The ludicrous (sometimes) grind is the thing I dislike the most so far

I’m here trying to defeat a boss that like requires 3 weapon types to take down and the reward weapon I get has only like 30pts more of damage like BRUHH

>3 weapon types

and there's my gripe with every borderlands after 1

they doubled down on the "make the brands unique!" thing super hard

so to do any of the end game shit you have top optimize your gear by brand

At least Destiny(The first release), for how unfair and unforgiving the loot system was, the game will actually give you high tier/exotic items

And the end game content dropped ridiculously good/must have weapons/armory

Although some of the loot I get can be pretty good with BL, it feels pretty temporary and not really a “must have” type of thing tbh @kawaii

yep

here, I figured out how to sum up why I hate borderlands other than the writing in just one sentence

Especially with how fast the Leveling scales(weapon, damage and armor) for content

It's not even a *good* skinner box

Cannot even upgrade weapons either

It’s either keep or goodbye

The game is a carefully designed dopamine drip

Much like any loot and shoot

Yes

There’s a reason why Destiny 1 stuck out even during the hardest and driest of times

but like I said, it isn't even good at it

You will always come back for loot

And that is the only reason

Lol

Diablo 2 is a *good* skinner box

Borderlands and Torchlight are bad skinner boxes

Gunplay is very fun for me though

But the weapon system is pretty clunky I’ll admit

For me, Borderlands gunplay is no better than Fallout 4 or Cyberpunk

4 weapons at once feels something more akin to TF2

Cycling through the inventory can also be a pain

both games which, in my opinion, give me a greater sense of progress from the grind

At least with Destiny, the UI and Weapon Storing via the vault feels incredibly smooth but can sometimes be slow

Fallout has it's unique gameplay loop of build settlement -> go adventure -> loot -> return to settlement to build it further

And you get a real sense that you've done something worthwhile when you come home after your 10th outing and your settlement is protected by rocket launchers and gatling lasers

You actually get the sense that your work has gone toward something cumulative

with borderlands you just feel like you're constantly iterating to keep up with the big numbers

Will see and reflect upon our talk

And try to decide for myself whether I should continue or not

I’m actually really enjoying the game by far because of how nostalgic it is and how much it reminded me of Destiny

hey if you're having fun, you're having fun

I have 17 hrs clocked in