Borderlands

[Azazel]

Just got home after a 4-hour session with a 4-man LAN game. Yes, LAN games work with the Offline-Steam "fixed" international version. I imagine Hamachi would work too, although the pings from here would be unplayable.

VPM tutorial for the less technically-minded? Please? I'd like to check out this piece of quality software when I get home from work tonight.

Instead of on the coming weekend.


SO far it's been a great $80 reminder of why I stopped buying PC most games on Day 1 (or preordering).

[Malakili]

Live stream offline for now.

[Furiously]

Seems decently fun so far after 4-5 hours. Has a few issues.

[AutomaticZen]

Yeah.  Definitely geared towards the console, but very fun.

[waffel]

Quite odd that there is nothing stopping someone from downloading it off a torrent and playing online with everyone online. DRM fail?

[Hoax]

I need more gamespy ID's, I keep steam msg'ing people but its like you chucklefucks are too stupid to shift + tab or it doesn't give the msg ping in Borderlands for some reason.

I have played some multiplayer and its not that good.  The gameplay would be amazing if the shit didn't feel so sluggish and you weren't insanely level/item dependent.  The difference between having a good gun that just dropped and having what you've had for 3 levels is fucking huge.  Badass mobs make chain lightning random bosses in Diablo seem like a cakewalk.  Overall I'm enjoying it but I hope it gets a ton easier to play with people.

[Hayduke]

Downloaded and installed it twice.  Both times after trying to launch the game it crashes right back to the desktop and gives me a General Protection Fault (and seriously I haven't seen that error message since Windows 3.11).  And judging by the posts that this is a terrible console port I'm really wishing I had read this thread before purchasing.

[Velorath]

Consolitis, joined a game Velorath invited me to, it booted me as inactive after a minute or so (while not inactive) So no luck on multiplayer.

The issue might have been on my end.  The game froze up on me, and apparently if the host leaves the game, rather than assign a new host it will kick everyone back out.  Malakili managed to host a good four player game though and we were able to plow through several levels.  We even managed to fix a Claptrap, getting each of us some more inventory space, and near the very end  I even got an artifact for Mordecai (was the only Mordecai in the group).  So all in all it was a pretty good time once I managed to get into a working multiplayer game.

[Fabricated]

Weird, game decrypted and ran fine for me.

The actual gameplay is just fine but the menus suck some serious console shit. I cringed when I noticed that Gamespy was doing the multiplayer. Oy.

[WayAbvPar]

Pretty much every complaint I have read is completely valid. However, I am having a fucking BLAST. Got a blue pistol drop for my sniper that is flull auto and flammable. Holy fuck it is useful. Will be on another couple of hours if someone wants to MP- idling in room 1 on Vent. GSID is wayabvpar.

[Malakili]

Consolitis, joined a game Velorath invited me to, it booted me as inactive after a minute or so (while not inactive) So no luck on multiplayer.

The issue might have been on my end.  The game froze up on me, and apparently if the host leaves the game, rather than assign a new host it will kick everyone back out.  Malakili managed to host a good four player game though and we were able to plow through several levels.  We even managed to fix a Claptrap, getting each of us some more inventory space, and near the very end  I even got an artifact for Mordecai (was the only Mordecai in the group).  So all in all it was a pretty good time once I managed to get into a working multiplayer game.

Yeah, it was actually great fun.  I had a feeling leaving was going to blow up the server, but I'm heading to sleep.  Whatever else is wrong with the game, it is fun to play, pretty much exactly what I had hoped for in terms of gameplay.

[Hayduke]

Heh okay I got it running.  For some reason I can't launch the game from the Steam launcher, but if I go to the folder I can launch the game fine.  It doesn't make any sense to me but I'll take it.

[Draegan]

Did a bit of soloing tonight got to 8.  Will play more tomorrow, hopefully multiplayer.

Mouse feels like shit in this game.

Obviously the menus... but I got used to it.

[Nightblade]

I thought I was prepared for all the flaws after doing extensive research on this game, but a non functioning fucking server list has managed to astound me. You can't even fucking shift/tab to chat rage chat with steam friends while this crap is loading. It just holds your entire computer hostage. Even when the fucking thing gives you control again the game is list itself barely responds to your actions.

My first online game involved me connecting to a game with two level 1s. One of the mouth breathing kids whined about having a "high level douchebag join his game" (Incidentally, I'm level 5). So I informed him that he could make a private game if he wanted to play alone with his friend... Maybe I'm missing something though; because he firmly (loudly) stated that "no u cant".

Mouse feels like shit in this game.

I had this problem too, but if you turn off Mouse Smoothing via the ini editing you can get it to work just fine. The ini files are in your My Documents folder in C: - regardless of what drive you installed the actual game on.

[Malakili]

So I informed him that he could make a private game if he wanted to play alone with his friend... Maybe I'm missing something though; because he firmly (loudly) stated that "no u cant".

Yes, you can.  He is just an idiot.

[schild]

Where is my "screenshots" folder?

[Sky]

1am I notice it's time to go to bed, thinking it was about 11 when I looked at the clock. Win.

Sure, it's got bumps. Which game was it that doesn't, again?

Jones is a purple SMG for $9000 when you've got $3000 and ten minutes. Graphics are great and VOs and sound in general is well done. Only got back to town from 9 Toes mission, level 7 or 8, so still learning the ropes. Ran most of the ini hacks listed, fov fix and removing weapon bob were key.

[rattran]

The f10 fov fix makes the game much, much better. Had the same disoriented view Bioshock default had.

And after 4 multis where I dropped, played with Hoax for a bit just fine. It's amusing, I don't really see it having a great deal of stickiness, but it's fun for now.

[Gunzwei]

Gamespy: Gunzwei

Up to level 20. So far been enjoying it. About what I expected besides the lame gamespy shit.

[Hoax]

Gamespy: Gunzwei

Up to level 20. So far been enjoying it. About what I expected besides the lame gamespy shit.

I stopped being able to take invites, they kept timing out on me couldn't get into you or WAP's games.

My GSID is El1t3one.

I took a Brick to 17, joined several MP games, the host really needs to be the lowest level / least far along in the quests ideally.  I'm able to get steam msg notifications just fine in game, I can shift+ tab to steam no problem as well.  My issue is that Vent is a total piece of fucking shit suddenly.  I haven't had a chance to talk with some of the regulars from other games (except hat for a brief second) but I could bearly hear anybody and had all sorts of garbled shit going.

Gameplay is great fun and will get better as I figure out what else I need to change.  I set the pov to 100 as recommended in that thread but I still feel like the visuals are odd on my eyes for lack of a better term.  I'm not sure what the weapon bob problem is so I haven't fucked with that mouse smoothing either though I think I'll try both at some point tomorrow.

I'm going to get some other characters out of the newbie zone and hopefully play with some more of you fuckers tomorrow.  My L17 has a ton of weapons for around level 10 characters, bunch of decent shotty's and shit the type I wish I had when I joined Hat and Zen's game 6 levels under them and was hitting for 2 damage on a crit with my smg (bad feature btw gearbox).

When you get a truly epic gun for your level everything is right with the world though.  Fuck the menus or any other problem.  Rattran lent me a missile launcher that shoots 3 missiles at once and has a 3 clip base (Brick can make that bigger!) and its so fucking pwnage.  I can one-shot damn near anything and if it doesn't die it is lit on fire and then dies screaming pouring tons of fire dot numbers off its back.  Satisfying as fuck that is.

I wish more of you people would turn on msg notification noise on Steam so that people would actually respond when I msg them.

[Kitsune]

It's pretty unquestionable that they shipped the game in beta form.  Even with the flaws, however, it's already vastly more fun than Hellgate was, and the broken/unpolished shit can be fixed.  As long as they're on the ball with patches, this can be salvaged.  I'm more concerned about the fact that they seem to have been clearly lying in several interviews about its PC-friendliness than about the bugs.

I'm especially irked that the 'exclusive pre-order bonus' doesn't apply to the PC version.  Something they sort of neglected to mention on the big-ass PRE ORDER FOR THIS EXCLUSIVE BONUS! posters all over their stores.  So, clearly they love PC gamers, what with not giving them the same content the console gamers got, and by stiffing them with a crappy console UI.

[caladein]

GSID = Caladein

The login threw me for a loop because I've signed in forever with my email and not my ID.

[Teleku]

Played it a bit.  Initial impression:  You're all a bunch of whiny cunts.  This game is fun, has tons of style, and the consolitis isn't that bad and really doesn't effect my enjoyment in the slightest.

[Samwise]

Played a couple of hours of the single player just now.  So far I'd call it "all right," but I haven't gotten far enough to see the really crazy weapons or get more than a couple of skills.

[schild]

Played it a bit.  Initial impression:  You're all a bunch of whiny cunts.  This game is fun, has tons of style, and the consolitis isn't that bad and really doesn't effect my enjoyment in the slightest.

The consolitis is the worst I've experienced.

Luckily, the game itself is the tits.

[apocrypha]

Wow, you've all made me very glad I got this on a console, it plays like a dream, multiplayer connects with zero problems and I haven't had to go near Steam once! This isn't Schadenfreude though, I take no pleasure in your pain 

As far as multiplayer goes I think I actually want to complete a playthrough solo before doing any more co-op. Did a bunch yesterday and while it was great fun we did rattle through loads of quests at top speed and I kind of feel like I missed out on a zone because of it. I think I want to go back and re-do that area with another character now.

I'm finding the soldier the easiest to play, especially with some points in the turret's support capabilities. Health & ammo regen rock at lower levels, although I might re-spec the ammo regen now, there seems to be more than enough ammo drops to keep you easily stocked up after level 15 or so.

[Hoax]

I don't think you get it... 

Looking for more Gamespy ID's.  I worked a Siren up to L11 and she is tons of fun to play at early levels, you are fast your ability is nifty and recharges hella quick and she has the best "lol crit" msg's the first 100 times you hear it.  I'm pretty sure her abilities/talents aren't going to scale as well as the others but I really enjoyed the noticable change of pace.

[gimpyone]

Haven't played any multiplayer but seems alright so far.  Not wowed by it.  I can't host online games being stuck behind a university firewall do that kind dampens things.

[Surlyboi]

Played for a couple of hours. The consolitis is noticeable and the execution of the PC version leaves a bit to be desired. Honestly though, it's a fucking blast right now in single player. I kinda wish the game would throw you the other three players as NPCs, a-la L4D, but I like soloing it too, so no big.

[Yoru]

Just got home after a 4-hour session with a 4-man LAN game. Yes, LAN games work with the Offline-Steam "fixed" international version. I imagine Hamachi would work too, although the pings from here would be unplayable.

VPM tutorial for the less technically-minded? Please? I'd like to check out this piece of quality software when I get home from work tonight.

Instead of on the coming weekend.


SO far it's been a great $80 reminder of why I stopped buying PC most games on Day 1 (or preordering).

Sadly, this is one of those things that's not entirely simple to set up. You need a VPN host in the US/Canada to which you'll connect, which is the hard part; the rest is just configuring your OS. I'm fortunate enough to have an employer with an office in North America, which is how I solved the problem on my side.

A quick google search for "borderlands free vpn" turned up an Australian forum with this service linked, which claims to offer a 3-hour free trial of a global VPN service that happens to have US servers. It's got setup instructions there. Alternately, more Googling is in your future.

[Azazel]

Damn.

Ok I'll suck it up and wait.

Who's playing this on 360 again? 

[Jherad]

3am before I'd realised it was time for bed. First game in a *long* time that has done that to me.

Very rough around the edges, but so much fun... Could do with being a little less gear dependent though (at least as a soldier). As someone mentioned before, 3 levels on your weapon is the difference between winning, and getting curbstomped.

[apocrypha]

I don't think you get it... 

Looking for more Gamespy ID's.  I worked a Siren up to L11 and she is tons of fun to play at early levels, you are fast your ability is nifty and recharges hella quick and she has the best "lol crit" msg's the first 100 times you hear it.  I'm pretty sure her abilities/talents aren't going to scale as well as the others but I really enjoyed the noticable change of pace.

I haven't played either a Siren or Berserker past level 8 or so yet, will have a go with them more later. I find it hard not to just play my highest level character in games like this... once you get a bunch of nice stuff and skills and proficiencies I don't wanna be a newbie again  

It's got me badly hooked too, although it'd be nice to get some unique weapons instead of just RNG loot. The named stuff I've got from bosses etc has so far always been worse than I'm currently using, but maybe that'd be different in co-op play because you'd probably finish quests at earlier levels.

[Hawkbit]

I'm not far enough into it to decide if I'm going to like it enough for multiple playthroughs, but if I hit a point where I think I'm going to play it a lot then I'm going to go buy the PS3 version.  It simply feels like a console game. 

[AutomaticZen]

 My L17 has a ton of weapons for around level 10 characters, bunch of decent shotty's and shit the type I wish I had when I joined Hat and Zen's game 6 levels under them and was hitting for 2 damage on a crit with my smg (bad feature btw gearbox).

17!  You don't get one-shot randomly anymore?

I wish more of you people would turn on msg notification noise on Steam so that people would actually respond when I msg them.

Yeah, sorry about that.  Didn't see your Steam messages until I shut the game down.  I saw the pop up in the corner, but figured that was just someone getting online.