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Well, I bought the game from the Steam sale. We'll see if I can learn anything.
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I'm back, biatches.

Although, it's rather bad timing that it's at the beginning of the 3-day no play period.
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Been playing through 2 as Axton, currently level 12, or so. Auto turrets rule.

Being able to hear all the dialogue and shit, because there aren't 4 people pushing 4 buttons at once everywhere on everything, each of which triggers dialogue, is nice. Handsome Jack is actually hilarious. I completely missed the "Ass Stallion" jokes when I played with the group.
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The Claptrap party was fucking hilarious.
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Level 3. I die a lot. I run out of ammo a lot.
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Catt, if you're having problems switch to Axton or the Mechromancer.

The turret or Deathtrap will do a lot of the killing for you.
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Does one have to pay to unlock the mechromancer?

Also, Catt, you should have started with BL1. Fun game, and a lot of the stuff in BL2 will make more sense with proper context.
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Gordo is right about BL1. A lot of the story features folks from the first game. In fact, aside from Handsome Jack, I think everyone returns from the first game.
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I am playing Axton. I'm level 4 now, turret isn't until 5 if I understand correctly. I finally have a full complement of guns types, and haven't died since I learned to switch between them better. Have died 4 times so far, but finally have 2 second chance lives now. Oh, shield at level 3 helped a lot too. And learning to run. And crouch.
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OK, bought 1 as well, since it was only $7.50 GOTY edition.
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TheCatt wrote:OK, bought 1 as well, since it was only $7.50 GOTY edition.
I think the mood music in 1 is better.
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GORDON wrote:Does one have to pay to unlock the mechromancer?
Free with preorder, otherwise, I think $10.
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Humor is better in 2 though.
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Leisher wrote:Humor is better in 2 though.

Yes, there's nothing in game 1 like Handsome Jack.


BL1 humor spoiler below:



















































The chick who was going batshit insane from too much solitude giving her underwear to the first person she met in 2 years was pretty funny, though.




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Another code was released today.

Also, go here and vote for BL2. Gearbox says good things will happen if they win...
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Malcolm wrote:Another weekend run.
Just bumping this.
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Well, here's something I'm not used to: Enemies respawn whenever you travel back to where they were.

I'm used to Dragon Age-You clear em out, they're gone.
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They respawn, but it never gets annoying because you can usually travel past them if you don't feel like fighting them.
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There was some mission where they kept respawning as I went up and down stairs. That was annoying, but taught me to stop doing that.

Falling in the icy water, however, I did not learn as fast. Fell in twice last night. Survived... but sucked. I was perched on a glacier sniping enemies and I either accidentally moved off, or a grenade moved me. Oooooops.
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