Ten things I wanted to know when I started 'Borderlands 3'

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It's rare that I spend so much time with a game before launch, but I had about two and a half weeks with Borderlands 3 ahead of its release yesterdayand I could have spent more time if I was not afraid that my backups would not be transferred to the final version (that's right!).

Since I have a lot of time, I am even better equipped than usual to give advice to beginners. In fact, you must know many things, from basics to things that I have not discovered for a few dozen hours. Avoid my mistakes.

Here are ten things I would like to know when I started Borderlands 3.

1. Save almost all your Eridium

First, Borderlands can make you believe that Eridium has been converted into a currency used almost exclusively for cosmetic products, rather than buying ammunition and backpack upgrades, etc. But that's only half the story.

Once you reach the end of the game, you will realize that you can also use your Eridium in a Crazy Earl vending machine for high-end weapons, often at least epic and anointed, the new benefit that adds an action (often extremely valuable). . skill to this weapon. These run on a timer, so you'll always want to check.

After that, without going into the rings, towards the end of the game, you'll get … a device that costs Eridium to pump random dumps. Usually, they are bad, but there is a good chance that gold nuggets are there. I'd probably expect to do all of this up to level 50 to avoid spending Eridium on things you'll be replacing, unless you just want a good fall in a specific location or type of injury.

2. Check your email in game for loot

This one was so confusing that I had to email Gearbox about it during my review process. When you level up, you are constantly told that you are receiving an "email" that you need to check. But it's not a terminal on your ship, it's nowhere in the inventory menu.

It's more in the "Social" part of the other menu that you would normally use to pause or leave the game. You'll find an email containing not only story information, but literally, at each level, a weapon will be sent to you. Sometimes they are bad, but I had many rare epics that I used immediately because they fall at your level, which can take time in the wild. Do not miss your booty in this hidden part of the menu.

3. Do not be afraid to respec often

This is a kind of general Borderlands advice, but I think many new players may not realize that A) they can respec and B) they can respec for very, very cheap, less than it costs to die and respawn or fill your ammunition. This allows you to play with your skill points as you wish. For example, I used it with FL4K to quickly jump from a tree to pets I did not like, and then I loved the next tree I tried. This is particularly useful for trying out several action skill trees with Zane, who can use two at a time. In short, experiment. Oh, you do not do it either in the tree, but in the ship's character customizer.

4. At the beginning, focus on weapons that use less ammunition

It's really only about the beginning of the campaign because ammunition is becoming less of a problem, but I noticed that it helped me a lot. Depending on the type of weapon you use, you will be totally burning ammunition or having a ton of it.

My advice? Stand with weapons that cause significant damage, a low charger, a low firing rate. As you go, choose a revolver over an automatic pistol or semi-auto AR over a bullet hose. The problem is that all weapons use the same pool of ammo. So you will do the same amount of damage for 20% to 30% of the ammo with these other types of weapons. Again, it's not something that really worries you a long time, but you will feel without ammo for a while, and it will help you with that.

5. Try not to double on the types of weapons

Another way to quickly burn ammo is to use two or three weapons of a particular type, which will quickly erase your reserves because they share a pool. This is the reason why most players will have four different types of weapons in four different locations in order to move from one weapon to another.

It's also good advice for element types, because it's not usually great to have 2 or 3 element types in your arsenal, unless you're in a region. know all the enemies are of a certain type (the extraterrestrials who are pure shields, the bandits are of pure health, etc.). Diversify, even if it's easier than ever with Maliwan weapons that can change elements.

In addition, elemental weapons are great for bonuses, but do not neglect the non-elemental weapons of Jakobs and Vladof in particular, as small arms on their part will shred no matter the resistance.

6. Mission reward firearms are among the best (at first)

It's a bit odd to mention, but I noticed that it made a significant difference compared to the latest games. I've always felt that most Borderlands » The weapons and mission reward equipment were not great and the game wanted you to find the best material in the wild. While this may still be true for most, Gearbox has also allowed a number of quest items to be really, really good.

I can not remember everything now, but you will have a sick SMG after a main story beaten during the campaign. You get my favorite legendary revolver in the game until now (magazine reloads on critical hits) of one of the best parallel quests of the game. A 'choice' quest has me choose an option who gave me a shield with 180% spent melee damage, a must for my Amara fighter. There are still some failures, but seriously, check most, you will be surprised.

7. Do not bother with enemies too far below you

For all the time you spend in Borderlands grinding, make sure you do not waste your time. You will often end up going back through old areas for new quests, but that sometimes means that you will encounter enemies 4-5 levels below you. These are easy choices, but they probably are not worth your time or your balls either.

When Borderlands does not drag enemies to your level, they let you pass XP. Killing a level 41 enemy while I am level 40 could give me XP 180. Killing a level 35 enemy while I'm at level 40 could give me 5 XP. When you are so low, it is best to cross these areas without wasting time. energy. It will not happen too often because most enemies will eventually rise, but I sometimes see it.

8. Find the goals of the hidden card

So, I'm not just talking about secret hidden chests, although these obviously exist on the map. Rather, I'm talking about a number of secondary goals that you will encounter throughout the game. There is one that asks you to recover pieces of dead toads so that he can build a Frankenstein wife. There is another one that makes you do quasi-jump puzzles to take over radio stations for Moxxi with … a final result that I can not find. The Claptrap gives you new side quests, but most importantly, both give you a very solid piece of XP every time you finish them.

There are also these small talking stations from the original Vault Hunter, Typhoon of Leon. There are three in each zone that have their own little XP bonus, but if you find all three, you'll unlock a cache of special weapons on the map that will, at the very least, contain some solid epics, very probably . Ellie will ask you for blue cars on this map which, if they are diverted, give a ton of experience. Zero and Hammerlock will ask you to kill specific enemies in secret places. More XP. So yes, do not skip the little things.

9. Spend money as often as you can to keep your money low

Listen, I understand, I am also a currency accumulator. But in BorderlandsKeeping money on you is a recipe for more losses than necessary. The reason is that, upon death, your spawn costs represent a percentage of your income, and I think the ammo can work the same way (you can now replenish from any vending machine for any firearms).

So, what you need to do is spend your money whenever you can. As I said earlier, Eridium is no longer used to buy backup devices or backpack backup units, it's quite expensive. And it degenerates to the point that this is what you are going to cultivate for a very, very long time. A level 1 upgrade costs $ 1,000. A level 9 upgrade, maximum, is $ 2,000,000. For each type of ammunition upgrade or storage. So yes, spend when you can, limit your death / ammo losses. Once you have more money than you know what to do, I guess the time has come for Moxxi slot machines.

10. At the end of the game, you probably still want the Mayhem mode

I am not yet completely in the final phase, but I have played enough to realize it. Once you've unlocked Mayhem mode at the end of your first campaign, you'll probably want to keep it at all times. Even Level 1 of Mayhem gives you access to any anointed weapon drops, which offer additional benefits related to your action abilities. extremely good. In addition, the total fall rate of loot increases significantly with each level and is absolutely visible. It may be too much to link the True Vault Hunter mode, which already raises the difficulty, to the Mayhem mode, which attacks the enemy's health and wacky modifiers, but that's fine the ultimate goal. But whatever you do after the main campaign, make sure Mayhem is activated. Even if the enemies are more spongy, the loot should be worth it.

I'll have a lot more to say as I save time, but hopefully have been able to help you launch here. There are a lot of things to deal with here, but most of all, you know, kill stuff and have fun in real life Borderlands fashion.

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It's rare that I spend so much time with a game before launch, but I had about two and a half weeks with Borderlands 3 before its release yesterday, and I could have spent more time if I was not afraid that my backups are not transferred in the final version (it is the case!).