

Every victory, however small, is a route to XP. The more you find, the better equipped you will be. But there are a few good, general rules of thumb when it comes to getting stronger and developing your characters.Įxplore every nook and cranny for loot. There are many ways of levelling up rapidly. It's important to experiment against enemies with these weapons and enhancements as they have wildly varying effects on different types of enemies.Ĭorrosive weapons, for example, are great for degrading heavily armored assailants, whereas Cryo, or ice, weapons can slow down fast-moving attackers. In addition there's an elemental aspect to a weapon's capabilities and these are Shock, which provides an electrical attack, Incendiary which is fire based, Corrosive, Explosive and Cryo. Each of these has its own strengths and weaknesses be that rapid fire, power or range. There are several main weapon types: rifles, sub-machine guns, pistols, shotguns, rocket launchers and laser weapons. This is a multi-layered aspect of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

You can replenish oxygen by finding air vents, bubbles and tanks but when in a combat situation always have one eye on your oxygen supply.


However, you have a limited supply of oxygen, which depletes more quickly each time you jump. The low gravity also enables you to engage in more elaborate forms of combat, jumping high to take on flying enemies, strategically leaping over bad guys to attack them from behind and so on. And there's a lot of lovely loot to be found if you search for it including money, ammo, health kits, weapons and the like. On the one hand it enables you to perform huge double jumps which, when used in conjunction with the various jump pads scattered around enables you to reach high up places that would otherwise be inaccessible. Low Gravity and OxygenĮlpis is a moon and as such has much lower gravity than Pandora and this leads to some interesting gameplay quirks. He is able to summon drones that perform both offensive and defensive roles. Wilhelm – he's a mercenary who over the course of the game develops various technological enhancements. Nisha – she first appeared in Borderlands 2 and can increase weapons damage and speed as well as being able to heal and generate shields.Ĭlaptrap – this unusual robot character has the equally unusual ability to generate random effects that, depending on the circumstances, will either help or hinder the party. Athena is the Captain America of the game, if you will. The shield can be upgraded to turn it into a weapon that she can throw at enemies. The CharactersĪthena – otherwise known as The Gladiator, she has the ability to generate a temporary shield that reduces any damage inflicted on her. In this chapter of the ongoing Borderlands saga the action takes place not on Pandora but the off-world on Pandora's moon, Elpis.įour vault hunters have travelled to Elpis at the behest of Handsome Jack in order to take over a station there that has been overrun by enemy factions.
