Borderlands 3

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:44 pm

Does anyone know how to use the manned turret in Iron Bear when play in SP? There is a note that says you can, but I can't figure out what that means or how to get into it.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:51 pm

You need the Auto Bear skill in conjunction with the turret. That lets you hop out, run around, and man the turret.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:04 pm

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Fri Apr 10, 2020 12:51 pm You need the Auto Bear skill in conjunction with the turret. That lets you hop out, run around, and man the turret.

Ack, I thought I already had that. It's not where I thought it was.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:42 pm

I haven't looked recently, but I know I have 1000+ hours in BL2. BL1 shows about 250 hours, but that's on the GOTY version. I'm sure I logged a lot of time when it came out that I don't think is captured in that.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:45 pm

Oh, and just to clarify, I don't respec because I have to. I respec because I want to. If something drops that looks like it would be fun to try with a different build, I respec to give it a whirl. Like using the slippery SMG from Tiny Tina's with the shock tree for the ... Mechromancer? For some reason I always want that build to be for Lilth, but I'm usually wrong. Or trying to get a rocket launcher build (man that was fun with Brick in BL1) working.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:50 pm

I'll also do it if I just feel like a change of pace, switching a character from a pistolero to a sniper, or a close-range killer to a ranged support character.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:59 am

Moze. The answer was Moze and this was the Borderlands experience I was looking for.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:03 am

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:59 am Moze. The answer was Moze and this was the Borderlands experience I was looking for.

If you're interested, this was the Moze build I used. It allowed almost endless fire with regenerating ammo that made reloads rare and twin-chaingun Iron Bear with maximum uptime.

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:09 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:24 am
stessier wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:18 am I got another legendary Monocle sniper rifle! Man I love these things. The first one I got at level 4 and this one is Level 27 - I'm going to be set for a good long while. Oh Happy Days!
I've been running a lot with the Krakatoa. The damage is insane. It's going to be hard to give it up.

Oh my word, yes! It outclasses anything else I can use. It's already made a couple of boss fights trivial, and any badass goes down in one volley.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:36 am

Alefroth wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:09 pm
TheMix wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:24 am
stessier wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:18 am I got another legendary Monocle sniper rifle! Man I love these things. The first one I got at level 4 and this one is Level 27 - I'm going to be set for a good long while. Oh Happy Days!
I've been running a lot with the Krakatoa. The damage is insane. It's going to be hard to give it up.
Oh my word, yes! It outclasses anything else I can use. It's already made a couple of boss fights trivial, and any badass goes down in one volley.

I got one and it's good, but I think I prefer the Firestorm or Monocle. I like the fire burst you get from Firestorm more than the volcano. I'm playing Moze.

Also, I'm up to Level 5 in Science. It's really a good feeling to tie or beat the high score.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:42 am

When I snipe, I normally carry three:

A Storm for hitting groups, Guardians, or shielded enemies.
A Lyuda for badasses and bosses.
A *whatever* for actual sniping, usually chosen on base damage/accuracy/mag size and any bonuses (the Monocle for instance, has crappy stats but great bonuses, especially for a build that benefits from crits.) I don't pay much attention to this one.

For the fourth weapon I carry something that's good for crowds. For my Fl4k that's usually a Hellshock if I can find one at my level. Hellshocks are great. They switch between Shock and Incendiary, but the shots ricochet and switch elements. I leave it on Incendiary. If I get a shielded enemy I just shoot the ground at his feet for a second (the rounds ricochet up into him, becoming shock to drop his shields) the raise it up to roast him.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:15 pm

I finally had to make myself mules and clean out my bank.

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:19 pm

I'm running around with a Krakatoa with 10700 damage and 300% weapon damage. It is awesome but I hate the Maliwan charging crap.

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:24 pm

Tao · Post by **Tao** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:01 pm

I have begun running in to a particular mob, I think it's called a Looter Fanatic, or something like that. It's got a ton of health and after a short time it will summon a purple void in the air and disappear, so sort of like a loot Goblin in D3. My question is, is it worth killing these? They seem to drop a ton of cash when you shoot them and they are running around but killing them takes way too much ammo and so far I have only received grey drops.

Observation; I think I killed Rick and Morty last night.

Good lord I hate the jumping puzzles! I spent a good 25 or more minutes jumping on to the top of a lamp post last night, round and round and round. Not fun!

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Tue Apr 14, 2020 8:18 pm

If those are the same as Loot Tinks and Thieving Jabbers, they should drop a lot more than grey items. They drop multiple legendaries and plenty of all the other colors. And loads of cash, especially with the double cash buff on. They drop a backpack which you need to open and it disappears somewhat quickly.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:25 am

FYI, new code is up for 5 Golden Keys: KTKTT-HXHZK-XZFRZ-CXTJJ-XXWKK (PC)

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 2:44 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:59 am Moze. The answer was Moze and this was the Borderlands experience I was looking for.

Yeah, I love playing as Mose.

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 3:27 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:25 am FYI, new code is up for 5 Golden Keys: KTKTT-HXHZK-XZFRZ-CXTJJ-XXWKK (PC)

Thanks. Works for PS4 as well.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:27 pm

Shift codes:

http://orcz.com/Borderlands_3:_Shift_Codes

and

https://twitter.com/dgshiftcodes?lang=en

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 7:58 pm

Mayhem 2.0 is going to make all these legendaries worthless apparently

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/ ... em-20/amp/

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:02 pm

That's 'end game', though, right? I'm still in the first play through on all my characters. So the guns still have value for me.

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:39 pm

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:55 am

Today's hotfixes.

Today we will release a hotfix for Borderlands 3, which will be live on all platforms by 12:00 PM PST. In this week’s hotfixes we have two new mini-events: Mr. Torgue’s Slaughter Onslaught and Making it Rain! To apply hotfixes, wait at the main menu until you see a sign that says “Hotfixes Applied”! If you are experiencing any issues or want to provide feedback, please submit a ticket to support.2k.com.

Rare Chest Riches and Loot Monster Mayhem mini-events end at 9:00 AM PST today.

The Co-Op Loot Drop event is continuing until April 30!

This week, we have two new mini-events: Mr. Torgue’s Slaughter Onslaught and Making It Rain! Mr. Torgue’s Slaughter Onslaught will increase the number of dedicated loot drops from Slaughter bosses. The Making It Rain event will increase the in-game currency Cash drops for normal, Badass, and Anointed enemies, which will come in handy when you’re fighting the Cartels in this month’s upcoming patch. These events will go live with the hotfix today and will end on April 23 at 9:00 AM PT.

There are no balance adjustments this week. We wanted to take this time to let the dust settle after the balance adjustments that were made over the previous weeks and are continuing to monitor and collect feedback based on those changes.

Activate Mr. Torgue’s Slaughter Onslaught mini-event until 9:00 AM PT on April 23

Activate Making It Rain mini-event until 9:00 AM PT on April 23

Addressed a reported concern that Phasegrasp was not supported on Nekrotafeyo

Added gameplay tags for impending Mayhem 2.0 release

I never thought I'd say it, but I'm not going to miss the Loot Tink's and Chubby Skrags.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 6:55 am

The Boomerang XL is a very nice gun. It made very quick work of Troy (so much so that I wonder if it wasn't somewhat unfair).

I'm really liking the story too. Can't wait to see what's next.

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:02 pm

New code from orcz.com: 5BKBB-KZ9SK-69R69-5F3TT-RK5RC (Showing verified for PC and ? for console. So YMMV.)

Alefroth · Post by **Alefroth** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 5:59 pm

TheMix wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:02 pm New code from orcz.com: 5BKBB-KZ9SK-69R69-5F3TT-RK5RC (Showing verified for PC and ? for console. So YMMV.)

Worked on PS4.

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:37 pm

Apparently they said the money from make it rain will be needed for the next event

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:05 am

I'm up to Level 46 on my first playthrough of Moze and I'm still not done with 80 hours played. I haven't even used my last 6 skill points to keep things fair with the guys I'm going up against. I tried one of the proving grounds - should have been used them before trying that. I made it, but missed a bunch of the secondary objectives.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:10 am

stessier wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:05 am I'm up to Level 46 on my first playthrough of Moze and I'm still not done with 80 hours played. I haven't even used my last 6 skill points to keep things fair with the guys I'm going up against.

46 and still on your first run? Here's a tip, and it is the same as it was for BL2: If you start to outlevel the main quest on your first playthrough, stop doing side quests and just focus on the story until they catch up. All of the side quests will be there on the second playthrough where experience comes slower and where you have Mayhem levels to boost the difficulty if needed (I generally use Mayhem II on my second run.)

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:43 am

IceBear wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:37 pm Apparently they said the money from make it rain will be needed for the next event

That's probably good, as right now there is no money sink. I've got tons of cash and nothing to spend it on.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:45 am

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:10 am
stessier wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:05 am I'm up to Level 46 on my first playthrough of Moze and I'm still not done with 80 hours played. I haven't even used my last 6 skill points to keep things fair with the guys I'm going up against.
46 and still on your first run? Here's a tip, and it is the same as it was for BL2: If you start to outlevel the main quest on your first playthrough, stop doing side quests and just focus on the story until they catch up. All of the side quests will be there on the second playthrough where experience comes slower and where you have Mayhem levels to boost the difficulty if needed (I generally use Mayhem II on my second run.)

Yes, don't do any side quests on the first play through and you'll be somewhere between level 36 and 40. Then as Blackhawk says, switch to TVHM and some level of Mayhem (I am also rolling with Mayhem Level 2) for more XP and better loot.

IceBear · Post by **IceBear** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:58 am

Grifman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:43 am
IceBear wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 7:37 pm Apparently they said the money from make it rain will be needed for the next event
That's probably good, as right now there is no money sink. I've got tons of cash and nothing to spend it on.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/ ... rtels/amp/

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:20 pm

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:10 am
stessier wrote: ↑Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:05 am I'm up to Level 46 on my first playthrough of Moze and I'm still not done with 80 hours played. I haven't even used my last 6 skill points to keep things fair with the guys I'm going up against.
46 and still on your first run? Here's a tip, and it is the same as it was for BL2: If you start to outlevel the main quest on your first playthrough, stop doing side quests and just focus on the story until they catch up. All of the side quests will be there on the second playthrough where experience comes slower and where you have Mayhem levels to boost the difficulty if needed (I generally use Mayhem II on my second run.)

Thanks, but this is my first ever playthrough. I want the story. Now I'll know what I'm willing to skip for future characters.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:43 pm

That's always been a flaw of the Borderlands series. It's really balanced best for the second playthrough, and trying to have the whole experience on the first tends to result in being way overpowered, but pushing through and trying to experience the setting and story in all its glory in the second playthrough tends to water down the experience.

My own method these days is to focus just on the main story on the first run. I try to experience it all in its fresh glory. Then my second playthrough is the one where I try to get lost in the world, find extra goodies, hit all the side stories. The main story is weaker, as I know how it unfolds, but the world is still fresh, as is the side content. It's not perfect, and it certainly isn't the only right way.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:58 pm

My way is to do it all on the first run then never play it again

Just not made for 2nd plays to me. But other than the Pre sequel which I tried to finish many times and never did I always played the others co op online and finished them never to return.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:43 am

Moze has saved the galaxy after 85 hours and at Level 48! I watched all the credits. There were A LOT...pretty sure it took 25 minutes to go through them all. Now back to Sanctuary to pilfer.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:31 am

stessier wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:43 am I watched all the credits. There were A LOT...pretty sure it took 25 minutes to go through them all. Now back to Sanctuary to pilfer.

Then I probably shouldn't mention that you can use the mouse wheel to scroll the credits faster, especially the personal thanks portion...

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:33 am

Blackhawk wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 9:31 am
stessier wrote: ↑Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:43 am I watched all the credits. There were A LOT...pretty sure it took 25 minutes to go through them all. Now back to Sanctuary to pilfer.
Then I probably shouldn't mention that you can use the mouse wheel to scroll the credits faster, especially the personal thanks portion...

Well then...

For the first time I didn't mind too much. I liked reading the personal thanks part and thought the music was good. I would have liked to have scrolled a bit faster through all of Take-Two's worldwide offices though.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:46 am

I got to TVHM. I'm a little bummed that all the maps are already explored. Also, was the idea with the Eridian writings that you would read them as you found them on your second playthrough? Because I ran back through every zone as soon as I got the ability to read them.

How does Mayhem work? I set it to Level 2, but it doesn't look like it applies yet in TVHM.

I started a new game with Fl4k. Up to Level 6 and he seems fun. I have to remember to use his special ability more often.