So... Been watching livestreams of BL2. Turns out that you can kill certain enemies with the Lv.1 Repeater you get at the beginning of the game with Zer0 and B0re. Namely BNK3R and Hyperius. Also, that Wattle Gobbler DLC. That pretty much broke the ones playing it, and a few that were watching. All that delicious suffering~
And then watching the 24-hour livestream, which was pretty epic once it hit around the 5 hour mark. Nero - Doomsday, from one of the trailers that featured the 96.5% MORE WUB WUB, "Dubstep World" (lots of flashing lights, seizures!), and bullet time. It was leading up to the BNK3R fight, which experienced a few... technical difficulties. Yay. And then Mr. B0rgue just wants to kill the damn thing. "Why is he still living." And Bahroo accidentally "fixed" BNK3R fight by changing the turret hitboxes. No B0re to exploit!
In other news... Almost forgot about the Steam Autumn Sale. Still waiting on Monaco to drop a little further in price. Got Saints Row The Third and Surgeon Simulator 2013 from 2 friends. Amongst other things (2 Batman games, a few indies). Also finally managed to get 1 Prestige on Maya. Then again, I wasn't really aiming for it in the first place.
Still waiting.
Showing posts with label Borderlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Borderlands. Show all posts
1 Dec 2013
9 Jul 2013
Honor for All
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep was probably the best and most satisfying DLC I've played from both Borderlands games. Just the main campaign was worth it. Still need to go through the rest of the side quests. Should be funny enough, though I'm kinda itching to throw IRL D20s. Story-wise, it was kinda weak at first, but the character interactions were great. I'm not sure how real those kinds of reactions are to someone's death, but it does get somewhat disturbing at points when it's clear that she's in complete denial despite what the other 3 Vault Hunters are telling her.
And started playing a little bit of Dishonored. First game over I get? It wasn't from combat. It was just me, jumping onto a table... then falling onto someone's head. Apparently that's assault (then again, who would want someone to land on their head?), and enough to get me arrested at the very beginning of the game. Whoops. So even the Lord Protector isn't immune to giving someone a slight bop on the head with a boot.
OK, that's a lie. I've finished the game within the week. Wanted to see if I could still play and finish a game in a week, and luckily for me, the game was on sale. Picked it up with Fallout 3 GOTY for $15. Didn't want to try it with an RPG because I knew that would probably take longer.
I really enjoyed playing it. Kinda wished that you could explore Dunwall and maybe the surrounding islands more, especially since there's so much reading you can do, but I guess that's what the DLC is for. Maybe. Went High Chaos for my first playthrough since I figured that would be the easiest route. It kinda was and wasn't at the same time. I didn't bother upgrading and purchasing any new powers and enhancements, but all the various upgrades to equipment was enough to get through the game quite comfortably on Normal.
Then went Low Chaos, with buying whatever powers I would probably need/want. Mana consumption went through the roof, and it's a good thing that Piero's Remedies are just as common as the Sokolov Elixirs. Unfortunately, even though I managed not to alert anyone, I still somehow managed to kill 2 people by accident. The first was a Weeper in the sewers. Didn't realize it until I read on the forums that it counted (whoops). Must have hit his head on the pipes after I hit him with a sleep dart. The other was in the Flooded District. And seriously? There's a ton of water in that level. Might have been when I accidentally dropped an assassin into a shallow pool. After I heard the splash, I immediately picked him up and dumped him somewhere else. He was still breathing, but I think it still counted against me. I check everything I shoot/hopefully render unconscious. There was really no other instance where I could've killed anyone because I choked out all the weepers (didn't have any sleep darts at the time). So now I'm going to have to go through it again for the no-kill achievement (not that I mind), because that was my Low Chaos run's intention in the first place. I just screwed up really early without knowing it, then just kinda got sloppy at the Flooded District (although it was kinda non-indicative...).
Oh yeah. In the credits? Noticed certain names. They're from Looking Glass Studios. No wonder. At least Corvo's controls didn't feel rubbery like Thief 3's Garrett. That was awkward.
At this rate... I might actually be worried about Thief... Although the idea of expanding on Dishonored's world might ease my worries a bit since I probably won't be thinking about it. Maybe... As long as it's Arkane doing all the work without Bethesda interfering! I still want an art book!
And started playing a little bit of Dishonored. First game over I get? It wasn't from combat. It was just me, jumping onto a table... then falling onto someone's head. Apparently that's assault (then again, who would want someone to land on their head?), and enough to get me arrested at the very beginning of the game. Whoops. So even the Lord Protector isn't immune to giving someone a slight bop on the head with a boot.
OK, that's a lie. I've finished the game within the week. Wanted to see if I could still play and finish a game in a week, and luckily for me, the game was on sale. Picked it up with Fallout 3 GOTY for $15. Didn't want to try it with an RPG because I knew that would probably take longer.
I really enjoyed playing it. Kinda wished that you could explore Dunwall and maybe the surrounding islands more, especially since there's so much reading you can do, but I guess that's what the DLC is for. Maybe. Went High Chaos for my first playthrough since I figured that would be the easiest route. It kinda was and wasn't at the same time. I didn't bother upgrading and purchasing any new powers and enhancements, but all the various upgrades to equipment was enough to get through the game quite comfortably on Normal.
Then went Low Chaos, with buying whatever powers I would probably need/want. Mana consumption went through the roof, and it's a good thing that Piero's Remedies are just as common as the Sokolov Elixirs. Unfortunately, even though I managed not to alert anyone, I still somehow managed to kill 2 people by accident. The first was a Weeper in the sewers. Didn't realize it until I read on the forums that it counted (whoops). Must have hit his head on the pipes after I hit him with a sleep dart. The other was in the Flooded District. And seriously? There's a ton of water in that level. Might have been when I accidentally dropped an assassin into a shallow pool. After I heard the splash, I immediately picked him up and dumped him somewhere else. He was still breathing, but I think it still counted against me. I check everything I shoot/hopefully render unconscious. There was really no other instance where I could've killed anyone because I choked out all the weepers (didn't have any sleep darts at the time). So now I'm going to have to go through it again for the no-kill achievement (not that I mind), because that was my Low Chaos run's intention in the first place. I just screwed up really early without knowing it, then just kinda got sloppy at the Flooded District (although it was kinda non-indicative...).
Oh yeah. In the credits? Noticed certain names. They're from Looking Glass Studios. No wonder. At least Corvo's controls didn't feel rubbery like Thief 3's Garrett. That was awkward.
At this rate... I might actually be worried about Thief... Although the idea of expanding on Dishonored's world might ease my worries a bit since I probably won't be thinking about it. Maybe... As long as it's Arkane doing all the work without Bethesda interfering! I still want an art book!
16 Jun 2013
I'm not dead
Just been busy with various things. Mostly school and archery, because I'm now on the committee taking care of various pieces of equipment. But I think I have a little bit of time for some updates. So how about that vault hunting? Maybe not that vault. Or that one... Oh well. As long as it doesn't have tentacles and disappointment as the reward, I'll be fine with it.
So about that Borderlands post? Yeah. Finished Playthrough 1, 2, and 2.5 quite a while ago with Mordecai. With enough enemies around, he's a decent killing machine with Bloodwing and some sniper regen. I can still run out of ammo easily if I'm using the Penetrator to spray the field. Still need to beat Craw, but I don't think I can do it solo. Skill level isn't high level, although I think the equipment I have should be sufficient. Been farming on 2.5, so... Waiting on a friend so we can take it down together. Meanwhile, I've started playing with another set of friends as Brick (campus friends), and probably with Lilith with another friend. I guess I'll go solo with Roland, not that I mind. Free ammo regen with the turret!
The campus group is interesting. They're Roland and Lilith. So... you would think that this would be a decent team. Kinda, not really. The Roland really likes to run up and empty his clip at close range (maybe I should try getting him a Chopper since I can take on Knoxx's DLC now). The Lilith likes using elemental launchers and non-elemental shotties. I'm using almost exclusively explosive weaponry, which is fine because I'm boosting explosive damage via skills, and have rocket regen. I think I've taken down most of the story bosses for them (including cheesing Krom because I thought it was funny). In Moxxi's, I'm mostly running around making sure that they don't die. Real reassuring when the Roland goes "it's alright!" then goes down within 5 seconds of saying it.
We haven't been playing together lately so I've gone ahead with finishing PT1 with Brick. He has a pretty crap endgame, and I can definitely see it getting worse in PT2/2.5. Berserk has practically 0 range as it's not projectile based or a game changer. Does give a decent boost to damage resistance and some health regen, but usually not enough while under heavy fire. Doesn't help knowing that I also activate it when I'm critical. At least it was improved upon for Salvador and Krieg (not that I've played Krieg, but the concept is much the same) by giving them some sort of ranged option. Or in Salvador's case, it's Berserk with guns!
I seriously need to get Brick better gear if he's going to survive PT2~2.5. Not sure what kind of shield because Tediore's HP regen is quite nice to have around. It's not like the Moxxi guns are going to save me because they don't exist here! I haven't found any info about how Berserk's HP regen works. If it's based on max HP, then it might be better to go with Torgue's shields to boost that effect. I know that it's generally better for Mordy to go that route because of the percentage heal when Bloodwing attacks. Explosive damage is still decent, but I may need to switch over to using other elements until I can farm for much stronger explosive gear. Too bad grenade mods are so plain here. Transfusion is still one of the more useful ones. Never did figure out how to use Atlas's Rain mods, and I tend to be pretty bad at lobbing grenades in the right direction.
Eh, that's really about it for BL1. Maybe I'll type up something for BL2 soon. Still need to beat Crawmerax.
So about that Borderlands post? Yeah. Finished Playthrough 1, 2, and 2.5 quite a while ago with Mordecai. With enough enemies around, he's a decent killing machine with Bloodwing and some sniper regen. I can still run out of ammo easily if I'm using the Penetrator to spray the field. Still need to beat Craw, but I don't think I can do it solo. Skill level isn't high level, although I think the equipment I have should be sufficient. Been farming on 2.5, so... Waiting on a friend so we can take it down together. Meanwhile, I've started playing with another set of friends as Brick (campus friends), and probably with Lilith with another friend. I guess I'll go solo with Roland, not that I mind. Free ammo regen with the turret!
The campus group is interesting. They're Roland and Lilith. So... you would think that this would be a decent team. Kinda, not really. The Roland really likes to run up and empty his clip at close range (maybe I should try getting him a Chopper since I can take on Knoxx's DLC now). The Lilith likes using elemental launchers and non-elemental shotties. I'm using almost exclusively explosive weaponry, which is fine because I'm boosting explosive damage via skills, and have rocket regen. I think I've taken down most of the story bosses for them (including cheesing Krom because I thought it was funny). In Moxxi's, I'm mostly running around making sure that they don't die. Real reassuring when the Roland goes "it's alright!" then goes down within 5 seconds of saying it.
We haven't been playing together lately so I've gone ahead with finishing PT1 with Brick. He has a pretty crap endgame, and I can definitely see it getting worse in PT2/2.5. Berserk has practically 0 range as it's not projectile based or a game changer. Does give a decent boost to damage resistance and some health regen, but usually not enough while under heavy fire. Doesn't help knowing that I also activate it when I'm critical. At least it was improved upon for Salvador and Krieg (not that I've played Krieg, but the concept is much the same) by giving them some sort of ranged option. Or in Salvador's case, it's Berserk with guns!
I seriously need to get Brick better gear if he's going to survive PT2~2.5. Not sure what kind of shield because Tediore's HP regen is quite nice to have around. It's not like the Moxxi guns are going to save me because they don't exist here! I haven't found any info about how Berserk's HP regen works. If it's based on max HP, then it might be better to go with Torgue's shields to boost that effect. I know that it's generally better for Mordy to go that route because of the percentage heal when Bloodwing attacks. Explosive damage is still decent, but I may need to switch over to using other elements until I can farm for much stronger explosive gear. Too bad grenade mods are so plain here. Transfusion is still one of the more useful ones. Never did figure out how to use Atlas's Rain mods, and I tend to be pretty bad at lobbing grenades in the right direction.
Eh, that's really about it for BL1. Maybe I'll type up something for BL2 soon. Still need to beat Crawmerax.
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