Borderlands is a first person role playing shooter that combines classic action role playing with hectic FPS combat.
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What are good builds for 'Brick' in Borderlands?
I play borderlands, and currently have a level 55 Brick character. What are some good builds for Brick, and which builds are the most versatile?
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Is there a way to get more skill-points than normal?
In Borderlands, with the Game of the Year Edition, up to 69 skill points can be earned from a combination of levelling up, completing Claptrap's New Robot Revolution (DLC4), and completing the ...
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Is Barrage worth it?
In Borderlands, there are four classes. One of those classes is Roland the Soldier. His action skill is to deploy a turret. One of his skills is called Barrage and it "increases the number of shots ...
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How has combat changed from Borderlands to Borderlands 2?
I might rephrase it as, "What are things that a BL1 player should know jumping into BL2?"
Not all of these are probably worth answering in regards to the main question, but here are some examples:
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Borderlands Lilith skill builds
Mixed views on this but what is the optimal build for Lilith?
I want to build a powerful damage dealer with good survivability but find myself very clueless as to what to put skill points in.
Any ...
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How useful is Spark?
In Borderlands, there is a class called the Siren. One of the Siren's skills is Spark. It says that it "increases your chance of causing Elemental Effects with Elemental Weapons by 4%." What does that ...
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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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What is the fastest firing rate for a submachine gun in Borderlands?
I'm looking for the fastest firing submachine gun in Borderlands. I'm willing to sacrifice accuracy, magazine size and element effects while maximizing the total bullets per second. Is there a ...
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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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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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How long is “a few seconds” for Kill Skills?
The Kill Skills in Borderlands 2, like BL1, all say they last "a few seconds" and don't give explicit lengths. Since they're not listed in the stats for the skill (as length for Kill Skills doesn't ...
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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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Does Ransack have any benefits beyond 5 skill points?
In Borderlands, there is a skill called Ransack. With a class mod, it's possible to push the effect of this over 5 out of the 5 skill point natural maximum. However, some skills have no extra effect ...
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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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Do skill points from a class mod apply if you haven't activated that skill yet?
I am currently playing as a hunter with a primary focus on gunslinger and I do not have any points in rogue yet. However, I picked up a scavenger class mod that adds:
+3 Team scavenge extra items
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Does Find Rare Items actually work?
In Borderlands, some COMs like Scavenger and Catalyst can come with a bottom line bonus which is either +1 or +2 Find Rare Items. What's this do?
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How do I start the Secret Armory of General Knoxx in Borderlands on XBOX 360
I have Borderlands on the XBOX 360. I purchased and downloaded the Secret Armory DLC. There's no T-Bone Junction fast-travel point that is supposed to exist in the game with any existing characters, ...
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How do I glitch Phasewalk?
I've seen players who act like they're in Phasewalk (e.g., sparking with Brilliance, moving very fast, Phasewalk background sound), but they are carrying a weapon. Other effects include being ...
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Why can't NPCs use New-U respawners? [closed]
I've been somewhat curious about this..but.
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In this case, why couldn't he use the New-U respawn technology? In Borderlands 1, he was able to use it (in fact, all 4 of the original ...
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Options after completing Borderlands [duplicate]
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Start another Borderlands playthrough
I'm about to finish my first playthrough of Borderlands. Apparently I'll be given the choice of restarting the game with the same ...
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Do shotguns with low accuracy spell failgun?
I just found a shotgun with 3.6 accuracy. (out of 100.0)
Do shotguns treat accuracy differently than other weapons, or should I put this one on my shelf as the 'banger that never banged her... or ... ...
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How do I fix the mission bug in Borderlands?
I recently bought the Borderlands GOTY edition when they announced the pre-release of BL2, and while playing through it, I'm stuck on a quest, "Keeping Your Insides Inside"
In the mission, you are ...
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Why can't I copy files on a flashdrive between my Xbox 360 and my computer?
I copied a Borderlands save-game (from my Xbox 360) to my flash drive but when I plug it in to my computer, nothing shows up. The flash drive has nothing on it but that file. When I plug the flash ...
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Reach level 69 in Borderlands
I have all the expansion packs, and I have finished all the quests (except kill crawmerax) on both playthroughs of the game, and I am only level 58. I tried going through the last section of the main ...
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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 to kill the Mega Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap?
So it appears that doing the Claptrap DLC in playthrough 2 wasn't such a smart idea after all. While it's boosted me from level 44 to level 47 fairly painlessly, pretty much everything has a couple ...
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Do Leader Mods work with weapon exp?
Does the +% Exp given by equipping Leader style mods effect the exp you get for leveling your skills with weapon types?
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Is there any Revolver / Sniper Build for Borderland's Siren?
I am currently playing a Siren in borderlands, and i was wondering, if there is any "drawback" of playing it as a Sniper / Revolver character ?
I am a fan of Sniper rifles and Revolvers, but i ...
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How can we restart a game?
I have done playthrough 2 completely.
My question is: How can we start over with our upgraded characters?
Is there any reset but keep your character option?
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Do Leader Mods work with quest turn-ins?
So, I use a Support Gunner mod for my Soldier (solo play) because I enjoy the unlimited ammo it gives me. The idea just occured to me however, that I could possibly use a Leader Mod (that gives extra ...
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Borderlands Co-Op Lan Play - Guns and Ammo
I have the PS3 version of this game, but I've never played online. My friend and I are considering buying the PC version so we could play co-op on our PCs.
Can someone tell me how ammo and gun drops ...
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What happens to XP earned after reaching the level 50 cap when adding DLC that raises the cap
If you have a level 50 character and you continue to play missions without any DLC what happens to the XP earned?
When "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx" is purchased and the level cap raises what ...
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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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What happens if I use the travel system to access DLC content before I unlock the travel system in the plot?
I'm at the second playthrough for my level 43 Soldier and my mission log says I'm at the "Getting Lucky" mission. I could do that, or I could access my DLC by using the fast travel system.
...except ...
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Is it possible to import Borderlands save data into the PC version?
With the release of Borderlands 2 imminent, I would like to play it on my PC. An issue occurs, however, as I played the original on Xbox and would like to import that save data into Borderlands 2 ...
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Where can I find more “Omega” equipment?
In a recent multiplayer game, one of my teammates dropped an odd shield the likes of which I'd never seen. They stood there and kept shooting at it for awhile, so I presumed they meant for me to pick ...
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Borderlands 1 GOTY crashing right after splash screen
A friend of mine just got borderlands GOTY, and its been crashing right from the start. Looked around and havnt found much, even in way of "things to try" so thus have asked here.
The game's splash ...
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When do my skill point modifiers apply?
When I look at a weapons stats, do the numbers I see include my skill point modifiers such as extra damage, or do I have to do the math in my head and add it on?
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Do the Boxes and Containers in Borderlands work much like the different kinds of Chests in Diablo 3?
I've noticed that some containers in Borderlands always contain ammo, and others always contain guns, and others always contain both.
Is there further classification beyond this? In Diablo 3 for ...
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What does the DLC change about the game?
I assumed all the DLC for Borderlands added on extra-endgame quests and missions. However the answer to my previous question about this game has given me reason to doubt. I'm currently level 26 in my ...
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How can I play borderlands without the CD
I have borderlands via steam, and require no CD. My friend bought the game from the store, and therefore needs the CD to run the game. He's currently sitting in my living room, as we planned to LAN ...
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In Borderlands, what is the fastest way to get 5 seconds of hangtime in a vehicle?
I'm starting fresh and seeing if I can complete bigger challenges earlier on to net large amounts of experience for a low-level character. Out of these challanges, the hang-time in vehicle challanges ...
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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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How do I backup my Borderlands Character?
I need to reinstall my operating system. How do I back up my progress and character in Borderlands?
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How do I remove introduction movies in games based on the Unreal Engine 3?
Games like Borderlands, Batman Arkham Asylum or in general games based on the Unreal Engine 3 have introduction movies with the publisher logo, the graphical card provider, etc, that you can or not ...
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How can I melt your face?
In Borderlands there is an in-game trophy system. The very first trophy is titled 12 Days of Pandora and involves killing lots of things in many different specific ways. One of these ways is ...
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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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How can I play Borderlands between a Mac and PC over LAN? [duplicate]
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Borderlands Mac OS X version play online with Windows version?
I am trying to play a game of Borderlands over LAN with an Ethernet cord. My friend owns a PC and I have a ...
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What is the maximum level a character can reach in Borderlands?
What is the maximum level that a character can reach in Borderlands for PC without any of the DLC installed, and with all of the DLC installed?
