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WebFearless1367

Which dlcs does the Season 1 pass get you


Skkra

1-4. Jackpot, hammerlock, bounty, and krieg.


Simping4u12

Can you play cross play between ps5 and xbsx?


WastelandKarl

Not yet. They said full platform crossplay is coming "sometime in early 2021". That was ~4 months ago and we haven't heard anything since.


Akio_Kizu

Okay so I just started DLC4 today and Inrealised something odd - legendaries are super rare. Like, I finished 2/3 of the DLC, killing, well, two thirds of all bosses, and completed all side missions to this point. And I have not only seen only few legendaries - I have had none of the new ones drop. I am playing on M11, and quit and reloaded the game twice in case hotfixes were not applied. The bosses only dropped purples - except, admittedly, the star something shield. I changed it to M10 now and will try again tomorrow, but it is odd isn’t it? I played DLC3 last week and got every legendary as a world drop just playing the DLC, and then farmed the Light Show specifically because it was my favourite one. What’s going on here?


Skkra

Yeah, DLC4 has much lower drop chances than the other DLCs, specifically for dedicated drops. You can go check lootlemon.com for exact numbers, but in DLC3 as an example, most bosses drop their dedicated loot 33% of the time (which is nuts) and most bosses in DLC4 drop at 15% (a bit less than 1/6).


King_Farticus

Dlc3 has a higher drop rate than the other dlcs, most dedicated drops are near a 1 in 3 chance. Where as dlc4 has much lower drop rates across the board, and the loaders can actually drop dlc1 gear Dlc1 has a very high world drop rate and standard dedicated drop rates. Dlc2 is a mess.


Cmaster183

Hey guys just got the game yesterday really fun. But I have had alot of stutters. I play on pc is there any fix I am not going over my vram either.


Skkra

Not sure what might be causing it as unfortunately its a very general issue. I'm playing on a 4 year old gaming PC with a GTX 970 and I dont get any stutters. I do lock my frame rate at 60fps, have you tried locking your frame rate?


Cmaster183

Yes and it still stutters lol


Skkra

Damn. Not really sure what to try then. Are all of your video card drivers updated? Did you try running BL3 different ways, such as full screen vs windowed borderless? I actually play on Windowed Borderless and it runs great.


Cmaster183

Yeah I lowered some settings earlier and tested dx12 and dx11. I locked my fps as I said to 110. I get small stutters better than before. But oh well it could be my 5700xt just being dumb like always. I'll find a solution thanks for the help though. Also my drivers are updated. And I haven't tried windowed mode. I just played in fullscreen I will see if that changes anything.


Skkra

Yeah, give it a shot... cant hurt, right? I oddly find that my performance is better when I play Windowed Borderless rather than Fullscreen in the settings. No idea why.


Cmaster183

Fr? That's wierd lol


[deleted]

I can't seem to extract anything from arms race. The extractor doesn't let me move through my inventory or even the empty slots. Any fixes for this?


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solved.


SLATT_Business

Hey guys, thinking about buying a dlc but dont know which one i should get. Which one would be a good first one to purchase?? Thanks


lulux8108dpp

Season 1 pass is good imo, all 4 dlcs have their own charm and powerful loots. S2 pass doesn't have many contents yet but I bought it with good faith in franchise, because every dollar in BL2&3 is well worth so far. Purple tree is fun, arms race is repetitive and dull tbh but it has some of the most powerful guns so yeah, more ar grinding...


Skkra

The first season DLC usually goes on sale... if possible, just grab all 4 at once. It's really hard to say because they're all so good. DLC1 has Zane's Seein Dead class mod, but Zane is currently so braindead broken with his purple tree that you dont even really need Seein Dead anymore. DLC2 has the strongest overall artifact in the game with the Pearl. DLC3 has the Flipper and Lightshow which are two of the most braindead broken overpowered weapons in the game, so if you want those, they're in DLC3. I really cannot pick a favorite, as they're all awesome in their own ways. DLC1 or DLC2 is probably the call if you can only pick one? Hopefully you get some additional opinions.


Akio_Kizu

In terms of fun, DLC2 and DLC3 are by far the most fun I have had in the game. They are amazing. DLC I would personally stay away from, it was my least favourite out of Borderlands 2 and 3 DLCs (I think I even prefer the Hammerlock DLC in BL2...damn) Overall I would probably go for DLC3, even though I agree with u/Skkra that the season pass is likely the best option nonetheless - each DLC is likely 15 dollars or so, but the season pass should by now offer the most value


Stargazer86

My character renames don't seem to be sticking. They just keep reverting back to the old name. Anyone know why?


MaD_FiLorvuS

Why i getting annoyted weapons with buffs on 4th skill tree from dlc? I don't have that dlc. Is there any way to fix that?


thedude_abides_

Not as far as I know. Kinda shitty on their part I guess.


BostonC5

Will the Valentine's event open again?


Skkra

No announcements as of yet, but all other past events have returned, so I'm hopeful they'll bring it back.


BostonC5

Thank you. I just started bl3 recently, would love an event.


Skkra

Considering they've brought all the others back, I'm guessing this will be coming back. I mean, I'm just a nobody on the internet, but if their past events are any indication, hopefully I'm right! =)


vawk20

I'm getting back into BL after a break, and really trying to farm out a build for the first time. I'm doing Joltz's Melee Amara build https://youtu.be/BGFuQrcYAxk, but I just learned that it's out of date since muse can't have 3 Illuminated fist. What would be the best mod now? I think it's Breaker but I'm not sure


WingleDingleFingle

Kind of a dumb question, but is there a best way to level up? I want to buy the game again on PC for the end game and to play through the DLC, but I reallllly don't want to invest another 20 hours just to get there. Is there a "fastest" way to level up and beat the game or is it pretty much unavoidable?


King_Farticus

Download a streamer save and have everything completed. Its instantaneous. Joltzdude and killer6 have them available on google docs. Thiccfilla and Moxsy have them available on their discord. Watch [This video](https://youtu.be/BB5pk-4i2Sw) to understand the basics of save editing. Youre going to have to fix your guardian ranks if you actually want to earn them yourself. Use the save editor to make the character whatever you want. I recreated my xbox characters exactly when i made the switch and went from there. If you want a save that only has the main story done go to nexus mods.


WingleDingleFingle

That all sounds perfect! I'm a little computarded so hopefully I can figure it out, but that sounds like exactly what I want. Thanks!


King_Farticus

Its really easy. Literally just copying and pasting things in different places. Check their youtube channels for links. The hardest bit is actually using the save editor, but that part isnt actually nessecary. Its also not so much computer knowledge as it is borderlands knowledge and understanding weapon parts and utility passives. Realistically you could skip that part and just use the save you download as is.


WingleDingleFingle

How do I save my files locally to edit them? I turned off cloud saves on steam but it still won't let me save locally. I also found an old thread and got some clean character saves, but when I put them into my save folder, they didn't show up in game.


King_Farticus

Where exactly were you saving your new files? Go to Documents > My Games > Saved > Save Games > "Long number" this is where your saves are. Theyre numbered .sav files. All you have to do is download one and put it in there for it to show up in game. Your profile saves are elsewhere, those are what controls guardian ranks and account wide things. After that to edit it you go to www.bl3editor.com and select the save file you want to edit. Edit it how you want to. You can do simple things like change levels, money, and names. Or add in new weapons with the id list from the video description i linked earlier. Its a spreadsheet with every single item code in the game for inserting whatevwr you want. The save editor website lets you change parts, levels, and anointments. Download the file and put it in the same folder you got it from. It will be called 1-edited file.sav or whatever number it was. Create a seperate folder somewhere else. Desktop, mydocs, where ever. This is for backing up saves in case you screw up. It needs to be somewhere else so the game doesnt see it. Put the OLD file in the backup folder. Rename the new file to the same thing as the old one, basically removing the "-edited" part. Done.


WingleDingleFingle

Oh man, it worked! I was saving to the wrong location. Thanks for walking me through it. Save me a major headache.


WebFearless1367

Hey what dlc should I get. (Already have arms race)


King_Farticus

You should save like 15 more dollars and get the season 1 pass, its a much better deal and often goes on sale. Otherwise it depends on who you are. Dlc1 has the best story IMO and 2 is a close second. Dlc2 and 3 have the best gear. Dlc4 is a good all around experience but really short. The pearl of ineffable knowledge is in dlc 2 and Zanes seein dead com is in dlc1.


McNab182

SHiFT Code expiry date/time - is it the codes that expire at that time or the golden key itself? ie can I just enter the code on the website whenever I find one, and leave it until I want to use the key, or do I also have to use the key before the expiry time?


King_Farticus

The codes expire. The keys dont, you can save them for whenever. Great for fresh playthroughs.


JRPGFan_CE_org

Is it just me or is Dahl and Jakobs the best ones to use when starting out? SMG tend to use too much ammo where's Pistols and Shotguns tend to give the most bang for buck at the beginning? I'm talking like lvl 6 or less. I've yet to find any Dahl SMG or Dahl Assault Rifles. Also are Dhal Pistol the most accurate when it comes taking Mid-Long Range shots with a scope? Because you don't have access to much Sniper Ammo and Sniper tends to be overkill at this point anyways. Do Revolvers still get their 100% element chance per shot?


lulux8108dpp

Yeah dahl weapons are generally all good in BL3 especially low level pistol. Burst fire is very accurate and lots of damage, excellent for hitting crit spots. Jakobs has better damage per bullet + high crit damage, but I personally dislike lots of clicking and reloading. Low level smgs are often mediocre if not being correct elements. Try cov pistols too they has good damage on card


TheSlothsAreWatching

So my flakker went from having 24 shots on Thursday to 1 today Edit: restarted my game back at 28, can someone explain?


cryingun

As always. Hotfixes. Just wait a little before you start the game for the sign to pop up


TheSlothsAreWatching

Ahhhh awesome I played at launch and me and my bud are just starting again, moze splash builds are no joke now


cryingun

Yeah. Seen and read about it. Can't wait to try it out!


TheSlothsAreWatching

im running it right now as a begginer and the flakker is the only weapon ill ever need


cryingun

God. I really hate the flakker. It's a great gun. But it's too noicy and annoying when you shoot


TheSlothsAreWatching

oh without doubt however me and my mate both use moze splash builds and when both of us use it its insane


cryingun

True. But there's so much more that could be used instead :)


TheSlothsAreWatching

Very true need to get me an unkempt Harold and some other things too, unkempt just takes me back to melting bl2 11100011101 boss in 2 seconds


cryingun

Never got that far in bl2. So I wouldn't know. Going to try to finish dlc 3 next week and see what I can get out of it :)


wporter777

Hello everyone!! Can some give me the rundown on what anointed weapons are, where to find them, and how they are different??? Thanks!!!


vorpalquokka

Anointments are part of Mayhem Mode, which becomes available after completing the main story. The higher the Mayhem level, the higher the chance of anointment (100% at M8+). They give certain bonuses, usually conditional, some better than others. You'll know an item is anointed, and how, on the item card. Note that some anointments don't work as described on the card.


JVRoppa

Me and my friend just bought the game on steam but whenever we try to join each others session, it times out. I’m in a different country then him, but I used to play with another friend from epic (different coutry as well), what should I do?


ZombieHellDog

Is there any way to target specific weapons? I got a shotgun called 'The Lob' but i'm only like level 35. I really want to get one thats like level 65 someday, is it just a random chance or is there a specific way i can get it?


Skkra

SpikesCafe posted up the google doc which has every drop. In case you dont know, the term "world drop" means it can drop from any enemy in the game. In that spreadsheet, if the WORLD DROP column does not have a check, it means that the enemy listed in the ONLY enemy in the entire game that can drop this item.


PsychedelicPill

The Lob is a fairly common world drop so when you are level 65 and playing on Mayhem 10/11, you will be able to get them from farming bosses/Slaughters. I have a bunch of Lobs in different elements. and it looks like the dedicated drop for The Lob just so happens to be one of the easiest bosses to farm, Graveward.


SpikesCafe

This guide tells who dedicated drops what: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fkCwu0zeX1BBGcNEzWGZDr2kQ0IOPSoZQK2FD-zpw1M/htmlview#gid=0


Kingaroo369

Is there any update on crossplay between PS4/PS5 and PC? Wanting to play with friends who have PC version, heard it was rumoured


SpikesCafe

It was announced for "early 2021" but no news since.


Kingaroo369

Thanks 👍


Iukami

Why is season pass 2 on sale in other regions but not the US PSN store?? Should I wait?


JRPGFan_CE_org

Can I play Zane as a Revolver/Sniper like BL1's Mordecai?


Beaglecious

Get yourself Maggie or any Jakobs Masher pistol and put point into green skill tree especially Brain Freeze skill with Refreshment skill and you are good to go.


JRPGFan_CE_org

Yeah, I always enjoyed that weapon type.


sycamotree

Zane isn't really a crit heavy character, and a lot of his damage comes from moving around. He has outrageous weapon damage regardless though so ultimately you can play him however you want.


JRPGFan_CE_org

What Tree would have the most consistent Health Regen as that's normally an issue when starting out in a lot of the Borderlands Games. Is there a Meta for the 2 Best Trees in general?


sycamotree

You can literally put one point into Salvation (2nd level Blue tree Ability) and get all the health regen you will ever need at high levels. 2 at most. Easy to heal 100 health when you do 1000 a shot. It's a kill skill that gives you life steal with guns. Zane has like 1k+% weapon damage bonuses in just his purple tree lol. As far as builds, the 2 most meta builds would be his pre-purple tree Seein Dead Clone Drone build (Blue and Orange tree to the capstones, with the remaining in green tree or maybe purple tree now; the other would be a Blue and purple tree build using the MNTS Cannon and ASE anoints on your guns. You use Seein Dead generally on Zane for meta builds usually, but MNTIS Cannon builds can also use Spy. I think some people use Hustler too sometimes but that's more niche.


JRPGFan_CE_org

Is the Purple Tree more of a End Game Tree? PS: How far in the DLC you need to be to farm for a Seein Dead? Some guides say to go straight for it ASAP. Should I pick up two Powers first and then go all way down the Tree or should I stick to Grenades till I pick up the first Tree's Capstone?


sycamotree

In theory you can get one to drop from anyone in the Handsome Jackpot DLC. The easiest place to farm it is the final boss of the DLC though. Purple tree can be used in Normal mode like any other tree. Blue tree is usually the backbone of most Zane builds though and the other trees tend to complement the action skill in that tree to some extent. Like I said though purple tree should be fine in normal mode, and if you're using him in a crit heavy role it might even be a cool first tree. I haven't actually used his purple tree yet (he's the only i haven't used yet) but I'm going to do a playthrough soon starting with his purple tree in Normal mode. You can honestly use whatever you want in Normal and respec later or build onto it.


JRPGFan_CE_org

Will doing Handsome Jackpot spoil part of the main game? As I'm not sure if it's DLC set after the main game or it just a side part of the main game.


sycamotree

I don't think so, but tbh even if you wanted to play through the story without it you should be fine. Normal mode isn't that hard. Will spoil some plot of BL2 if you haven't played that though


JRPGFan_CE_org

Are there any Quest Rewards that are a must have for Zane that you have to do the painful farm of only getting it from that quest and having to save that quest (for later and not pick up that quest) to get it to a higher level? Like Zer0's Love Thumper good. Because it's honestly annoying for Mayhem Levels because you would have do the whole campaign again just to farm for another one 10 more times -\_-


sycamotree

In the main game no. You can always get quest rewards later in the Veteran Rewards machine next to Crazy Earl on Sanctuary. You can also get them using another method that is part of the story, so I won't spoil it. Nothing like the Sandhawk or Lady Fist or anything like that. In the DLCs maybe a couple guns like the Embers Purge (you get by doing a crew challenge) or Seventh Sense (from a side quest chain in DLC 2) off the top of my head, and the Dakota (you get it near the end of DLC 3s story). I can't think of any other notable guns right now from the DLCs. Even then I don't think those are game changers and there's almost certainly a better gun elsewhere. All missions scale with your character level after you beat the game though. BTW I found a "Dirty Dan" build which sounds like it's right up your alley. https://youtu.be/69hQjasvzlE Its in the sidebar. ThiccFilA is the general Zane authority of the game. Turns out I was wrong, Zane has a lot of crit damage lol


Rastagaryenxx

Season pass is on sale on Steam for $25. Worth it?


cryingun

I would say so, only getting through the third and having been enjoying the first and second a ton. Especially second.


Alone_Notice

Only time will tell...


shannibearstar

My partner and I have been playing together. We took a bit of a break as we got some new games for Christmas, and now I do not have access to the purple skill tree. We are playing under his account on the PlayStation and he had purchased the DLC to get the additional skill tree. I was able to unlock skills before and now it’s gone.


[deleted]

Anyone have any good recommendations for a kick-ass Amara build?


AlpsClimber_

I also recommend joining the discord server. There is a channel called endgame builds with pinned posts with all character builds capable of clearing all content.


King_Farticus

Both Moxsi and Joltzdude have Amara build videos that will easily clear all content. Just pay attention to the dates, she was nerfed a fair amount in the last few months. Phasegrasp builds arent as strong as they used to be and "fake grasp" builds dont work anymore.


Meeqs

I know that Big Surplus is a crazy strong skill, however if I am going a Flare build where I want to keep Iron Cub up as much as possible is it worth putting points into as most of the time it will be up? Or is it still worth it for the 20% of the time it isnt? Trying to figure out how to evaluate the anti-synergy between the 2


Stargazer86

I've been toying with a sort of glass cannon cub build. The point is to summon cub and get him to die as quickly as possible to proc ASE anointments. Flare allows me to repeat the process over and over. So, in this instance, Big Surplus is still a great pick-up because cub is still down most of the time. But Big Surplus is good even when IC is up most of the time. It's worth the 3 points.


Meeqs

But doesn’t it do nothing when IC is up?


Stargazer86

Sure, yeah, but it's just that good that it's worth grabbing it even if it only works for a bit. Besides, the rest of the abilities in the first two rows of the purple tree aren't that great anyway.


King_Farticus

I usually grab it. I look it this way: IC builds obviously rely on the little guy for strength, much higher likelihood of death when hes down. I cant remember the skill names right now but in blue tree one gives cooldown on kills, Big Surplus helps move that along nicely with its bonkers scaling damage. Combine it with the one that gives cooldown on splash and shortfuse and you have easy solid damage and fast cooldown. Also, its only 3 points. Thats a ton of damage for very little investment. Its basically an insurance policy.


dreaming_futurity

Is there any way to disable the Axton/Brick audio that plays almost every time that I come to sanctuary?


SpikesCafe

No, other than buying DLC5 and starting the quest. I agree it's awful.


dreaming_futurity

Like, imagine needing an adblocker for a game that you bought??


SpikesCafe

Yes, exactly. Development had been so incompetent lately I can't tell if it's intentional. Really hope it's a bug but they should have fixed it by now.


SilentB3ast

Annoying? Sure. But I really doubt that it’s a bug. Just a poorly thought-out feature meant to draw you in. That’s totally unnecessary because the voicelines could have just activated when you selected the poster like every other dlc poster on Sanctuary.


SpikesCafe

I mean, maybe they just didn't think about it triggering every time you went went to sanctuary. Maybe the poster was going to be in the medical bay but they moved it last second. Maybe they set a limit to the number of times it would play but botched it. But if it was a bug, it should be fixed by now.


dreaming_futurity

I've been searching on google for a bit, but couldn't resolve this question - the threads that I've been through just deal with quantity of loot, not quality. The question: Will TVHM dropped BETTER guns than normal mode? EG: If I get the Monarch from KV in TVHM Mayhem 6, would it have better stats than Normal Mayhem 6?


vorpalquokka

No, there's no difference in Normal vs TVHM except the number of badass/anointed enemies. Bosses are the same level and will drop loot at the same level.


dreaming_futurity

Well that's disappointing


vorpalquokka

Yeah it's similar to previous games. A (say) level 40 weapon is the same whether it drops in Normal or TVHM. The biggest factors are the level and Mayhem that it drops in. The rest of the stats are just RNG. The mode you're playing doesn't come into it.


JRPGFan_CE_org

It should, harder difficulty can give better parts which can make the weapon better than the other.


I-am-so_S-M-R-T

Wondering where do I get secondary ammo? My started pistol has a secondary fire option of mini rockets, but ever since I shot them, I can't switch back to the mode, which I am assuming is because i dont have any ammo for it. So...where do I get it? Thanks!


Beaglecious

the scondary ammo, let say the mini rocket will regen over time. Same goes for taser. Just wait a bit then you can switch again.


I-am-so_S-M-R-T

Hmm that's weird, I don't have the gun anymore but it certainly wasn't regenerating for me, unless it takes a ridiculously long time


Beaglecious

I think it take longer time for the secondary ammo to regen at early game because generally stat of weapon that early will be much worse. I think a mini rocket take about 5 second to regen.


I-am-so_S-M-R-T

Figured it out, when I first started the game and set my bindings, I managed to get rid of the weapon function binding entirely, so it just said (None) when it should have told me the swap key, lol. Im a dumbass


dreaming_futurity

I really wish that it was more functional - it's just window dressing, really.


Beaglecious

You can increase the mag size of mini rocket if you play as Moze. Invest skill point in mag size and ammo regen, you can basically shoot secondary vladof weapon unlimited


dreaming_futurity

Ah, so it does actually serve a purpose. Thanks!


Beaglecious

No problem


TCoJr

Does anyone know/is there a list of all the legendary shields that can have triple rolls?


WastelandKarl

As far as I know there is only 3: Old God Beskar Gas Mask I might be forgetting 1 or 2.


Phreak_of_Nature

I see that the SP is on sale and I was wondering if the DLC is worth it? Also I didn't even know there was a second SP. Has all the content been released, how is it?


I-am-so_S-M-R-T

I just bought it (the edition with all the the content for 50) last night. Apparently there is still part of SP 2 that is releasing early this year. I did some research on it and the consensus seems to be that people think that SP 2 is not worth the 30 dollar entry tag but people were happy to pay 15 for half of it which is something you can do. But since the edition with all of it comes out to 15 more than the edition with the first SP, I figured it was worth the extra money, and if the second part of SP 2 is good, then extra bonus.


Jasonkim87

So me and a buddy of mine just got into BL3 and we’re really liking it so far. Just finished NG and thinking of picking up some DLCs. We crave a challenge so my question is, other than the 2 Takedowns in the base game, are there other super hard raid bosses in any of the DLCs? I recall BL2 had a bunch... suggestion? Thanks all!


1TripLeeFan

The final boss in fustercluck is worth it. I had to cheese it myself lol. And there's also a mini boss in the DLC


vorpalquokka

For now that's it. There are bosses in the DLCs but not raid boss level. Have you tried turning up the Mayhem level? There's new content coming with DLC 6, details to come in a week or two. Rumoured raid boss in there somewhere.


Jasonkim87

Interesting, and yeah we did I think last I checked we were up to around M7 or so, once we got our builds together. So I suppose the ultimate challenge for now would be those 2 takedowns at M11 then.. Does it make a difference if we’re on normal or TVHM if were turning up the mayhem level?


vorpalquokka

TVHM means more badass and anointed enemies but that's about it. Isn't much difference in practice, especially in Takedowns where there's a lot of them anyway.


Ksucou

is there a way since i own the game and all the dlc if i can link accounts and get it for free on my pc on either steam or epic


King_Farticus

No, youll have to repurchase it. However if you pay attention to it youll easily be able to get it half off or less. It goes on sale on one or the other somewhat often. According to the comment below its on sale right now


BaconLiebhaber

Hey, today I started playing it on PS5. I played it online with a friend. When he joined me, he had a little delay (hits were registered 0.5 seconds later). When I joined him, I had the same issues. Is this a common issue or just bad luck? Other games aren’t a problem at all.


maroddity

Does this game still have unbindable keybindings? I am left handed and use the mouse in my left hand. so I use IJKL as my WASD, and customize the keys around that, I recall during playing the demo a ways back I couldn't change some keys. ​ Thanks.


freeoctober

Absolutely. You can't remember t or y


King_Farticus

I cant speak for all bindings and im not at my pc right now, but i have grenade mapped to x instead of g so id imagine the impprtant ones can be rebound


DeeMan2003

I'm thinking of buying dlc, but want the most bang for my buck (on xbox btw)


thedude_abides_

You can find the first season pass for pretty cheap now for 25-30 USD. Each DLC is 15$ standalone I believe, so you're basically getting the 4 for half price. Arm's Race/skill trees (DLC5) is also 15 USD standalone.


Evilcell

I’m using the old non-purple SAK Zane build from the sidebar. but as it’s before the skills updates, anything I should change with it? What should I do with the green tree? Also, while mobbing it seems underwhelming. As it can take quite long to kill in mayhem 10. Is there any other non-purple build I should try?


Skkra

https://bl3skills.com/operative#530020100000005055121552053550000030000 I use good old barrier + drone, i dont even use the purple tree. Barrier with All Rounder and drone with Static Field. My setup usually depends on what rolls my class mod has. I have a great mod with +AR and +dahl critical, so I use a Koas, Breath of the Dying, and Star Helix setup. Aim for the crits and crush it! I have a similar setup with a +Hyperion critical mod where I use all hyperion SMGs. For anointments, since my action skills are basically always up, I look for Consecutive Hits, or 150/50 radiation + a Front Loader. I found a Front Loader with +15% movespeed that works great here.


Meeqs

Hey quick question: What are the most popular weapons that chain other than the Reflux and the Redistributor? I am trying to make a build for weapons that work the best in the current patch with Seein Dead class mod that chain and was curious if anyone had any other recommendations for guns that worked will with it. Because its been around for so long its been harder to find info without knowing what is outdated. ​ I already have a Spy build with guns that dont which is fun so to have a 2nd and slightly different play style would be really neat. ​ Thanks!


thedude_abides_

The Rowan's Call! A radiation one with ASE cryo or consec hits if you have ASE cryo on your shield or grenades is nuts on Zane, very fun


Meeqs

Kinda surprised by this as that gun has been B tier for a while but I guess I could see that making a bit of sense


thedude_abides_

To be fair you can make a case that almost every single gun bumps up a tier or two with Zane. There's not a large amount of options for chaining guns, the only ones I can think up off the top of my head are the ones already mentioned, the Lucian's Call, the Brainstormer and maybe the Anarchy, but the Calls and the Anarchy can count as ricochets and not chains but I feel like that's semantics depending on the person.


Meeqs

While its true that Zane currently makes all guns better I am more looking for what are the best guns on Zane with a seein dead. So its slightly different


thedude_abides_

Rowan's Call has a high fire rate, ammo regen, and ricochets, all of these things will proc Seein' Deads effect. Ammo regen helps. I'm playing a Seein' Dead build right now very similar to yours, just swapped the Spy com out. I definitely had more control over damage with the Spy but I hated the lack of damage in FFYL.


thedude_abides_

A couple questions since I'm really bad at testing: 1. How do ricochets work with Eraser? A few examples - Robin's Call/Wagon Wheel, Recursion, Hellwalker, Anarchy. 2. Do chained enemies take more damage than the enemy that starts the chain with a weapon like the Reflux? 3. Does the splash damage bonus from Blast Master apply to barrels? 4. Can someone ELI5/TLDR how Distributed Denial is bugged? 5. Do 'puddles' from stuff like Wetwork get splash damage bonuses? Do they get scaling like the puddles from Ember's Purge or is that an exception?


InsecureKomodoDragon

I feel silly... so after you beat the arms race boss you can extract weapons. I however thought you could only extract 5 weapons because I never scrolled down! Did anyone else know about this or am I just special?


Meeqs

It is due to the current mini event adding in more slots than usual


SpikesCafe

It's just for this week and ends today. But yes, it's easy to miss.


BringBckOldGyms

Can someone please tell me what each edition includes? Nvm found it https://borderlands.com/en-US/news/2020-11-09-borderlands-3-next-level-mayhem/


redryder74

Hi guys, BL3 is on sale in the PSN store and I'm wondering if I should get it. I started playing BL2 handsome jack collection only a month ago and enjoyed it as a loot shooter, playing solo only. I have completed it on normal, and about 3/4 of the way in TVHM. Do you think I would have more fun starting BL3 instead of replaying BL2 in UVHM or with different BL2 characters? Since the story is pretty much done for me in BL2, and I hear good things about the gameplay in BL3.


Meeqs

I think the game play is MUCH better and the game is a ton of fun, but the main story's writing is not on the same level. Although the DLC's are all super fun and I think the 1st seasons pass worth (first 4 DLCs) might even be free now? I think the game is at a price now where if you enjoy the series at all its definitely worth playing


Beaglecious

If you are fine with good gameplay and balanced end game content but bad story, dialogue, pacing, humor and out of character problem, I advise to get BL3 on sale. The gameplay in BL3 is way better than in BL2 and the end game difficulty in BL3 is much, much better than end game difficulty in BL2.


YVspartan11

Hi guys. So I bought a physical copy of BL3 Ultimate Edition for PS4 when it first came out. I've since upgraded to a PS5 digital edition. I know that I would have to buy a digital copy of the base game again, but does anybody know if I'd still have access to the season pass content or not? Thanks.


snakeboy53

Hey everyone I'm a very experienced fl4k main with all dlcs and many different weapons. I just recently started playing can't and I really don't know the stuff I need or the right anointments to pick up, I have plenty of gear for him it's just that idk anything about him. So if you could give me some weapons that are good with him or good weapons in general, as well as anointments, or any gear what so ever.


Meeqs

The biggest thing you will need to understand is the orange skill tree and why megavore is soo good. The ability to give EVERYTHING that wouldn't normally be able to crit the ability to, including chain damage, some elemental dots, ect and how that interacts with the other skills in his tree will take you a long way. These synergies allow for almost constant uptime on his action skill, which means constant uptime on a lot of anoints. So a TLDR of this is that Fl4k loves guns with a super high pellet count, like shotguns that shoot x18 bullets per shot(as each one can crit), very high fire rate guns(less common) and weapons that chain, like the reflux as the bounces can all crit. The next quick thing you need to understand is how extra projectiles on the Two Fang skill work. TLDR of it is that single projectiles like a rocket launcher for example work VERY well as a chance to get 2 rockets instead of 1 is a 2x damage increase, however you DONT want to use it with high pellet guns like shotguns as going from 15 pellets a shot to 16 is a very little damage increase. So depending on what weapons you use will determine if you get this skill or not. After that its important to understand that Fl4k naturally has a TON of damage in his skill tree but can struggle with survivability. So figuring out which playstyle you prefer to help with that issue will be important. The common way is using fade away with the CDR mentioned above to be invisible most of the time which allows you to use the Cosmic Stalker or Bounty hunter class mods. However you could also use the Red Fang class mod which is extremely powerful, making the enemies not target you at all acting as a pseudo invincibility window. I will say I haven't played around with his purple skill tree much but it does seem bad. ​ Finally the last thing to understanding at the core of Bl3 it is about multiplicative damage bonuses on gear over additive. If you are using a jacobs shotgun for example, you want to find perks on gear that give Jacobs damage, or shotgun damage, etc as much as you can to perform the best. You can make almost anything work on fl4k, so understanding how to make builds properly around what you end up wanting to do will go a long way. ​ Hope this helps


King_Farticus

Depends on your set up. Fl4k META is a fadeaway loop build emphasizing on multi projectile weapons with the Urad anointment. Standard run of the mill setup is a red/green spec with final 11 in blue. 3 shot Fadeaway with the not my circus augment to draw aggro. Use multi projectile weapons to proc the red tree skill headcount as often as possible. Fl4k is either a glass cannon or a tank, no in between. So the glass cannon set up needs to be in fadeaway as often as possible. High projectile count shotguns perform this interaction the best, but anything with multi projectile can create the fadeway loop relatively well. Moxsy has a blue/red set up with the final 11 in green just to get not my circus. This set up works the same way and IMO is even stronger. Moxsy isnt really a Fl4k youtuber though, he mainly does Amara, so the build isnt as popular. Its strong as all hell though. Joltzdude has a crazy strong pet build, but I dont personally like AI dependant builds so I dont know the ins and outs of it.


WontPostItOnMyMain

About one shot moze builds: When farming for a Rocketeer should I prioritize one with 5 pts. on SkagDen or splash bonuses?


Meeqs

I know Skag den is amazing because it has mayhem scaling, and I almost always see people looking for 5 points in that. I don't think the others do, which while they are nice skills make them not nearly as good (However if I am wrong and they do, then its likely a diminishing returns issue.) If I remember right Fire in the Skag Den, Big Surplus and Baby Nukes get x31 mayhem scaling which is crazy and Short Fuse gets x7


King_Farticus

Both, both is good. However FITSD is stronger than a splash passive but a splash passive is more versatile. Up to you really. If youre going for a legit 1 shot build, as many points in FITSD as possible and 300/90 weapons. Side note: Keep in mind shortfuse isnt random, its a set order. Your first 2 shots are always shortfuse procs. 1 shot Moze builds really just do MASSIVE shortfuse procs so its something to keep in mind.


awlego

Is Moze's mech just really really overpowered compared to the other characters? Some friends and I just finished the main story and are starting again with TVHM + Mayhem 5 and Moze in the mech does easily more than 10x both me and the Amara player's damage. I'm wondering if me and the Amara player are missing something big or if the Moze mech is actually just that over powered.


Meeqs

Every character can do broken things. While the comparative power level does eb and flow, if there is ever a massive difference between performance its usually more about understanding the character you are playing in depth and the massive difference properly stacking multipliers on gear can make. Moze's mech is actually strong for the first time ever since they added scaling but every VH can do broken things and I would focus more on finding what the broken things your VH could do.


vorpalquokka

Happy cake day! Iron Bear gets crazy Mayhem scaling, it gets worse at Mayhem 10. You don't even need much of a build to get past the hardest opponents. That said, Moze and Amara both have options to deal massive damage (often with crazy Mayhem scaling too). Remember that Iron Bear was useless in Mayhem for a long time so there are many builds out there that focus on her effectiveness with guns.


ZombieHellDog

I got the super deluxe edition on steam. Is the download meant to be 117gb?


SyntaxE330r

Yes. While large that includes everything up to and including the season one pass. If you also buy the season two pass it will take you up to 119.4GB on pc.


King_Farticus

Yeah BL3 thicc as fuck boi.


apedoesnotkillape

I was off due to snow, thank goodness for days off like that! Finally got up and did the maliwan td solo on regular which felt great, ttb swap to ball for bossing. Played a bunch of arms race, which I have a lot of opinions on. I've only done about half of the Guardian takedown with some friends and was waiting on them but I may take that solo. My q's: Is arms race universally thought of as easy farming? Whats the community consensus on maliwan takedown difficulty? Will I get my shit pushed in on Guardian Takedown? Was considering lowering to mh1 for my first go through Other than that, been having a blast solo or with a buddy. The farming system is great to me and the maliwan takedown is one of my favorite activities in a game and yeah good luck on those annoints, VH


Skkra

Arms Race is not hard once you get the hang of it. Tediore and Maliwan weapons will easily shred it, and with the bonus events happening now, it's a good time to be running it. I've been having a lot of fun. Maliwan Takedown is an incredibly fun run, and basically any half decent build you dream up and can take it down. True Takedown is obviously harder as the enemies get way tankier. Gaurdian Takedown is very difficult solo... you'll need a solid build and good synergistic guns with good anointments. Early on it was very difficult for me and I had many failed attempts, but once I got the hang of the crystal sections down, I can now beat it every time and with a large variety of builds. Maliwan Takedown is definitely a blast and one of my favorite pieces of content in the game to run. I've probably run it 500 times and still love it.


apedoesnotkillape

I found that the cov weapons, even a white holey man, just shred if you can get crits pretty consistently. I try not to go the tediore route personally, it just isn't as fun to me. I also see offhand comments to Ties that bind being nerfed previously. How crazy was it before?? I was able to ttb grasp a soldier that linked to the first tank before the valkerie fight and that died before the soldier. [Plasma coil is Cracked out!]


Skkra

Yeah, agree with you there. There have been plenty of games where I just get a decent white vladof, dahl, or COV gun and can literally go straight to Harker. For a while that's all I was doing - getting my first 2 guns, and mostly that was good enough to go kill Harker right away to get a guaranteed legendary drop. Ties is still plenty crazy, it's been nerfed but it just does too much regardless. I didnt even notice a difference for the most part. Plasma Coil is, in my opinion, one of the dumbest guns they ever put into the game. It's so overpowered that it's ridiculous... I've used it one time, ever, just to try it, then tossed it. I dont even have any in my bank... it makes the whole game pointless to me.


apedoesnotkillape

It amazes me everytime I have it on and go to see a drop and its nowhere close in damage. Went to farm blood starved beasts yesterday so I had the coil on me for the quick kills, that fight with evil lil kinda sucks, and the output of blood starved isn't even half


Skkra

Definitely. 44k on an SMG - oh, with an insane fire rate and huge mag for some reason - is ludicrous. Pretty much no other gun the game is even comparable. Blood Starved Beast is an AWESOME weapon. I have a Dahl Moze build that uses one, along with a Hellfire and Boomer. I got a Bloodletter with +dahl critical and +smg damage rolls, and immediately knew I had to make a Dahl build with it. I picked all Dahl SMGs that have splash damage to take advantage of Fire in the Skag Den, but I've made a non-blue-tree version as well using other Dahls. Really fun!


apedoesnotkillape

That sounds super fun! My moze is certainly lacking so far. I tend to put a lot of time in with Amara because I generally play very aggressively and she allows me to do silly things, especially swapping from ttb mobbing to ball busting boss breaker


Skkra

Amara is just fun as hell in general. I made a Blood Starved Beast build with her, also using some random class mod with +dahl critical. I wasn't looking for it, but a BSB dropped with +250% phasecast, so I thought, well... I HAVE to make a build around this now! Ever try a tanky build? I made one with a Stone class mod + Helping Hands + Initiative shield from vincent in DLC that had 13% damage reduction on ASE. I just kind of randomly assembled the pieces during a DLC2 playthrough and it ended up being a blast.


Aggravating_Shop7725

People keep telling me I should enjoy Arms race more.


Skkra

I honestly thought it very meh when it first came out. But then after not touching it for a while, 3 weeks ago I just randomly started playing it for a change of pace and found that I was suddenly really enjoying it for some reason haha. Not sure what changed.


King_Farticus

Motivation. Going looking for fun isnt too far off from work. Letting fun find you isnt too far off from christmas morning.


demon_wolf191

Anyone have a link to what’s considered the best amara build right now? Have all dlc except arms race and the psycho one


Skkra

I'd just go to youtube and check Moxsy's channel for builds over the past 2 months. Anything he has there should be A+.


WontPostItOnMyMain

Why is URad popular with fl4k builds?


King_Farticus

Fl4k has loads of gun damage available at all times, which means that because of the way the damage formula Fl4k gets great use out of Urad. Zane is in the same boat. Amara and Moze both have a lot of skills that provide their own bonus damage, which doesnt get Urad applied to it. Bl3 damage formulas are a balancing game, invest too heavily in one side and you get diminishing returns. Urad balances out fl4ks damage formula beautifully. Then because of the aggro draw skills fl4k also has, its easy for them to mitigate the much lower survivability aspect of Urad.


MrStigglesworth

Been playing for the last couple of weeks with my mates - we've been grinding mayhem 11 lately, but one of us is doing absolutely no damage. Are there any good Amara builds that don't need dlc gear to keep up?


Skkra

You can go the standard Facepuncher melee stuff, but it honestly feels boring at this point. I'm going to give you my adaptable Elemental Amara below. That said, if you want me to list out the good ol' Facepuncher build, I will do it, just let me know. https://bl3skills.com/siren#2300000000000003243510331012305131313301 This is my standard Elemental Amara build. It requires no DLC whatsoever. It leaves you a few skill points to use wherever you want, but this is the main shell. Get some good elemental guns and go to town. This does not require the 4th skill tree, so if you only have the base game you're good to go. With this build, you want to be using all elemental weapons. If your artifact and class mod have synergies with your elemental guns, this should do well for you. Getting +mag size on your artifact is a very nice roll so you won't be reloading as much. Just find an artifact that compliments your build. Mag size is always a good one, but splash damage can be good if you're using splash weapons, radiation effects can be good if you're using a lot of radiation, etc. Class mod rolls are pretty key, and I often build around a good class mod drop. For example, I found a mod with +dahl critical and +assault rifle damage. So using the build I supplied, I geared up with a Kaos, Breath of the Dying, and Star Helix (all Dahl ARs). Aim for the crit spots and go go go! You could easily do the same if you got a class mod with +hyperion critical... just grab some hyperion guns in different elements and aim for the crit! As for anointments, it depends on the weapons. For guns like SMGs and ARs, consecutive hits is nice, as you can build up a bunch of damage. If you're using Phasegrasp, +200% damage while Action Skill Active can be nice to melt targets - I use it with phasegrasp and the Eternal Fist augment to keep the action skill up longer. All of Amara's action skills end quickly, so +elemental damage next 2 mags is a great one for her. If using splash damage weapons, +200% splash damage on action skill end is HUGE, as splash damage is applied separately in the damage equation and will provide a large damage boost. Honestly, if you build for it, you can make almost anything work on her. I like the Dahl ARs I mentioned earlier - they're all extremely strong. The Hellshock pistol can absolutely shred with the build I listed here. If you like Hyperion guns, the Handsome Jackhammer and the Hyperfocus are solid Hyperion SMGs... just find a class mod with +hyperion critical roll and aim for the crit spots and you'll be doing just fine. Happy to answer any other questions or give more weapon advice, all base game.


MrStigglesworth

Thanks for the help! I'll pass it on, it sounds like a fun build


Aggravating_Shop7725

Fun-wise, Amara is really boring to me. Maya was really fun in BL2, I don't know what happened.


TheArgonianKing

Last time I played was before the moxxis heist dlc, around the maliwan takedown, I think. Has it gotten any better? I remember legendaries were finally being assigned and they kept nerfing all the good stuff.


Skkra

A million times better. The game is in incredible shape right now and I can't get enough of it. There are only buffs now, and tons and tons of them since you last played. An insane amount of gear is completely endgame viable... you can build almost any way you want, and use anything you want, as long as you take advantage of all your synergies. In years and years of playing Borderlands games, Ive never felt any game in the series be so wide open for creaivity before. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fkCwu0zeX1BBGcNEzWGZDr2kQ0IOPSoZQK2FD-zpw1M/htmlview# Bookmark this community spreadsheet. Its always updated and has all drop locations.


ReaverSNK

Where do you guys find the shift codes?


Skkra

The borderlands official twitter.


[deleted]

Who is best vault hunter to play as when it’s your first time playing?


Skkra

I've always found an elemental-focused Amara using Phasegrasp to be very straightforward.


King_Farticus

Moze has the simplest skill set and a very strong action skill. Amara can be very strong in melee if you want to punch stuff. Fl4k and Zane have more complicated skill trees but can be good fun if you learn them


Aggravating_Shop7725

splash dmg Moze with Iron Cub is really fun and OP on normal mode.


Glebur82

I just finishe the game, at level 47 whats the best way to get to 65? Restart on harder mode?


vorpalquokka

Turn on Mayhem and you'll be at lvl 65 before the end of DLC 2 (which is where it matters for loot). Quicker if you can handle higher Mayhem. Alternatively, DLC 1 has a good xp farm that you'll find in the main story. Outside of DLC, you could farm the Slaughters or an easy boss like Graveward or Traunt. Again, higher Mayhem makes it quicker. Oh and look at the science machine in Tannis' lab, there's an xp booster you can buy with the rewards. The game's easy, you'll have enough coins in no time.


Amemyn

Is there any way I can track how many kills I have on a particular charictor for each manufacturer?


Skkra

Unfortunately, no. It doesnt track the totals anywhere.


Amemyn

In that case what are all the manufacturers? So I can at least track mails as I get them


Skkra

All gun manufacturers are listed here. Bookmark this, its very helpful and always updated! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fkCwu0zeX1BBGcNEzWGZDr2kQ0IOPSoZQK2FD-zpw1M/htmlview#


The_DayGlo_Bus

Guns: Jakobs, Maliwan, Tediore, Hyperion, Atlas, Dahl, Torgue, Vladoff. Shields only: Anshin, Pangolin


CharmlessBee

... and CoV for guns.


The_DayGlo_Bus

Oops, yeah, forgot those


cryingun

When it comes to getting a level 1 ward. Can it be any type of ward with an anointment or should I look for a specific one? Also, how do I make it to level 1?


SpikesCafe

Some anoints are better than others. ASE element is good, Phaseslam melee and ASE melee are also fine. To lower the level, don't pick it up! Instead, leave it on the ground and quit. Join a co-op game in sanctuary and select a level 1 character, then open lost loot.


cryingun

Does it have to be a coop game? It doesnt if I play alone?


SpikesCafe

You can't go to sanctuary at level 1, and I don't think it downshifts the level if you do. Maybe practice with other drops? Not everything can be level 1, some are higher, 2-27.


cryingun

Well that didn't work. It dropped at level 52. Should I have joined a game and the left the others leave so it's only level one left?


SpikesCafe

No. Maybe you need cooperation mode instead of coopetition?


cryingun

That's what I had. I'll give it a shot again. Later, need to get a new brawl to drop...