Borderlands Guide 2009 · Loot shooter and action RPG Guides At a glance Characters Quick answers Pictures Game guides Find the guide you need Guide What you will find Getting started Learn the Fyrestone opening, mission levels, Second Wind and practical loot decisions. Classes and skills Choose among the four original Vault Hunters and understand how to change a skill build. Weapons and elements Match the original game’s elements to targets and compare guns beyond the damage number. Backpack upgrades Learn how the original game expands carrying space and why backpack and ammo upgrades are different. Characters Identify Borderlands characters, their abilities, allies and campaign relationships.
At a glance Three useful starting points Focus What to know Choose an Action Skill Roland, Lilith, Mordecai and Brick each have a different signature ability. Compare the whole weapon Damage, accuracy, fire rate, reload behavior and element all affect usefulness. Repair damaged Claptraps First-playthrough rescue rewards expand the backpack after their SDUs are used.
Key characters and their roles Character Role At a glance Roland Soldier Uses a deployable Scorpio Turret and skills that support gunplay or the team. Lilith Siren Uses Phasewalk for rapid repositioning and character-specific combat effects. Mordecai Hunter Sends Bloodwing at enemies and develops marksmanship or pistol skills. Brick Berserker Uses Berserk for close-range melee combat. Claptrap Robot guide Introduces systems and appears in rescue missions across Pandora. Dr. Zed Fyrestone contact Provides early missions and introduces local survival needs. Scooter Mechanic Connects the player with vehicles and mechanical work. Patricia Tannis Researcher Investigates the Vault and its significance on Pandora.
A first-person firefight takes place among corrugated buildings in a dusty settlement. A co-op group fires at a large burning creature in a rocky outdoor area. A masked Psycho raises a weapon near wooden structures in a publisher screenshot. An Eridian weapon is aimed toward two bandits in a bright industrial yard. References Digital cover The original Borderlands Game of the Year digital header shows a Psycho beside the illustrated cast. About the game Game facts Detail Value First release 2009 Platforms PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 Genre Loot shooter and action RPG
The original 2009 Borderlands base campaign, illustrated with the original PC Game of the Year release. GOTY Enhanced, sequel-only mechanics and expansion-specific rewards are not treated as base-game features.
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Getting started
Classes and skills
Weapons and elements
Backpack upgrades