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Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 08:41 PM Aug 2012

Borderlands 2 - Wimoweh Trailer

Last edited Tue Aug 21, 2012, 11:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Sheesh... I can't believe I've not posted this yet. I'm linking to the official site for the trailer instead of posting it directly because you have to log in and verify your age to get to it on youtube and I'm to uninterested in signing up for youtube to get the link

http://www.borderlands2.com/us/#media

I'm having this strange thought that the little girl you see at the ending is going to be the 'free' DLC character (free with pre-order, not sure of the cost if you don't).

Edit: oop's, trailer is probably not safe for work.

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Borderlands 2 - Wimoweh Trailer (Original Post) Ohio Joe Aug 2012 OP
Much as I liked the original's setting and characters... LeftOfSelf-Centered Aug 2012 #1
The so called "girlfriend mode" is a skill tree... Ohio Joe Aug 2012 #2
Here is the video, I hope it works... ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #3
GameSpot Now Playing: Borderlands 2 with Randy Pitchford Ohio Joe Sep 2012 #4
I LOVED Borderlands Aerows Sep 2012 #5
1. Much as I liked the original's setting and characters...
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 01:01 PM
Aug 2012

I hope this one has more plot and less repetitive grinding. But I'm afraid it won't. So I'll probably buy it when it comes down in price and has all the DLC bundled.

Maybe it's because I played the original alone and not in Co-Op, but none of my friends are gamers... I still enjoyed the game and finished the main plot, but I eventually ran out of steam while grinding through the DLCs and stopped playing.

BTW the first trailer that showed up for me was the Handsome Jack one, not the Wimoweh one (which I saw in a not so distant past).

Also did you hear about all the hubbub about what one of the Gearbox people (stupidly) referred to as "girlfriend mode"? That character, I believe, is the girl shown in the final promotional still (the one with the robotic arm, not the one with the dynamite).

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
2. The so called "girlfriend mode" is a skill tree...
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 05:02 PM
Aug 2012

That has helped me find that the little girl is indeed the DLC character:

"Update: You may have noticed Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford speaking out against the "girlfriend mode" nickname on Twitter.

As reported below, the Mechromancer skill tree that helps video game newcomers is formally called Best Friends Forever. But Borderlands 2 lead designer John Hemingway referred to it numerous times as "girlfriend mode".

"Borderlands 2 does NOT have a girlfriend mode," Pitchford stated on Twitter. "Anyone that says otherwise is misinformed or trying to stir up something that isn't there.

"The future DLC Mechromancer class has a skill tree that makes it easier for less skilled coop partners (any gender!) to play and be useful.""

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-13-borderlands-2-gearbox-reveals-the-mechromancers-girlfriend-mode

Interesting... I can't wait to get this

Ohio Joe

(21,894 posts)
4. GameSpot Now Playing: Borderlands 2 with Randy Pitchford
Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:56 PM
Sep 2012


It's a heavy one, weighing in at just over an hour. Lots of good game play footage though, they do one of the 'arena' side missions. Just like in 1, three rounds that get harder and harder. They do it with two level 30 characters so you even get to see some skills in use. Good stuff.
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