Poll: Borderlands 2: playing solo
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Co-op on PC with a fairly structured party. 1 Healing Siren, 1 Offensive Siren, 1 Commando and 1 Gunzerker. Each of us uses a different type of weapon, (the healer uses SMGs mostly, the Off. Siren is a sniper, Commando uses rifles and the Gunzerker is shotguns), and we all get first pick of that primary weapon, to avoid gun-stealing.
I do both, use my higher level commando for co-op, me, my GF and two of my friends sat down and picked our class out of a hat the week before release and we finished the game last night, was pretty epic. I'm gonna go back through and solo it with Zero.
Well I mean my mic is currently busted xD. Few months ago it had a suprise run in with one of my desk chair legs. Beyond that though yeah, you do just have to hope the teams work out, and Ive been too antisocial to try recently I guess.Vault101 said:
Before he moved to california me and my best friend played every co-op game on earth together nonstop, so I literally went through my entire early gaming career playing random co-op with one wingman and 1-2 strangers etc, Im not used to having literally nobody you can count on to talk and cooperate >.<.
My flatmate and I hosted a LAN party when it came out and sunk a good 15 hours into it over the weekend. It was amazing fun and we were all pretty decent with the loot-sharing, but I then played solo for another 15 hours and noticed something peculiar:
I was getting better loot.
The best thing I acquired in the LAN was a purple plinky spinigun that looked amazing (all gilded and shit) but was inaccurate and therefore useless. In solo I got some sort of Vladof laser rifle, a Jakobs explosive plinky gun (thus superior RoF to the Torque ones), dozens of Shotguns of Ruinous Horror and a rocket launcher that did 4000 damage all before level 20.
What's that all about?
I was getting better loot.
The best thing I acquired in the LAN was a purple plinky spinigun that looked amazing (all gilded and shit) but was inaccurate and therefore useless. In solo I got some sort of Vladof laser rifle, a Jakobs explosive plinky gun (thus superior RoF to the Torque ones), dozens of Shotguns of Ruinous Horror and a rocket launcher that did 4000 damage all before level 20.
What's that all about?
Still waiting for it to arrive with the mail, but I intend to play it solo just like I did with the first game. Was pretty unforgiving, though I suspect Mordecai wasn't ideal for solo play.
Was gonna play as Zer0, since I loved sniping so much, however I think I'll go with Axton(?) instead to have some survivability.
Was gonna play as Zer0, since I loved sniping so much, however I think I'll go with Axton(?) instead to have some survivability.
I prefer solo for exactly those reasons, but I have friends who play and I often play with them to get some extra levels and for some of the harder quests, so i play about half and half.
uuuhhhhSomonah said:
what?
I'm actually pretty engaged with the story and the world right now. It was a vast improvement over borderlands 1...so I don't know what the hell your talking about
my only complaint (as I just found out) getting to somwhere hard to find on foot is fucking annoying with all the crap thrown at you..turning what should be a straight forward mission into a clusterfuck
Mostly on my own. Let me insist on the "mostly" part of it.
I'm levelling up my Zero alone, and I intend to keep doing so. On the other hand, I'm not against picking up Maya or Axton with a group of peeps. So long as some form of communication is guaranteed and we can actually prevent the game turning into a hectic, albeit awesome mess.
I tried joining a multiplayer sesh with Zero, and lining up decent shots was hard as all Hell, what with three other players tossing the AI around consistently.
I'm levelling up my Zero alone, and I intend to keep doing so. On the other hand, I'm not against picking up Maya or Axton with a group of peeps. So long as some form of communication is guaranteed and we can actually prevent the game turning into a hectic, albeit awesome mess.
I tried joining a multiplayer sesh with Zero, and lining up decent shots was hard as all Hell, what with three other players tossing the AI around consistently.
It's rare for all of my friends to be online at the same time, so we play Co-Op when we happen to be online and around the same level. I've been playing solo for about 4/5th of the time, coop 1/5th. We originally planned full co-op but that just wont work when we all have school and work. Still a very fun game.
Totalbiscuit's thoughts on the multi-player actually mirror my own for the most part, so watching that video would explain my opinion. I played the original 90% solo. I've always enjoyed it more solo. Co-op is pretty awful, but it's a little hard to pin down why.
Here are some reasons why I think I don't like Borderlands in Co-op most of the time:
-Everyone wants to go at a different pace. Some rush on ahead; some lag way behind. I'd much prefer to go at my own rate while not frustrating anyone else with my choice of pace. I find myself getting annoyed at others for their choice of pace. It's a dumb thing to be frustrated with, but it happens every time. It can be like going skiing with a beginner friend and you're stuck on the bunny hill all day, AND the lift line is really long. Or it's like someone taking you heli-skiing when you have a hard time living through black diamonds.
-Loot hogs are not fun. Yes, I know playing with people you know helps, but that doesn't get rid of the other problems.
-Being underleveled means you spend most of your time in fighting for your life and feeling useless. Being overleveled can mean you'll sleep walk through the game--even more so
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I've only played with one person in Borderlands where I actually enjoyed myself. Well, two, they were both pubs at the time. All three of us magically were at the same level plus or minus one, while also naturally going at about the same pace. I friended one of those people on Steam, and still enjoy co-oping with him in games from time to time. The main reason I don't like co-op in Borderlands is pace issues, and BL2 feels so similar I imagine the same opinion on its co-op will form.
Borderland's co-op would be the same if you just played separately while chatting away on Ventrilo etc. except you don't have to fight against brick walls or bundles of feathers.
Here are some reasons why I think I don't like Borderlands in Co-op most of the time:
-Everyone wants to go at a different pace. Some rush on ahead; some lag way behind. I'd much prefer to go at my own rate while not frustrating anyone else with my choice of pace. I find myself getting annoyed at others for their choice of pace. It's a dumb thing to be frustrated with, but it happens every time. It can be like going skiing with a beginner friend and you're stuck on the bunny hill all day, AND the lift line is really long. Or it's like someone taking you heli-skiing when you have a hard time living through black diamonds.
-Loot hogs are not fun. Yes, I know playing with people you know helps, but that doesn't get rid of the other problems.
-Being underleveled means you spend most of your time in fighting for your life and feeling useless. Being overleveled can mean you'll sleep walk through the game--even more so
.I've only played with one person in Borderlands where I actually enjoyed myself. Well, two, they were both pubs at the time. All three of us magically were at the same level plus or minus one, while also naturally going at about the same pace. I friended one of those people on Steam, and still enjoy co-oping with him in games from time to time. The main reason I don't like co-op in Borderlands is pace issues, and BL2 feels so similar I imagine the same opinion on its co-op will form.
Borderland's co-op would be the same if you just played separately while chatting away on Ventrilo etc. except you don't have to fight against brick walls or bundles of feathers.
Half and half about. I tend to solo things when my quests consist of "Collect X amount of *Insert name*'s brains" or "Go from point A to B, talk to C, then go back to point A and talk to D". I usually reserve trying to wrangle in friends or a random passerby for the bigger more dungeon-crawling-esqe quests.
I've mostly been playing single player since I can't afford gold till payday. Though I been enjoying exploring the world. I am often taking on enemies that are levels ahead. I am only level 14 but been able to find a nice balance. The game probably wouldn't be as enjoyable with someone that wasn't being friendly. Though I been mostly living threw second winds after being killed.
