5!

Also, in regard to Jack, I must not have hit that period yet, because he really just comes across as a giant ass, but nothing more. I feel like this is going to be Blue Dragon all over again where the big baddie comes across as more of a giant douche than evil.

I want to kill Jack so bad you have no idea... You'll get there

 

[Baptismbyfire]

Spoiler

Can anyone explain to me what's up with the skag pearl ring, and what happened to her face? I don't get it.

 

[cytoSiN]

On second thought, nevermind.

 

[Baptismbyfire]

Really? I hate to link to Urban Dictionary, but you leave me no choice: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pearl necklace

Spoiler

Ok... I checked out the urban reference you pointed out too, but how does it relate to her face getting fucked up like that? Please explain further.

 

[cytoSiN]

Spoiler

Ok... I checked out the urban reference you pointed out too, but how does it relate to her face getting fucked up like that? Please explain further.

The dialog you're presumably referring to:

Handsome Jack: Hey everybody! How are ya? Jack Here!

Wilhelm: Nobody Move

Helena Piece: What is the meaning of this

Jack: I'm sorry what was your name? Well, Ms Pierce - and please don't tell me it's Mrs. Pierce and break my heart - this train doesn't belong to you. So why don't you turn around and face me, pumpkin?

Pierce: This train was commandeered legally under the -

Jack: Holy nutballs! (Laughter) What happened to your frickin' face?! Oh yeah? How about this - lady? I don't even know what to call you: you tell me why you look like you were headbutted by a belt sander, and I'll let all of you go right now.

Pierce: My husband gave me a Skag Pearl Ring. The pearl released hunger-inducing pheromones.

Jack: Oh. You know what? I am so sorry. I just... forgive me. Where is your husband now? He's Dead? That is a heartbreaker. But... you got something in common with him now at least (Jack kills Helena Pierce)... Hohahahaha holy crap! Did you see her head? It was like PBBLLT! Wilhelm? Kill these savages (Screams heard)"

She's implying that the pearl had a chemical that made the the skags hungry, and they ate her face. I was making a "pearl necklace" joke out of your "pearl ring" comment. It wasn't funny. Hence my edit to "nevermind," but you responded too fast.

 

[Aikouka]

They said the skag pearls had skag pheromones. They didn't exactly state it, but I'm guessing the pearls attracted the skaggs and they attacked her face.

 

[Corporate Thug]

ok the game said that the key code expired but it gave me a golden key anyway? weird. Anyway, I got a sweet ass pistol that does more damage (and is worth more) than any weapon I currently have.

 

[Baptismbyfire]

She's implying that the pearl had a chemical that made the the skags hungry, and they ate her face. I was making a "pearl necklace" joke out of your "pearl ring" comment. It wasn't funny. Hence my edit to "nevermind," but you responded too fast.

Oh... so the pearl is actually like a chunk of hardened skag semen that attracted the skags nearby to attack her, and kill her husband?.... That's stupid. And what's with the annoying diamond horse jokes...

 

[gorcorps]

Oh... so the pearl is actually like a chunk of hardened skag semen that attracted the skags nearby to attack her, and kill her husband?.... That's stupid. And what's with the annoying diamond horse jokes...

Who said it was semen? What the hell is wrong with you people?

 

[DaveSimmons]

ok the game said that the key code expired but it gave me a golden key anyway? weird. Anyway, I got a sweet ass pistol that does more damage (and is worth more) than any weapon I currently have.

You get 1 key for signing up for Shift if you do it inside the game. That's the key that you received. You can do this at any time.

You get more keys when you enter the shift codes.

 

[SunnyD]

Okay, the TMNT mission cracked me up.

 

[Aikouka]

Okay, the TMNT mission cracked me up.

It was such a pain to kill them in order. For some reason, Mike could deal so much more damage to me than any of the others!

 

[cytoSiN]

It was such a pain to kill them in order. For some reason, Mike could deal so much more damage to me than any of the others!

Can you go back and do that for the achievement after the quest is over?

 

[SunnyD]

It was such a pain to kill them in order. For some reason, Mike could deal so much more damage to me than any of the others!

Not so much. I had one - I think Dan - for some reason just disappear for a while after I got him 90% of the way down while Raf came out. After I killed Raf, Dan popped back out and I finished him off rather quick.

Best part was I ate their pizza after.

 

[BoberFett]

Oh... so the pearl is actually like a chunk of hardened skag semen that attracted the skags nearby to attack her, and kill her husband?.... That's stupid. And what's with the annoying diamond horse jokes...

I thought the diamond pony thing was pretty funny. Jack's message are usually pretty amusing.

I was busting a gut when he did the double rainbow thing. Stumbled across it totally on accident, didn't even realize at first what was going on until he started crying.

 

[Aikouka]

Can you go back and do that for the achievement after the quest is over?

Yep. You can do that for pretty much anything.

Not so much. I had one - I think Dan - for some reason just disappear for a while after I got him 90% of the way down while Raf came out. After I killed Raf, Dan popped back out and I finished him off rather quick.

Best part was I ate their pizza after.

Hmm they all run away after you beat them up at first, but they eventually all come out at once. Although, you're supposed to kill them in the order of Leo -> Dan -> Ralph -> Mike as that's the order in the song. There's also a mock of Splinter too, but you have to enable all six green lights in the next room to get him to appear. It's kinda weird as you have to flick levers up and down until they just magically go green.