OFFICIAL Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Discussion)

RCoon · Oct 19, 2014

Metacritic
User Score: 65
Critic Score: 76

General:
Developer: Gearbox Software & 2K Australia
Publisher: 2K Games

Genre: Action, FPS, RPG

About the game:

Discover the story behind Borderlands 2 villain, Handsome Jack, and his rise to power. Taking place between the original Borderlands and Borderlands 2, the Pre-Sequel gives you a whole lotta new gameplay featuring the genre blending fusion of shooter and RPG mechanics that players have come to love.

Float through the air with each low gravity jump while taking enemies down from above using new ice and laser weapons. Catch-a-ride and explore the lunar landscape with new vehicles allowing for more levels of destructive mayhem.

System Requirements -

MINIMUM:
- OS: Windows XP SP3
- Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Hard Drive: 13 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compliant
- Additional Notes: Other Requirements & Supports: Initial installation requires one time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, directX 9, Microsoft .NET 4 Framework, Visual C++ Redistributable 2005, Visual C++ Redistributable 2008, Visual C++ Redistributable 2010, and AMD CPU Drivers (XP Only/AMD Only). Windows Imaging Component (Windows XP 64-Bit only)

RECOMMENDED:
- OS: Windows XP SP3/Vista/Win 7/Win 8
- Processor: 2.3 GHz Quad Core processor
- Memory: 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850
- DirectX: Version 10
- Hard Drive: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 c Compliant

RCoon · Oct 19, 2014

To read the review go to:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/borderlands-the-pre-sequel-review.206439/

Vario · Oct 19, 2014

wee need moar threads on this topic plz

RCoon · Oct 19, 2014

Vario said:
wee need moar threads on this topic plz

Heh, I noticed there were two and decided to do some spring cleaning

eidairaman1 · Oct 20, 2014

Cool games like this that dont eat up resources allow for wider player base, is there any detail settings?

RCoon · Oct 20, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Cool games like this that dont eat up resources allow for wider player base, is there any detail settings?

If by detail settings you mean video settings, there are a few screen shots in the review

de.das.dude · Oct 20, 2014

i got an update from retailer.... still 3-4 days before they ship my copy. APPLES

RCoon · Oct 20, 2014

de.das.dude said:
i got an update from retailer.... still 3-4 days before they ship my copy. APPLES

Ouch, not cheaper to buy digital from a regulated key site?

de.das.dude · Oct 20, 2014

RCoon said:
Ouch, not cheaper to buy digital from a regulated key site?

its actually 1/3rd the price. i pre-ordered it anyway.
didnt know 2K sells direct though amazon india before, or i would have ordered it from them..

LiveOrDie · Oct 21, 2014

For some reason i get bad FPS drops in this game not sure yet what its related to but one of my friends hes running a single GTX 570 and says he gets no lag i have tried using a single GPU but the problem is still there i've seen my FPS drop as long as 11 any ideas?

RCoon · Oct 21, 2014

Can't be PhysX issues, unless you've set PhysX to run on the CPU manually. The game is very light in terms of resources, not sure what could cause such a bad FPS drop.

eidairaman1 · Oct 21, 2014

Vsync? Clean those cards of dust

XSI · Oct 21, 2014

i dont know guys, i started the game on my system (system spec) it runs ok on high settings, but somehow this graphics is no go for me

dont like it even UT 1999 is more fun for me. played about20-30min

LiveOrDie · Oct 21, 2014

Vsync is off and most of the time i get around 140-200fps but even just moving around i see my fps drop when combat starts thats when it drops really low, PhysX i have tried running on my 2nd GPU only and it didnt change how it ran at all really.

eidairaman1 · Oct 21, 2014

Live OR Die said:
Vsync is off and most of the time i get around 140-200fps but even just moving around i see my fps drop when combat starts thats when it drops really low, PhysX i have tried running on my 2nd GPU only and it didnt change how it ran at all really.

Either drivers are no good or you need to turn off physx

RCoon · Oct 21, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Either drivers are no good or you need to turn off physx

I'd like to think it's not PhysX. I'm running the latest WHQL drivers for NVidia and I saw minimum FPS never drop below 60 @1080p on my system. I'd be looking elsewhere for issues, especially if you're already on WHQL drivers. It's UE3 anyway, it's old and optimised, it should run like cream cakes on almost any machines bar mobile parts. Even then I bet framerates would be acceptable.

eidairaman1 · Oct 21, 2014

RCoon said:
I'd like to think it's not PhysX. I'm running the latest WHQL drivers for NVidia and I saw minimum FPS never drop below 60 @1080p on my system. I'd be looking elsewhere for issues, especially if you're already on WHQL drivers. It's UE3 anyway, it's old and optimised, it should run like cream cakes on almost any machines bar mobile parts. Even then I bet framerates would be acceptable.

bro you are 3 gens ahead of his gc...

RCoon · Oct 21, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
bro you are 3 gens ahead of his gc...

Hmm, perhaps, maybe it would make a difference but I'm not sure about how much. He is on a 780ti though right?

de.das.dude · Oct 21, 2014

they shipped.

still sceptical if they are giving me the pre order one or not...

eidairaman1 · Oct 21, 2014

I stand corrected, thought he was on a 570 for some reason lol. This game might need patching lol.

Unless if its the raid...

U3 did run ok on a 1950 Pro AGP in the day but the CPU needed an oc just to keep it fed.

LiveOrDie · Oct 21, 2014

Ill have to do some more testing tomorrow all i know is i can max out BF4 and my FPS never drops below 105, So its related to drivers or the shitty old engine.

de.das.dude · Oct 21, 2014

isnt this game nvidia optimized??

eidairaman1 · Oct 21, 2014

Physx portion is supposed to be but it runs fine on AMD

de.das.dude · Oct 21, 2014

nah im just saying. if something is nvidia optimized it means that the devs have worked closely with nvidia to develop drivers.

eidairaman1 · Oct 21, 2014

de.das.dude said:
nah im just saying. if something is nvidia optimized it means that the devs have worked closely with nvidia to develop drivers.

i understand considering they used to push TWIMTBP, like AMDs GITG.

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OFFICIAL Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (Discussion)

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