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Does my lower weapon proficiency go up quicker late game?
Yes, your weapon proficiency will increase faster the more difficult the enemy you fight is.
A user in this Reddit post states:
Usage. Some enemies give more proficiency points than others though ...
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How do I know if the bonus was applied?
It will not indicate your class mod bonuses on the skills (they fixed that in the later games). But it will still calculate it in! That means you have to trust the indicator on your class mod ...
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How to check whether all story and side missions were completed
I was able to figure this out using the unofficial WillowTree save editor. It has a quest tab, with a full list of all quests and side quests you can just scroll and check for Progress: completed.
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Do the Claptrap collectable item counters reset if I die?
It does not reset between each death. The only condition is that you collect so many of each type, and that's it.
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How to improve FPS in Borderlands 1, 2 (normal and VR) and Pre-Sequel on a high resolution 4K monitor on PC?
You can disable the cel-shading post-processing effect if you don't mind losing that signature thick black outline on all 3D models. This improves framerate dramatically. For me, it jumped up to 80-...
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How to increase FOV in Borderlands?
Borderlands: GOTY Enhanced added in an FOV slider that goes from 60 to 120, defaulting to 75.
Owners of Borderlands on Steam were given a free copy of the new edition which appears as a separate ...
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Is there a quick and dirty way to determine which of two Borderlands weapons of a given type is "all-around-better"?
Clip sizes, reloading, and especially the totally unintuitive way elemental damage works in BL1 makes it really hard to compare weapons at a glance.
While it's not exactly "quick and dirty", ...
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How do I gain access to the hidden weapons vendor in New Haven?
I found if you log out anywhere BUT new haven and log back in, then FT back to new haven, it will be open. Tried it 10 times, worked 10 times. So, don't log out in New Haven or the door will be locked ...
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The first three Borderlands games got a update on Steam today, July 22, 2022? What did it do?
At the moment, the only official source of info I can find on the updates is this 2022-07-22 tweet from the official Borderlands Twitter account:
@Borderlands: Today we released updates for BL1, BL2, ...
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BL:GotY PS4 Online Timeouts
Gearbox's forum is flooded with connectivity issues. I was able to find two remedies that you could try.
Create a game, set it to offline and then set it to public or toggle the privacy settings for ...
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What are the requirements for the "And They'll Tell Two Friends" achievement?
According to Steam community:
Play with someone who got it within the last 12 months, or play with an Gearbox Employee.
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What can I do in post-game in Borderlands?
In addition to playing the game in NG+ I’d also recommend replaying the game with a different character.
Each of the main characters encourages a dramatically different playstyle including stationary ...
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What can I do in post-game in Borderlands?
If you already did everything available, you may want to start New Game+ mode, Playthrough 2:
The character retains all items and levels gained in Playthrough 1 and will face off against similarly ...
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Is it possible to turn off the HUD in Borderlands 1?
On PC, yes it's possible to turn off the HUD.
You can open the settings file manually, and bind a key to the command togglehud, like so:
In your Documents folder, open My Games/Borderlands/WillowGame/...
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Is 'Borderlands: The Handsome Collection' a disc or digital (PS4)?
This can be both. I had the Handsome Collection on PS4 as discs but it can also be purchased digitally on the PS4 store as well.
It comes as 2 discs in the case one for each.
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No narrator voice during cutscenes in Borderlands on Xbox
I had this issue too, and I resolved it by setting my language to English and my region to US.
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What exactly is Borderlands the Pre-Sequel
pre-sequel was made to explain Jack's backstory since he never appeared before Borderlands 2. It showcase how he got his power and why he has a mask on his face. Also he is a playable character if you ...
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PS Now game save transfer
Yes, it's possible. But to do it you need an active PS+ subscription.
To download the save back to your PS4 local storage, follow the process below.
Press the PS Button and choose [...
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Will I be awarded Ineligible quest score in borderlands?
No they will not IIRC. You shouldn't be receiving rewards from them either.
I'd personally recommend using a save edit program (like WillowTree#) to get you up to par on quests/levels with your ...
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How do I gain access to the hidden weapons vendor in New Haven?
It's usually stuck closed if you start off in New Haven that play session. Meaning, if you log out in New Haven to farm the chests when you get back on, checking the hidden vendor along with it doesn'...
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