We spend a little time with the fourth downloadable add-on for Borderlands.
I thought that I was totally done with Borderlands... at least on a super-serious level. Sure, I've messed around with the PC version a little bit over the last few months, mostly to play with some friends who are playing it there, but my max-level Roland over on the 360 felt like he was just about ready to retire. Gearbox made that sound like a safe plan, even, by saying that the developer had no future plans for more DLC back when the third piece, General Knoxx, was released. But there's more. Originally revealed via a 2K Games earnings call and further fleshed out when some folks disassembled a patch for the PC version of the game, the fourth DLC for Borderlands looks... well... it looks like my soldier is getting called back into action.
This new adventure is called Claptrap's New Robot Revolution. After 61 levels of advancement, the little wheeled robot guy is all sorts of pissed off, and he's forming a cyborg army to give you this business across six new zones. By "cyborg army," I literally mean that you'll encounter modified skags and other familiar creatures with vacuum tubes sticking out of their heads. You'll even fight a reanimated and roboticized General Knoxx along the way, this time supported by kamikaze Claptraps that explode when they get close to you. From what I played, none of it seemed as tough as fighting Crawmerax the "right" way seems to be, but it's not easy, especially if you're alone.
This'd probably make a pretty good T-shirt. Along with the new content found in the DLC, which includes a lot of great speeches from an increasingly revolutionary Claptrap and some T-shirt-worthy artwork to support his rise to power, a free patch will also be released across all versions of the game around the same time. The patch will add eight new levels of experience for all players, whether they've purchased any DLC or not. For those of you who didn't pick up Knoxx, this means you'll be able to go up to level 58. Knoxx owners will get all the way up to 69, which I can only take as a clear sign that Gearbox is the right team to be working on a Duke Nukem game. Additionally, the full-game rebalance that occurs after beating Playthrough 2 will no longer be capped at 50. It'll go all the way up to 69, ensuring that players that hit the new level cap will still have something challenging to do. As you might expect, the level increases also mean that you'll be able to find new, higher-level loot.
Surely, this must be the final Borderlands DLC, right? Between the guys at Gearbox formally announcing Duke Nukem Forever and a Game of the Year edition of Borderlands hitting with all four DLC packs in the box (though this new one may come as a voucher, depending on which platform you're picking up), there's no way they could have time for a fifth pack. Right? We spoke to Randy Pitchford and he confirmed that there were no current plans for more DLC, but hey... we've kind of heard that one before. Be sure to check back for more with Pitchford, as we've caught up with him a couple of times over the last week or two to talk about Borderlands, that whole "Duke Nukem" thing, and much more.
If you're looking to fight Claptrap, you'll be able to grab the new DLC on September 28 for $10.
I thought that I was totally done with Borderlands... at least on a super-serious level. Sure, I've messed around with the PC version a little bit over the last few months, mostly to play with some friends who are playing it there, but my max-level Roland over on the 360 felt like he was just about ready to retire. Gearbox made that sound like a safe plan, even, by saying that the developer had no future plans for more DLC back when the third piece, General Knoxx, was released. But there's more. Originally revealed via a 2K Games earnings call and further fleshed out when some folks disassembled a patch for the PC version of the game, the fourth DLC for Borderlands looks... well... it looks like my soldier is getting called back into action.
This new adventure is called Claptrap's New Robot Revolution. After 61 levels of advancement, the little wheeled robot guy is all sorts of pissed off, and he's forming a cyborg army to give you this business across six new zones. By "cyborg army," I literally mean that you'll encounter modified skags and other familiar creatures with vacuum tubes sticking out of their heads. You'll even fight a reanimated and roboticized General Knoxx along the way, this time supported by kamikaze Claptraps that explode when they get close to you. From what I played, none of it seemed as tough as fighting Crawmerax the "right" way seems to be, but it's not easy, especially if you're alone.
This'd probably make a pretty good T-shirt. Along with the new content found in the DLC, which includes a lot of great speeches from an increasingly revolutionary Claptrap and some T-shirt-worthy artwork to support his rise to power, a free patch will also be released across all versions of the game around the same time. The patch will add eight new levels of experience for all players, whether they've purchased any DLC or not. For those of you who didn't pick up Knoxx, this means you'll be able to go up to level 58. Knoxx owners will get all the way up to 69, which I can only take as a clear sign that Gearbox is the right team to be working on a Duke Nukem game. Additionally, the full-game rebalance that occurs after beating Playthrough 2 will no longer be capped at 50. It'll go all the way up to 69, ensuring that players that hit the new level cap will still have something challenging to do. As you might expect, the level increases also mean that you'll be able to find new, higher-level loot.
Surely, this must be the final Borderlands DLC, right? Between the guys at Gearbox formally announcing Duke Nukem Forever and a Game of the Year edition of Borderlands hitting with all four DLC packs in the box (though this new one may come as a voucher, depending on which platform you're picking up), there's no way they could have time for a fifth pack. Right? We spoke to Randy Pitchford and he confirmed that there were no current plans for more DLC, but hey... we've kind of heard that one before. Be sure to check back for more with Pitchford, as we've caught up with him a couple of times over the last week or two to talk about Borderlands, that whole "Duke Nukem" thing, and much more.
If you're looking to fight Claptrap, you'll be able to grab the new DLC on September 28 for $10.
I have been playing the PC version of Borderlands and have downloaded the first 3 DLC packs, but over that year several friends have gotten the 360 version, so I think I'm just gonna get the 360 GoTY Edition.
@fwylo: There was a time when I could basically sight read binary but I'm so rusty on it. I will admit I just Googled up a translator but not because I couldn't do it myself, only because I was too lazy to take the couple of minutes I would have needed to do so. Glad I'm not alone though.
I played this for like 5-10 hours when it came out, had a lot of fun, and then sent it back to gamefly. I should really buy it one of these days. To wait for the complete edition or to buy the original for 30? That is the question.
Did they ever fix the PC version? When it shipped the online was literally unplayable and I have been too pissed off at Gearbox for shipping such a broken piece of shit that that game was at launch that I haven't tried it since because it infuriates me every time I see that games name. Let alone try to play it.
Really, REALLY looking forward to this. I wish the article went somewhat in-depth with the DLC, but whatever. Looks like it's gonna be a ton of fun. I love that picture of the train full of bandits.
According to this site: www.roubaixinteractive.com the binary is 'malformed'. Anybody try to decode that? Maybe its just to look cool, but I wouldn't be surprised if it meant something.
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