Borderlands 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed first person role playing shooter Borderlands created by Gearbox Software for Windows PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
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How to farm Pirate's Booty challenge
A challenge "Pirate's Booty" asks you to open lots (25/75/150/250/375) of Pirate Weapon Chests.
Obviously, most pirate chests in existence are in the Leviathan's treasure room, but it is only ...
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What happens to DLC missions in the second playtrough
I just recently started Borderlands 2, and I haven't played the first one, so I am a bit confused by the second playthrough. I have searched and read about it, but I am not quite sure I fully ...
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Is there any reason to sacrifice myself? [duplicate]
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How does the Shrine of the Gunbringer work?
Behind the W4R-D3N under Marcus' Shrine is a little pit with a button next to it. If you push the button the pit closes and ...
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Loot quality between single player and co-op [duplicate]
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Does Multiplayer improve loot or just increase the amount of enemies and loot drops from them?
Now when it's said that loot quality is better when playing co-op, does ...
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How is a Borderlands 2 multiplayer game hosted?
I am considering buying borderlands 2 but would first like to know how and who hosts the game that I want to play with my friend on the other side of the world.
I have quite bad computer and cannot ...
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Can a Siren's elemental weapons trigger a heal over time effect?
I plan on playing a siren at level 50 as a majority healer/support class while my friends are the damage dealers.
The restoration talent in the Harmony tree states "Shooting other players heals ...
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Does the level of DLC missions adjust to my current level?
I have been playing Bordelands 2 for the last 2 weeks, and I am now at lvl 28 and almost finished the main story line. I also bought the season pass together with the game, and they are downloaded ...
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Can I avoid Terramorphous' Blackhole/Wormhole Thresher attack?
Today I met Terramorphous' Wormhole thresher attack. It is not pleasant; we took constant damage, were unable to move fast enough to escape the pull of the vortex (he pulls you in like a wormhole ...
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What enemies can Thoughtlock turn or not turn into allies?
Simply put, what enemies in game can Maya Thoughtlock? I know she can't thoughtlock bosses, but are Constructors included in that category?
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How to kill the Gluttonous Thresher?
How can I kill the Gluttonous Thresher? I died like 20 times and it's taking all my savings!
I'm level 16 and can't kill it. I use my saber turret to break its shield, but after that I can only deal ...
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Tiled screen-shots on the OSX version
I'm currently running Borderlands 2 natively (Steam Version) on my Mac and I would like to know if anyone has found out where the screen-shots taken with the console command tiledshot 6 are saved or ...
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How do I know what manufacturer's parts are on a gun?
I've seen loading tips like "assault rifles with a Vladof barrel fire faster as you keep the trigger held"; this clearly refer to the "Spinigun" triple gatling barrel assault rifles. Aside from that ...
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Regional differences in Borderlands 2
General question: Are there any differences in Borderlands 2, based on the game's region code?
Specific case: I received a game coded for Region 3, but I live in the U.S.. Are there any ...
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Boosting my own characters?
Is it possible to boost one low-level character with my higher-level one if both are on my gamertag? I do not have internet so I cannot join co-op games or anything.
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How to deal with money and death
I just recently started playing Borderlands 2 this weekend and I am running into some problems. I am kinda new to gaming, so forgive me.
So the character I picked is Maya, and I started pretty good I ...
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How does The Bee work on multi-projectile weapons?
I know The Bee was nerfed to limit it's (insane) effectiveness when used with multi-projectile weapons. I've heard conflicting reports on how this is implemented though; I've heard that damage is ...
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Are Playthrough 2.5 enemies different from Playthrough 2 at levels 50+?
It was answered elsewhere that items are independent of the playthrough they dropped on - a level 50 shotgun is still the same level 50 shotgun.
Does it stand for enemies, though? Is a level 51 ...
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What is this purple eridium totem?
While playing through Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt (DLC3), I stumbled upon two of these weird looking purple shrines that take large amounts of eridium. What do they do? Do you have to activate all ...
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Where are all the purple eridium totems?
As mentioned in this question, I've been finding eridium totems while playing through Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt. By now I believe we've found 4 totems and dumped nearly 100 eridium into them, but ...
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Does Deathtrap get my Shock Damage boosts?
Thanks to Make It Sparkle I can turn Deathtrap's melee attacks into Shock elemental. Does he get my shock damage boost from Wires Don't Talk? Further, does he also get shock damage boosts from other ...
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How do I start the dlc? [duplicate]
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How do I begin playing DLC?
I saw that you have to fast travel to get the quests, but I don't have the locations on my fast travel list?
I'm level 18 so it shouldn't ...
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“Hey! Over here!” challenge: where is the hidden claptrap located?
I can't find the nasty "hidden claptrap" for this challenge found under the "Arid Nexus - Badlands" section.
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Where can I find my melee damage?
I often find cool items that provide melee damage bonuses, e.g. +50% melee damage.
I'd like to know the base of the melee damage calculations, "+50%" of what?
It is easy to find this information ...
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Do Legendary drops only come from specific bosses?
From a Gearbox forum thread, legendary weapons drop from specific bosses in Borderlands 2. While this might make it easier to farm, it would be very useful to know if I can ever get legendary guns by ...
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When should I start the DLC?
I'm late to the Borderlands 2 party, but I picked up the Season Pass for a steal. I'm still only in the teens as far as my level is concerned. However, there are now 3 DLC packs out and I've got ...
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Is it possible to trade Seraph weapons with a player that doesn't own the Captain Scarlett DLC?
Seraph weapons sound like great guns, but I don't have the Captain Scarlett DLC. On the other side, I've got a few friends who does. Will I be able to exchange Seraph weapons with them (either by ...
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How do I spawn Vermivorous The Invincible?
Searching something unrelated I happened to hear about Vermivorous The Invincible, a monster allegedly near Terramorphous in difficulty and loot quality. He's apparently quite real:
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Is Vermivorous always level 50 (and up)?
I plan on hunting Vermivorous for the event to get some of his drops and I'm wondering, does he always spawn at level 50/52 regardless of playthrough like Terramorphous, or does he scale with the area ...
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Where's the Seraph Vendor in the Badass Crater of Badassitude?
Apparently Torgue's DLC has a Seraph Vendor. That's news to me and I've completed the DLC's quests (and gotten seraph crystals). Apparently there's even DLC 2 exclusive Seraph Weapons.
Where's the ...
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Do manufacturer's traits apply to E-Tech guns?
Related: How do I know what manufacturer's parts are on a gun?
The accepted answer to the linked question indicates that all guns by a particular manufacturer share a common trait: Tediore guns ...
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How many elemental effects can I stack?
Is there a maximum number of elemental effects I can (practically) stack in Borderlands 2, or can I keep stacking them on as long as my rate of fire, elemental effect chance and Damage over Time ...
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Is there any reason not to farm Terramorphous on Normal mode?
We just confirmed that Terramorphous is significantly harder on True Vault Hunter Mode, however his drops appeared to be pretty much identical. (For reference he has significantly less health and ...
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Do you get to keep mission weapons after you finish the mission?
I am currently doing Medical Mystery: X-Communicate where you have to kill 25 (or is it 15?) enemies with a e-tech gun.
Do you get to keep the mission weapon after the mission?
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Can I eliminate low-res Texture Pop-in?
Borderlands 2 has an annoying "performance" trick where it first loads ugly, extremely low-resolution images over new items like Ammo or new guns before high-res textures are loaded over them. It's ...
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Farming Varkid morph pods
Since a varkid adult morph pod gives you 1000ish XP, is it a recommended way to level up quickly?
I am a level 38 gunzerker on TVHM.
If so, which area is better: Tundra Express OR Caustic Caverns?
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Do split grenades inherit their properties?
In Borderlands II, some grenades split after being thrown into multiple smaller grenades.
Say if the initial grenade had a Homing property, would the smaller grenades also home to nearby enemies ...
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How can I respec my badass rank bonus stats?
So the bonus stats you get for your badass rank is shared and accumulated amongst all your characters. So each character has their own level and stats while your badass rank is like your level (as a ...
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Any way to transfer golden keys?
I have 10 golden keys on my lower level Commando. However, I want to transfer them to my higher level gunzerker.
Is this possible by any way?
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Can I redeem SHiFT codes on my computer and play on my PS3?
Is it possible to redeem a SHiFT code on a account on PC and log in with the same account on my PS3 and still get the keys?
I seriously don't want to try it out because if I don't get my keys, I ...
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Does golden chest disappear after using a key on a character?
I have read somewhere that you cannot use a key a second time on the same character ie. you use it, boom, golden chest disappears for that character forever.
Is this really true?
Sorry if this ...
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Why did I just get 10 golden keys?
Just received 10 keys for Borderlands 2. I did not preorder the game. I own Borderlands, but I don't think that has any correlation to the golden keys in game.
Where did these keys come from?
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What achievements/challenges are missable?
I found (annoyingly) that the challenge for giving Claptrap a High Five is one time only. Before I miss any one-chance challenges later in the game, what challenges or achievements are missable inside ...
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Is it possible to max 2 skill trees?
To start off, I AM TERRIBLE WITH MATHS!
However, I play as a gunzerker and I would like to know if it is possible to max out 2 skill trees.
If not, how many more points would I need?
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Fast HP Regeneration
On some YouTube videos I have seen, the player regenerates health very fast when they become hurt. However, I don't know how to regenerate so fast.
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I've restarted the campaign by accident, can I cancel this?
Having finished Borderlands 2 core campaign I closed up for the night, when I restarted it presented me with the option to start in "True Vault Hunter Mode". I misclicked and now I'm right back at the ...
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Under what conditions does loot despawn?
I have found that when my bags get full and I need to vendor loot I can sometimes leave loot on the ground and return to it. Other times it seems to disappear almost instantly once I leave the area. ...
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Why don't these e-Tech snipers seem as awesome as the stats indicate?
I have some e-tech snipers with great damage, great stats all around...but they just don't seem up to par to my regular sniper rifles. The maximum damage is just significantly lower. What's going on ...
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Where is the critical location for warrior?
I am fighting the warrior right now, and as with some YouTube videos I have seen, the critical location for it is where the warrior's stomach is.
However, whenever I aim there, it never gives me a ...
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How to get to play-through 1 after starting vault hunter mode?
I have started playing through vault hunter mode (up to Sanctuary) in Borderlands 2, but I cannot access play-through 1. Whenever I press Continue from the main menu it just goes straight to ...
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How do I deal more DPS?
I have been playing a few games co-op with teammates, and I have noticed that against (literally) all of them, I seem to be dealing the least DPS... even when they are a much lower level than me.
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