Borderlands PC System Requirements Released, Steam Pre-order Knocks $5 Off

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• Yeah no kidding -- give the requirements for "Full-Blown Experience" : Jobos
• Indeed. I highly doubt one stick of good RAM will keep the choppy framerates and still-loads at bay. : Skillmore

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  STEAM DIVIDED BY PC = ? :P : OmegaRed59
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    It can be installed on more than one PC!! Therefore divided among multiple PCs! I defend this math! :-... : JediDwag
    • I lol'ed :-D : Zzap
• but you can't play the the game at the same time on different PC's (PC + Borderlands + 5870) * Steam =... : donkeycrock

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  What gives you that 'impression'? : tfsbrian
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    It's not a big studio game, the art style is a little off-putting, and it's coming out at the end of a mo... : Vincent Grayson
    • Nah, it'll do fine. Gearbox is pretty damn big, the art style is unique, and it's been anticipated acr... : MeestaNob
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    I don't think they are hitting the right buttons with their marketing. I also don't think the general sty... : nutcrackr
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      Where are you getting this from? The casual and hardcore gamers have been raving about this on all the to... : Reeves
      • Pretty much every gaming news establishment has been extremely positive about Borderlands. So much so tha : Kentor
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        Gaming forums I visit (eg gamespot), not many seem interested in it at all. I guess we will see. : nutcrackr
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          All the comments on their videos and previews show a lot of interest. : Reeves
          • Well it seems there is a bit more interest than I thought, but not many people are tracking the game (a f... : nutcrackr
• I think this game will surpass all expectations except mine :) I'll say over 5 mil across all platforms ... : Cashh
• Well, I personally feel this game is going to be a hit. And I've been telling that to everyone I know. ... : JediDwag

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• How can the game not have official requirements yet? If you're a month away, you better already have boxe... : azshack
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  that's great, hopefully the requirements of geforce 8 series is wrong : hanged_man
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    Steam has actually been saying GF9. : dabbs
    • GF9 ≈ GF8 : SpikeMeister
  • 8800 GTX 768 should run it just run. : Eclipse^
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  Why would you want to know anything from someone in marketing? Their job is to get you to buy the game. : ease one
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    because they're the ones who release the official specs. : dahanese
    • Official specs don't have a great track record of being accurate. : ease one
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    This is an excellent point. Chances are the guy knows next to nothing. I wouldn't trust him. : Steve Gibson
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      I'm seriously not worried about specs with this game since it's cross-platform and I've been able to run ... : molaughlen
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        joke missed : chrisschutz
        • And yet my point is still valid. : molaughlen
    • Haha : dmason
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  Actually, I checked in and was told it was all accurate minus one specific part--Steam says GeForce 9, sh... : Chris Faylor
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    Are those minimum or recommended? : tfsbrian
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      The whole idea of "minimum" specs is deceptive to consumers, has been for 20 years, and should be discont... : Wayne Z
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        Sorry, but that's complete bullshit. I've been getting games based on minimum specs on the sheer fact th... : tfsbrian
        • upgrade ur PC u tight-wad : spaceyme
      • That's all well and good, but the problem is that stating "Geforce 9 with 256 MB RAM" is saying almost no... : FreonTrip

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• Almost everyone who plays video games cares about it. : Saman

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• But you were interested enough to post here! : Reeves
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  I've always been a fan of Gearbox but I have to agree with techx4 and sinclair. I completely lost interes... : ReservoirD0G
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    Name one other AAA FPS that has been cell shaded, and no, TF2 wasn't cell shaded. : Kentor
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      Neither is borderlands. The models have hand drawn textures that were scanned into the game. Not cell s... : JediDwag
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        Granted it isn't quite cel shading given the wish to make the material far more gritty than the technique : Kentor
        • I think I get what you mean. You're ok with the art style, but you wish they would've keep the darker gr... : JediDwag
  • Wait, so cel shaded graphics are generic, but gritty realistic graphics aren't? I think you're confused. : Reeves
  • That is always the way it goes with alpha footage, things change. Granted an art style change is a big c... : JediDwag
  • 1. The graphics aren't cell shaded. 2. It does NOT look generic at all. Have you seen any of the videos?... : OmegaRed59
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  There was XIII.. that was entertaining for the time and the granddaddy of cell shaded games : RumpleForeSkin72
  • Shacknews is a threaded conversation system. To reply to a post, you first need to click on the post you ... : Kentor
• am interested, am looking forward to it, graphical style is what got me interested. : abrasion
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  Typical fare I've expected from front page posts. Nothing to add or contribute to the collective and a ne... : syn0r
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    ok, next time you see a game you dont like your not allowed to express any negative opinions about it.. b... : techx4
    • Negative opinions are fine.. But if you're not buying it due to the graphical changes then in my opinion, : Reeves
• Okay. Thanks, pre-ordered. : SaggyLaybeeah
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  I'm going to let this one sit for a couple months before I decide to pick it up, hopefully there will be ... : mikbridge
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    To be fair, this is the first game in this particular genre that has any sort of reputation, and the only... : Khakimon
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      No it's not, Planetside came out years ago, SOE is certainly a major developer. I don't get the art s... : Wayne Z
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        Planetside was a fun game for a bit, but it wasn't an RPG in any aspect that I can remember. : Reeves
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          Neither is Borderlands. Not a very deep RPG, at least. : Wayne Z
          • The difference is Planetside had no RPG elements whatsoever. Where as Borderlands has a full leveling sys... : Reeves
• INTERNET ALERTED : zehh

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  Thank you sir :) : Steve Gibson
  • for you, im gonna rot on ME so i can get that outta the way for Borderlands :) : i poop from there
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    Steve, I bought the fuck out of this. : deject
    • This made me laugh. : sogelegos
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  The Steam pre-order is tempting but I don't want to wait on a download so will hope Amazon delivers speed... : Zerbyte
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    Steam games usually pre-load and then unlock when the release date is reached don't they? : Old_Fart
    • No. : Mystery0000
    • This only happens with Valve's, in-house games. : Azrael88
    • Only with valve games. They could do it with other games, but I don't think other publishers like it. A... : JediDwag
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    You don't want to wait for a download but you DO want to wait for a delivery? OK then. Does Amazon us... : DinK
    • I usually get them on release day yes. Since Amazon is a distributor and all I tend to get the games righ... : Zerbyte

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• 1. It's about as cel-shaded as Crackdown. 2. ...did you see the old art style? :( : Shadsy
• the cell shaded art style looks so much better than the original. : X-GOUKI
• Looks good to me as it's not UT/Quake, or even TF2 again. : MeestaNob
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  It didn't look right. The characters looked too cartoony for the environments. : Jobos
  • I disagree. It's not supposed to be an insanely serious game, and so a sorta cartoony style is still ok. ... : darksied
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  The thing is, cell shaded is a specific thing. Calling this cell shaded is like if you make an orange loo... : OmegaRed59
  • what about when they misuse fake terms like "The online" : Ksey17
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    If you don't like the "misused term", then please supply a better one to describe the graphic style. It l... : sinclair4217
    • If it's so hard to find, then here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel-shaded_animation Cel shading does... : DinK
    • Borderlands uses hand drawn textures scanned in. They're not cell shaded, but you knew that. The black ... : JediDwag

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• If you sent me one of those copies, I won't (positvely) judge the game before I've played it ;-) : Smoochy666
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  I almost believed AgentPothead but then I saw his Screen-name and realized my mistake. Good one, AgentPo... : wytefang
  • Ok you got me wytefang, I preorderd my copy soon as they hit steam and so far that's the only copy :) : AgentPothead
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  Have you played it? Or is the joke that you haven't played it and are judging it as well? I only just wok... : nudel
  • Nah honestly I was just trying to rile up the plebes, I was gettin bored :( : AgentPothead
• then aren't you judging the game too? : dignan

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  XIII did fail, for the record : Wayne Z
  • i'd have to agree with that. it looked really fun but failed misserably : dignan

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  I haven't seen any, and we have the TV on a decent amount. : OmegaRed59
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    I wonder how many people buy video games based on TV commercials. Oh... right the kind of people that bu... : molaughlen
    • You mean the greatest chunk of the market? : SabinRaijin

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  You registered today to say that.. very good then, carry on! o.O : syn0r
  • And that means?? Yeh new people do join,I guess you're just cooler then me Carry on.. :P : CreativeCommons
• lol Flames! Well, I've read a ton of previews that have said the game reeks of fun and awesome, and t... : JediDwag
• Okay. Thanks, pre-ordered. : SaggyLaybeeah
• Amazing review. Since I'm a dumb gamer this was a "no brainer" for me to pre-order. Thanks! : YummiGummi
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  > insinuating halo is a great game XD : Memphis-Ahn
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    Insinuating? Halo is a great game. Many many people think it is (including myself). : OmegaRed59
    • He just put Halo and Diablo in the same sentence. I think you can be arrested for that. At least fined! : AxeMan808
• This game has no cell shading. Maybe you played a different game :P : OmegaRed59

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  I've been trying to figure out what I should use that coupon on. This could be it. : benwha18
  • I was thinking Dragon Age, Elemental (which I still haven't pre-ordered) and the new SoaSE expansion. Bo... : Memphis-Ahn

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• For the record, I don't mind the new style & I liked the old style. : FuryVII
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  I don't understand. A very large number of gamers are excited by both the presentation and the RPG-shoote... : Kentor
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    it wasn't forgettable before. It wasn't what it is now, but it had my attention : Ksey17
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      It registered somewhat with me because of the procedural weapon generation, but I found the visual style ... : Kentor
      • Agreed on every account. I still liked it then, but it obviously grew up over the blackout. : Ksey17
• I know I'm fine with how its presentation, and the fact that it's an RPG shooter. The ONLY thing I didn't... : darksied
• I love the new style. Too many games try too hard to be serious and gritty. The fun upbeat art style of... : JediDwag

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• Agreed : MuteMode