Poll: Favorite element in Borderlands

[Estranged180]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again (at least until the 18th). Give Roland (with the clip extenders, metal storm, stat, and regenerating health) a Combustion Hellfire and a Volcano, and he will set the world on fire.

That said (again) the Pestilent Defiler (3 shot max... the more shots in the gun, the less damage each shot does) did do wonders on all the armored f*ckers, but it did more to the fire-based enemies. So, I have both in the weapon slots, making damn sure nothing, and I mean NOTHING gets close to me. As for the 4th slot, if it says S&S on it, it's in there.

 

[loc978]

I tended to keep one of each (minus explosive) on me just for the rock-paper-scissors thing where electrical>shields, acid>armor, fire>tanky HP and nonelemental>elemental resistant bastards. That was all revolvers and snipers with Mordecai, in case you're wondering.

I tended to use acid the most, though. So many armored things later on...

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

Fire. Because fire makes everything better.

BURN IT WITH FIRE!

 

[Brendan Stepladder]

No love for electric? Everything has shields, and lightening downs them in one hit...

 

[FoolKiller]

My fave was fire but I usually had a single shot of electrical to take down shields and then burn the fuckers

 

[Jjtricky]

The amount of Borderlands threads pleases me

OT: Acid, because the Armory DLC is nigh impossible without it. Of course, if I have a decent Hellfire in my inventory, then fire is my favorite. The only one I have on me at the moment has a fire rate of ~6.9, it was awful.

 

[Jedamethis]

My favourite revolver ever was a lovely corrosive one, but nothing beats the sight of an explosive Bloodwing.
With the delightful trespass skill to ignore shields, lightning was rendered completely useless. As was Bloodwing, but hey ho.

 

[Allthingsspectacular]

Lightning.

Specifically because it makes the most difficult stretch of the game a cakewalk. Eridian ghosts melt to lightning.

 

[bossfight1]

I was perfectly fine with just shooting normal bullets. I took elemental weapons every now and again but as long as the bullets went into the squishy parts I was content.

 

[Winthrop]

Lightning on most guns, explosive on snipers, and fire on grenades. I voted lightning by the way.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Well the Maliwan Hellfire is my favorite gun so that probably answers your question. That gun is pretty much a flame thrower and will even destroy armored enemies. Not great Eridians though.

 

[Kimarous]

Explosive. Way back when, my favourite gun in Perfect Dark was the Maian Phoenix, an alien pistol with explosive rounds as it's alternate fire mode. I've longed to find a weapon that replicates the magic of so long ago...

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Normally I would say fire, and fire is always awesome, but lightening was pretty badass in the game.

I like watching my enemies go all crispy and and twitchy from my spray of bullets.

 

[gigastrike]

I never gave a crap about elements. I always just went for better stats.

 

[MammothBlade]

Acid. Armour doesn't stand a chance against a corrosive sniper...

 

[The Lunatic]

Slag.

I'm British, the name amuses me.

 

[Kargathia]

'splosions. All the elements were nice, but I'm just a sucker for making headshots with bullets that go boom.

 

[karcentric]

Acid, I liked watching enemies melting in agony.

 

[piinyouri]

Explosive......fists.


Hellfire raging everywhere amidst a storm of flame and agonized cries of the dying.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

For Borderlands 1 I did't pay much attention to elemental damage baring two weapons. Mid-way through my playthrough I found an Eridian sniper rifle. It had infinite regenerating ammo, lighting and was HITSCAN. Needless to say it wasn't pawned off. That and a volcano sniper rifle were the only elemental weapons I used.



Borderlands 2 will be the same as Axton has a ability where he gains a bonus with non-elemental guns, combined with a slag upgraded turret and everything will fall.