Borderlands is a first person role playing shooter that combines classic action role playing with hectic FPS combat.
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How much cash do you lose when you die in Borderlands?
When you die in Borderlands, you keep all your items, but lose some cash when you respawn at a New-U station. I can't find a clear answers of what percentage of your cash is lost or if it scales with ...
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What are good builds for 'Roland' in Borderlands
I'm having trouble finding information for some cookie-cutter type builds for Roland, so I put this question out there in the same vein as this one: What are good builds for 'Brick' in ...
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What was the point in reaching the Vault in Borderlands?
I finished the main campaign in Borderlands (DLCs pending yet, but I don't think my answer is there), I reached the Vault, was expecting riches that'd blow my mind, and all I got was one big monster.
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How do you defeat big spiderants?
How do you deal with big spiderants?
They take basically no damage unless you hit them in the abdomen. And the big ones are hard to disorient. I'm playing hunter, so sniper rifles and revolvers are ...
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Where can I find defeated quest enemies?
Following on from my previous question, it seems that all defeated quest enemies such as Skyscraper, the Rakk Hive, Skagzilla, etc will respawn at or near their original locations.
Since the ...
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Is it possible to solo the larger Underdome challenges?
I have completed the small challenges in all 3 arenas by myself and I wonder how hard the waves become towards the later rounds of the larger challenges.
Is it too difficult to complete the larger ...
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When should I start farming Crawmerax minions for efficient leveling?
I'm a level 47 Siren right now and I'm killing some of the minions that Crawmerax spawns to try to quickly boost my level. They're level 61 - 62 and while I do get some good experience from killing ...
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What high-level enemies respawn in Borderlands?
Much like this question's author, I'm interested in gaining good XP at a high level. But rather than doing challenges (which often get done in the course of normal playing, especially the 'kill X of ...
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Is the killing blow the only thing that determines how much experience I gain from killing an enemy?
I know that killing an enemy on foot will give you more experience than killing an enemy by running them over or shooting them from a vehicle (related question here), but is the amount of experience ...
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Can I get back unique guns I've sold in Borderlands?
There are many unique guns in Borderlands, and when they don't look particularly useful I sell them. If I want to get them back, is there any way? Will the merchant I sold them to have them in his ...
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Can I exchange my character for another one of a similar level?
I'm re-playing Borderlands and have tried playing as Mordecai, the sniper. However, I'm not really enjoying it that much (still around level 15 though, so early). I'd like to change my level 15 ...
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Borderlands Progress not saved bug
Recently I unlocked the 4th weapon slot. I was on level 18. I properly exited the game last time and now after break of a week, the slot is no longer available. I also got fire gem for the bird, it is ...
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Do I have to get each collection achievement from the Claptrap DLC in a single playthrough?
I'm trying to get the following achievements:
The Lubricator
Bobble-Trap
It's so realistic
What a party!
It is taking forever to get some of these. Do I have to do this with in one playthrough? ...
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How do I increase my inventory space in Borderlands?
Currently, I can store only 12 items in my inventory. How do I increase my storage space?
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Borderlands Mac OS X version play online with Windows version?
I'm unable to find this information specified somewhere.
Basically, the Borderlands version purchaseable through the Mac App Store, can it play with Borderlands installations running on Windows, ie. ...
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Do actions in “Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot” affect challenges?
I've been playing through Borderlands again, trying to complete all the missions. Occasionally, I've unlocked challenges in the game like "Not Really a People Person" (Kill 250 Humans). Some of these ...
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Automatically wielding picked up weapons in Borderlands
I've only really started playing Borderlands (i'm at level 17) and sometimes when I pick up a new weapon it is automatically wielded by my character even if it's much worse than the one I was ...
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Weapons: Are there upgrades or only side-grades?
I seem to always find weapons with great stats except for one that completely nerfs the weapon. A sniper with a great critical rate, but 3 rounds and terrible reload speed or a shotgun that does great ...
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What is the difference between borderlands and borderlands GOTY edition?
I want to buy a Borderlands game but what is the difference between the normal and GOTY editions? I see the normal price for just the game is $20 and the GOTY edition is $30.
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What Overcharge Capacity means in Borderlands
Certain Shields in Borderlands have "Overcharge Capacity" as their special power. What exactly does it mean?
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Black outlines in Borderlands
Every model in borderlands has some sort of black contour lines around. Is there a way to turn them off? Couldn't find one in Options.
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What is the ideal play through path for the GOTY Edition of Borderlands?
I am back on a Borderlands kick and am at a loss for an "optimized" play though sequence of play though 1 & 2 of the core game and the 3 expansions (Zombie Island, General Knoxx and Claptrap's).
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Skill cap for Borderlands
I bought the GOTY edition of Borderlands I am a bit confused. I could figure out, that with the included DLC the level cap is now at 69. But what is the skill cap?
I have this little tool: ...
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Mordecai's Gun Crazy skill + burst fire, what happens?
What happens when Mordecai's Gun Crazy skill is combined with a burst fire repeater?
Gun Crazy
When using Pistols you have 8% chance
to fire 2 shots with each pull of the
trigger instead ...
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Borderlands - Team Recharge Delay (soldier class mod): What does it mean?
I have found this soldier Leader Class Mod:
What does the -20% Team Recharge Delay stand for? Is it a good thing or a drawback of the mod? I guess it should be something like the Deploy Skill (that ...
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How do I interpret the weapon damage stat in Borderlands?
In Borderlands when looking at the damage of weapons, particularly shotguns, it says stuff like 20x6. Does that mean the true damage is 120? Is there something special that must occur for you to get ...
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Weapon % damage bonus
In Borderlands, I often see gun descriptions with things like +40% damage.
Is this percentage pre-applied when I look at the damage stat? Or do I need to mentally add 40% to listed weapon damage ...
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Borderlands plumber style achievement
What is the 'kill an enemy plumber-style' achievement in borderlands?
What exactly do I need to do?
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What do the numbers mean on a grenade mod?
In Borderlands what do the numbers on Grenade-Mods mean?
I don't think they mean the number of uses.
And I'm pretty sure the 45 grenade does way more damage than 45.
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What do you do about running out of ammo in Borderlands?
While playing Borderlands I have noticed that whenever there is a boss mission you generally have to go through an entire Sahara desert to reach him in his hideout. Along the way you have to kill ...
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Borderlands Rack Hive
I'm having problem killing the Rack Hive on the Trash Coast. I get killed by all the Rack's it spawns.
lvl 30 Hunter
Does anyone have a good strategy? I already know that I should aim for the eyes.
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How to find weapon parts during a Scavenger Hunt
Now, I'm doing a scavenger hunt, and I'm trying to find weapons that have been broken into parts. My benefactor has already instructed me on where in the area to find those parts and I've already ...
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Borderlands: what is this gun that wipes everything out!
Played online for the first time over the weekend and I saw a guy using some sort of gun that wiped absolutely everything out. Everything! He killed the Rakk Hive after about 5 shots.
What on earth ...
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Why are some shapes on the skill tree hexagonal instead of square?
Why are three/four of the shapes on Brick's skill tree hexagonal while the rest are square? Aesthetics?
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Borderlands Xbox: I''ve just finished it…but outstanding medals to be won?
Rather than being pleased I found myself quite depressed! Killed the big baddie and handed in the key. And now what? I'm level 36, but I've seen that some people are level 50+ - how?
I've realised ...
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What is required to play online on the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands?
I've bought Borderlands and I've been playing it on my own. I'm starting to get interested in playing co-op online, but never done it before so not sure how I go about it.
Do I need to do anything ...
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Borderlands: buying weapons or just earn them?
I seem to be earning some serious weapons (or enough to help me kill everything so far) so I'm never really tempted/interesed in buying any from the man - usually really expensive, or nothing that ...
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Multiplayer: 2 player on separate consoles plus 2 on split screen
Is it possible to play Borderlands in a setup where two players (running split screen) join a game with 1 or 2 other players (the later running on different PS3s)?
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How to play Borderlands PvP?
I could play online with 2 or 3 people only in cooperative mode until now. How to play versus?
Does this game have at least a fast paced action mode? It seems very slow...
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What levels are the DLCs?
I've restarted playing and can't find my saves anywhere. I have never played any of the DLCs. Are the DLCs scaling? is there a max level to enjoy? I'm playing through from level 1, at 12 now.
Where ...
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Can Borderlands class mods raise a skill past 5 points?
Basically, can I use a class mod to raise a skill past 5, or is it capped at 5?
For example, if I am playing with Lilith, and I have my Girl Power ability raised up to 4, through leveling, and then ...
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Save points in Borderlands Claptrap DLC
I've been eyeing the new Borderlands DLC (Claptrap's Robot Revolution), but there's one thing I'd like to know before picking it up: Does it continue the insane trend of the other DLC of putting you ...
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Borderlands: share/swap guns with players in co-op?
Is it possible to share or swap guns with other players in borderlands? If one player drops a gun, can another player pick it up?
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Borderlands: What does Burst fire count mean?
Some of the guns in borderlands have a burst fire count. What does that mean. For example, Sledges shotgun:
The Legend Lives, Sledge's Shotgun: Knocks back target several feet and 10000% burst fire ...
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Borderlands: what's a Melee attack? Why? And how?
I've got my instructions in another language so it's not easy to understand what a melee attack is.
What does it do? How do you do it? And why do you do it?
I'm playing Mordecai.
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Borderlands: How can I get mouse wheel scrolling to work in game dialogs?
To me the most annoying thing is that the game doesn't respect the simplest UI gesture: scrolling up/down with the wheel in dialogs; only the PgUp and PgDn keys work.
Is there any way to get it ...
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What do the symbols (icons) in the Borderlands multiplayer game info mean?
When looking for an online game to join on Borderlands (I have the PS3 version), sometimes there are little icons or symbols in the information for a particular game, under the words "Plot Mission :" ...
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How do I play Borderlands via Hamachi?
How to play Borderlands via Hamachi?
What do I have to click?
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Weapon slots and backpack SDU in DLC
I have started playing Ned's Island. Will I unlock all weapon slots and backpack slots without completing original content?
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Zombie Island of Dr.Ned spawn point
Every time I start the game with my character in Jakobs Cove, I start at the very beginning of the zone (the point you start from when you first Fast Travel in), regardless of where I quit and saved ...
