Borderlands 2 Catch-All

I'm playing through the Pirate DLC. The new loot is frickin' awesome. Say goodbye to your Law pistol, Ninjas! Blade's Rapier is the new hotness; and his Manly Man shield gives reason to shuck off Bee-ness from time to time.

New legendaries in my toon include a Legendary Soldier class mod and a level 50 Rocket Speed Bunny. I also found a pair of powerful Hyperion shotguns and submachine guns.

Have some Shift codes that just went live:

Randy Pitchford wrote:

WinPC: W3WTT-WT3ZH-RTBJT-3JT3T-RXKTS PSN: 5BWBT-RX5ZB-FSBKB-SBWJT-CRBZ5 360: 5BWBT-RX5WF-BRFJF-KFTJT-CRBXF

Unknown as to how long they will last.

Thanks! No way I'd have checked today.

Thanks, jumped into BL2 just to get the key, even though I have had no time to play in the last week.

Stele wrote:

Thanks! No way I'd have checked today. :?

+1 Checked twitter this morning. Wouldn't have checked again until much later tonight!

Thanks for the codes!

Oh man, thanks for the code. That golden key was very awesome to me, got two huge upgrades!

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I love the look of Torgue weapons. Got this snub-nosed beauty a while back on a Geary run. It looks awesome, but my Axton doesn't find it particularly useful, seeing as it's NOT a bullet hose:

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I got a bunch of these pistols in the ol' Vault. If any of you level 50'ers want a Torgue pistol straight up, gimme a PM. Of course, Geary Chests for me seem to want to spew pistols all the darn time!

Went to Oasis:

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and all I got was a Pandoracorn shirt:

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Apparently Pandoracorns have two horns. Huh. It goes surprisingly well with the Hawk head. The gleaming white rifle is a level 50 purple Vladof. All my level 50 purple or rarer Vladofs have this white motif. Seems like they're trying to make a statement or something. Accessorizes the pink outfit really well.

The guns I actually use a lot are these:

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Yes, those are both Hyperion shotguns. They're incredibly deadly. The bad thing about most shotguns is the spread. Hyperion shotguns don't have any. So long as you aim right and true, they fire in a tight cluster that will obliterate whatever they hit. Key characteristics for these particular shotguns is high projectile count (11+), high RoF (2.8+) and fast reload speed. Those are the qualities that allow you to kill Raid bosses.

The first one is for high-damage output with little regard to ammo conservation - good for bosses; but you'll need a Stockpile Relic, an Aggression Relic, or a Loyalty Relic to complement it. Preferably, you've got a Marcus vendo machine close by.

The second is for general-purpose killing. The higher RoF, tighter spread, and lightning element makes it ideal for killing shielded mooks. Also, you won't run out of ammo in the middle of a run, as it's more ammo-friendly. The higher effective magazine (11 shots vs. 4) also allows you to shoot for longer.

These shotguns are rare finds - most shotguns aren't Hyperions, and even when they are, you don't often get the combination of high damage, high RoF, and fast reload.

I... ...I do believe that I've just been rick-rolled by a Pirate Ninja. Cool.

I've been farming and using Axton in the Pirate DLC. That adventure sure is sniper-friendly. My Rakehell's getting a real spotlight on it. I've uncovered a nice use for Longbow + Gemini combo - Remote Reclaim. Ordinarily, you can't reclaim a Longbow Turret if you cast it in the faraway distance to tank while you snipe out the encounter. With Gemini, you can plunk down a Turret right next to you and then use Reclaim on that (which Reclaims both Turrets) to cut back on the cooldown.

Gemini is also fantastic on the defense. With one Phalanx Shield, you get maybe 3, 4 seconds before it goes down. Gemini gives you twice that time. In fact, it gives you more than that since you will typically be able to cut down incoming fire rapidly on account of being able to just stand and shoot at the baddies. If nothing else, shooting will cause enemies to stop firing at they run for cover or dodge fire.

I bought a Megalodon headset for use in Borderlands.

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It's quite good for a gaming set of earphones. Musical fidelity is completely shot. I won't be using it for listening to any kind of music. Surround sound is quite impressive, though. With the earphones on, I can usually pinpoint the location of enemies that make sounds based on the sound alone. It really gives you a fantastic sense of enemy or event location. I tried going back to stereo and doing the same thing and it just doesn't localize direction well enough.

Finished the DLC, and hit 50 last night. Once again, like everything (except mad moxxxies) gearbox's DLC was well worth the money. It's pretty long, whole bunch of new jokes, quests, fancy items, sound bites, and interesting locales.

C3N50R807 was a good time

Spoiler:

A deviant known as p3rv-e is in possession of sexually explicit material, please murder him because morality

Bring on the Ninja DLC.

New set of codes just went up at 10am ET:

WinPC: C3CJB-HB3ZZ-F33TB-BTJJT-TXKRF
PSN: WTCTJ-J9CS3-RSJ53-Z3K3B-BT9F9
X360: WTCTJ-J9CK6-JRR36-W6J3B-BT96W

Thanks for posting those, McIrishJihad!

Rallick wrote:

Thanks for posting those, McIrishJihad!

Ditto. Just got a golden key.

Happytime Harry wrote:

C3N50R807 was a good time

Spoiler:

A deviant known as p3rv-e is in possession of sexually explicit material, please murder him because morality

Yeah, that one was hilarious.

EvilHomer3k wrote:
Rallick wrote:

Thanks for posting those, McIrishJihad!

Ditto. Just got a golden key.

Me too.

Interesting note about the SHiFT codes:

after awhile golden keys seem a bit useless :/

They're definitely useless once you hit level 50. They're most useful at "dead" levels where you can't farm anything worth a damn and your shield and weapons are badly underleveled.

EvilHomer3k wrote:
Rallick wrote:

Thanks for posting those, McIrishJihad!

Ditto. Just got a golden key.

My phone started blowing up at 2am this morning. I thought something had just exploded at work or something just as serious.

Nope - I set Randy's Twitter account to give me notifications, and they were doing a drop for Australia/early Europe.

Didn't stop me from moseying downstairs and retrieving keys for myself and my roommate.

Saw these come through just as I was getting to work, and figured it'd be worth posting - glad it helped some folks.

My gold key gave me a pistol with a hefty damage jump, but -30% ACC, and scoped in my Assassin holds it like he's binging on Tequila to cope with his Parkinson's. We'll see how that goes.

Don't judge. Parkinson's is rough.

Hey, LarryC, could you do me a huge favor and link to your pics next time, instead of encoding them directly into the message? Every single time I click on this thread now I end up in the middle of a bunch of gigantic pictures. I like loot as much as the next guy but come on.

LobsterMobster wrote:

Don't judge. Parkinson's is rough.

Yes, I just wish he was using healthy coping methods.

I finally got a golden key, and got a pair of useless mods. Ah well, I thought, at least I can flog them. 5 minute later, a badass raging whatsit knocked me into a gully, and I lost the cash respawning. Easy come, easy go!

I've been wondering around Sawtooth Cauldron for a while. How do I get to the fortress-platform at the top, in the middle?

spider_j wrote:

I've been wondering around Sawtooth Cauldron for a while. How do I get to the fortress-platform at the top, in the middle?

Continue with the story quests, it will send you there. Can't use the elevator until the story quest.

spider_j wrote:

I've been wondering around Sawtooth Cauldron for a while. How do I get to the fortress-platform at the top, in the middle?

Sometimes one must go under to get on top.

Innuendo Bot 3000 wrote:

Sometimes one must go under to get on top.

Day Of The Codes continues! Posted at 5:45pm ET

WinPC: 5JKBB-RKTHZ-RTJBT-BT33J-WJRWW
PSN: K3WBT-Z95HT-FZT5J-HTWJB-ZFXC3
X360: K3WBT-Z95CX-BXX3R-CXTJB-ZFX95

McIrishJihad wrote:

Day Of The Codes continues! Posted at 5:45pm ET

WinPC: 5JKBB-RKTHZ-RTJBT-BT33J-WJRWW
PSN: K3WBT-Z95HT-FZT5J-HTWJB-ZFXC3
X360: K3WBT-Z95CX-BXX3R-CXTJB-ZFX95

Beat me to the post ;).

Awesome, finally got one - thanks for posting.

Here's one of the main guns I've been using for my level 29. I like it.

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LobsterMobster wrote:

Hey, LarryC, could you do me a huge favor and link to your pics next time, instead of encoding them directly into the message? Every single time I click on this thread now I end up in the middle of a bunch of gigantic pictures. I like loot as much as the next guy but come on.

Is there a way to change the size of the pic- that'd be optimal. I like posting pics from time to time, and like seeing pics from time to time (though I admit each additional pic in a post begins to make me love it less)- and I don't see any reason why pics can't be posted in here as they can in any other thread. I get, though, that giant pics (especially when they break the border) are obnoxious- so any way to resize?

EDIT: actually, is it just a matter of changing the size of the comment box when you're editing- seemed to make my pic smaller just now.