Redjakk posted:

They said at the PAX Gearbox panel that Knoxx was their benchmark for all the future DLC but that they didn't have anything set in stone as of yet. Mike Neumann put out a suggestion to the crowd of "Scooter's Scooter Racing - With Scooter!" that got an overwhelmingly positive response and an embarrassed Randy Pitchford hung his head and said that he guessed he'd have to go with 4 DLCs + Scooter Racing.

Kaethela posted:

BORDERLANDS 2 LOOT TABLE FUCKERY
Okay here we go. This is a bit of a faff to do and it does need you to do some stuff each time you play but it's better than spending hours trying to grind out anything better than a blue.

1) Download and install CheatEngine from http://www.cheatengine.org/ (Mirror for version 6.2 HERE)
2) Download this file and keep it somewhere you can find it easily: Borderlands2RarityDrops.cetrainer
2a) Making a shortcut directly to this file on your desktop is the most convenient way to do this.
3) Start up Borderlands and skip through all the logos etc until you get to the main menu (with the camera spinning round your character), then alt-tab out
4) Open up CheatEngine
5) Click on the little computer icon in the top left, you should see a list of running processes. Select the Borderlands 2 one and click Open.
6) Click on the open folder icon next to the computer one. Navigate to where you saved the file from step 2 and open that.
4-6) Open the cetrainer file directly, which will effectively complete the previous steps 4-7 and is quicker and easier.
7) The screen should change to a couple of checkboxes, this is where the magic happens. Check the bottom of the two boxes which should read "Item Rarity/Chances - Enable". You might get a second's hangup as it finds the presets, this is normal.
8) You should now see the default values in the righthand column, here's where you can see how bullshit the game's drops really are. Weight 0-6 is what determines what drops.
9) Click on each checkbox in turn and hit enter to manually adjust the value.
10) Enjoy lootsplosions!

NOTE: LOOT VALUES UNDER 1 NO LONGER WORK PROPERLY, MAKE SURE ALL LOOT DROP VALUES ARE 1 OR ABOVE
This does not affect the "Sensible" preset in the file but will make the "X only" presets do wonky things or not work at all.

You will have to do steps 3 onwards every time you play, but once you know what you're doing it only takes a minute. The presets box has a bunch of stuff to change it back to normal, have only legendaries drop, stuff like that.

I think the settings at the bottom are about how likely an enemy / boss / pile of garbage is to actually drop equipment for different numbers of players. I haven't touched them so I'm not really sure.

Also just so you know the loot tiers* are:

0 VeryCommon = Health
1 Common = White
2 Uncommon = Green
3 Uncommoner = Eridium (this seems to affect both the overall drop rate of Eridium and the chance that a purple weapon is an E-tech one? I'm not really sure)
4 Rare = Blue
5 VeryRare = Purple
6 Legendary = Orange

Have fun, I've enjoyed a couple of hours of low level play using this waaaay more than I did the dozen or so I sank in with Salvador at endgame trying to farm legendaries.

PoopinClumpin posted:

Just a little thing I found that might reduce the headache of using the Cheat Engine .cetrainer file advertised in the OP.

Since you're probably going to open the file up in a text editor to set up the "Sensible" drop rates anyway you may as well also just delete the part shown below for the check on Cheat Engine version 6.2.

Find and delete THIS SECTION only

line 290 of .cetrainer file posted:

code:

if (getCEVersion==nil) or (getCEVersion()~=6.2) then
  messageDialog('Please install Cheat Engine 6.2', mtError, mbOK)
  closeCE()

This file works perfectly well with the newest version as of this post (6.4) and the check was probably only put in to make sure people weren't running an older version than 6.2. Unfortunately, also forcing them to not run a newer version after 6.2. Once that check is removed, this .cetrainer works fine in 6.4.

Solumin posted:

First attempt at making a Zer0 build.

Melee Zer0
Zer0's Bl00dshed tree focuses on buffing melee damage to astronomical heights. His action skill, Decepti0n, provides a bonus of up to 650% damage to melee attacks, which can be raised further with other skills, Strength relics, and Roid shields.

Basic Build - Level 31
Bl00dshed: 26 points
The point of this build is to chain together melee kills using Many Must Fall. Most of the skills focus on buffing melee damage one way or another, but there are some variations possible with this tree.
- Be Like Water: Considering that you're focusing on chaining melee kills, Be Like Water can be pretty lackluster. However, it can work well if you pair it with, say, a Jakobs shotgun and make sure you alternate between melee and gun attacks. This is a viable strategy when you're working towards Many Must Fall. Alternatively, just put the points into Killing Bl0w. Don't put them in Grim, since that skill makes Roid shields less useful.
- Resurgence vs. Like The Wind: Resurgence is a somewhat useful skill. Until you have the Law & Order combo, you have no real way to heal yourself. A fully spec'd Resurgence with a class mod is a great source of healing, which frees you to use other weapons such as the Rapier. I suggest speccing into it, since you may not always be able to depend on the Order shield. Once you do, the bonus provided by Like The Wind will be more useful. It's triggered by Execute attacks, too!

From here you can branch into either the Sniping tree or the Cunning tree.

Cunning Bloodshed - Level 57
Bloodshed: 26 points; Cunning: 26 points
The Cunning tree adds a few more sources for melee damage and some utility skills. The important thing is Death Bl0ss0m, which can potentially slag enemies and applies Death Mark. The last few skill points can be used to flesh out the Bl00dshed tree a little bit more.

Bloodshed Sniping
There's nothing really to say about this build, and I'm not going to link it. Pick whatever skills you want in the Sniping tree and pick up B0re. It'll let you see critical points. Thing is, this tree doesn't work well with the melee-focused build we have going here. You're much better off going into Cunning and grabbing Death Bl0ss0m.

Gear
Ninja Class Mod: Up to 52% Melee Damage bonus. Skill bonuses are Backstab, Killing Bl0w, and Resurgence. If you don't plan on using Resurgence, a blue +6 Killing Bl0w/+5 Backstab Ninja class mod is the way to go. Otherwise, a purple +5 KB/+5 Back/+5 Resurge is better.
Legendary Hunter Class Mod: The Legendary Hunter is a great class mod. The skill bonuses (+5 to all Tier 1 skills except 0ptics) are worth putting 1 point into those skills. The red text gives you a 10% health back each time you use Decepti0n. With the cooldown rate the mod provides, you're going to be in and out of Decepti0n constantly.
Strength Relic: Sheer +Melee damage. While Execute is technically a melee override skill, it doesn't have any cooldown and doesn't benefit from the relic's second bonus.
Law & Order: +100% Melee damage revolver + High-bonus Roid shield? Health restored on each melee attack? Hell yes! Bonus: The Law is 100% accurate when scoped.
Rapier: Highest melee damage bonus gun at +200%. This is going to be your main weapon once you get your hands on it.
Love Thumper: Incredibly high roid damage with a really long recharge delay. However, the explosive novas can hurt allies.

Neo Helbeast posted:

something posted:

Same here, i plan rolling a dual shotgunning salvadore first thing, and i'd hate it if they pull the same poo poo with shotguns in this game as they did with BL1.

happyhippy posted:

Is it normal that you cant buy the DLC atm from Steam if you have the pre-order?
Bought the pre-order the day it came out, its listed in my games, but cant buy the Season Pass as it says I don't have the drat game.

Genocyber posted:

Do we know anything about the DLC? I only want to buy the season pass if I think the DLC would be worth it.

Redjakk posted:

They said at the PAX Gearbox panel that Knoxx was their benchmark for all the future DLC but that they didn't have anything set in stone as of yet. Mike Neumann put out a suggestion to the crowd of "Scooter's Scooter Racing - With Scooter!" that got an overwhelmingly positive response and an embarrassed Randy Pitchford hung his head and said that he guessed he'd have to go with 4 DLCs + Scooter Racing.

weapey posted:

Thanks for your reply. How specifically are they fixing 2) for the sequel?

LobsterTick posted:

Anyone knows if there's any regional lockout for multiplayer? I preordered the game from my local retailer and want to know if I'll be able to play co-op with goons.

Serious Frolicking posted:

Eridian weapons weren't available til near the end of the first playthrough, their behavior and damage were wildly uneven, they never became common enough that you could regularly upgrade, no class mods or skills improved them

Genocyber posted:

How exactly does the game use old saves? Does it just automatically give you the skins if you have beaten the game with a certain character?

Pumpking posted:

Has anyone got a good coop maya build? I'm guessing a mix of left/middle trees would be best. I play mainly with a zero and sometimes also a salvador.

TyroneGoldstein posted:

most of the mobs you're going to encounter are going to be either mechanical or human, so you'd best be served with taking two weapons of explosive or corrosive with a standby of shock.

Fibby Boy posted:

Because that's all it does. Nothing is weak to it so why not use something that's better for the situation at hand?

Gestalt Intellect posted:

PC/MAC - K35JT-B3FXC-ZCFJB-BTTBB-CFHRT

This was posted an hour ago and it's worth 5 keys.

YES bread posted:

I know you're down with the MMO design Gearbox but this jumping puzzle poo poo has got to go.



It's a grenade mod

Reiley posted:

The crit boost comes from the Tumtum prefix. If you're ever curious what your guns do here is a full list of prefixes and their hidden bonuses: http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Borderlands_2_weapons_by_prefix Having said that I must reiterate I am in love with my Torgue Impetuous Ravager shotgun.

Not_Log posted:

Before we all start freaking out, there is zero indication that the level cap increase will be part of any DLC and not just a global patch. Releasing the level cap patch at the same time as the new character DLC doesn't necessarily mean correlation.

Greenplastic posted:

From twitter, 1 golden key each.

Pi day code 1:

PC/MAC - CBC3B-5ZTF5-9WR3J-TTJJT-3K5K5.


Pi Day code 2:

PC/MAC - 53WJJ-THTXW-HWRTJ-3TJBT-53R6S

Party Boat posted:

Try cranking the four bottom values in the table linked above to like 100, they determine overall drop rates for different numbers of players.

Party Boat posted:

Basically they determine how likely a mob is to drop a gun instead of just ammo / cash, the four values are the likelihood for 1-4 players. I think (and I'm happy to be corrected) that four players doesn't necessarily mean better loot, it just means more rolls on the loot tables.

Try changing them all to 100 and then running Fink's Slaughterhouse. You'll see what I mean.