[Borderlands] Official Discussion Thread

2009-11-14 14:46:15

#151

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5941|Catherine Black

I would play this, but I just don't understand the graphics.

2009-11-14 14:47:24

#152

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6895|FUCK UBISOFT

Finray wrote:
I would play this, but I just don't understand the graphics.

what?

2009-11-14 15:07:11

#153

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5941|Catherine Black

Miggle wrote:
Finray wrote:
I would play this, but I just don't understand the graphics.
what?

I don't understand what they're trying to do with them, are they going for cartoonish feel, or what? It's just weird imo.

2009-11-14 15:08:14

#154

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6895|FUCK UBISOFT

Finray wrote:
Miggle wrote:
Finray wrote:
I would play this, but I just don't understand the graphics.
what?
I don't understand what they're trying to do with them, are they going for cartoonish feel, or what? It's just weird imo.

It's not total srs realism, if that's what you're asking. The whole game is for fun.

2009-11-14 15:37:54

#155

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6621

The art direction is more "real" in the sense that by having a world that looks unique, you justify the game's mechanics.

It's like how Valve said that they made TF2 look like a cartoon because realistic looking art wouldn't be realistic given the absurdity of the game's mechanics. Same thing with Borderlands. By making the game look realistic, they need to conform to reality. And as such, Borderlands looks realistic in the Borderlands universe.

2009-11-15 00:25:47

#156

krazed: Admiral of the Bathtub; +619|6932|Great Brown North

Doctor Strangelove wrote:
The art direction is more "real" in the sense that by having a world that looks unique, you justify the game's mechanics.

It's like how Valve said that they made TF2 look like a cartoon because realistic looking art wouldn't be realistic given the absurdity of the game's mechanics. Same thing with Borderlands. By making the game look realistic, they need to conform to reality. And as such, Borderlands looks realistic in the Borderlands universe.

this

2009-11-16 01:22:06

#157

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6496

My order has been dispatch via Amazon

https://www.abload.de/img/bf3-bf2ssig0250wvn.jpg

2009-11-16 09:06:39

#158

Guardian_Ekim: I'm a god damn American Jedi; +51|6702|775

I've had it since pre-order and am still playing Borderlands quite a bit. I don't have a favorite character because I like them all. I don't mind that the game is slightly cartoony and I find the "dark humor" quite amusing (Especially 9 Toes "He ALSO has 3 balls."). The game's replay value is very good; the Playthrough 1/Playthrough 2 architecture reminds me of Diablo 2's Normal, Nightmare, and Hell modes.

The only thing I don't like about the game is how the quests work. If you try to simply plow through the main quests, they often become too hard without doing the side quests. However, when you've done all the side quests as well, the game seems too easy. I wish there was a happy medium.

2009-11-16 10:30:57

#159

Bevo: Nah; +718|6673|Austin, Texas

I don't mind it. You can cherry pick the side quests you like and get along just fine. For the 2nd playthrough I'm mostly skipping the side quests so I can go back once I'm level 50 and co-op with my buddies.

I wish the multiplayer functionality was better, and open modding would be a godsend. There's SO MUCH you can do with this game, but it seems to be mostly "go kill x" "go kill x and press y button" "go see z". So much potential just bottled.

2009-11-16 19:41:36

#160

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6309|Vancouver | Canada

New patch.

2009-11-16 19:50:22

#161

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6895|FUCK UBISOFT

DefCon-17 wrote:
New patch.

what's it do?

2009-11-16 22:03:40

#162

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6309|Vancouver | Canada

Miggle wrote:
DefCon-17 wrote:
New patch.
what's it do?

Mic volume control, muting people, and Phase Strike is fixed.

That's all I remembered..

2009-11-16 22:21:40

#163

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6698

Miggle wrote:
DefCon-17 wrote:
New patch.
what's it do?

Update 1.0.1 Notes:

- Characters that have lost skill points will have the lost points refunded
- Clients will no longer lose proficiency progress upon leaving a co-op game
- Item cards now display the intended five lines of detail text
- Lilith's Phase strike and melee attacks from Phase Walk now function as intended
- Voicechat: users can now control volume and individually mute players
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused CL4P-TP to stop progressing during the introduction
- Server browser population times have been improved
- Server information should now always display the correct plot mission
- Benchmarking feature now works as intended
- Nvidia 3D Vision visuals now render shadows correctly (requires minimum 195.28 drivers, available from nVidia)

2009-11-17 10:39:42

#164

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6820

As long as they don't fix the equipment duping glitch on the 360, I'm happy.

2009-11-19 11:52:35

#165

OmniDeath: ~; +726|6796

I hate that it lets you take screenshots of weapon cards but nothing else...

2009-11-23 07:11:30

#166

Chou: Member; +737|6943

OmniDeath wrote:
I hate that it lets you take screenshots of weapon cards but nothing else...

Huh?

2009-11-23 09:46:26

#167

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6496

Chou wrote:
OmniDeath wrote:
I hate that it lets you take screenshots of weapon cards but nothing else...
Huh?

Rightclick on a weapon while browsing your inventory.

btw, can someone link me to an official site where it states the ports that need to be opened? I googled but every hit gives me different ports

Last edited by Sisco10 (2009-11-23 09:47:45)

2009-11-23 09:51:18

#168

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6895|FUCK UBISOFT

Sisco10 wrote:
Chou wrote:
OmniDeath wrote:
I hate that it lets you take screenshots of weapon cards but nothing else...
Huh?
Rightclick on a weapon while browsing your inventory.

btw, can someone link me to an official site where it states the ports that need to be opened? I googled but every hit gives me different ports

you on a legal copy?

2009-11-23 10:25:05

#169

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6496

Miggle wrote:
Sisco10 wrote:
Chou wrote:

Huh?
Rightclick on a weapon while browsing your inventory.

btw, can someone link me to an official site where it states the ports that need to be opened? I googled but every hit gives me different ports
you on a legal copy?

Of course.

2009-11-23 10:28:34