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Gearbox Announces New Borderlands 2 Class, Collector’s Edition, and Character Customization
Of the three days of panels at PAX East this weekend, Gearbox decided that Easter Sunday would be a fitting time to make announcements regarding Borderlands 2. More specifically, the developer announced a new class called the Mechromancer, a pricey collector’s edition, and options for customizing your character.
Even though Borderlands 2 is set to launch on September 18, Gearbox felt it was alright to go ahead and announce some DLC content, the Mechromancer class. The Mechromancer is a female human/robot hybrid with a giant robot friend, D374-TP (Deathtrap). This class will be added to the game post-launch, but will be free for those who pre-order.
No details on pricing for those who don’t preorder, but Randy Pitchford mentions that he hopes to price it at a level “comparable to most DLC.”
So it’ll essentially be ready at or soon after release time, but dangled over your head like a chicken leg on a string unless you preorder the game or purchase it outright.
A totally new concept at play here, pay attention game publishers.
Additionally, the functionality for character customization like costumes and gear will be a part of Borderlands 2. You’ll be able to earn new wardrobes for completing missions, ranking up, and scoring well on challenges. If you owned the original Borderlands, you’ll be immediately given an exclusive head and skin.
Finally, a collector’s edition of the game will be made available at launch, will retail for $149.99, and includes a Marcus bobblehead and a copy of the game – all inside a Borderlands themed loot box.
Make sure you pre-order that collector’s edition though, you want to be ABSOLUTELY SURE that you don’t spend $150 dollars and NOT get that Mechromancer DLC.
Sincerely though, I understand the decision to add incentive to pre-ordering your game, but if you’re going to make post-launch content, I suggest not mentioning it so early. I also understand that you’re trying to give an “inside look” at content you’re working on for PAX East-ers. However, don’t you think five months before launch is a tad early to begin mentioning content that most will belive can be squeezed into the retail game?
These are my thoughts, let’s hear yours.
[via Joystiq & Game Informer]
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kinda odd that they cut a whole class from the game for pre-purchase and it kinda sucks, i personally gonna pre-purchase the game but ill say if its for pre-purchasers i guess it will be very used class then.
Seems a but of a risky idea to mention it now. Especially after what happened with another DLC I know of that was announced before the game released. I’m going to Pre-order anyway, but yeah some people might be annoyed.
This is a huge disappointment. DLC is a great thing, but it gets a bad name because of things like this, DLC should be developed AFTER launch. Anything deemed worthy to be in the game that was developed before launch should be on that disc. Period. I’ve boycotted SFxT and ME3, now I’m not going to let my excitement for Borderlands 2 affect what I believe, I’m going to have to boycott this too. It really saddens me that this crap happens. At least the Dark Souls on PC news is something to be happy about…
Seriously dude, who the fuck cares? Go ahead and boycott ME3 that’s a good thing because you had to pay an extra $10 for DLC that could have been free, but there’s no reason to boycott this if it’s gonna be free anyways. It would make you look unreasonable and just plain stupid.
Atta boy. Way to stand up for your beliefs. I gave in and bought a copy of ME3… I feel cheap and dirty.
But as long as people keep buying DLCs like these, publishers will continue to pull shit like this. So yea, good for you. We need to stick it to the man.
But do you end up playing a pirated copy of the game instead?
Nope. That just gives devs and publishers the chance to call PC gamers scumbags. It has more impact if I just completely ignore their product.
that is just stupid to boycott a games because you wont be able to play as a character in the beginning. they plainly state as long as you pre-order it you get it for free. anyone who is still whining over it can just not pre-order it and pay for it later. simple. its not like you as a single person not buying their game is really going to make them put the mechromancer in.
I am actually happy for this news. I have no problem pre-ordering games, so I can get the free DLC. What I hope is this is how they can go with some future DLC, adding new classes and such. It will make replaying the game even more rewarding after I beat it. And I mean it is only one class… it isn’t like they are forcing you to buy it, or it is somehow an essential part of the story they are leaving out. It is one character, nothing more. You still have four others to choose from. But I will be pre-ordering so i can get it for free-ish (I mean I am still paying money here).
Personally, I’m ok with this. I mean you have plenty of time before launch to preorder and get this. If you don’t preorder then obviously this isn’t a big game for you and you’ll probably not care about that class too much anyway.
I agree completely with your comment.
The reason everyone got so angry at ME3 was because it was a protheon; major part of the story.
Although I still don’t approve it’s not worth boycotting the game just the DLC.
A hole f***ing class… being cut out for DLC content…. what is wrong with the world.
I believe it is worth boycotting. Why would I pay full price for an incomplete game?
It’s not incomplete. The other game had 4 characters. This one has 4. The whole game is there. This is something extra. Even if it shipped with the game, it would be a bonus. You aren’t missing part of the game because you don’t have it. If you think you’ll like the game enough to play through it 4 times, and still want another go, pre-order it, or shell out the 10$ it’s probably going to cost. I played the first one 8 or so times, so i’ll be pre-ordering.
It’s not just DLC though. You don’t have to pay more. I’m gonna preorder it, so i have no problems. But honestly, even if it were pay only, i’d probably pre-order and then buy the dlc. The first borderlands is among my favorite games ever. So, it’s not as bad as it could be, but it should probably be in the game.
i do not see this as dlc i see this as reward content to those that deserve it the people who are willing to bring out the extra money before the game is even out these are the true fans of the series. Also if your going to be buying borderlands 2 on launch your an idiot it is going to get a game of the year edition in about 2 years time buy it then for 15$ on steam on a sale and it will have this content included with it(most likely) if not ppl will hack the code and provide it for the rest of us free of charge either way who cares your going to enjoy the game with or without the content i know i never played borderlands 1 dlc because i was so bored of the gameplay repetitiveness after i beat the game.
Technically not cutting out a class. In the original Borderlands, you had four classes. In this one, without the DLC, you’ll have four classes. The Mechromancer is a fifth, new, shiny, EXTRA class. And they’ve given us plenty of notice to be able to pre-order it to get the DLC for free. If you were going to buy the game anyway, why not pre-order and get it free?
So much better than the Gearbox themed weapon pack that you got wiht Borderlands 1. i out grew them within minutes of being able to use them :P
Will be pre ordering the Borderlands 2 collectors Edition, i want that bobblehead!
This just in, it’s not what we think it is. It is apparently an idea that they are going to develop after the game’s out. To be released a month or 2 after they release the game. This will be free to people who are in the premiere club, which you get into for preordering the game.
Source: http://www.gearboxity.com/content/view/860/33/
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t any pre-order for a any game have bonus content, an extra mission, or a MP skin or something like that.
Take Assasins Creed, From 2 onwards, if you pre-ordered or got a special edition you got a bonus mission(s) (or if you got it on ps3 you got exclusive missions :p ), what is the difference between that and a character, you’ve already got 4, like the original.
And if the
At link is true, The I don’t think you have something to complain about. They revealed plans to make that character, and COD has always done that, you know they are going to release DLC, and they probably start making it before (biased, I know, but it’s their own fault). So Gearbox have done nothing wrong here.
What you idiots always complaining about day one dlc don’t get is that just because you buy a game, it doesn’t mean that you deserve to get every little extra bit, no matter when it’s released! These day ones are GIFTS to anyone who supports the game with pre orders, who believes in the company so much they are willing to place their faith on the game. The publishers could always decide to give ALL future dlc for free to pre orders, and you would still have no real reason to complain! The only thing you can really complain about is the worth and quality of what you pay for… So stop whining already!
Ok I have a question. If you pre ordered with amazon before the anouncement of the mechromancer do u still get the content?