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Old 02-28-10 | 09:57 PM
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Wow, decided to watch some hi-res videos of this game....it looks really cool and seems like it plays well - might just pick this one up.
Old 03-01-10 | 07:12 AM
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Two of us have been playing the new DLC most of the way and had a friend jump in for the last part. What a difference three people make. Pace is quicker, more action via enemies, more goodies and a just a better experience. I think the key is how everyone has their character "MOD" set. One had his for unlimited ammo and I had mine set for 30% Chance of Elemental while the third used his gun torrent for health regeneration. I cannot imagine with four people.
Old 03-01-10 | 11:34 AM
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Level 50 + Hellfire SMGs = little challenge. We probably should've hit the Ned DLC earlier.

Oh well, I'm sure there will be plenty of getting our asses kicked in Knoxx.

Up for Monday night?
Did we miss the Brains mission???? If so, we need to find it.

Yep, up for tonight! You should host since I leveled up to 54 yesterday.

I was pleased to see that "The Descent" is still very much farmable (4 red boxes and a silver)! I got yet another variation of the Volcano Sniper and a slightly more powerful Hellfire (but without the scope, slower rate of fire and a smaller clip, so I still prefer the current one). I also got a class mod for you with both ammo regeneration AND low level health regeneration...or at least I think that was the case.
Old 03-01-10 | 11:50 AM
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Ooooh, Soldier class mod with health regen? Nice!

See you at 7!
Old 03-01-10 | 11:52 AM
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Brains Quests:

Spoiler:
You have to find Zombie T.K. down in his house in the SW section of... Hallow's End? I can't remember, but it's the first place you travel to outside of Jakob's Cove. It's just south of where you fought Pumpkinhead.


Be prepared to be farming a lot of headshots for those.
Old 03-01-10 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Brains Quests:

Spoiler:
You have to find Zombie T.K. down in his house in the SW section of... Hallow's End? I can't remember, but it's the first place you travel to outside of Jakob's Cove. It's just south of where you fought Pumpkinhead.


Be prepared to be farming a lot of headshots for those.
After we played I found that Repeaters work amazing on zombie heads.
Old 03-01-10 | 12:34 PM
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With level 50 on my SMG skills, +16 SMG ammo regen, and a reload speed like you wouldn't believe, I just go for quantity of bullets hoping something sticks
Old 03-01-10 | 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Brains Quests:

Spoiler:
You have to find Zombie T.K. down in his house in the SW section of... Hallow's End? I can't remember, but it's the first place you travel to outside of Jakob's Cove. It's just south of where you fought Pumpkinhead.


Be prepared to be farming a lot of headshots for those.
250?!?!

Old 03-01-10 | 12:48 PM
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Nope. Not just 250, that's just the last mission. It's more like:

10
25
50
100
250

Originally Posted by pinata242
With level 50 on my SMG skills, +16 SMG ammo regen, and a reload speed like you wouldn't believe, I just go for quantity of bullets hoping something sticks
I was going for accuracy though to speed things along. It seemed like the repeater produced a brain nearly 100% of the time.
Old 03-01-10 | 12:52 PM
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I redid my skill tree this morning. I kind of got sick of the Phoenix wings and I know it was annoying to everyone that played with me to just have this massive fireball running all over the battlefield

Yeah, the brains quests suck. Especially if you don't start them immediately and do it as you play through the rest of the DLC.
Old 03-01-10 | 12:52 PM
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250?!?!

This is why I said leave the brains on the ground until you get the mission. I collected something like a billion brains beforehand thinking I could just complete the mission when I showed up with my brains.

FWIW, I preferred the shotgun right to the noggin for all my brains. Even if you miss a little bit, you still the brain.
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>400?

Old 03-01-10 | 01:01 PM
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Man, before the update the weapons crates had some decent stuff at around my level, now after the update, pretty much all the weapons in those same crates are 5 to 10 levels below my character - even the weapon-drops and weapons for sale seem to be weaker weapons than the ones found before the update. What gives?
Old 03-01-10 | 01:02 PM
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Are you playing in areas meant for you level? I believe they rebalanced that stuff so you can't go back to somewhere earlier and get level-comparable loot.
Old 03-01-10 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jdpatri
This is why I said leave the brains on the ground until you get the mission. I collected something like a billion brains beforehand thinking I could just complete the mission when I showed up with my brains.

FWIW, I preferred the shotgun right to the noggin for all my brains. Even if you miss a little bit, you still the brain.
Doh! I've been picking up brains left and right thinking I could turn them in all at once. I did think it was odd that I couldn't find anything that indicated just how many brains I had accumulated. I should have known better!
Old 03-01-10 | 01:16 PM
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Doh! I've been picking up brains left and right thinking I could turn them in all at once. I did think it was odd that I couldn't find anything that indicated just how many brains I had accumulated. I should have known better!
I am sorry to be the bearer of said news. By the time I realized what was going on, I'd gone through all of the quests in the DLC then just figured I'd go turn in some brains and be done with it. Negative. Very frustrating... but, like you said, I should have realized sooner.

For anyone that has yet to complete the Zombie DLC... LEAVE THE BRAINS ON THE GROUND until you get the Brains! mission. They'll stay there until you collect them.
Old 03-01-10 | 01:27 PM
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That's a lot of brains!

Chew....yup....7 CST.

If donuts or anybody else wants to join us, feel free. We're both just a smidge above 50 and starting Knoxx.
Old 03-01-10 | 01:32 PM
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If donuts or anybody else on a Slim PS3 wants to join us, feel free. We're both just a smidge above 50 and starting Knoxx.
Fixed
Old 03-01-10 | 01:35 PM
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Old 03-01-10 | 01:36 PM
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Old 03-01-10 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pinata242
Are you playing in areas meant for you level? I believe they rebalanced that stuff so you can't go back to somewhere earlier and get level-comparable loot.
Yeah, comparable areas coinciding with my level contain lower-leveled loot than before - the earlier areas' loot is even lower. For example, a crate that would have level 15 guns, now has level 10 guns. I understand not wanting people to exploit the game and over-farm guns, but why not leave the crates empty for longer rather than just downgrading everything? Seems like a lazy "fix" for something that was never even a problem to begin with.
Old 03-01-10 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
Yeah, comparable areas coinciding with my level contain lower-leveled loot than before - the earlier areas' loot is even lower. For example, a crate that would have level 15 guns, now has level 10 guns. I understand not wanting people to exploit the game and over-farm guns, but why not leave the crates empty for longer rather than just downgrading everything? Seems like a lazy "fix" for something that was never even a problem to begin with.
I was pretty bummed about the New Haven boxes all going to silver, but I haven't noticed the level-change described here.

At any rate, as I said above, The Descent still works. I was consistently getting level 48-49 guns and the combat gives pretty good XP there as well. 4 red boxes and a silver.

I don't see the problem with farming anyway, especially since the game is coop only. I sort of do it as a "game within the game".
Old 03-01-10 | 01:50 PM
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Fixed
See...now you're just gloating.

You should totally get me a present.
Old 03-01-10 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by chess
I don't see the problem with farming anyway, especially since the game is coop only. I sort of do it as a "game within the game".
I don't quite understand that either. Co-op or not, it's still just a 'campaign' type game.
Old 03-01-10 | 01:56 PM
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I didn't understand the point of modding equipment in a co-op game either. Users - You can't trust 'em.


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