The newest Vault Hunter to be released for Borderlands 2? KRIEG the Psycho (obtained via a purchasable DLC)!
His action skill has been given the name of Buzz Axe and he's geared towards throwing attacks and melee based combat.
Something neat about him is that every single time he kills someone, his health / hp is replenished.
Something even more unique? In Fight For Your Life (FFYL) mode, you throw sticks of dynamite / TNT at enemies! That sounds VERY cool and VERY powerful.
The release date is in May. So be patient! That's next month, guys!
It has been revealed that the three skill trees he has are as follows... Bloodlust skill tree - Similar to Gaige the Mechromancer, you will accumulate stacks. The higher the stacks, the higher damage output / DPS you produce. I'm not a fan of this type of skill, personally.
Mania skill tree - Apparently, this tree lets you boost your melee attacks. From the sound of it, you do more damage when you are hurt (and your teammates can hurt you to boost your damage) so it may be worth doing this tree if you play coop with anyone or are in a big party where you can have assistance.
Hellborn skill tree - All I know is that this gives you a lot of elemental abilities (such as lighting enemies on fire, electrocuting them, causing corrosion, etc).
This character costs $10 to get on PC (Steam / Origin), Xbox, and PlayStation 3 (PS3).
I stumbled across a great video today that compared the best Borderlands 2 Sniper Rifles to one another.
It showed them against the firing dummy, as well as in live action -- which was particularly nice, since the best weapon against the enemies at the firing range may not be the best in live combat.
The sniper rifle variants:
1) Moloko Sniper Rifle
2) Railer Sniper Rifle
3) White Death Sniper Rifle
4) Muckamucks Sniper Rifle
5) Calipeens Sniper Rifle
6) Elephant Gun Sniper Rifle
7) Skullmasher Sniper Rifle
8) Longbow Sniper Rifle
9) Sloth Sniper Rifle
10) Volcano Sniper Rifle
11) Invader Sniper Rifle
12) Trespasser Sniper Rifle
13) Buffalo Sniper Rifle
14) Cobra Sniper Rifle
15) Hawkeye Sniper Rifle
16) Pimpernel Sniper Rifle
Some of these used burst fire, some of them were elemental (i.e. fire, explosive, corrosive, electrocutive).
Kudos to him for this great video. By the way, he makes use of Zer0 / Zero the Assassin's skill tree for sniping, badass points, and does testing WITH and WITHOUT The Bee shield. This is WITH the patch that nerfs The Bee too. Sloth was pretty much his favorite it seemed, though he warns that it isn't meant for faster enemies and that a fire sloth against a fire resistant enemy does not necessary hold up well.
This boss, which is available in the Borderlands 2 DLCSir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt is tough. Why? Because of its shields. You can get him to around 50% health until he gets his shield protection.
He is very hard to solo in this epic game battle. And though his difficulty scales up when you duo or are in a part of 3 or 4, it's still much easier that way. Of course, he is even harder in Playthrough 2 or Playthrough 2.5 / Playthrough 3 than Playthrough 1. But that goes without saying. Most people will face him in a later Playthrough naturally.
So if you need a guide or some tips on killing this boss and its minions, then guess what? You came to the right place for gaming help! (maybe...possibly...I make no promises!). Read more »
Did you know that you can get behind the counter in Marcus's shop?
It takes a bit of work to get this glitch done (you may die a couple of times)...But it can be done. You have to bounce yourself across the screen using grenades to explode your way from different points throughout the map.
But if you are dedicated...and have enough time on your hands, then it's worth attempting it for fun! Remember: do not use a grenade mod when doing this. Cool secret, huh? Having a video guide definitely helps.
There is a new Borderlands 2 patch out. It fixes a lot of bugs and glitches. It fixes some saving issues to help peopel with corrupt save file problems.
Some hack exploits were fixed too.
AND, they made Terramorphous, Willhelm, and Blue (bosses) harder by increasing their total HP.
Borderlands 2 Patch v1.2.0 Changelog
-- Fixed fast travel stations from downloadable content sometimes disappearing when loading a saved game.
-- Fixed an issue where players could occasionally be unable to connect to one another if one of them had recently been in DLC that the other doesn't have.
-- Fixed an issue where players were sometimes unable to pick items up after another player had bulk-picked-up a nearby item.
-- Fixed a bug in the inventory UI when quickly scrolling to the bottom of a list using the mouse wheel.
-- Improved PhysX fluid rendering quality at high resolutions.
-- Improved NVIDIA 3D Vision integration.
-- Fixed the "Inverted reverse steering" option not working for clients in a multiplayer game.
-- Fixed the player's backpack sort setting not persisting. Read more »
Did you know that you can use Zero the Assassin to solo Terramorphous the Invincible while using ONLY melee?
It isn't easy -- and you'll likely need to practice before giving it a shot, but it can be done.
Check out this awesome video below of someone soloing against this boss with the Zer0 the Assassin character class. You can use the video as a guide for tips on killing / beating the boss quickly. It does show how you can kill Terramorphous easily after all using his sword. So get ready to destroy him all alone!
Here are some free Halloween Skins for whatever character class you are using!
We have a lot of Borderlands 2 shift codes for all classes and systems -- PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Note that these expire November 4th 2012 -- so hurry up!
Maya the Siren - Fright of the Bumblebee Skin PC: WTKBJ-XRHTW-C63BT-JTB33-J6C9T Xbox 360: WJC3T-SS6S5-X9FTF-WRTB3-BT39H PlayStation 3: KTCTJ-ZHCKB-BKKW3-STCJT-3FZTW
Salvador the Gunzerker - Killer Bee PC: CTK3J-9XH3W-CRB3J-33TBJ-9JJHW Xbox 360: WTK33-HFR95-RZRJX-KRBB3-CZ3KF PlayStation 3: C3W3B-5JX5J-3C55J-ZJWTJ-RH3HR
Axton the Commando - Yellowjacket PC: KT53J-36HBK-W6JJ3-BJJB3-WH95H Xbox 360: KBKBT-WH6Z5-X96B6-WX3TJ-5J6J3 PlayStation 3: CJ5T3-5H5KT-3KCKT-9JKBB-3SKHT
If you like Borderlands, then you may be excited to know that it is coming out for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad! Basically -- iOS mobile devices. It's called Borderlands Legends. You'll be able to get it from the Apple Store.
It is a tractical, strategy shooter where you control Roland the Soldier, Brick the Berserker, Lilith the Siren, and Mordecai the Sniper. Yep -- all Borderlands 1 characters instead of Borderlands 2 characters! Each level is randomized when enemies and monsters and bosses, and there's no real story. It's just solid tactical gameplay while you control all 4 of these character classes at once. There's buttons in the top right corner that allow you to issue fast commands too -- such as group healing, shields, and aggro (aggravation / distracts enemies to focus their attacks on Brick).
Check the video below to see a nice preview of Borderlands Legends Gameplay:
Just like with the original Borderlands and Borderlands 2, there is loot! After each level, you get money to spend on Marcus's vending machine, which has its guns and items change every time you beat a level. This way you never know what you're going to get -- a badass shotgun, a great sniper rifle, an elemental SMG, a powerful rocket launcher, a cool pistol, or a lovely combat rifle or revolver.
Note that each character has a skilltree (linear) and 3 special skills a piece.