borderlands – The Daily SPUF

Floating in space above the Tower, waiting to go on my next mission.

Still Trying To Play Destiny 2

October 19, 2019October 17, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, destiny 2, free to play

I feel like I should like Destiny 2. Like I should have jumped in on day one and absolutely had a blast and then wanted to play it the next day. But after a couple of sessions, I find myself frustrated and not really sure what to think. Just the other day, I played for three hours, closed Destiny 2 because it was 2:15am and still felt kinda… not satisfied. For reasons unknown, it is still a struggle for me to get into Destiny 2. I’m not really sure where to begin, aside from the fact that I don’t want… [Continue Reading]

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A Different Feel When You Play Multiplayer or Singleplayer in Borderlands

October 5, 2019September 30, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 2, borderlands 3

I’ve been playing far more Borderlands in the last few weeks than I’ve done so in a long time. Before Borderlands 3 came out, the last time I played was when the free DLC with Commander Lilith came out, and I did so in a group of four. We completed the story pretty quickly. But when I went back to replay that DLC content on my own, I struggled to get through it and eventually gave up. Maybe it’s because I took an old character who had just finished the main Borderlands 2 story, instead of a nearly maxed character… [Continue Reading]

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Borderlands 2 and the Benefits of Cooperative Mode

September 25, 2019September 22, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 3, loot, weapons

If there’s one main gameplay change I really, really like in Borderlands 3, it’s the option to change how looting works with other players in your team. In the previous games, everyone saw every weapon that dropped and everyone got pretty much the same gear. If you worked together to kill a boss and it dropped seven guns, then everyone saw the same seven guns and would have to work with each other to decide who got what. Or they could duel with each other and fight over who gets the one and only legendary that dropped from said boss.… [Continue Reading]

Leaving Pandora for the first proper time. Unless you're Lilith, who was on the moon of Elpis in the Pre-Sequel

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Quick Thoughts on Borderlands 3

September 20, 2019September 19, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 3, ramble, review, thoughts

Ages ago, I considered doing a series of reviews on games based on the first half an hour of gameplay and nothing more. I never really got around to it because of just how varied that half an hour can be, and I was never really sure what rules to have. Should it be 30 minutes of straight gameplay only? Should I include troubleshooting and cut scenes? I never knew,so I never did it. But it was something I also considered doing with Borderlands 3. Anyway, after many troubles trying to obtain Borderlands 3, I finally have the game installed… [Continue Reading]

A Final Hoorah for Borderlands 2 and hype for Borderlands 3

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Thoughts on Pre-Ordering Games

September 13, 2019September 10, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 3, pre-order, rant, risk

The act of pre-ordering a game is simple. You pay money in advance in order to be able to download and install a game the second it’s released. Sometimes you get extra bonuses, like special pre-order only items and cosmetics. Sometimes you get a soundtrack with it. Sometimes you get to install the game earlier than people buying the game on release. And in some cases, you get completely ripped off because the game you pre-ordered turned out to be crap. I’ll be honest, I hate pre-ordering games. I haven’t pre-ordered many games in my short existence, but most of… [Continue Reading]

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Commander Lilith and the Fight For Sanctuary – The Free Explanatory DLC for Borderlands 2

June 26, 2019June 23, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 2, dlc, quest

So I finally got around to playing the new DLC for Borderlands 2, Commander Lilith and the Fight for Sanctuary. It was given away for free at the same time the Handsome Collection was massively reduced in price, to coincide with the proper announcement and trailer for Borderlands 3. The DLC fills the gap between Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3, thrusting the plot forward. It had taken a while to play because brother, the ultra Borderlands fan and nerd, wanted to play with a full squad. Which is fair but probably made it all easier. The story happens a little… [Continue Reading]

The BL2 Main Menu. Zer0 is really dreading doing that starter level again...

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Borderlands 2’s Intro Level is a Weird Thing

February 12, 2019February 11, 2019 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 2, early game, tutorial

There are a lot of things I enjoy about the Borderlands series. The huge number of guns. The crazy builds and classes. The extreme amounts of chaos and death and destruction. The Bandit Technical vehicle with explosive barrel launcher. But there is something that gets in the way of all of that. Borderlands 2’s intro levels. The actual intro, which introduces you to the four non-DLC classes, is very nicely done. But then you get blown up and have to deal with the last surviving Claptrap unit. Thus begins a journey that can’t decide on how hard or easy to… [Continue Reading]

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Destiny 2 is Free Until November 18th, So I’m Free to Ramble About it

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, destiny, destiny 2, dlc, free, free game

Right now, as I type, Destiny 2, the base game at least, is free via Battle.net, not long after being part of a Humble Bundle monthly deal for €12 and was free on Playstation Plus in September. You get it from Battle.net before November 18th, it’s yours forever. Which makes it the perfect distraction while people wait for any news on Borderlands 3. You notice I didn’t say Fortuna. Because I have to reiterate this: Destiny is nothing like Warframe, apart from the batshit crazy story and the space ships across the solar system. Nope, this is Borderlands except very… [Continue Reading]

Yeah the whole Angel thing was pretty literal in Borderlands 2

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Tons and Tons and Tons of Shitty Loot

September 5, 2018August 30, 2018 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, borderlands 2, loot, weapons

This is going to sound mean, but loot in Borderlands 2 really sucks. It’s awful. It’s annoying as heck. In fact, it’s a large amount of rummaging through crap until you find something half decent. In the early levels of Borderlands 2, that doesn’t matter. The loot is kinda supposed to be shitty since it’s the start of the game and you’re basically scavenging shit. Plus, it makes no sense to give new players stupidly powerful stuff because it’s early doors. The Hyperion weapons chest you open before you get to the first proper area is that bait to continue,… [Continue Reading]

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Cyprus Comic Con 2017 – Thoughts

September 3, 2017September 23, 2017 Medic 0 Comments borderlands, Comic con, cosplay, mercy, overwatch, warframe

So, Cyprus Comic Con day one has passed and now we’re on day two. I’m writing this at 9am after a nice little breakfast at a hotel fifteen minutes away. Brother slept like a log, but me and sister couldn’t really sleep. Dunno why. Breakfast at the hotel was basic. Ham, cheese, eggs, bread, cereal. Mini buffet thing. The hotel is super quiet. It actually mostly has older people in it. I assume most non-locals booked places closer or just went home. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the fact that sister REALLY wanted to go to the after party, we… [Continue Reading]

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