Borderlands

Dread Abyss · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:14 am Post subject:

Indeed. I want an explosive shotgun with a half-second reloading time. Explosive weapons sound like they should be fun, especially when trying out headshots.

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'Sula · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:16 am Post subject:

Sweeeet. There are pistols that fire rockets right?
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:23 am Post subject:

Yes, I know that for sure. There's also a rifle-shotgun mix.
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'Sula · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:59 am Post subject:

Army already has it, I'm not impressed. Um, what about an automatic sniper rifle, little or no reload time, fires rockets or some other effect like fire, ice, etc.?
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:12 am Post subject:

I'm hoping for a machine gun, that's elemental. Fast reloading, accurate, and quiet. Preferably ice, but fire, acid, or electricity would be interesting.
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'Sula · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:48 am Post subject:

I already ha...I mean, yeah that would be cool.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:25 am Post subject:

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any frost/ice elemental effects on guns. It's surprising there isn't, but I'm content that there are elemental effects at all. I heard that some people have already bought the game, but I doubted it.

There can be an automatic rifle with a half-second reload rate, but I don't know if it could fire rockets. Though it is possible. The effect that causes bullets to explode after they're shot would be great for a sniper's weapon.
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'Sula · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

Trust me, they probably have. Some people can get things early. *coughcoughlittleMaxcoughcough"
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject:

Huh. Well, where might one inquire as to where these items are sold? Did Army tell you where he got Borderlands?
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'Sula · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject:

Lol, I meant the army.

You basically need to know people, thats all I can tell you.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject:

Yes, something felt amiss!
For some reason I'm less excited for Borderlands today than I was yesterday. It's probably anxiety... and insanity.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject:

I'm starting to really want it. Now that my allowance has been boosted, I can get it in two weeks tops. And in the meantime I have Uncharted 2 to keep me busy.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:37 am Post subject:

Alright, well I'll be getting Borderlands tomorrow and I'll wait for Uncharted 2. When we go online together I should probably join your game so we can do quests appropriate to your level.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:40 am Post subject:

Yeah, I just read the review. While they mentioned it has many guns, I'm surprised they never mentioned just how many.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:59 am Post subject:

87 bajillion, there are 87 bajillion guns.

I thought the review was good, but the score just didn't feel high enough when compared to other first-person shooters.
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'Sula · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:16 am Post subject:

At least you guys get allowances...I have to wait for Christmas money from my family. (I don't think my parents are going to get me anything this year since they already paid like 8,000 dollars for me to head to Japan.)
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:57 am Post subject:

Why are you paying 8,000 dollars to go to Japan! Are you flying first class on Airforce 1!?

I agree about the score, It's surprisingly low. I mean, the game clearly has alot more in some areas, and less in others. I definatly think it should be given a higher score.

Another game I think should have a higher score is Elder Scrolls IV, that's one of the best games I ever did play.
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Lord Duality · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:10 am Post subject:

I payed a couple thousand to go to Africa for a few weeks. That included tourist attractions. He is going to be there for a month, bout twice as long. And considering how much better yen is when stacked against the tanzanian shilling, you can see that 8000 dollars is fine if you want to see the sights.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:34 am Post subject:

I still think it's a bit much, but if he's staying there for a month it makes sense.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:30 am Post subject:

Ach so.
Borderlands is a really fun game, but I don't like how certain missions have you feel totally superior to the enemies only to be incredibly inferior to the enemies in the next mission. I'm currently in a mission that I just don't want to do right now because there are turrets that kill me in one shot and shoot at me whenever there's nothing between us (and this area is large with many buildings so I can't see the turret until the bullets whiz past my head). The other missions I have are pretty basic so I'd rather do them in co-op. However, I've noticed that bosses are tough, but they aren't excessively powerful. Bosses are fun because they keep you on your toes, especially bosses like Skagzilla, who you can actually fight as many times as you want, and Sledge.
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject:

We got Borderlands! That game is so awesome! Abyss, we must play with you! You may have to backtrack to where we are in the story, but do you really care too much? The cooperative element is so fun. The arena is cool, you can heal your teamate if you didn't know, and you can use Roland's (That's me) turret to heal your friends.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:56 pm Post subject:

Sweet, you finally got it! Alright, I'm looking forward to playing some of the old bosses again and I can finally give you two the shotguns and Eridian gun I have! I haven't played co-op yet, so I'm really looking forward to it. What level are the two of you and what guns are you two specializing in?
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General Ceyrox · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:17 am Post subject:

Borderlands still remains amazing. I'm clost to beating it, I think, though so far my favorite boss is Mothrakk. The Rakk Hive might have been better, but I never got a chance to fight him. I'm specializing in Combat Rifles and SMGs/Snipers. I can't wait to find more arenas, I hope there's one with vehicular combat.

I think Abyss will agree with me, but aside from the first cutscene(awesome by the way), the game extremely lacks story. I really like story in a game, and so far Borderlands may have the least story I've ever seen in a game. Yet, I still love the game despite that, which really says something about the gameplay. Though (I watched it on youtube), the ending was more than a little disappointing.
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Dread Abyss · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:08 pm Post subject:

The arenas are really fun, though it's too tempting to screen peek while playing on a single PS3. The arenas are fun, however it's irritating when people simply kill you in one shot. Mothrakk is probably my favorite boss too, or at least he is on co-op. He took time and strategy, but we burned that "foo."

Borderlands is a fun game and that's how it is. There are a lot of funny moments and the story is fun, but it would be nice if you got to know the characters a bit more than their tiny backgrounds and various violent remarks. Gameplay first, story second. Nonetheless, the game is very funny at times and the ending cutscene, though rather short, was hilarious.
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Baron Loki · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:52 am Post subject:

Abyss, you shall be inviting me and Duality to your house and showing us Borderlands or you will be being HADOKENED!!!!!

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