Borderlands 2 is on it's way.

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**Slarg232**

Well, here we are, Borderlands 2 has been announced along with it's first class, which is being kept secret except for this screen:

I for one am not crazy about the hair....

**gicks30**

Looking forward to it. Wish there was more character customisation though.

**Slarg232**

gicks30 wrote:Looking forward to it. Wish there was more character customisation though.

You mean the appearance? I can get behind that, yeah.

Was amazing fun customization with the builds, though. I'm not sure if this was the norm, but my Soldier could never kill any boss.... until some minions showed up. He would just be shooting his Rocket Launchers, having a tough time dealing damage, but the moment he killed a mob he gained fireing speed, ammo regen, health regen, sheild regen, grenade regen, and I think something else XD

**Kasrkai**

God-damnit.

**Manchu**

A case of shoddy journalism? lol

**Deadly Hitman51**

I cannot wait! So amped for this!

**gicks30**

Slarg232 wrote:
gicks30 wrote:Looking forward to it. Wish there was more character customisation though.

You mean the appearance? I can get behind that, yeah.

Was amazing fun customization with the builds, though. I'm not sure if this was the norm, but my Soldier could never kill any boss.... until some minions showed up. He would just be shooting his Rocket Launchers, having a tough time dealing damage, but the moment he killed a mob he gained fireing speed, ammo regen, health regen, sheild regen, grenade regen, and I think something else XD

Yeah I meant the looks lol. The classes were fine. But at least let us customise the face or something, I'd like my character to actually be my character

**Slarg232**

Got a name for that dude; Salvador. He's the "Gunzerker", can duel weild any weapons.

Borderlands 2 was only officially announced a few days ago and today we have the first details about the game to share with you.

These details come courtesy of the latest issue of Game Informer who are running a segment on the game.

Borderlands 2 is being developed by Gearbox and is set to release in 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

You can check out the details below.

- Co-op will probably be 4 players

- Vehicles will have variety

- One vehicle: Bandit Technical

- One vehicle will have four seats

- Eridium – enhance weapons

- Eridium is a form of currency

- Salvador: Gunzerker, can dual-wield with any weapon

- Vault Hunters from the first game will be NPCs

- Bandits can access their own type of weaponry

- Unique styling, color, personality for each manufacturer

- Custom decals/enhancements for weapons

- More responsive enemies, more varied, better AI, improvement so that they interact with each other better

- NPCs will also be improved, will move around more

- Interacting dialogue for players

- Skill tree will be similar to the first game (3 branch system)

- Claptrap seems to be returning

- Apparently there won’t be any old weapons

- Story missions won’t be static

- Some pickups will provide temporary buffs

**murdog**

Right on. I guess I better quit my job, cancel my courses and send the wife and kids to her moms for the year. Borderlands Baby!

BODO-LANZ!

**Jaon**

Ive never actually clicked a thread before because I hate something in its title, but Ive just come to say Borderlands is one of the worst games I have ever played.

**VikingScott**

Excellant. I'm surprised gearbox wasn't making it earlier. I loved borderlands.

Not too fussed about new classes I thought the old ones were good as it is. Most of the changes sound good. Bit iffy on the 'Gunzerker' though.

**Soladrin**

Jaon wrote:Ive never actually clicked a thread before because I hate something in its title, but Ive just come to say Borderlands is one of the worst games I have ever played.

Thank you oh great one for sharing the grand view of yours, now scoot.

Can't wait to co-op this with mates

**Slarg232**

VikingScott wrote:Excellant. I'm surprised gearbox wasn't making it earlier. I loved borderlands.

Not too fussed about new classes I thought the old ones were good as it is. Most of the changes sound good. Bit iffy on the 'Gunzerker' though.

I personally would have vliked it better if they kept the old classes, and let them switch between abilities: The Soldier kept his turret, but gained an energy sheild that absorbed all damage from the front for X amount of time. You could switch between them at any New-U station.

**Coolyo294**

When they changed the art style, I lost all interest in Borderlands. Needless to say, I'm not excited for Borderlands 2.

**Slarg232**

coolyo294 wrote:When they changed the art style, I lost all interest in Borderlands. Needless to say, I'm not excited for Borderlands 2.

You liked it better when it was just another "realistic" brown shooter?

**Coolyo294**

Slarg232 wrote:
coolyo294 wrote:When they changed the art style, I lost all interest in Borderlands. Needless to say, I'm not excited for Borderlands 2.

You liked it better when it was just another "realistic" brown shooter?

Yes.

**Slarg232**

coolyo294 wrote:
Slarg232 wrote:
coolyo294 wrote:When they changed the art style, I lost all interest in Borderlands. Needless to say, I'm not excited for Borderlands 2.

You liked it better when it was just another "realistic" brown shooter?
Yes.

Spoiler:

**Alpharius**

I'm up for some more good, fun multiplayer co-op campaign gaming!

Now if they'd only do a third ARMY OF TWO... too!

**Mr. Self Destruct**

I'd actually rather have the game be shorter. After getting halfway through the 2nd playthrough or so the game feels horribly dragged out and boring.
And dual-wielding? In my Borderlands? feth yeah.

**40k Ninja**

SWEET! I love the borderlands game.

**mikeb2817**

I have been waiting for this since basically lsoing my life to borderlands 1, the game was so underrated. Its one of my fave games of all times.

**Jaon**

Soladrin wrote:
Jaon wrote:Ive never actually clicked a thread before because I hate something in its title, but Ive just come to say Borderlands is one of the worst games I have ever played.

Thank you oh great one for sharing the grand view of yours, now scoot.

Can't wait to co-op this with mates

Scooting!

**Slarg232**

A few days ago the first details of Borderlands 2 appeared online thanks to the latest issue of Game Informer.

Well now a fresh batch of details from that same article have made their way online and can be found below.

- Each manufacturer will have their own visual styling/theme. The purpose of this is to be able to easily identify a weapon's manufacturer and quality by simple looking at it. No manufacturers will have the same looking gun

- NPC's will be fully animated and move around their locations, interacting with objects within their locations

- Gearbox wants to make 4 seating standard on each vehicle

- Class mods and Artifacts will be returning

- BL2's skill tree will maintain the 3 Branch system and have more defined abilities rather than simple stat boosts. It is unknown how many skills will occupy each branch.

- 2 Gunzerker Skills were mentioned. One, increases the fire rate of any weapon the longer the trigger is held down. A second, while Dual-wielding, increases accuracy with same class weapons, or doubles damage for different class weapons.

Borderlands 2 is being developed by Gearbox and is scheduled to release in 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Even more info.

**AwesomeFex**

Hopefully the PC version will have more... quality this time around. From the reviews I've seen, the console version is much preferred to the PC version.

**bombboy1252**

Borderlands was SOOOOOOOOO boring solo, way to much co-op emphasis, and a art style that hurt my eyes just looking at it, borderlands 2 is prolly gonna be the same thing......

**Slarg232**

bombboy1252 wrote:Borderlands was SOOOOOOOOO boring solo, way to much co-op emphasis, and a art style that hurt my eyes just looking at it, borderlands 2 is prolly gonna be the same thing......

As someone who soloed the entire game, I don't see why it had too much Co-op emphasis..... Only thing that I just couldn't do was MINAC....

**Blitza da warboy**

bombboy1252 wrote:Borderlands was SOOOOOOOOO boring solo, way to much co-op emphasis, and a art style that hurt my eyes just looking at it, borderlands 2 is prolly gonna be the same thing......

I on the other hand, preferred playing borderlands on solo instead of co-op. The only problem is that I can't kill the destroyer alone >_>

Also, I want to see if I can kill more lance guys by electrocuting them

**Carmine the Wolf**

Just in time for me finishing Fallout: New Vegas and all the DLCs!

I solo'd Borderlands 1 and had a fantastic time of it, it was the game that got me into 1st Person Shooters.

I love the comicbook style, the setting and the fact that the game never punished you for having a style of play be it runing in, guns blazing or sniping from a distance.

Some more customisation options beyond clothing colours would be nice this time: choice of gender, build, face and clothing would be welcome.

Am I alone and sad in pretending that Pandora was a backwater in the Imperium while I was shooting my way through it?