Can You Beat Borderlands 3 with Only Mail? 

This is unironically true af. 😂

because borderlands 3's storyline is garbage XD

Any and every barely touched on side plot point or story telling not involved with claptrap or the main story would make for a better story than we got.

this reminds me of the Outer Worlds Moon Guy...poor guy.

​@IsaacClodfelter literally, it's like they put the writing team on side quests and an intern on the main quest lmao

no joke i feel like he should be brought on for the next borderlands title for some voice acting

"Well I killed the last guy that had it. That's the same as making it, right?"

I was about to die of laughter 😂

The logical question to follow, how many other people have managed to avoid it through some form of coping? And given the nature of the vault monsters, is the most eldritch horroresque thing within the games the existence of these bandits as a whole? Because while brain damage can be caused by a lot of things, they don't tend to create the exact same sort of giant angry monster within your head. And it'd be hard to explain a mass outbreak of a spreading mental disorder without some outside factor. Also, while I haven't spent a lot of time studying the specific condition, I would imagine such a severe disorder would be consistent across the different personalities. Unless alien space magic, of course.

@@SpuddyCube Interesting questions indeed, though I don't think they're currently covered by the lore. It is possible that Krieg represents a unique case as he is not only a psycho but also was the subject of brutal experiments, that may have had an additional impact on his mind.

Fitting with the game, lol

It took a while, but it was pretty fun to work on. I hope it didn't disappoint! And that tracks. The Girth Blaster Elite fell off so fast...

@@SpuddyCube well it is literally a nerf gun so can't expect too much from it 😂

​@SpuddyCube left a main comment about it, but it might be good to put another one more noticeable. Gearbox nerfed ALOT of guns and manufacturers in the first few years of BL3, that's why Tediore and a bunch of the red text guns across the board feel so bad to play with. They all got nerfed because they were too popular and gearbox wanted players to use a larger variety in their non competitive shooter.

Doing a little searching, I found some pages talking about the defense, and mostly found it to be thrown out. One notable case being one Klaus Barbie for crimes against humanity. I am still curious about cases where it has been publicly upheld. It's both funny and tragic in a sense that the defense has been around for as long as it has.

It's just a shame that I didn't get to meet with him personally. I'm a big fan of his work.

​@@SpuddyCubeespecially his most iconic product: a shotgun with a stick of dynamite attached to it

We stan Mr. Torgue High-Five Flexington in this house

Thank you so much! That's amazing to hear! It makes me really happy to have that kind of effect. Even just the chance to do so. That sort of praise right next to who I consider to be an outstanding runner/creator, I just... Thank you.

I absolutely want to continue as long as I'm able. Hearing about the joy I've gotten to bring to people's lives through these for even just a little bit at a time has been more rewarding than I can accurately put into words. I'm beyond grateful for folks taking the time to watch anything that I produce. I actually have been tempted to do dumb little things like cooking videos mostly as a joke of sorts, but I'm not quite sure how I'd put something like that together. Whatever I make, I want to be sure that it'll be worth taking said time. At least doing so to the best of my ability.

Oh no... Sounds like the kinda run to ban gear pickups for the purpose of selling. Live by the machine. Die by the machine.

@@SpuddyCube Indeed. But to lean into the degeneracy I'll sell everything earned from my day job to fuel my habits. It should create a good balance between grinding the machines for mission gear and grinding the missions for gambling money.

Sounds like they were in need of a rebalance then. But not like this. Not like this...

Thank you! Truth be told, I think it'd be really fun to do. I'm not so sure I've got the skills necessary down yet though. I also haven't even the foggiest idea of how to navigate the professional side of voice acting. Some day though, maybe. If I'm lucky.

Having played it more recently, and I think around sevenish times now in total, I at least have the benefit of zoning out and enjoying the gunplay.

Yeah, it's why it's simultaneously my most and least favorite bl game

I'm still not sure if it's just from the enemies in Krieg's DLC being a lot healthier, but it seems like Tediore could sort that out pretty quickly. I swear, they were generally really good in the second game, and that leg of the run has made me question my entire history with the brand.

@@SpuddyCube Like I said, I can't really comment on that, as broken builds just rain from the sky. The fact you weren't using Maliwan was beneficiary for the fun of the playthrough as the Maliwan gun you mentioned you could get from Moxxi is easily one of the best guns IN THE ENTIRE GAME, especially on Moze. You never reload and you deal so much damage, that it doesn't matter if it's a boss or an enemy - the only thing ever stopping you are invulnerability phases.

@@SpuddyCube And I almost never used Tediore, as it doesn't really work well with ammo regeneration Moze.

@@SpuddyCube Gearbox saw that Tediore reloads were pretty much the only thing people were using in a dlc called arms race, so they decided to reduce the damage dealt when reloading them. Ever since Tediore just wasn’t as fun to use. Also all the bosses in the Krieg dlc have huge health pools for no good reason.

Funny enough, I have run a couple in the past. One is on a really long hiatus, because making videos is time/energy intensive. But one day I'll get back to running a game.

I have no idea why that'd be the case. This comment, brought to you by Vladof.

I have no idea how he even got a COV gun in the first place

Sometimes ya just gotta do what ya gotta do to get by... Really though, I'm glad that you can enjoy them!

@@SpuddyCube I’m glad you keep making them. They help make my week better when I go off to do the impossible!

Just as long as it's not Kela De Thaym. I'll take hearing about the brokers any day over hearing about my airtime for the thousandth time.

I hope it was worth the wait! I know it was a fairly brief portion of the whole, but they were really fun to work with! I never knew how much I would value the front facing shields.

@@SpuddyCube it’s fine

I appreciate it! I'm feeling a lot better now. I do enjoy Jakobs guns, but I suppose all things in moderation.

I know some major balances had to go through pretty quickly. Hellwalker/Queen's Call come to mind. I am generally in favor of buffs vs nerfs, but I think there is a point where a nerf becomes more or less required. I know Hellwalker eventually got sorted out, so it's sitting at powerful but fair. Tediore... from what I heard was a powerhouse that never really recovered. It's always a sad thing to see in terms of balance tweaking.

Oh, but the file sizes. _The file sizes!_

I didn't honestly notice his level being so low. I assumed it was meant to be a joke boss like Professor Nakayama from the second game.

@@SpuddyCube huh never thougt of it that way

I've noticed that, and I wasn't sure what was causing it! It doesn't have a huge impact, but my aim doesn't need any help with being bad.

@@SpuddyCube I know using vending machines also causes the reticle to do the same, so you can imagine the crazy outcome when both happens lel. Pretty simple fix though, just opening and closing the Echo resets it

The narrator was genuinely really nice, and I feel like it fit the general theme they were going for, but I also found myself frequently just waiting for things to happen. More than anything, the DLC felt slow and a bit unpolished.

I've always had it be really weird about checkpoints, and I've considered trying to just sprint through, but it's a really long way to go for it to just say, "nah." I'll have to try committing to just going all the way through the next time I end up running the game.