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bonzibuddy64
Jan 5, 2007

by XyloJW


What: A sequel for Borderlands and prequel to Borderlands 2, chronicling Handsome Jack's rise to power.
When: October 14th for North America, October 16th for Australia, and October 17th for Europe.
Developer: 2K Australia in collaboration with Gearbox Software.
Platform: Xbox 360/Playstation 3/PC/OS X/Linux
Xbone/PS4? Nope.

Meet the new Vault Hunters

Athena the Gladiator
Skill tree: http://borderlandsthegame.com/skilltrees/athena.html
Action Skill: Kinetic Aspis - A shield that absorbs incoming damage before being thrown. Can to upgraded to ricochet off of multiple enemies.
Bio: Former assassin for the Crimson Lance, she defected and helped the Borderlands 1 Vault Hunters defeat General Knoxx. Left with no other options, she agrees to work for Jack.


Wilhelm the Enforcer
Skill tree: http://borderlandsthegame.com/skilltrees/wilhelm.html
Action Skill: Wolf and Saint - Wilhelm deploys two Surveyor Drones, Wolf (offense) and Saint (defense) to take control of the battlefield.
Bio: Cyborg Hyperion engineer and future right-hand man to Handsome Jack, he agrees to work for Jack to make lots of money.


Nisha the Lawbringer
Skill Tree: http://borderlandsthegame.com/skilltrees/nisha.html
Action Skill: Showdown - Nisha automatically aims at enemies while also gaining increased gun damage, accuracy, reload speed, fire rate, and bullet speed.
Bio: The mysterious future Sheriff of Lynchwood and girlfriend of Handsome Jack, the sadistic Nisha agreed to work for Jack for fun.


Claptrap the Fragtrap
Skill tree: http://borderlandsthegame.com/skilltrees/claptrap.html
Action Skill: vaulthunter.exe - Claptrap surveys the battlefield and loads an Action Package. He might imitate the Action Skill of a Vault Hunter from another Borderlands game, make the entire party uncontrollably bouncy, or even turn into a pirate ship.
Bio: Interplanetary Ninja Assassin, Dear Leader of the Glorious Robolution, and the eventual last of his kind, Cl4p-TP, otherwise known as "Claptrap", has been entertaining/enraging Borderlands players since they first got off the bus at the beginning of Borderlands 1. He agreed to join Jack because his programming forbid him from not doing so.

Non-Player Characters

JohnJack
Future CEO of Hyperion Corporation and dictator of Pandora, Jack is presently just a programmer for Hyperion who enlists the help of the Vault Hunters to regain Hyperion's moon base, Helios, which has been taken over by a group of Bandits called The Lost Legion.


Mad Moxxi
Jack's girlfriend, mother of Scooter and Ellie, owner and operator of Mad Moxxi's Underdome.

What's new:
*New setting: Elpis, Pandora's moon. The lack of atmosphere and lower gravity affords new gameplay possibilities.
*New Elemental Damage type: Cryo slows down enemies, eventually freezing them solid, allowing them to be shattered.
*New weapon type: Lasers. About drat time we had actual real lasers.
*New Gear: O2 kits (or "Oz kits", if you prefer) allow the Vault Hunters to breathe in areas with no atmosphere, jump longer distances, revive each other faster, and perform a new type of attack called a "Gravity/Butt Slam", where they slam into the ground from overhead enemies. Just like guns and grenades, O2 kits can be upgraded for larger capacity and elemental damage.
*New vehicles: Buggies, which function like normal Borderlands Runners, and Stingrays, a kind of one-man hoverbike capable of slamming into enemies from overhead.

DLC?
In addition to the pre-order bonus Shock-Drop Slaughter Pit, a Season Pas hass been announced for US$30, promising a 25% discount on four content packs, which will include "new missions", "new challenges", "new characters" (the first of which has been revealed as Jack's Body Double), and "new experiences".

Trailers
Handsome Jack Teaser: http://youtu.be/EgAorHP13qw
Moon Dance Trailer: http://youtu.be/xe6oobNa_RA
Handsome Jack's Tips for Surviving on the Moon: http://youtu.be/vCuQv5ynD_0
Last Hope Trailer: http://youtu.be/c9a4wr4I1hk
Shock-Drop Slaughter Pit: http://youtu.be/qcmJkT2P3vs
An Introduction by Sire Hammerlock AND TORGUE: http://youtu.be/w5_DOSvsjPw

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DrPaper
Aug 29, 2011

im mad for moxxi op :mrgw:

NihilVerumNisiMors
Aug 16, 2012
I'm gay for good games

This ain't one

The Taint Reaper
Sep 4, 2012

by Shine
Bonzi how can you buy Borderlands? I thought you ran out of money buying dota crates.

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