Borderlands

[Linkinito]

I think Borderlands would be a great game to speedrun. I finished it twice, and it would be cool to see a speedrun of this game.

About the strategy on how to perform it, I can say the levels of the bosses are always the same (the final boss is level 33), using Lilith would be faster (thanks to Phasewalking), and some elemental weapons can be very useful during the playthrough.

However if the level stays low, it will be hard to kill mandatory bosses, and have good weapons that can be usable for low levels. I guess loot manipulation will be the thing to make a good speedrun.

Also we can't go straight to the ending, because the zones are locked until you didn't completed the mission that unlocks the zone. About the average completion time, I guess 3 hours is a minimum. However I can't really record it, because my graphics card is crappy and can barely run the game (i'm at 20 FPS most of the time).

By the way, the jumps in the game are quite high, and I guess some places in the levels can be reached early.

[Ghoti]

I'd agree with this, but I have a question. Does the PC version autosave like the PS3 version does? and if that's the case, would you have to set up a system for running segements like Diablo 2?

[Linkinito]

Yeah, there's an autosave feature on PC.

[bimanc]

I agree on the game, and i'd love to see a run of this. I didn't finished it yet, but here's my opinion: i think the challenges can make the leveling faster, so you should look after a list of them. Sledge's shotgun would be a good weapon to kill bosses, plus a good revolver or a double anarchy could be useful. Are you sure Lilith is the fastest? The vehicle adds a nice speed boost, and has good weapons, so, i don't know. Also, i'm not sure about the jump, i always get stuck, or just can't jump on higher objects.

[Linkinito]

Are you sure Lilith is the fastest?

Yeah, using Phasewalk, you are much faster on foot.

We should take a look on the skill tree: http://www.borderlandsthegame.com/skilltree/lilith/
I guess we should try to go on the Assassin Tree, since there are useful skills:
Slayer (increases critical damage, level 6)
Hit & Run (increases Phasewalk time, level 11)
High Velocity (increases bullet damage and velocity, level 16) or Blackout (reduces Phasewalk cooldown time, level 16)

That should help much better than other trees.

[cortez]

Saving will be the biggest problem, while running this game since there is just autosave

[mcbroiler]

If you stay away from the save pole (things) there is no autosave.

[jp]

I have a feeling this will be a rather long run (unless it's a New Game with a level 50 character) since even if you manage to avoid most fights and only kill what is necessary you end up underleveled and unable to do significant damage to necessary enemies/bosses (which in turn slows the game down).  Or you level up enough to keep up with the enemies and... slow the game down.

[HobocidalManiac]

If you stay away from the save pole (things) there is no autosave.

I think it automatically saves every five minutes and poles are only respawn checkpoints.  But I'm not positive on that.

[Kibbo]

Exactly why is the autosave an issue? This is PC, copy-paste save files, problem solved.

[Linkinito]

Exactly why is the autosave an issue? This is PC, copy-paste save files, problem solved.

The FPS god has spoken.

[Ghoti]

i"m working my way thru this game (very slowly) on PS3 as the soldier, and i'd love to see a run up.

Sledge's shotgun has zero accuracy, so you need to get right in the enemy's face. the weapons caches i think will be far more valuable.

Also just a thought on Mad Mel, if you die while up against him, you don't have re-enter the arena. you can just sit on the ramp leading in and nail him with a rocket launcher, he couln't hit me there. might be more effective than dodging inside the arena.

[bimanc]

Also just a thought on Mad Mel, if you die while up against him, you don't have re-enter the arena. you can just sit on the ramp leading in and nail him with a rocket launcher, he couln't hit me there. might be more effective than dodging inside the arena.

I did that the same way. 

Also, you can farm Skagzilla, because he respawns in every game, after you complete the quest. You can shoot him outside the arena, in a complete safety.

[chalmo]

Also just a thought on Mad Mel, if you die while up against him, you don't have re-enter the arena. you can just sit on the ramp leading in and nail him with a rocket launcher, he couln't hit me there. might be more effective than dodging inside the arena.

Haha, that's pretty funny, 4 out of 4 people I've spoken to who've played through that part did exactly the same, and so did I.

[kn1ves]

Also just a thought on Mad Mel, if you die while up against him, you don't have re-enter the arena. you can just sit on the ramp leading in and nail him with a rocket launcher, he couln't hit me there. might be more effective than dodging inside the arena.

Haha, that's pretty funny, 4 out of 4 people I've spoken to who've played through that part did exactly the same, and so did I.

i shot him in the face with sledge's shotgun. worked pretty well  . was using lilith to do it too.

Exactly why is the autosave an issue? This is PC, copy-paste save files, problem solved.

more of an annoyance than an issue. having to manage save files outside of games is tedious. probably part of the reason why there is no assassins creed run right now.

whoever takes a crack at this will have to be very dedicated to deal with the constant restarting for random item drop manipulation to get good stuff.

also, something not mentioned yet directly;

If you stay away from the save pole (things) there is no autosave.

death abuse much? staying away from the poles will provide opportunites for deaths to take you back pretty far in some cases i would imagine.