I'm just curious what you guys think about it, does it bother you, did you even notice it? 
 
Edit: Apparently there is no dismemberment when you set PhysX to high (don't know about mid) on the PC version, so if you care about that... try setting it to low.

Didn't notice lol. I'm not really a fan of over the top gore anyway.

I have actually dismembered some bandits, but that was a scripting bug that caused them to do absolutely nothing and lose their limbs which was funny. What wasn't funny was that they couldn't die.

In answer to the question though I didn't notice and now that you've mentioned it I don't mind. I only really want that sort of thing in horror games where cutting a monsters limbs off to prevent it from ripping my face off feels really good.

Wait, I remember seeing some dismemberment during the TNT of Borderlands 2.....

The explosive headshots and fountains of blood were so common in the first one that it felt pretty weird at first. I guess they cut it so they could have the enemies spout nonsense more frequently while keeling over.

Unless it's some PhysX exclusive "feature" like the toilets overflowing.

I think its dumb they should have put it in. They are already rated "M" and already have the "Blood & Gore" descriptor on the back of the box.

If you go into the gameplay options and go to censor gore it says "Toggle blood, guts, and dismemberment on or off." So there must be some dismemberment.

Don't really want dismemberment since there is so much blood and elemental effects flowing on the screen that I can barely even recognize the target that I'm shooting at. But you can always dismember robots if you so desire.

I did notice that it seems to happen with much less frequency than it did in the first game, which is a little disappointing- I'm no gore-hound, but having dudes explode in the first game when you were raining shotgun blasts down on them at point blank was a refreshing change from the average FPS game's "Bullets and Explosions only make you spray red water and fall down" policy.

Wait? It isn't in? I'm pretty sure I have blown off heads and arms of bandits.

I do miss the death animations in the first game, especially those of electrical and acid deaths. Then again, throwing a grenade at a cluster of enemies only to see them turn into a red cloud... It's not really wrong that either.

the robots have it and they did point that out in the QL:EX so that is probably what people are thinking about

It's a little weird that there doesn't seem to be decapitation like in the first game, but you can still totally turn people in to chunks.

Great game though!

@emem:

One bandit blew up into chunks, but I suppose you're referring to arms, heads and other body parts of humans actually staying on the floor after you killed them. Didn't notice any leftovers. It would kind of be a waste of memory now that I consider it.

Also, you can totally dismember robots.

@emem:

One bandit blew up into chunks, but I suppose you're referring to arms, heads and other body parts of humans actually staying on the floor after you killed them. Didn't notice any leftovers. It would kind of be a waste of memory now that I consider it.

Also, you can totally dismember robots.

If a psycho in a video game is coming at me trying to kill me with an axe, I'd very much like to shoot his arm off and see him moan in pain before I kill him. That would be preferable than to just shove bullets into him. I'm not sure how exactly Borderlands 2 goes about this though.

All I do is shoot guys in the face with my sniper rifle causing their heads to pop like watermelons.

Seems fine to me.

Its a little strange because literally everything else dismembers. Skags, stalkers, robots, etc, with just bullets.

Humanoid types will only turn to chunks if you use explosives/a really high level gun on a low level dude.

There is totally dismemberment in the game. I decapitated a few guys with Zer0's execution skill.

If there isn't dismemberment or gore in the game, those guys I have made explode into chunks of gore must be a serious glitch. You can also blow off heads or cut them off using Zer0.

@StarvingGamer said:

All I do is shoot guys in the face with my sniper rifle causing their heads to pop like watermelons.

Seems fine to me.

do you by chance have physx on? I have a sneaking suspicion there's a bug with it as i have mine on High and heads dont' explode even though i have my dismemberment on in the settings.

There is plenty of dismemberment. You can't decapitate guys with guns (or at all) anymore, but you can shoot arms and legs off just fine.

@Marz: Not sure, at work so can't check, but I'll deffo take a look next time I'm on (hopefully tonight).

Now I'm starting to wonder if I secretly hallucinated all of those exploding heads.

This thread is pretty much the video game industry in a nutshell.

I think its dumb they should have put it in. They are already rated "M" and already have the "Blood & Gore" descriptor on the back of the box.

I've dismembered quite a lot of bandits. I've seen some arms and legs come off, and using explosives have completely blown several to glorious chunks. What gets me is headshots. A close range crit with a shotgun will totally make the head gib. You see the chunks fly everywhere, and yet, the model of the guy I just shot still has his head. I first thought it was a bug, but then Randy Pitchford confirmed that it was not on Kotaku.

I simply cannot understand why it would be acceptable to completely gib someone into a shower of blood and guts, and yet a simple headshot won't get the head to explode. Seems weird.

Pitchford did mention the possibility of it being patched, but nothing concrete. By the way, I'm playing a lvl 24 Gunzerker on PC with everything maxed and Physx on high.

I have definitely dismembered people in this game.

I was playing the game earlier today and saw a bandit's leg on the ground after I'd chucked a grenade in. So it does happen. But I really don't care either way. Since when is dismemberment a game "feature"?

I haven't really noticed. Most of the enemies just explode when I kill them.

There is. I've blown the hell out of a lot I'd dudes. With the turret it happens a lot. Not sure what the OP is talking about.

kinda unrelated, but it was fun playing with physx enabled on a non-nvidia system. nice seeing the debris flying everywhere and my framerate jacked down to <10fps lol.

still surprised how gorgeous and yet playable this game is on my pc with everything on (save physx)

Hm that's really strange, I'd love to see screenshots of people who say they dismembered enemies (apart from robots). When I snipe with Zer0 no enemy ever loses his head or any limbs, even with explosives they don't. Sometimes they explode into little pieces, but that's it. 
 
It almost sounds like some people got a cut version (and yep, I do have gore enabled).

Hm that's really strange, I'd love to see screenshots of people who say they dismembered enemies (apart from robots). When I snipe with Zer0 no enemy ever loses his head or any limbs, even with explosives they don't. Sometimes they explode into little pieces, but that's it. 
 
It almost sounds like some people got a cut version (and yep, I do have gore enabled).

I wasn't expecting it. The fact that the robots fall apart is more then I expected.

Who cares? It doesn't add anything to the gameplay, it's just a visual effect. It's not something most people will even notice.

There is definitely dismemberment in the game. I've cut off plenty of arms and legs doing melee attacks with Zer0 throughout my playthrough so far. And I have PhysX set to low so that isn't the difference.

yah, I have totally gotten peoples heads to explode with my sniper rifle, and not just because of how awesome it is.

No dismemberment? 0/10, do not buy

Huh, didn't even realize there was a difference. Guess it doesn't bother me then.

I've gotten a little over a thousand headshots with sniper rifles and haven't seen one head explode. I'm playing with PhysX on high.

Edit: I set PhysX on low and suddenly dudes are exploding when I shoot them in the head.

@Marz: Ok, yeah my Physx were set to Low and heads were definitely popping.

@Octaslash: Yah, my PhysX have been set to low. Now I dont think I want to set them to High.

This is my first Borderlands experience and I'm yet to see any dismemberment, despite torrents of blood and particles. Not the end of the world but the contrast is honestly quite distracting. Playing maxed on PC with Nvidia cards, looks like maybe PhysX is interfering somehow?

For those saying it doesn't impact gameplay; you're absolutely right, but it definitely does against the tone of the game. It's an exaggerated universe, and if I'm told the new gun I picked up is ridiculously powerful, I want that to be conveyed viscerally. Seeing a clean, intact body left after showers of blood just looks odd.

I never bothered playing Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia for a similar reason - the censored version actively sabotaged the tone and atmosphere of that setting, and it was an inferior experience as a result.

@Gutterkisser: try turning off Physx

Kinda unfortunate but I'll try it on Low tonight.

@Gutterkisser

This is my first Borderlands experience and I'm yet to see any dismemberment, despite torrents of blood and particles. Not the end of the world but the contrast is honestly quite distracting. Playing maxed on PC with Nvidia cards, looks like maybe PhysX is interfering somehow?

For those saying it doesn't impact gameplay; you're absolutely right, but it definitely does against the tone of the game. It's an exaggerated universe, and if I'm told the new gun I picked up is ridiculously powerful, I want that to be conveyed viscerally. Seeing a clean, intact body left after showers of blood just looks odd.

I never bothered playing Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia for a similar reason - the censored version actively sabotaged the tone and atmosphere of that setting, and it was an inferior experience as a result.

@emem: I feel your pain, from what I understand Germany is (or at least was) a lot more restrictive than here. The L4D2 censorship here was absurd and so arbitrary, especially when the first one was released uncensored. And at the time, Fallout 3 enabled far worse violent deeds on elderly civillians (though that game was censored for the word 'morphine' in Australia... sigh).

But I digress, as there's no/minimal censorship going on here.

@Gutterkisser: It's pretty bad here, almost every game with violence in it gets a low violence version. Did it get worse for you over the years?  
 
I'm pretty sure the only reason they didn't go all out when it comes to the gore in Borderlands 2 are countries like ours... I really hope Valve will figure out a way to get an age verification thingy for Steam one day. I would personally call every single account user who claims to be of age and talk to their parents if they sounded like 12 (not for free, of course). ;)