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[Ferzerp]

The bee + a shotgun = dead warrior disturbingly fast.

 

[KevinCU]

The bee + a shotgun = dead warrior disturbingly fast.

I get the Warrior down to about 20-30% life left the first time he jumps out the lava with The Bee + Conference Call with corrosive damage. Oddly enough, I kill Terra much faster with Maggie than I do Conference Call so I think he must be resistant to corrosive damage or something else is at play there.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

Pretty sure all varkids are corrosion resistant.

So, took Gaige online, and did some googling after the weirdness. If you're gonna do MP with her, host or you'll randomly lose anarchy stacks.

Curiously, Close Enough works with torgue gyrojets. Turned that 16 gyro torgue shotgun into a friggin' beast - especially since they rebound at bullet speed.

Edit: OK, I'm calling it right now. Gauge is broken like the bee is broken.

At level 20, you've got enough skillpoints to get 400 stacks of anarchy and 5 ranks in close enough. With 400 stacks and 5 in close enough, if you miss every single shot - and you won't - you'll do 200% of body shot damage on every shot anyway. Not much compared to a skilled, headshot raining Zero...but....

That's 200% of point blank bodyshot damage from any range. Shotgun? Any range is 200% equivalent point blank all bodyshot, if every pellet hits on those bodyshots. That's 200% damage when you're in cover, shooting around a frigging corner.


Horribly inaccurate, highly damaging torgue shotgun? 200% of the damage as if everything hit. From across the map. Element effects seem to ignore the 50% damage on close enough, so they're hitting for full. And even if I'm wrong on that - slag weapons don't deal actual damage. Slag around a corner, shotgun at the walls.....dead enemy.

Now, factor in that there may be relics with + to close enough, in which case every level increases your damage output by 10%. Oh, and you're not required to spend time doing things like actually aiming. And if anything hits directly, it's at 800% damage, plus she's got 30 more levels to do anything you want......

Yeah. LOL, started her this afternoon, she's already level 22. This is bloody criminal.

 

[bguile]

Pretty sure all varkids are corrosion resistant.

So, took Gaige online, and did some googling after the weirdness. If you're gonna do MP with her, host or you'll randomly lose anarchy stacks.

That explains why I kept losing my stacks today. It was pissing me off mightily. I even changed the key bindings for reload. Good info, thanks.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'm playing Gaige with just the elemental tree and a couple of points in the health regen. I'm at level 14, just did Dam Fine Rescue and the 2 follow up sidequests in that area (Tannis and 1340).

With that limitation Gaige is still a good challenge, especially if you see how long you can go without summoning DeathTrap.

One nice thing about DeathTrap is you can use him to clear away the annoying insta-respawn when Gearbox's level design flaws make you retrace your steps instead of giving you a shortcut or fast travel point where you need it.

For example, your first time into the Firehawk lair you're given a shortcut to get out. When you go back for a sidequest, no shortcut and no fast travel. Grrrr!

 

[cytoSiN]

Did they nerf the bee yet? If not, anyone have a level 40+ bee they don't mind duping so I can run some tests with different weapons before they nerf it?

 

[KevinCU]

Did they nerf the bee yet? If not, anyone have a level 40+ bee they don't mind duping so I can run some tests with different weapons before they nerf it?

I have a level 50 with 52k amp damage. Just need you to give me some steps for duping.

 

[Ferzerp]

I have a level 50 with 52k amp damage. Just need you to give me some steps for duping.

You can probably just join MP, drop it, and kill the game without saving. The characters are all client side, so that stuff is trivial.

*or* backup save game, drop it, replace save game.

 

[WiseUp216]

Anyone having an issue with the game crashing since the last update? I have the newest Nvidia drivers.

Didn't crash a single time during the first 60 hours of playtime, but I think it has 3 times in the last 2 days or so.

 

[Ferzerp]

Anyone having an issue with the game crashing since the last update? I have the newest Nvidia drivers.

Didn't crash a single time during the first 60 hours of playtime, but I think it has 3 times in the last 2 days or so.

If GPU is OC'ed, lower it a bit.

 

[WiseUp216]

If GPU is OC'ed, lower it a bit.

Nope, stock settings.

 

[Aikouka]

So, I put a point into Anarchy, and whew boy... it really changes how you have to play your character! At around 80-90 stacks, I found that my Sniper Rifle was really not that useful anymore as getting criticals was significantly harder. I found it simply works better to just run up and kill shit real quick.

Did they nerf the bee yet? If not, anyone have a level 40+ bee they don't mind duping so I can run some tests with different weapons before they nerf it?

If anything, I'm guessing you may see a nerf on Tuesday that coincides with the release of DLC1. There will have to be an overall compatibility patch for everyone.

 

[The_Golden_Man]

Anyone having an issue with the game crashing since the last update? I have the newest Nvidia drivers.

Didn't crash a single time during the first 60 hours of playtime, but I think it has 3 times in the last 2 days or so.

I have had one crash, and it was yesterday in singleplayer. All of a sudden the screen went black for a couple of seconds, then when I got back to the game frames was down to 50FPS and it felt really sluggish.

I believe the Nvidia drivers had crashed and recovered itself after a while. After about 10 minutes I was back up to 60FPS and all was well.

Oh, Im also using the latest Nvidia 306.97 WHQL drivers.

 

[WiseUp216]

OK, now it crashes everytime I try to continue my game. The map loads and while I'm spawning, I get the following error.

Verifying Integry of Game Cache via Steam results in 1 file being downloaded and installed, but the error repeats. Anything I can do, short of a full re-install?

No other games/programs have been installed since I started playing Borderlands 2. Just started happening ~15% of the way into Vault Hunter Mode.

Fatal error!

AK::MemoryMgr::GetPoolName() Address = 0xc65da6   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
AK::MemoryMgr::SetPoolName() Address = 0xef817c   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
AK::MemoryMgr::GetPoolName() Address = 0xa3218f   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
AK::MemoryMgr::GetPoolName() Address = 0x8b882d   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
AK::MemoryMgr::GetPoolName() Address = 0x7081e9   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
AK::Monitor::PostString() Address = 0xda590a   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
AK::MemoryMgr::GetPoolName() Address = 0x7c7abf   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
GetStackOwnerClass() Address = 0x55ab4c   (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
CreateAudioInputSourceParams() Address = 0x1417bb7  (filename not found) [in E:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Borderlands 2\Binaries\Win32\Borderlands2.exe]
BaseThreadInitThunk() Address = 0x7565339a (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll]
RtlInitializeExceptionChain() Address = 0x771b9ef2 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll]
RtlInitializeExceptionChain() Address = 0x771b9ec5 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll]
RtlInitializeExceptionChain() Address = 0x771b9ec5 (filename not found) [in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll]

 

[Aikouka]

So, I have a bad habit of missing simple ways to get up to places... like ladders. However, I cannot seem to find how to get up here:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558703525413598847/AD8FDFD41ECD31D1F4E23C8E09BE69AE9B63531F/

 

[OCNewbie]

So, I have a bad habit of missing simple ways to get up to places... like ladders. However, I cannot seem to find how to get up here:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558703525413598847/AD8FDFD41ECD31D1F4E23C8E09BE69AE9B63531F/

What quest are you on?

Edit: The quest shown doesn't take place in the area you're in (I don't believe), is why I ask.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

Well, just died on the last super bad ass constructor on hero's pass and lost 400 stacks, so I'm taking a break. Ordinarily that would probably be an argument against Gaige being stupid OP, but I'm so underleveled that everything in that area had a skull - and I still made it to the last enemy in the zone.

OCNewbie is right about Blood Soaked Shields - it's also stupidly OP. 5% of *current* health for full shields on every kill.

So, run up to everything and anything, shotgun to the face at point blank range. Carry a slag SMG in another slot and just fire away while running, letting close enough do it's job.



She does have one huge weakness though. She's a poor endgame farming character. Building up stacks takes a fairly long time, and doing so before boss runs just won't be practical. She's much better suited to doing missions then "Kill boss/quit/Kill boss/repeat".

 

[bguile]

So, I have a bad habit of missing simple ways to get up to places... like ladders. However, I cannot seem to find how to get up here:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/558703525413598847/AD8FDFD41ECD31D1F4E23C8E09BE69AE9B63531F/

Is that frostburn? Why you want to get up there?

 

[Aikouka]

What quest are you on?

Edit: The quest shown doesn't take place in the area you're in (I don't believe), is why I ask.

That's Frostburn Canyon where you meet up with Lilith. I just finished that part.

Is that frostburn? Why you want to get up there?

Isn't that where the last totem is? I'm at 9/10 totems set on fire and I see chests and stuff I that general area. I also still have part of the map unexplored that I can't figure out how to get to.

 

[Demo24]

That's Frostburn Canyon where you meet up with Lilith. I just finished that part.



Isn't that where the last totem is? I'm at 9/10 totems set on fire and I see chests and stuff I that general area. I also still have part of the map unexplored that I can't figure out how to get to.

Don't worry, you'll come back to that map in the future. It's also horribly confusing to try and read the map for that location, but often times you have to circle around in a way that doesnt appear obvious in order to get to somewhere right across from you. :|

 

[Corporate Thug]

so 1/2 done through second play through and I'm experiencing a glitch: my shields don't recharge unless I get a second wind. It's very annoying and I have to exit and restart every 3 minutes...anyone else experience this?

 

[Aikouka]

Don't worry, you'll come back to that map in the future. It's also horribly confusing to try and read the map for that location, but often times you have to circle around in a way that doesnt appear obvious in order to get to somewhere right across from you. :|

Yeah, you have to go back for the cult stuff, but I still never found out how to get up there or to get some of the chests that I've seen.

 

[The_Golden_Man]

so 1/2 done through second play through and I'm experiencing a glitch: my shields don't recharge unless I get a second wind. It's very annoying and I have to exit and restart every 3 minutes...anyone else experience this?

No, but I experienced the first time I went to opportunity my health would not regenerate, even though my shield was at max. My Commando have that ability in his perktree. So I had to travel back to Sanctuary. When I came back to Opportunity again health regen was working like it should. Not experienced this bug more than one time.

 

[The_Golden_Man]

Yeah, you have to go back for the cult stuff, but I still never found out how to get up there or to get some of the chests that I've seen.

I think I've been up on that location your picture are showing. Frostburn Canyon can be a little confusing as to the several different paths you can walk. There are underground and overmountain paths. I remember I got lost on where to go in Frostburn Canyon, on a mission. In the end I found it. Just try the different routes in that map and you will find the way.

 

[OCNewbie]

Yeah, you have to go back for the cult stuff, but I still never found out how to get up there or to get some of the chests that I've seen.

I'd have to see a map to explain I think, but I think you start going north from near the entrance, and go in a clockwise circle around the map. It was very tricky for me too, but I've leveled at least 3 or 4 characters through that area now, so I've got it reasonably well figured out.