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Kaubocks posted:Athena got 69 votes! Nice edit: gently caress I CAN'T BELIEVE IP AGE SNIPED WITH MY SEX NUMBER JOKE gently caress GOD drat poo poo HERE'S KAUBOCKS' AMAZING EFFORT POST FROM THE LAST PAGE: Kaubocks posted:The final vote is closed! That's right, my friends, it's the last choice to be made in the game. In retrospect I probably should have said something but, regardless, you all came out in full force to select your favorite characters! So let's go ahead and take a look at the results. VVVV I DID IT, IT'S HERE NOW, FRIEND. IM GLAD STEAM JUST WENT DOWN LMAO Panzer Skank fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Apr 20, 2016 |
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I can't believe I just got page sniped by the sex number
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Apr 20, 2016 00:25
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I can't believe Athena got the sex number.
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Apr 20, 2016 00:27
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RareAcumen posted:I can't believe Athena got the sex number. Welp, looks like we just got a glance into the future guys. The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Games > Let's Play! > I Can't Believe Athena Got The Sex Number: Let's Play Borderlands Three
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Apr 20, 2016 00:30
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As long as the thread gets to see Rhys' hilarious crush on Zer0.
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Apr 20, 2016 00:35
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Hell yeah my girl Athena got the sex number. Primary timeline team is now Team Sex Number, alternate August/Cassius/Zer0 is now Team Ninja Science Fist.
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Apr 20, 2016 00:38
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ooohhhh you got the sex number, gimme high-five! ATHENA GIMME HIGH FIVE 'CAUSE YOU GOT THE SEX NUMBER That's my girl
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Apr 20, 2016 04:04
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Hostile V posted:Hell yeah my girl Athena got the sex number. Primary timeline team is now Team Sex Number, alternate August/Cassius/Zer0 is now Team Ninja Science Fist.  Really looking forward to this update - I rolled with Athena/Janey/August, and I understand Felix (who went boom in my playthrough) is a bit 'unique' for the finale
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Apr 20, 2016 04:24
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If only Kaubocks had counted the votes tomorrow.
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Apr 20, 2016 04:28
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So this thread likes Borderlands to some degree and I don't have searches/ know if there's a Borderlands megathread so imma ask here. Saturday I found myself in a Gamestop and l found Borderlands 2 and The Pre Sequel for real cheap. 5 and 13$ cheap. I got Borderlands 2 instead of the Pre Sequel and Transformers Devastation. did i heck up bad?
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Apr 20, 2016 05:32
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Waffleman_ posted:If only Kaubocks had counted the votes tomorrow. You're right. Rated 1.
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Apr 20, 2016 06:37
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RareAcumen posted:So this thread likes Borderlands to some degree and I don't have searches/ know if there's a Borderlands megathread so imma ask here. Nah, those games are cool. Good prices for them too, though BL2 has a shitload of DLC that may not be included with that. Extra character classes and three times as much game content as it already has in the base game, stuff like that. Shade, in Tales From the Borderlands's first episode, was BL2 DLC (he was in Captain Scarlet). Borderlands 1 is the only game of the series I didn't really like so far. It had a really...SEDATE pace to it, and the character abilities weren't as interesting as in later installments.
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Speedball posted:Nah, those games are cool. Good prices for them too, though BL2 has a shitload of DLC that may not be included with that. Extra character classes and three times as much game content as it already has in the base game, stuff like that. Shade, in Tales From the Borderlands's first episode, was BL2 DLC (he was in Captain Scarlet). I got Borderlands for free on Xbox games for gold and I just wasn't sure if the Pre Sequel was good or not because all I know of it is that there's an air meter and Jack, Moxxi and Wilhelm and maybe Athena are playable so that's what made me wanna pick them up in the first place. I'm just not sure if I should've gone for it and picked up the most recent one or not. And yeah, first Borderlands is aggressively relying on you talking with your friends to fill the void because man is that game silent a lot of the time.
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Apr 20, 2016 08:45
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While I prefer the gameplay improvements made in Pre-Sequel (cryo guns, butt slams, more powerful skill trees, chattier vault hunters) Borderlands 2 is arguably the better game. There's a lot more content in BL2 than TPS without even counting DLC and it has a higher player base if you want to play with randos (this is really hit or miss, proceed at your own risk). Nothing wrong with BL2 being your jumping off point. I still play it relatively frequently.
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Apr 20, 2016 14:37
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BL2 also has much more varied level design, since it's not on the moon. I loved all its environments.
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Apr 20, 2016 15:08
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Was I the only one who didn't like Loaderbot as the Stranger? The personality and speech patterns just changed too much. And then they snap right back.
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Apr 20, 2016 15:30
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BurningStone posted:Was I the only one who didn't like Loaderbot as the Stranger? The personality and speech patterns just changed too much. And then they snap right back. I'd give it a pass; LB was actively trying to trick them so they wouldn't lie about why they killed Gortys.
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The Pre-Sequel kinda got strangled in the crib with the closure of 2K Australia. It may or may not have had another couple of major content DLCs planned, I've not heard definitively. That's a post-mortem I'd kinda like to read. It's funny that after BL2's product lifespan was arguably stretched out with so many minor DLCs, TPS's life was so short.
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Apr 20, 2016 16:50
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BurningStone posted:Was I the only one who didn't like Loaderbot as the Stranger? The personality and speech patterns just changed too much. And then they snap right back. Well, yeah? He's actively hiding his identity from them to get answers. Once he has them, there's no reason to keep the charade up any longer.
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Apr 20, 2016 18:07
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It's also not like it's the Loader Bot we've seen in the first four episodes. He's gotten more articulate and aware by the present day, so I'd say him being the Stranger isn't too big of a leap by that point.
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Apr 20, 2016 21:24
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I wonder if jailbreaking him in Episode 1 helped unshackle his AI. Before that he was unable to do anything without commands, after that he takes initiatives, starting with helping Rhys and Vaughn over the fence unasked.
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sleepy.eyes posted:I'd give it a pass; LB was actively trying to trick them so they wouldn't lie about why they killed Gortys. Yes, but look at the differences between the Stranger and Loader Bot. Loader Bot is straight forward and honest, the Stranger is deceptive. Loader Bot is kind and even self sacrificing, the Stranger is a bully. Loader Bot does change during the series, but in terms of making decisions instead of just taking orders. His, I don't know, outlook on life doesn't change. Rewatching the game really drove it home; if you imagine Loader Bot in all the Stranger's scenes, it doesn't make any sense at all. And if Loader Bot always acted like the Stranger, he wouldn't have very many fans. I'm sure there can be some in world logic ("just swap the personality chip!"), but it feels really forced. It's clearly a writer trying to create a surprise.
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Speedball posted:I wonder if jailbreaking him in Episode 1 helped unshackle his AI. Before that he was unable to do anything without commands, after that he takes initiatives, starting with helping Rhys and Vaughn over the fence unasked. I gotta wonder, if we told him to self-destruct way back in the first episode, how would that change everything.
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IMJack posted:I gotta wonder, if we told him to self-destruct way back in the first episode, how would that change everything. you just get a second loaderbot (remember Yvette had two prepped) with the same AI that's a bit miffed about the others sacrifice
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Apr 21, 2016 18:33
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Wait, really? I thought he just put himself back together again, or something like that? If you self-destruct LB it's a different LB? Somehow, this changes everything!
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Dolash posted:Wait, really? I thought he just put himself back together again, or something like that? If you self-destruct LB it's a different LB? Somehow, this changes everything! He did just say that basically, it's our LB, but in a different body.
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Apr 21, 2016 19:22
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Mokinokaro posted:you just get a second loaderbot (remember Yvette had two prepped) with the same AI that's a bit miffed about the others sacrifice That mention of AI copying reminded me of something that bugged me on my own playthrough: Why the hell did Jack think that making an immortal army of Jackbots was a good idea? Specifically, why did he think they'd loyally march forward serving the Greater Jack rather than immediately starting to backstab their way towards their 'rightful' position at the top as 'Real Jack'? It's ironic that all his various complexes mean that Jack can't even trust himself when it comes down to it.
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Apr 21, 2016 21:04
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I assume they'd just be networked versions of the main AI Jack, not completely separate instanced AIs.
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Jack doesn't spend a lot of time on self-reflection.
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BurningStone posted:Yes, but look at the differences between the Stranger and Loader Bot. Loader Bot is straight forward and honest, the Stranger is deceptive. Loader Bot is kind and even self sacrificing, the Stranger is a bully. Loader Bot does change during the series, but in terms of making decisions instead of just taking orders. His, I don't know, outlook on life doesn't change. Rewatching the game really drove it home; if you imagine Loader Bot in all the Stranger's scenes, it doesn't make any sense at all. And if Loader Bot always acted like the Stranger, he wouldn't have very many fans. How is Loader Bot throwing on a costume and a voice modulator and putting on an act substantively different from Fiona and Sasha running a con on August, or Rhys donning a Vasquez suit and Patrick Warburton voice modulator to walk into Helios? It's established early on that LB has his own distinct personality and consciousness, it's not beyond the pale for him to do unto Fiona and Rhys what they had done to others. Not to mention that when you look back, there's a pretty big tell in episode 2 when Loader Bot responds incredulously to Fiona's claim about LB saving her and Sasha from Athena. And then Fiona starts intuiting that the Stranger was someone they knew in episode 3. The foundations were well-laid here.
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I like to imagine the Stranger's objection to Fiona's retelling of the LB-throws-Athena incident was partly to throw her off the trail of his identity by feigning ignorance about what Loaderbots can do and partly a humblebrag about "wow, this Loaderbot guy sounds really strong and cool, it's unbelievable how he beat that famous mercenary".
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Apr 21, 2016 21:53
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self destructing loader bot: I've only done it once but was under the impression he cobbles himself together since he has hella scorch marks when you get him again I THINK this might be my poo poo memory playing tricks on me army of jacks: there's no way this would work since they'd all try to backstab each other but I can buy him THINKING it would work because he's so goddamn full of himself loader bot as stranger: it's dope
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sulphagne posted:How is Loader Bot throwing on a costume and a voice modulator and putting on an act substantively different from Fiona and Sasha running a con on August, or Rhys donning a Vasquez suit and Patrick Warburton voice modulator to walk into Helios? It's established early on that LB has his own distinct personality and consciousness, it's not beyond the pale for him to do unto Fiona and Rhys what they had done to others. Because I can't see Loader Bot taking those actions? Fiona and Sasha are con artists. Rhys is corporate ladder climber in a dog eat dog world. Those sorts of actions are expected of them. Loader Bot is considerably nicer than our main characters. Can you really see Loader Bot pointing a shotgun at Rhys' crotch and threatening to shoot him? I can't, but I guess from everybody's reactions, you guys can.
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Apr 21, 2016 23:00
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LB's one major goal is to save Gortys, and as far as he is concerned, Fiona just killed Gortys for no reason and Rhys just pulled a Handsome Jack. He's leery of trusting either of them at the moment, because when he was nice to them, they turned out to be enemies of his. LB's actually incredibly nice in this respect in that he's bringing everybody together again, trying to get answers, and doesn't outright kill everybody involved like the gaggle of raiders he slaughtered in the first episodes.
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BurningStone posted:Because I can't see Loader Bot taking those actions? Fiona and Sasha are con artists. Rhys is corporate ladder climber in a dog eat dog world. Those sorts of actions are expected of them. Loader Bot is considerably nicer than our main characters. Can you really see Loader Bot pointing a shotgun at Rhys' crotch and threatening to shoot him? I can't, but I guess from everybody's reactions, you guys can. Welcome to Borderlands, where the nicest people are capable of and do the meanest things. This example came up earlier in the thread but: Scooter in Borderlands 2 had a sidequest where you hunt down a Bandit who vandalized one of his catch a rides. Said Bandit gets eaten by wildlife but that's not good enough, you have to make sure he's dead (with bonus for using elemental damage.) The mission's ending text is him saying 'Good work, that's what happens to people who mess with my Catch A Rides. By the way I know you hacked into it but because you did this I forgive you.' With the implication that he would have called out a hit on the Vault Hunters. This is the same Scooter that selflessly rode a rocket to oblivion. One of the core underlying themes of all the Borderlands games is that this is pretty much a Space Western. Everyone can be nice and cheerful and help each other until you mess with what they love and then they will hunt you down with a fury of fire, brimstone and black comedy (and usually Vault Hunters) that seems entirely excessive but to them is completely justified. EponymousMrYar fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Apr 22, 2016 |
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Kaubocks posted:self destructing loader bot: I've only done it once but was under the impression he cobbles himself together since he has hella scorch marks when you get him again I THINK this might be my poo poo memory playing tricks on me See, I thought the plan with the Jackbots was that all of them would be in his control as an AI. Like, one mind, many bodies.
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RareAcumen posted:See, I thought the plan with the Jackbots was that all of them would be in his control as an AI. Like, one mind, many bodies. "Hey, listen up, you're just doing great out here failing to kill these guys, so I'm just gonna slip in here and ASSUME DIRECT FRICKIN' CONTROL, alright?"
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If Loader Bot decides to keep being a badass and not retire after the game is done he should get some of the Children to repair the Loader Bot producing machines in the wreckage of Helios. That way he can steal Fake!Jack's Action Skill and just continually digi-struct loader-bot backup. Actually the Children should try and repair those machines anyway because having protector robots is the only way that they're going to survive on Pandora since none of them know how to fight at all.
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^^^^I don't remember seeing any Loaderbots around the Children of Helios, either. I wonder if none of them survived the crash somehow (not like they'd get priority on escape pods or ships) or if the ones that survived decided to use their burgeoning unshackled AI to beat it away from their yuppie former overlords.JT Jag posted:Acting autonomously most of the time, but occasionally directly controlled by the main mind? If you're going to go that route, he's really only a few verbal ticks away from Avengers 2 Ultron, complete with the broken belief that he's the real hero saving the world.
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Man, now I want AI Jack singing No Strings On Me.
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