Poll: Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter's Upgrade Pack: Will you buy it?

[EHKOS]

Fucking. Nope. It's outrageous, overpriced, and Borderlands 1 packaged a level bump in one of their DLC's.
Now, Gearbox is one of the few developers I will defend, and I will say that from the sounds of things, it was a very difficult thing for them to include/code. But $9 is a little high for a level cap increase.

 

[lazyslothboy]

I thought the price for the addon was 4.99 not 9.99? Regardless, I wouldn't have gotten if it hadn't come with my season pass. I would rather it have been rolled into the next dlc imo.

As for what actually came with it. playing the new difficulty is annoying because the enemies health regens stupid fast. It made the early quest to collect bullymong fur stupidly obnoxious. If that is what the real difficulty lies, I think I'm just gonna pass on continuing the playthrough.

 

[Mikeyfell]

I got the season pass, so I have it for free!

But I think it sucks.

It's completely broken and borderline unplayable.
I've ground out all the best guns and shield for my playstyle and I can't get past "Cleaning up the Berg" mission

 

[Hazy992]

I got it for free as I have the season pass.

It shouldn't have cost so much though, it should have been free or at the very least part of a new DLC.

 

[New Troll]

Got the DLC with the Season Pass so didn't answer the OP's poll.

Is it worth $9? Yes, if only for the damn Eridium upgrades. I'm a solo player so the Ultimate Vault Hunter mode is a real pain in the ass, but it is nice levelling now while farming. Almost makes never getting the drops I want okay... almost.

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

Yeah I bought it. They made it hard; I like it.

Getting through it fine so far, but sooner or later my gear is going to get stale. Not sure what I'm going to do without an up to date Bee shield.

Slag slag slag, my friend. My brother and I have played through some of it, and both of us noticed that you have to be somewhat more tactical with UVHM. There was actually a challenge in defeating Captain Flynt and that pleased both me and my brother. We're definitely looking forward to the BN-K3R and Angel fights, as we expect a LOT of rage deaths from the latter of the two.

Solo playing is even MORE difficult if you're not adequately prepared. Fortunately, my Commando and his double shielded rocket turrets manage just fine when he's doing the slagging. However, when you reach level 59 or 60, you can have two end tree skills active. So, when that happens I imagine lots of death being dealt by me with double rocket SLAG turrets.

OH, my brother and I also managed to snag a couple of "Ancient" E-tech level relics. The one he got raises maximum health, SMG and Shotgun ammo while mine gave me an increase to Shock damage and Cooldown rate. I highly believe my Shockromancer's gonna like that one.

 

[Irridium]

I got the season pass when Amazon was selling it for $10 a few days ago. Not at 50 yet, so I don't know what it's like. It currently costs $5 though, so it's not too expensive.

Got the DLC with the Season Pass so didn't answer the OP's poll.

Is it worth $9? Yes, if only for the damn Eridium upgrades. I'm a solo player so the Ultimate Vault Hunter mode is a real pain in the ass, but it is nice levelling now while farming. Almost makes never getting the drops I want okay... almost.

Actually the Eridium upgrades are free.

 

[WoW Killer]

Slag slag slag, my friend. My brother and I have played through some of it, and both of us noticed that you have to be somewhat more tactical with UVHM. There was actually a challenge in defeating Captain Flynt and that pleased both me and my brother. We're definitely looking forward to the BN-K3R and Angel fights, as we expect a LOT of rage deaths from the latter of the two.

Solo playing is even MORE difficult if you're not adequately prepared. Fortunately, my Commando and his double shielded rocket turrets manage just fine when he's doing the slagging. However, when you reach level 59 or 60, you can have two end tree skills active. So, when that happens I imagine lots of death being dealt by me with double rocket SLAG turrets.

OH, my brother and I also managed to snag a couple of "Ancient" E-tech level relics. The one he got raises maximum health, SMG and Shotgun ammo while mine gave me an increase to Shock damage and Cooldown rate. I highly believe my Shockromancer's gonna like that one.

Hell yes to slag. My Maya's using Harmony spec for that melee Slag ball thing. If you've got a way to slag enemies without swapping weapons around, go for it. It's just about the best upgrade you can put on your characters these days.

I'm not totally dependent on the Bee, but I wouldn't want to drop it. Without the amp damage I'm having to stack the Slag Ball together with Phase Lock (for Wreck and Chain Reaction) just to do any kind of damage, and there's some mobs immune to the latter. So yeah, 33k shields at level 55 isn't looking so hot. And I know full well I'm not going to get to Helquist before I hit cap again.

 

[DanielBrown]

Yes: 33.3% (11)

No: 33.3% (11)

Don't own the game: 33.3% (11)

Awesome

OT: No, I won't buy it. If I ever feel I want the DLC for BL2 I'll buy a future collectors edition. Haven't bought any DLC at all since Dragon Age three-four years ago.

 

[soren7550]

The boyfriend has the Season Pass so he (and by extension, I/me) got it for free. A bit pissed that it doesn't come with any achievements though.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Fucking. Nope. It's outrageous, overpriced, and Borderlands 1 packaged a level bump in one of their DLC's.
Now, Gearbox is one of the few developers I will defend, and I will say that from the sounds of things, it was a very difficult thing for them to include/code. But $9 is a little high for a level cap increase.

That does sound a little high. I got it with the season pass but if I didn't I don't think I would've paid that much for it. Maybe half that.
Then again, I've only just started the new mode. Is there anything special about it besides being harder? You also get 11 more levels and the new Pearlecent guns right? Those actually could make it worth the price if they drop more frequently than they did in Gen Knoxx. If it weren't for other players' generosity, I would've never gotten one, and I killed Crawmax quite a few times.

 

[Mirrorknight]

9 bucks for cap increase? Woof. No thanks. Oh, but I got it free with my season pass.

Well, I guess I'm getting my initial money's worth for the season pass. Even if it's because they're overcharging the hell out of things, otherwise.

 

[CrazyCapnMorgan]

Yo snippity

The Bee shield, I've found, is an even riskier tactic to use now that the enemies have a significant HP and power increase. True, having a Bee shield is definitely an advantage, but I think the people at Gearbox finally realized an effective means to combating its over use. I'm currently going through UVHM with my brother's Gunzerker and my Siren and I'm highly contemplating maxing both the Cataclysm and Harmony trees for Ruin and Scorn, respectively. Having both options for slagging foes REALLY seems like a good idea. Same goes for the Commando and his slag turret.

Captcha: sting like a bee.

Yeah, Captchas are now playing Borderlands 2, as well.

 

[Something Amyss]

Like many others, I have the season pass, which I also happened to buy on sale. Since I'm getting it free, I'll get it. If I was asked to pay money?

HEEEEEEEEEELL NO.

 

[WoW Killer]

I'm highly contemplating maxing both the Cataclysm and Harmony trees for Ruin and Scorn, respectively. Having both options for slagging foes REALLY seems like a good idea.

No Converge that way though. I'm going for Scorn + Converge with the rest in Cataclysm (think that gets you to 4/5 Reaper). That also means I can max Ward, which I think is *really* overpowered. That's actually the reason I'm still getting away with the Bee. It's got a super fast recharge but a long delay, but then I'm cutting the delay by 80% through Ward (using a Legendary mod for +5). I've tried using it on other characters but it's just not the same. That delay reduction turns it into a very usable shield (ignoring the level deficit since I'm not going to find an upgrade for a while :/).

I've seen some people going for a similar build but with Ruin instead of Scorn, i.e. Ruin + Converge then the rest in Harmony. That sounds like it'll work out nicely too. The advantage of Ruin is you can cut the cooldown to some crazy low levels, like 7 or 8 seconds or something, while Scorn remains at 18 seconds unless you're wasting a relic slot to shorten it (I'm using Blood of the Seraph's there); don't think there's any other gear that shortens it anyway. I like Scorn a lot though, it's got a massive area of effect, and the Slag seems to last as long as the cooldown. The real big advantage of Scorn: you can use it in fight-for-your-life. That's saved me more times than I can be bothered to count to.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Nope. I have the game and I bought the season pass. I bought it so i will get all the DLCs that will come out, and it really pisses me off that they decided not to include it in the pass.
I know they only promised the 4 DLCs put the name "season pass" implies to me that I would get everything, like most GOTY editions. ( i am talking about the new character)
I learned my lesson and I am never going to buy a season pass again and just wait for the GOTY edition when it goes on sale.

You get this level increase for free with the season pass. The only thing that's been announced so far that isn't in the season pass is the new Psycho character class.

 

[Voulan]

My Season Pass gets it for me anyway, but if I didn't have it there would be no way in hell I'd spend that much money for so little content.

 

[Costia]

Nope. I have the game and I bought the season pass. I bought it so i will get all the DLCs that will come out, and it really pisses me off that they decided not to include it in the pass.
I know they only promised the 4 DLCs put the name "season pass" implies to me that I would get everything, like most GOTY editions. ( i am talking about the new character)
I learned my lesson and I am never going to buy a season pass again and just wait for the GOTY edition when it goes on sale.

You get this level increase for free with the season pass. The only thing that's been announced so far that isn't in the season pass is the new Psycho character class.

there are a few other things as well:
mechanomancer
Creature Slaughterdome
and the new skins

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

Nope. I have the game and I bought the season pass. I bought it so i will get all the DLCs that will come out, and it really pisses me off that they decided not to include it in the pass.
I know they only promised the 4 DLCs put the name "season pass" implies to me that I would get everything, like most GOTY editions. ( i am talking about the new character)
I learned my lesson and I am never going to buy a season pass again and just wait for the GOTY edition when it goes on sale.

You get this level increase for free with the season pass. The only thing that's been announced so far that isn't in the season pass is the new Psycho character class.

there are a few other things as well:
mechanomancer
Creature Slaughterdome
and the new skins

I actually forgot that the creature slaughter dome and mechromancer didn't come with the season pass, but were free because of preorders, so you're right, my bad. Counting the skins is a little silly though, they're a bunch of skins that don't do anything, big whoop that they don't come with the season pass.

 

[chikusho]

Season pass here as well.
Due to the massive amount of content included in the original, and the 100+ hours I've put into three characters without going through all of the DLC yet, I look forward to this. Will suck to level a new char from 1 though, but I need to get some of that Bandit action.