Borderlands 2 | Top 5 Mistakes New Players Make

My advice to new players - don't skip the side missions. You're going to have a much easier time as the game progresses if you use the side missions to get experience and to build your character's strength and you won't be giving up on the game at level 20 because you can't go 2 feet without getting murdered.

I'm just still so surprised how people are still playing this GAME! I remember playing this on the xbox 360 and to this day I'M STILL COMING BACK TO IT! So many memories! Glad to see people like you making content for this game as it deserves to still be in the sunlight!

“hell when i first got the game i didn’t have wifi. so i couldn’t look up shit” 😂

The person that got me into borderland was YOTESLAYA RIP man miss him all the times. :(

The only reason I see to keep a lower level gun like the hellfire is to use Claptrap’s safe and give it to one of your lower level characters that match or are below the level of the gun so you don’t have to farm it again. Good video though. I gave up on BL early then picked it up again and have not looked back.

I genuinely do agree with the no 1 pick. Played the game on PlayStation and played the game normally for the most part, then played the end of the game with a friend who had a way overleveled Salvador. He beat the final boss in like 3 punches and I was excited but now I’m bummed I didn’t get the experience myself. I’m playing with another friend now on PC and we started with level 1 characters. We’re about to be at the mission where we rescue Roland from the bloodshots and I’m having a great time now. Can’t wait to earn that defeat against jack. ❤

Love your point on "copying" builds. I also think new players could get discouraged that way, by copying a build that is technically powerful but that they don't enjoy playing. "Most powerful" isn't always whats most enjoyable.

burnout is a pretty subjective thing. from my personal POV I usually stop playing a game when it starts to feel like a second job and and the grind in this game can definitely feel that way.

I used to be really hung up on defense. I was always playing Maya spec-ing toward health regeneration and lengthening Phaselock. This latest playthrough, I'm filling up Cataclysm and Maya is a one-woman wrecking crew. Cloud Kill feels almost like a cheat code.

The first time i played borderlands i was so angry that i kept getting one shotted by everyone and couldnt do any damage but i didint give up and here i am playing this game every single year.

I'll still be playing this game when I'm in my 80's!!! (which is 30 years from now) 😎👍

I stopped playing for 3 years and just got back into the game this month. Got my first dpuh from Savage Lee. Much more satisfying experience than the usual bar room brawl route.

Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out but if your an Axton player, using a Fire element Chopper, Antagonist Shield and your farming Hyperius, the Chopper makes quick work of him, with the correct method. Kreig benefits with it also if you use the Bloodlust skill tree

Does anyone else hate the game mechanic when you go into fight for your life, and the enemies just start fucking moving away from you? I love borderlands but THAT shit has made me almost destroy my TV, console, and controllers. Sometimes I just have to take a couple week to month break. ESPECIALLY when I go farming for a couple of hours just for 1 weapon

This video was awesome. I've been on bl2 for ever ever and I know all these things, I just clicked because it kept showing up on my feed. Concisely and cogently spoken. Subscribed.

My advice for getting rid of low level weapons is to transfer them to other characters via the weapons locker in Sanctuary. A level 32 legendary item might not be useful at level 80 in UVHM, but you’ll still get plenty of use from it on other characters at a lower level.

Dang that fleshstick glitch was a throwback! I remember joining public games and see people doing that nonestop. Great video!

Reliability of applying slag is what makes me HEAVILY hate BL2 endgame. I feel like slag should be a bonus, not a requirement... especially given bosses that are immune to it. Another thing... I play on console... Switch nowadays... And I have a severe skill issue hindering me from playing Zer0 but he's my favorite. I take WAYYY too much damage WAAAAY too easy and just go down before I can do a whole lot... I use deception, throw kunai, might fail to slag due to inconsistency with kunai because I dont wanna be revealed while slagging because im taking damage while that happens, then I try to kill a target but tend to miss crits a lot... like... A lot a lot... But if I sit still and aim careful then I can land crits, but you cant be that methodical all the time due to need for repositioning... Which is why I play Axton... While his gunplay with non exploding/grenade damage weapons is lacking compared to Zer0's intense bullet damage bonuses, Axton is reliable with his turret slag and regen skills. And the aggro it draws is a plus... But also... I miss B0re... I also like Maya but vs bosses she feels so... so weak...Krieg needs too much mental gymnastics to maintain his buffs for a gun build plus I dont like relying on kill skills for my damage output because a lot of bosses are 1v1 for large portions of the fight meaning my damage output would HINGE upon having killable minions... And I Hate Anarchy but if you wanna play gaige you have to in UVHM.... I frankly also hate that deathtrap cannot melee a majority of large unmoving enemies or flying enemies... At the least if his shock laser received an approximate 1k% damage buff it'd be viable.

Starting new characters and playing in co-op with a friend is seriously the best experience in this game!

This game was a staple for me and my little brother. In a time where we would rarely get along we had so many great times on this game. Possibly my favorite of all time