Today I and a friend decided that we're going to buy Borderlands (the Pc version), and now I've done some research about the game and its classes, seems like great stuff, and I pretty much know the basics about it all. I'd like some opinions on which class to go with, which ones are overpopulated, what are their preferred roles in endgame, how fun are they in general etc etc. Please go ahead and post whats on your mind.
Poll: Opinions about Borderlands' different classes.
- Thread starter Tobbson
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Soldier is the most balanced, and can be a fighter, a healer, or a support.
Brick can either do incredible damage, or be a tank.
These are the only two I've played somewhat far on, though.
I find there to be an excess amount of soldiers, but it's really not that bad.
As long as your teammates are good, it doesn't particularly matter how many of what classes you have.
Brick can either do incredible damage, or be a tank.
These are the only two I've played somewhat far on, though.
I find there to be an excess amount of soldiers, but it's really not that bad.
As long as your teammates are good, it doesn't particularly matter how many of what classes you have.
Borderlands endgame lol. Every class is good at New Haven chest farming. Anyway, I find my Siren to be the most fun. Dies pretty quickly, but does the most damage by far between Mord, Roland, and her. Haven't played the zerker. I'd say either Mord or Roland are the most overpopulated, from what I've seen. But eh. In the end it doesn't really matter which one you pick since it doesn't take long to hit 50.
I've been playing as Mordecai and as far as I can tell he's being used by a lot of people. He uses sniper rifles which are really powerful even at close range, where it's easy to get head shots. He has a hawk too which you can have attack enemies but it's pretty weak and I probably wouldn't use it if it wasn't free. Overall he's fun though.
Lilith is a speedy SMG-user. She has the highest damage output in the game, and arguably the best defenses with her huge shield, shield regen, and lots of evasion abilities (Intuition, Phase Walk). If you like to run and gun, this is the best choice.
Roland is a great support class for co-op. He's neither the best damage dealer nor the best tank, but has a good mix of abilities that makes him average at a lot of things. His ammo regen and healing ability are crucial to co-op play.
Mordecai is the best long-range damage dealer, and his pet is pretty ridiculous if you go down that skill tree. He lacks any sort of utility or group benefit beyond damage and a rare class mod that increases the chance of finding rare items.
Brick is great in playthrough 1, ok in playthrough 2, and incredibly bad once you finish PT2. His signature ability loses power the later into the game you get, until it finally becomes pretty awful at level 50. In addition, his weapon specialization (Rockets) is probably the worst of the 4. He can however become a pretty damn good damage soaker if you dump a lot of points in the tank tree.
Roland is a great support class for co-op. He's neither the best damage dealer nor the best tank, but has a good mix of abilities that makes him average at a lot of things. His ammo regen and healing ability are crucial to co-op play.
Mordecai is the best long-range damage dealer, and his pet is pretty ridiculous if you go down that skill tree. He lacks any sort of utility or group benefit beyond damage and a rare class mod that increases the chance of finding rare items.
Brick is great in playthrough 1, ok in playthrough 2, and incredibly bad once you finish PT2. His signature ability loses power the later into the game you get, until it finally becomes pretty awful at level 50. In addition, his weapon specialization (Rockets) is probably the worst of the 4. He can however become a pretty damn good damage soaker if you dump a lot of points in the tank tree.
Siren. She's good with all guns with no skills that affect only one type of weapon, and can turn invisible to move REALLY fast, regen health and shields, and get to cover. Her skill trees present 3 distinct styles of play, and you can daze your friends in arenas to REALLY piss them off. And Phasewalk does AoE damage twice. Letting you inflict Corrosive (The only one to use, as it lower enemies defense, too) effect on TWO groups of enemies. Also, when is a faster firing rate from Quicksilver bad?
I've used all 4 up to level at least level 10. And got the Siren to 50. Berserker to 20. Roland to 16. Mord to 10.
I've used all 4 up to level at least level 10. And got the Siren to 50. Berserker to 20. Roland to 16. Mord to 10.
So far from my experience I've found Brick to be an easy character to use for those playing solo, and those wishing to be tanks, his Die Hard skill can ensure that as long as you can get a kill while bleeding out you'll hardly need health kits. Plus there's a certain charm in punching people with explosive fists. My only real complaint is that I don't really use explosives and one branch seems almost entirely focused on this.
I've also found Roland to be better as a co-op character and his ability to heal can be invaluable. Since I've not gotten far with that character I cannot tell you that much but so far his turret ability doesn't seem as useful as Bricks Berserker fists. I do like how he can increase his mag size for all weapons.
I've also found Roland to be better as a co-op character and his ability to heal can be invaluable. Since I've not gotten far with that character I cannot tell you that much but so far his turret ability doesn't seem as useful as Bricks Berserker fists. I do like how he can increase his mag size for all weapons.
From what I've heard so far I'll probably try out both the soldier and hunter, first of all atleast. I'm gonna be playing the game co-op pretty much ALL the time, so having an important role of the team is very important, and this is where the soldier comes into the picture, and the hunter just seems like endless fun, I just love putting big bad sniper-bullets through peoples heads.
A lot of people say Soldier because it's a good solid all rounder. I found playing the Solder boring and much liked the play style of the Hunter....But really, play each one to like 15/20 and figure out which one you'd like to take to the top.
And just so you know, you can but bullets through people's head with a sniper rifle regardless of which character you are.
And just so you know, you can but bullets through people's head with a sniper rifle regardless of which character you are.
Brick is the best for mad chaotic fun.
Roland is a good beginner class bot I got bored of him quick. Combat rifles feel clunky.
Lilith is a greatchoice once you get to grips with the game's various mechAnics, I'm using her at the mo and love her extra elemental properties. (can't find any damn decent SMGs though)
Mordecai: press a button and let his pokemon do the killing for me... no thanks.
Roland is a good beginner class bot I got bored of him quick. Combat rifles feel clunky.
Lilith is a greatchoice once you get to grips with the game's various mechAnics, I'm using her at the mo and love her extra elemental properties. (can't find any damn decent SMGs though)
Mordecai: press a button and let his pokemon do the killing for me... no thanks.
True. Why not just look over the skill trees to see if there's a skill set that suits your needs or your playstyle.Tobbson said:Yes, but not as effectivelymrfft said:
I actually rarely use Bloodwing. If I had to rate the action skills from best to worst I'd go with, Turret, Phase Walk, Bloodwing, Berserk.miracleofsound said:
It's super effective against low level Psycho Midgets!miracleofsound said:
So yeah, I like the Hunter despite the fact he throws a falcon at people.
Not this one:
I've only played for a couple of hours at a gaming center but I used the Soldier and he was pretty enjoyable. He's good with just about any weapon and his turret can be incredibly helpful in tough fights.
I can still see the allure of Mordecai though.mrfft said:
I NEVER snipe in games but in this one they make sniping really fun. It's a little ineffective at the beginning against hordes of scags but once you get out into the big wide world the sniper rifles are invaluable.
Berserk is really effective. Once you start exploding people with your fists it becomes the most fun ability in game.
I've been trying too decide whether or not I like phasewalk, it never seems to do any real damage even when levelled up.
It's great for when you're impatiently crossing a map though.. phasewalk makes those journeys so much shorter.
It really depends on what you're friend is gonna play.
If he goes Hunter he'll proably have the best accuracy and you should go with the Berserker or Solider so you can cover him.
If he goes Siren choose Berserker. He has the most health of all the classes and can easily attract the enemies toward him.
If he goes Solider choose either Hunter or Siren. The Solider the second most health and he is pretty good with close ranged weapons such as Smgs and Shotguns. The Hunter can balance things out with his Sniper and Bloodhawk.
If he goes Beserker then choose Hunter or Siren. The beserker can take a lot of damage and attract the enemies while the Siren can do AOE damage and the Hunter can pick off enemies from afar.
If he goes Hunter he'll proably have the best accuracy and you should go with the Berserker or Solider so you can cover him.
If he goes Siren choose Berserker. He has the most health of all the classes and can easily attract the enemies toward him.
If he goes Solider choose either Hunter or Siren. The Solider the second most health and he is pretty good with close ranged weapons such as Smgs and Shotguns. The Hunter can balance things out with his Sniper and Bloodhawk.
If he goes Beserker then choose Hunter or Siren. The beserker can take a lot of damage and attract the enemies while the Siren can do AOE damage and the Hunter can pick off enemies from afar.
Raziel_Likes_Souls said:It's super effective against low level Psycho Midgets!miracleofsound said:
So yeah, I like the Hunter despite the fact he throws a falcon at people.
Not this one:
This guy helped my with my flatmate issues...
and there's like 40bazillion of these threads... there was two the other day both running at the same time.