BOOOORDERLANNDSS!!

Isaiah Sherman

Now available for pre-order on Steam. Get it... DO IT NOW!

You can also purchase a FOUR-PACK on Steam and save $75 between the four of you and your friends.

October 26th for PC!
(and October 20th if you prefer an inferior gaming system *cough*)

I am EXCITED about this game!

Amazing art direction, first person shooter, RPG elements, and co-op. In all honesty, what could you possibly want more of in a game?

The only thing I believe the game may be short of content. They say that the game is expansive, but I think after this game has been out for a while that a company will make a game similar with 100x the content.

Of course, we've only seen a fraction of the content so far.

Just barely a month away! Anyone else playing? I'd love to play with some Polycounters there.

Make sure you get it on Steam, too, so we can become Steam buddies.



Here are some videos to get you PUMPED!
Part1- [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtZjR8mz9c&feature=video_response[/ame]
Part2- [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSopF-AuL4[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdAazIu_X3o[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjSKprYmT3Q&feature=PlayList&p=7728DD50C1408E02&index=13[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBMeJtR75E&feature=PlayList&p=7728DD50C1408E02&index=14[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oPk6QfOGrI&feature=PlayList&p=7728DD50C1408E02&index=0[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtZjR8mz9c[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euILlXvNiMo[/ame]

Wahlgren

IT`S NOT ON STEAM MAN! DAMN YOU! YOU MADE ME HOPEFUL!



want game naow... looks awesome...

Isaiah Sherman

hahaha... sorry about that.

I mean.. get it on Steam when you CAN.

Ark

Could they make the screen any more cluttered? Other than that looks good.

hobodactyl

I'm definitely going to be picking this up; I've been watching it for a long time now. It reminds me of Hellgate: London, but vastly improved

bounchfx

why the hell is this not on steam?

Ark wrote: »

Could they make the screen any more cluttered? Other than that looks good.

No one bitches about WoW being too cluttered.. and this looks similar HUD wise. I think it'll be fine.

AstroZombie

Ark wrote: »

Could they make the screen any more cluttered?

I'll see what I can do but it's pretty close to launch so probably too late. I'll keep your suggestion in mind if we get to make a sequel though.

ZacD

hobodactyl wrote: »

I'm definitely going to be picking this up; I've been watching it for a long time now. It reminds me of Hellgate: London, but vastly improved

and a little fallout 3 thrown in.

Isaiah Sherman

I think they'll put it on Steam when it's about 2 weeks away from release. If you pre-order on Steam you typically get about $5 knocked off the price, too!

I too also felt the UI may have been a little cluttered. I think its partially due to drops.

Rhinokey

astro, you guys could have it ship with a buncha lil extra ui stikers that people who want a more cluttered screen can just stick on their monitor.

AstroZombie

I think that is what they are planning for the collector's edition...

Isaiah Sherman

Most of these videos are on 360 so the UI is a set size. If you play on a monitor at 1680x1050 or higher your UI will be a lot smaller.

Snefer

SO getting this game. FPS + loot + a little bit of character progression. I have been waiting so long for a game like this. Also, the art is f-ing awesome. Love the textures.

Heart_Murmur

Definitely picking this up, been following it for the last couple of months. I'm hoping for a steam release also.

Isaiah Sherman

I feel like this is the perfect combo of Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3

The greatest thing about it for me is the co-op. I'm appalled at how few co-op games there are for computer.

Isaiah Sherman

Here are some links about the character skill trees. I couldn't manage to find Brick's talent info.

Siren (stealth girl character)
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/09/16/borderlands-class-guide-the-siren/

Hunter (sniper)
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/09/15/borderlands-class-guide-the-hunter/

Soldier (support and general assault)
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/09/17/borderlands-class-guide-the-soldier/

Heart_Murmur

They got Brick at gameaxis, plus pictures for the skills.

http://gameaxis.com/across-the-border-borderlands-character-skill-tree-on-one-page/

achillesian

i think rage is gonna whoop this, plus i'm not really into the weird outlined cartoony character thing.

Isaiah Sherman

Rage isn't a co-op game, not even multilayer I think. Borderland's art style is refreshing especially since the industry is getting to the point of having everything become realistic.

Too much realistic post-apocalyptic gets boring really fast. It's already boring.

Colemerson

Looks awesome, love the art style and looks like it'll be fun running around in co-op. Wish I had a 360 at the moment cause I don't know many people that would wanna play co-op on PC

Isaiah Sherman

Hey Astro, you know of any delays that may happen? I'm pretty excited about this game coming out so soon and my inner child would be destroyed if it got pushed back

Warhamster

I have been watching this game since it was first announced. Way back long before the art change. It has evolved so much and just keeps looking better and better. I have been DROOLING over every single crumb of information for several years now. Also, not only am i getting this game over steam when it comes out and adding everyone as a steam friend, i am also hosting a borderlands lan party at my place when it comes out. =D Going to be awesome and you should all come.

Isaiah Sherman

Haha... well I doubt everyone could come, but I sure as hell will be

AstroZombie

Haiasi wrote: »

Hey Astro, you know of any delays that may happen?

Nope. Gonna be released on Oct. 20th stateside and Oct. 23rd overseas

Isaiah Sherman

Awesome! If you get it on Steam I'd love to add you. I haven't been this excited about a game for a very long time.


Oh, and one more thing about the game I'm loving is the diversity of gun sounds. It seems like every video I've watched I've heard a gun sound that is at least to some level unique.

Warhamster

Haiasi wrote: »

Oh, and one more thing about the game I'm loving is the diversity of gun sounds. It seems like every video I've watched I've heard a gun sound that is at least to some level unique.

Ya i agree, sound is extremely important and often underestimated in gaming unfortunately. I just need a giant revolver that goes BOOM and i will be happy

.Murder

I cant wait for the game, looks really good, just hope it can live up to the hipe!

maestro

does it come with an editor? >:)

Quokimbo

maestro wrote: »

does it come with an editor? >:)

Many people have asked on the Gearbox forums...They have not released that information yet.

Isaiah Sherman

If it came out with an editor it'd be sweet to throw some art in there if you're able to

ZacD

Want! I'll be buying it.

Isaiah Sherman

So for a matter of discussion, what class are you LEAST interested in?

It's been pretty unanimous across my friends that the Siren sounds the least interesting. Besides her Phase Walk she just seems like a weaker version of your standard shooter... and she relies heavily on melee and daze? I'd rather just kill shit!

Muzzoid

gave it a shot at gencon in Brisbane yesterday. Was cool and all, but i usually like dudes to die when you shoot them in the head, and not take of 10% off their life |:.

ZacD

head shot should at least be 50%

Muzzoid

i stood there for literally 2 min shooting cliip after clip of a gun into this dog before it died....

Isaiah Sherman

Yeah, I'm kind of curious how that will work. I think if you go in with the expectation that it will take a bit of time to kill something then you will probably be okay with it.

I'm sure that's something they had a lot of debating about in the studio.

ZacD

Well that's a level based RPG for ya, you can't expect to skip ahead and just head shot lvl 50 baddies.

AstroZombie

ZacD wrote: »

Well that's a level based RPG for ya, you can't expect to skip ahead and just head shot lvl 50 baddies.

This.

Isaiah Sherman

Makes complete sense. If you just wanna play another boring FPS then you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding one considering they're a dime a dozen

Muzzoid

Thought it might be like that. I just picked up where somone else left off.

Does that mean that if you are the right level they will die like they are supposed to?

Heart_Murmur

Does that mean that if you are the right level they will die like they are supposed to?

I've seen some footage where enemies have gone down in 1 or 2 shots, probably because the person was at or above the enemies level.

crazyfingers

This game looks like failgate london all over again, not even going to go into it.

Isaiah Sherman

No. It's not Counter-Strike / CoD: Modern Warfare. It's an RPG where enemies at your level should provide a significant challenge.

Isaiah Sherman

I have another question, Astro.

Do you know if there are any plans to have it available for preorder on Steam? I know we can probably just buy it from a store and have Steam manage it, but I'd rather buy it online through Steam.

Isaiah Sherman

T-minus 24 days to release for PC

You can now pre-order on Steam

Warhamster

Oh god, just pre-ordered on steam. That day countdown it has is going to kill me slowly. For three long weeks.

mikezoo

So, is there a plot to boarderlands?

Isaiah Sherman

There is a small plot, yes, but it's focused more around action, character development, and co-op mayhem and fun.

Basically you're on a distant planet searching for "the vault" that has alien artifacts.

vcool

I like the art direction. Gameplay doesn't seem to be anything special, but I am really hoping for large locations.

I'll most likely get it at some point, but it'll be a while since I will find the time to actually play it.

EDIT: Oh yeh, someone mentioned sound - I agree. Finally a game where the guns sound punchy.

Isaiah Sherman

There is now a 4-pack available through Steam. You purchase it for $134 and you're given 3 extra copies to send to your friends through Steam! Hell of a deal

ZacD

I need to find 3 people to purchase it with.