Your Borderlands 2 "HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME!" Moments

[SonOfMethuselah]

Yes, it's basically still the ol' shoot and loot, kill stuff to acquire stuff that helps you kill even more stuff, and opening lockers one by one like some passive aggressive panty sniffer, and yes you will spend a lot of time checking if certain loot you found doesn't make things x percentage more dead, but it also evolved past shooting bandits in dull environments for 12 hours. And it still doesn't take itself very seriously, or anything for that matter.

Yeah, I don't know, maybe that's my problem. Despite absolutely loving RPGs, I could never really get into the Diablo games, either. I think too much focus on loot kills it for me. I don't have a problem with your typical inventory system, where you swap out weapons for other weapons that are clearly superior, but when I've got a backpack full of sniper rifles to sift through, it just starts to get on my nerves.

ALTHOUGH: I did think of a 'this is pretty cool,' moment. It's not a 'this is AWESOME' one, but it's a step in the right direction. It's like the third boss you fight, (can't recall his name, but you fight Knuckledragger, Bewm Boom and then this guy), right before you get Claptrap's boat. I was shooting at things, and flames were leaping up, and I was constantly diving for cover to avoid getting caught in a hail of fiery bullets. When I was done fighting the boss, I thought, 'that was pretty intense.' A game that elicits that sort of response is doing something right, at least.

 

[Ryotknife]

1. the bunker fight

2. Tiny Tina and her badonkadonks

3. claptrap opening the door to the final boss (STAIRS? NNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

4. the fight in overlook when Jack starts to get pissed.

Most of all, this is the first video game that has made me feel like a complete A-hole during the siren event with jack. I mean, I really wanted to kill Jack (even though he makes me laugh) and yet me made me feel like a bigger villian than him during that fight. He really tugged on my heartstrings a bit.

So yea, Jack gets my vote for best villian. I dont think ive ever met a villian who made me laugh, want to kill him, AND made me feel like a dick.

 

[Voulan]

I'll try to keep things spoiler free, so forgive me if they may seem too vague:

One of the better moments for me was the demise of Dave, the guy who kept making sexist comments. As a girl, playing as Maya and getting equally annoyed by what he was saying as Karima, her unexpected revenge had me in tears of laughter. It was an empowering moment.

Another moment was an epic slap in the face for Jack to do with Sanctuary, and Lilith's "'Sup." It involved lots of lights, and me staring in awe. It was a pretty epic moment, and even Jack was lost for words for a short while.

Also, the entirety of Angel's Bunker. I won't say why because of spoilers, but the amount of plot twists in one single moment had me almost hyperventilating.

Towards the end of the game, Jack's increasingly sinister comments was amazingly awesome. Especially his comment about Lilith and Eridium, and his speech as you approach the final boss about how he was getting really pumped up to kill you. His voice acting is phenomenal.

And of course, "Stairs?!? NOOOOOOOOO!!!"

 

[RedDeadFred]

The entire mission: Where Angels Fear to Tread. It's like they just kept piling awesome on top of awesome. The assault on the bunker was amazing and I didn't think they'd be able to top it off. Then you fight the Bunk3r which was just insane. Then you get the major twist and the ensuing fight which was even more awesome!

The quest where you have to go check on Jack's Grandma was also amazing. The whole scenario was just hilarious because you are walking up to his Grandma's house collecting flowers in the middle of a volcanic waste land.

Also, the battle with the Warrior was pretty awesome (if you don't pansy off to where he can't hit you). So much better than the final boss from the first game.

My biggest holy shit wtf moment was when I accidentally created Vermivorous the Invincible. I accidentally allowed the evolution of an Ultimate Badass Varkid and I couldn't deal with it so I led it to some other enemies so that they could help me kill it. It murdered them all and then evolved into Vermivorous while I was cowering in a corner. I was about 4 levels beneath him and was unable to even put a dent in him. I could probably kill him now but I haven't been able to get him to spawn again.

This game had so many great moments. Never has a game so fully lived up to my expectations(and then some). My personal GOTY so far.

 

[Riddle78]

Let's snip this,shall we?

My biggest holy shit wtf moment was when I accidentally created Vermivorous the Invincible...

You can MAKE an Invincible!? I thought you had to get lucky in a Varkid place to get that guy to spawn,something like Donkey Mong. I wanna solo all of the Invincibles when I hit level 50. Without ground gear. Just to say I did.

I also LOVE abusing Goliaths. Ever see a three man GODliath battle royalle? It's HILARIOUS!

 

[Ix Rebound]

Most of the bits with Handsome Jack, he's become one of my favourite villains of all time. From taunting you from start to finish, to finding out ALL of the shit he has caused to others, I mean holy hell...

Also:

Spoiler

The part leading up to fighting Jack and the Warrior, teaming up with Brick and Mordecai to cut a through all the Hyperion soldiers and bots to get there, it was just awesome.

That part would've been more amusing if it wasn't for

Spoiler

Brick being so damn annoying with his "HEY SLAB" bullshit.

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I'll forgive him for that because he has a giant fuck off hammer.

the one that he never uses?

 

[Dreadman75]

Let's snip this,shall we?

My biggest holy shit wtf moment was when I accidentally created Vermivorous the Invincible...

You can MAKE an Invincible!? I thought you had to get lucky in a Varkid place to get that guy to spawn,something like Donkey Mong. I wanna solo all of the Invincibles when I hit level 50. Without ground gear. Just to say I did.

I also LOVE abusing Goliaths. Ever see a three man GODliath battle royalle? It's HILARIOUS!

...Please tell me you have some sort of video of this! That sounds awesome!

OT: Most awesome moment...most awesome moment...

A lot of the good ones have already been said but I think I've got a good one.

Spending hours farming one specific boss for the Legendary weapon they carry, and then finally getting it is pretty awesome, if tedious. I remember it taking FOREVER to get the Legendary SMG from the four assassins in Southpaw Steam & Power, but it was sooooooo satisfying when I got it.

I think my personal favorite, though, came from the first time I killed Terramorphous. This was before I knew about The Bee + CC exploits. It was me, three others, and an epic boss fight the way it was meant to be. And when we won it was...just all around awesome, my burning hatred for Threshers only serving to increase my satisfaction. I look forward to having the same feeling when I crush Vermivorous, Hyperius, Master Gee, and any other Invincibles Gearbox adds in the future.

They'll keep lining them up, we'll keep knocking them down and loving every minute of it!

 

[jehk]

I had a 20 minute rampage with Deathtrap this morning. He was having so much fun playing with all the bandits. Just about cleared out the entire zone. He had 100+ stacks of that melee boosting buff. Was nuts.

 

[Terminate421]

The moment I could use Zero's hologram.