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Offline Klaustrophobia

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So, I got a free Borderlands 2 coupon with my vid card.  I intend to use it, but should I play the first one first?  Are they related at all story wise/is the first worth $30?  I'm not much into multiplayer, though I might give the co-op a shot if there's anyone left still playing it other than morons and hackers.  I've seen a few reviews saying the PC port sucks and single player is boring, but not TOO many. 
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Offline Mongoose

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I've had several acquaintances say the first game was a ton of fun, at least in co-op.  It sounds like the sort of thing that works best if you can find a friend or two.

 

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the first game was tons of fun, right up until the lack of an ending.
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More than a few people on HLP play, and aside from Hades and maybe 0rph3u5 none of us could be considered morons. :P  Save hackers like Astronomiya and I, but not morons. :P  We do not cheat when playing with people who do not cheat, so don't worry about me showing up with a maxed-level Hunter and sniping everything from a mile away with a perfectly-steady Keen Sniper Rifle of Flame +5.  Astronomiya, Commander Zane, Scotty, Ravenholme, BritishShivans, Hades, 0rph3u5, Valathil, and I all have BL1, but that's just the people who have offered to co-op with me.  Our availability and willingness to play may vary by region and level of give-a-damn.

And yes, co-op is great.  SP is about as average as single-player Diablo, but like Diablo MP is a blast as you and up to three friends murder your way across the planet.
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline 0rph3u5

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So, I got a free Borderlands 2 coupon with my vid card.  I intend to use it, but should I play the first one first?  Are they related at all story wise/is the first worth $30?  I'm not much into multiplayer, though I might give the co-op a shot if there's anyone left still playing it other than morons and hackers.  I've seen a few reviews saying the PC port sucks and single player is boring, but not TOO many. 

Borderlands isn't "required reading" as far as I get what Gearbox has been putting out ... as it hasn't got much of story to speak of (see spoiler below)
Spoiler:
There is an Alien Vault somewhere on the planet and you want what is inside ... quests are like pearls on a string to finally guide you there ...

Single Player in Borderlands was a grind for levels and guns in rather repetetive envoirments ... but coop is where the fun is, as it plays much more smoothly if not all monsters are intend on killing just you
Expect part two to be no different


More than a few people on HLP play, and aside from Hades and maybe 0rph3u5 none of us could be considered morons. :P 

How did I earn "maybe moron"?

« Last Edit: September 08, 2012, 03:59:12 pm by 0rph3u5 »
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

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"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 
Er, I don't really know to be honest.  It just sort of sprung into my head somehow.  I have this vague feeling that you left some repeated very poor-quality posts somewhere I saw them. :blah:
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline deathfun

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So, I got a free Borderlands 2 coupon with my vid card.  I intend to use it, but should I play the first one first?  Are they related at all story wise/is the first worth $30?  I'm not much into multiplayer, though I might give the co-op a shot if there's anyone left still playing it other than morons and hackers.  I've seen a few reviews saying the PC port sucks and single player is boring, but not TOO many.

I'll play it with you
Get Hamachi and we'll set up a lan (because er... you can probably guess)
"No"

 
Borderlands doesn't do any sort of validation for game clients.  If I recall correctly it doesn't even have a serial check during installation.  So yeah, you probably don't need Hamachi. :P
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline Klaustrophobia

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How did I earn "maybe moron"?

have you ever posted a conservative viewpoint? 



anywho, one more question.  is the co-op a story-mode kind of thing, or is it just a get in a group and kill all the things kind of thing?  i wouldn't enjoy the latter any more (probably less) than ordinary multiplayer (a grand total of 3 games i've ever actually enjoyed playing multi come to mind), and it sounds like there's nothing much worth $20/30 in single player.  i'm thinking i'll probably just stick with the free one.

oh, and i have no idea what hamachi is, or anything sparda said.  never played diablo either.
I like to stare at the sun.

 
Actually, I'm on the right wing of politics myself, so no that doesn't have anything to do with it. :p

Co-op is the singleplayer campaign and all assorted side quests, just with friends.  Progress in one mode carries over to another since the same character is used for both modes.
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline 0rph3u5

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How did I earn "maybe moron"?

have you ever posted a conservative viewpoint? 

I'm a member of a left wing party...

But I guess I know what Sparda is refering too (Come one you can't hold anyone's post on the WoD board against them ;))
"As you sought to steal a kingdom for yourself, so must you do again, a thousand times over. For a theft, a true theft, must be practiced to be earned." - The terms of Nyrissa's curse, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

==================

"I am Curiosity, and I've always wondered what would become of you, here at the end of the world." - The Guide/The Curious Other, Othercide

"When you work with water, you have to know and respect it. When you labour to subdue it, you have to understand that one day it may rise up and turn all your labours into nothing. For what is water, which seeks to make all things level, which has no taste or colour of its own, but a liquid form of Nothing?" - Graham Swift, Waterland

"...because they are not Dragons."

 

Offline deathfun

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How did I earn "maybe moron"?

have you ever posted a conservative viewpoint? 



anywho, one more question.  is the co-op a story-mode kind of thing, or is it just a get in a group and kill all the things kind of thing?  i wouldn't enjoy the latter any more (probably less) than ordinary multiplayer (a grand total of 3 games i've ever actually enjoyed playing multi come to mind), and it sounds like there's nothing much worth $20/30 in single player.  i'm thinking i'll probably just stick with the free one.

oh, and i have no idea what hamachi is, or anything sparda said.  never played diablo either.

Hamachi is a program that creates a VPN which allows for LAN play for computers completely opposite to one another
"No"

 

Offline Klaustrophobia

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can you not play over the internet normally?
I like to stare at the sun.

 
I think he's trying to insinuate that his copy of Borderlands may not be completely legal in its form of acquisition, to which I replied that Borderlands MP doesn't care how you acquired your copy and will run fine regardless.  I'm speaking from experience when I had a pirated copy of Borderlands (but I don't now).
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline BloodEagle

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Get Hamachi

NO.

Damn it, people.  Don't start spreading the use of VPNs for multiplayer games.  It's freaking stupid.

 

Offline deathfun

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I think he's trying to insinuate that his copy of Borderlands may not be completely legal in its form of acquisition, to which I replied that Borderlands MP doesn't care how you acquired your copy and will run fine regardless.  I'm speaking from experience when I had a pirated copy of Borderlands (but I don't now).

No, but you need a Gamespy ID
Which I didn't have and didn't feel like getting at the time
But that's good to know

Get Hamachi

NO.

Damn it, people.  Don't start spreading the use of VPNs for multiplayer games.  It's freaking stupid.

It has it's uses. Not everyone can simply play multiplayer... normally
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Offline Mongoose

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They can if they actually buy the damn game instead of being cheap about it. :p

 

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Get Hamachi

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Damn it, people.  Don't start spreading the use of VPNs for multiplayer games.  It's freaking stupid.
It's still useful for old games whose original game servers are long down.
People are stupid, therefore anything popular is at best suspicious.

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They can if they actually buy the damn game instead of being cheap about it. :p

I actually have issues with port forwarding that Hamachi helps me circumvent nicely.
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Offline BloodEagle

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Get Hamachi

NO.

Damn it, people.  Don't start spreading the use of VPNs for multiplayer games.  It's freaking stupid.
It's still useful for old games whose original game servers are long down.
They can if they actually buy the damn game instead of being cheap about it. :p

I actually have issues with port forwarding that Hamachi helps me circumvent nicely.

There are better solutions to both of those problems.  Not to mention safer ones.