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    John Keefer posted a new article, Borderlands 2 dev already detailing DLC.

    Gearbox Software hasn't even released Borderlands 2 yet, and already the developer is talking about the game's first DLC.
    Apr 09, 2012 7:30am PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Borderlands 2 dev already detailing DLC.

    Gearbox Software hasn't even released Borderlands 2 yet, and already the developer is talking about the game's first DLC. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • A working loot chest? lol I'm still waiting for NECA to release the damn claptrap figure from LAST YEA... : action figure
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      Can;t wait to see the complaints people come up for this one.. These are the kinds of day one DLCs tha... : wickoattack
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        Looks like I misread - it won't be available day one. Still, this is the same plan as Karkand for BF3, an... : wickoattack
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          Wait until you pre-order a game thats a complete piece of shit. Then you'll be like wow I wish I wasn't ... : SlingBlaze
          • It's happened before (Brink), but in that case I already knew about the poor reviews, and just wanted to ... : wickoattack
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        This DLC looks OK, however I can understand people not being huge fans of being told what they won't be g... : g3dHorse
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          Mechromancer is a totally new character we haven't even started building yet, apart from a few sketches, ... : Chris Faylor
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            Yup, most of us had no issue with the DLC for Borderlands, it was short and varied and some of it enterta... : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
            • Never purchased them since they had SecuROM installed and had limited installs. Securom with limited inst... : Saldrin
          • ^ I am OK with this. Elitist gamer approved! : Rehevkor
          • Interesting, thanks. Hopefully this message gets out to the community. Good luck with the launch! : g3dHorse
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            Bioware have kinda shat in the pool for other developers. Their character was cut after being written ... : BeadyThis person is cool!
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              Sorry, but there's no proof - not to mention even if it was cut content, it was cut for a reason, ie. tim... : wickoattack
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                The developer is out to get paid, and I respect that. I think now more than ever, with 0-day DLC and such... : EntityThis person is cool!
                • "...developers simply need to keep their mouths shut until the retail product is on the shelves." agreed ... : megreedy
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                The leaked script had him as a major character. Its one of the reasons he has so many lines in the museum... : BeadyThis person is cool!
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                  I don't think they claimed that - Like I said, sometimes content needs to be cut due to time constraints ... : wickoattack
                  • They very carefully skirt around the issue with comments like: "We would never take stuff out of the c... : singlespace
              • 'The team had bought a few more months of development, but Watamaniuk and Hudson knew that even with extr : singlespace
          • I always use borderlands as an example of dlc done right. Meaty and at the right price. : ihya
          • The very day afterwards! : Zolneirz
          • In Faylor I Trust : EricZBA
          • New character DLC is what I've been hoping for ever since the zombie island dlc came out. : Zollington
          • OMG DAY 1 DLC U GREDY ASSHOLZ. (i'm ready to pre-order on steam :O) : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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            Faylor, what's in the loot box?! I need to know how much of my money to give you. : Clasifyd
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              I hope there's a full-size model of a pistol from the game in there, with a giant scope and laser sight a... : Rehevkor
              • I'd buy two, so I could pew pew with a friend! : Clasifyd
          • Chris the game looked AWESOME at PAX and I think the constant 2-hour wait to get into the booth was proba... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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          The sad fact is that a lot of fans don't understand the development cycle - I think most people believe t... : wickoattack
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            You could try and educate the entire gaming populace, or not be boneheads and wait till the game is out b... : Witch_Doctor
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              I don't think that would stop on disc DLC complaints but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt. Although this case is... : wickoattack
              • Go DD only and have people download everything, then they can't know if a DLC was content complete at lau... : Marrbe
          • Except that's not exactly what happened in the case of Javik. : singlespace
      • sure...from GameStop....Is Steam not that popular anymore? I mean, have you SEEN their shipping prices? I... : NinjaGamerGirl
    • Well, at least it isn't stupid cruft like super powered weapons or useless skins. A new character class i... : Rehevkor
    • as long as it's like general knoxx, I'm cool with it. raised level cap, farming uber weapons, uber enemi... : DownforceThis person is cool!
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      Pre-release DLC can DIAF : packav
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        http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=27980231#item_27980231 : deject
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          I think people (myself included) are just sick of hearing about DLC for a game that's not even out yet. I... : PointlesS76
          • You're over thinking it. The preorder bonuses are almost always (like, maybe two exceptions) reskins o... : walker270This person is cool!
    • Just pre-ordered my copy, since Amazon has it for $10 off at the moment. : saturn96This person is cool!
    • haha : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I got burned on crummy FOV and controls on Borderlands 1, so I'll wait for the super-duper-Steam-Sale-a-b... : DechterThis person is cool!
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        EXCUUUSSSEEE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE "some games rewrite all of the camera code because they have diffe... : lcizzle
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          Like BioShock it reset the FoV after sprinting (iron sights in BS) to the default value, not the current ... : Marrbe
          • "I know you couldn't possibly fathom this, but there it is." : lcizzle
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          So what happened to it being the art directors choice? : BeadyThis person is cool!
          • That was always BS. We tried to "communicate" that but they weren't having any of it. : Marrbe
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          That's an even worse excuse :( Why don't they just say they fucked up? The only issue was that it reset... : aethyr
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            I can only think of one excuse. "Not a fuck was given" and this is why I won't buy another Gearbox / 2K g... : lcizzle
            • I've been pretty disappointed with the last batch of 2K games I got on release day/preorder, especially h... : Sailor of Fortune
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          "There are hundreds if not thousands of things driving what the current FOV" sounds like spagetti code ri... : filthysockThis person is cool!
          • That's what happens when you let the artists write the code. : lcizzle
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          That comment still doesn't make any sense to me because the standard Unreal fov command works as it does ... : pyideThis person is cool!
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            Randy Pitchford said it, not me. I'm just quoting. : lcizzle
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              I know you were quoting, and it wasn't Pitchford. I believe it was dopefish. I was in that thread when he... : pyideThis person is cool!
              • Oh my bad, I thought they were one in the same. : lcizzle
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        Did you read the Claptrap love letter? It talks about FOV (although I understand if you still want to wai... : dahanese
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          dahanese, why should we trust Claptrap? Did he try to kill us in Claptrap's New Robot Revolution? : ModulusThis person is cool!
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            Touché! : dahanese
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              I now equate the proper spelling of words and names with accents to Apple users. : singlespace
              • Haha yes! : dumb.
          • Yeah, but he honest about his intentions to do away with you festering meatbags. : riptydeThis person is cool!
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          Yep, and we had "designed for a PC" promises on the first one, too, so that dog won't hunt, monsignor. M... : DechterThis person is cool!
          • isn't monsignor a dude or am i tired? also is that price with or without the things promised? that's kind : dahanese
      • I can forgive the FOV stuff but I could never mouse control to feel proper. : PettytheftThis person is cool!
      • what did you say about me : crummynzThis person is cool!
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      The movement and lack of tactical choices has me much less excited about BL2. I did thoroughly enjoy the ... : TemporalParadox
      • I can tell you now that I wouldn't buy Borderlands 2 if it had a snap to cover system. The first simply ... : DuneRaiderOne
    • Hmmmmmmm.... : AxeMan808This person is cool!