Borderlands 2 - When does it get fun?

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Morning all. I pre-ordered BL2 and played a little bit of it when it first came out, but work got very busy so I essentially abandoned the game until the last couple of days, when I've just tried to get back into it with little success.
Way back, playing Borderlands 1, I was pretty much hooked from the into movie, every new area bringing more interesting enemies to slay, and most importantly, interesting and upgraded loot to rifle through.

I'm now level 12 in BL2, I've been playing for eleven hours. So far I'm using a revolver that I found at level 10 which has a level 7 requirement, I've hardly found anything else worth using. Even at level 12, level 10 "quests" are sometimes still gruellingly difficult.
How much more "grind" do I have to put in before the game gets fun like the original Borderlands?
 
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Not played 2, but borderlands1 didn't do much for me. Only put about 4 hours in but, despite really liking the art style and characters, I just didn't enjoy actually playung it.

And what's supposed the fun thing about "loot"? Isn't it just tedious rifling through loads and loads of junk? I'm probably missing something :)
 
cheesyboy said:
Not played 2, but borderlands1 didn't do much for me. Only put about 4 hours in but, despite really liking the art style and characters, I just didn't enjoy actually playung it.

And what's supposed the fun thing about "loot"? Isn't it just tedious rifling through loads and loads of junk? I'm probably missing something :)
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In borderlands 1, with every new "Big Guy" defeated or every new gun-chest discovered, there's a massive sense of anticipation, "Ooooh, what are we going to get this time!?!?" which was oft. rewarded with a nice new gun.

The colour coding system meant that it only took a little bit of time to sift through the looted guns and see which were worth keeping and which were worth selling.

BL2 also has "colour rarity" but it's almost entirely meaningless, as 99.9999999% of the guns you find are white, the most basic colour, and the green/purple guns seem to be near-identical.
 
Love it, one of my favourite games.

The story is good, the characters are hilarious. Do you have 3 other people to play with? That's where the fun really comes into it.
 
If you're getting beaten by level 10 quests when you're level 12, and the only gun you're using is a revolver, then I think you're messing up your weaponry choices.
 
Play it with 3 friends. Doing it any other way is just wrong and it will turn into a grindfest extremely fast. The story and characters are brilliant and it takes a bit of time for the story to kick into gear. I never did like the art style but it grew on me when I purchased it very late just last year. Tiny Tina's DLC is probably amongst the best 'proper' DLC I've played since Oblivion's Shrouded Isles.
 
bazzabear said:
If you're getting beaten by level 10 quests when you're level 12, and the only gun you're using is a revolver, then I think you're messing up your weaponry choices.
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You're using the word "choices" where I don't have much of a choice. I've just played about an hour and a half of Borderlands 1, I'm level 8 and I've already found a bundle of nice little guns that suit my character, I've not been forced to use a revolver because it's the best weapon I've found in eleven hours.
 
11 hours of play and only level 12? Have you left the snow area yet? Try opening boxes, so many weapons lying around, some great early level items given by quests - a lack of weapons is defiantly a criticism that's unfounded.

Utter load of trash in this thread, if you just don't like the game then why bother commenting?

I really enjoyed both 1 and 2, but would consider them potentially a bit dull single player - however co-op wise it's one of the best games around (if you like fps that is) the script is great, a lot of hours worth of playtime, a lot of side quests, great humour - the best priced/content dlc I can recall in years
 
llamadal said:
11 hours of play and only level 12? Have you left the snow area yet? Try opening boxes, so many weapons lying around, some great early level items given by quests - a lack of weapons is defiantly a criticism that's unfounded.

Utter load of trash in this thread, if you just don't like the game then why bother commenting?

I really enjoyed both 1 and 2, but would consider them potentially a bit dull single player - however co-op wise it's one of the best games around (if you like fps that is) the script is great, a lot of hours worth of playtime, a lot of side quests, great humour - the best priced/content dlc I can recall in years
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I've played BL1, I know the score. I open EVERY box I can find. Weapons drops are few and far between, and good weapons fewer still.
As for why people "bother commenting if they don't like the game", given the nature of my question in the opening post, I think their input is entirely relevant, moreso than yours, given your preposterous claims that the loot "criticisms are unfounded"

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Sorry, Steam said 11 hours, Borderlands2 says 10;
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Aod said:
You're using the word "choices" where I don't have much of a choice. I've just played about an hour and a half of Borderlands 1, I'm level 8 and I've already found a bundle of nice little guns that suit my character, I've not been forced to use a revolver because it's the best weapon I've found in eleven hours.
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Sometimes.... that happens, and you just end up with unlucky weapon finds.

Have you tried using the 2 one-armed bandits in Moxxi's bar? I often find some of my best 'standard' weaponry comes from them. Yeah it's a tad repetitive, but you sometimes get some Eridium in the drops as well.

Also, get some Golden Keys, if you haven't already - and open the chest in Sanctuary a couple of times.

This link will be your friend:
http://orcz.com/Borderlands_2:_Golden_Key

What character are you playing as? I found some of the characters to be much less 'fun' than others. But as said, it is better with friends doing co-op, rescuing each other, watching people do completely retarded things and laughing at them... :D
 
I love this game, even after 400+ hours. Started out playing as Zero, did'nt enjoy the character. Then tried Maya, which was better. But Gaige is my favourite atm, although it took a bit of time to get my skill trees to suit my style of play. I'm on level 68 UVHM, not played for a couple of months, so hoping to get back into it soon.
So, what character are you playing as?
Borderlands 1, I actually found it a bit of a struggle to play, never finished it.
Actually looking forward to the Prequel, when it comes out.
 
Aod said:
BL2 also has "colour rarity" but it's almost entirely meaningless, as 99.9999999% of the guns you find are white, the most basic colour, and the green/purple guns seem to be near-identical.
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Just over 100 hours on the second game and that isn't the case at all. I've had Greens/Blues/Purples drop or rewards for quests. I've even had a couple of legendaries drop. In fact you see a lot of green (uncommon) drops through both games.

I do believe Borderlands is a style of game you either hate or love (I think something similar can be said of the current Destiny beta) but that being said I've definitely got bored playing the game on my own from time to time, although I struggled with the first one much more than the second game that I was generally glued to. Still have the 2nd DLC (and others to complete) plus more playthroughs.

As some have noted the game is much more fun as a co-op game with friends. I would personally say give it more time but obviously if you're not enjoying it, consider moving on to something else.
 
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