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Originally Posted by Velo214 yeah that would have been helpful when i was starting it. i finished all zombie dlc and im like where is this tk brains guy? ugh. so yeah. and i knew about it so i was picking up brains all over, but that was wasted, cuz they don't count til you talk to him. claptrap/tannis was alot easier because they 'force' you to talk to tannis and activate the mission as like the first step. i think they learned from too many people like me complaining about brains! altho i havent seen 1 claptrap bobblehead, so that's gonna be bs. i heard you can farm dr ned trap, but i find it easier to shoot right at minacs ramp when he opens it up and it causes tons of claptrap kamikazes to spawn and die if you are fast enough so lots of stuff. i got all of tannis's parts missions done, now just pizza, oil cans, and bobble heads. ugh

Yeah, I read that the Claptrap drops are all pretty random. I'm not looking forward to that.

I don't know if anyone will know the answer to this, but I read that Crawmerax will always be about 5-7 levels above you. So, for example, if I'm level 58 and go to fight him, he should be about level 63-65, right? My question is, if I activate the mission at level 58, and then go do the Claptrap DLC, level up some more, and then come back after say I'm level 63, will Crawmerax stay at 63-65 or will he now be 68-70?

I thought he would always be 4 levels above the host. It's been a while since I've read up on it though.

Saw this if anyone wants to take a peak
http://www.borderlands2.com/us/skilltree/siren.html

Originally Posted by Brother Daz I thought he would always be 4 levels above the host. It's been a while since I've read up on it though.

Shit, so he's gonna be a pain no matter what.

Originally Posted by Koopa22 Saw this if anyone wants to take a peak http://www.borderlands2.com/us/skilltree/siren.html

After looking at all the skill trees, I think I'm just gonna rock the Commando again.

I just beat the Knoxx DLC. Knoxx was pretty bad ass. Now it's on to the side missions (and Crawmerax), ugh. I hate how there's no fast travel except the very first spot, so basically what I do is play until I finish the missions where I need to be, and then that's when I take my break so that when I re-load the game, I'll be right where I need to be to drop them off.

I got a question about mods. Do they stack? For example, one of my mods gives +3 to Impact. I already have Impact maxed out at 5/5. Does that mean my Impact is now at 8 and I have the corresponding benefits or is it just a waste because it maxes out at 5?

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 Shit, so he's gonna be a pain no matter what. I got a question about mods. Do they stack? For example, one of my mods gives +3 to Impact. I already have Impact maxed out at 5/5. Does that mean my Impact is now at 8 and I have the corresponding benefits or is it just a waste because it maxes out at 5?

Yes they do stack. Example: x talent goes 6,12,18,24,30%. Then your mod is +3, which is 18% additional, then your % = 48% dmg, cd reduction or whatever. So you can get above the talent pt percentage with whatever mod you're using which is quiet nice.

Originally Posted by JN25WIL Yes they do stack. Example: x talent goes 6,12,18,24,30%. Then your mod is +3, which is 18% additional, then your % = 48% dmg, cd reduction or whatever. So you can get above the talent pt percentage with whatever mod you're using which is quiet nice.

Sweet, okay, thanks.

yeah koopa and i beat knoxx last night too. we hardly got any cool weapons tho. so we will take another run in super marcus rush and it's like christmas. i need to put my +rare item drop before we run again.

Yeah, I didn't get a single thing worth mentioning. I'm sick of getting rocket launchers.

I was hoping for a better sniper rifle but i'm still rockin the level 17 one.

Went to do some more missions and was getting my ass handed to me. Everyone was level 63. Crawmerax killed me in 10 seconds.

So I noticed a little confusion and incorrect information regarding artifacts a few pages back. Thought I would clarify some information that I know to be true from personal playthrough experience and quoted from the wikia. Hope this helps some of you guys/gals out and answers any questions you might have.


An Artifact is applied by being selected in a character's inventory. Upon activation, the artifact will be removed from the inventory and is added to the character's Action Skill as a permanent upgrade.

As higher level artifacts are added they will override their lower level predecessors and only higher level artifacts of any given type can be applied.

All Artifacts are class specific and the level of effect that the artifact grants depends on the level of the artifact itself. The highest elemental effect is level 6 for an artifact with a level requirement of 44.


Usage

The currently active Artifact is displayed in the Skill Tree window at the top, to the left of the Action Skill.

Artifact types can be changed by selecting the artifact icon and picking a different artifact from the drop down list. The list displays the highest level artifact that has been applied of each of the four types, as well as an option for "None" to disable artifact effects.

Artifact bonuses will be in effect until another activated artifact is chosen (e.g. A Shock Artifact and Incendiary Artifact cannot both be active simultaneously; the most recently activated artifact will provide its effect).

With the exception of the Explosive Artifact, Artifacts will decrease damage done, but have a chance of giving the target massive damage over time.
List of Known Artifact Rewards

Mission Rewards

• Level 1 Shock: 1st playthrough - Mission reward for Shock Crystal Harvest.
• Level 1 Fire: 1st playthrough - Mission reward for The Legend Of Moe and Marley.
• Level 2 Corrosive: 1st playthrough - Mission reward for Corrosive Crystal Harvest.
• Level 2 Explosive: 1st playthrough - Mission reward for Ghosts of the Vault.
• Level 3 Random: 1st playthrough - Mission reward for Get Some Answers.

• Level 4 Fire: 2nd playthrough - Mission reward for The Legend Of Moe and Marley.
• Level 4 Shock: 2nd playthrough - Mission reward for Shock Crystal Harvest.
• Level 4 Explosive: 2nd playthrough - Mission reward for Ghosts of the Vault.
• Level 4 Corrosive: 2nd playthrough - Mission reward for Corrosive Crystal Harvest.
• Level 5 random element: 2nd playthrough - Mission reward for Get Some Answers.

Drops

Level 6 random element: SuperBad non-human enemies (after completion of 2nd playthrough).

• The Destroyer in The Vault (after completion of 2nd playthrough).
• Scar in Skag Gully (after completion of 2nd playthrough).
• Skagzilla in the Dahl Headlands (after completion of 2nd playthrough).
• Ultimate Rakk Hive in the Trash Coast (after completion of 2nd playthrough).

Named Wereskags in The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC. Crawmerax in Crawmerax's Lair in The Secret Armory of General Knoxx DLC.


Artifacts of a given elemental type have a chance of dropping from enemies of the same elemental type - for example, a corrosive spiderant may drop a corrosive artifact when killed - which will be of a similar level to the enemy.

Artifacts of all types have have a chance of dropping from Badass/BadMutha/SuperBad Guardians in the Eridian Promontory.



Notes

Playthrough experience indicates that the highest achievable artifact level from Playthrough 1 is element level 4. Higher level artifacts can only be acquired and equipped in Playthrough 2.

While somewhat random, there appears to be a higher probability in acquiring artifacts from high-end random encounters, e.g. Spiderant Kings and Queens.

Artifacts exhibit their element when dropped, e.g. corrosive artifacts are covered in acid, fire artifacts are covered in flames.

I would be willing to coop with anyone. I'm a siren lvl 17 just got borderlands through plus but i have all the dlc for it. I work second shift and i'm normally home by 11:45 cst. Just add me on psn or send me a message gamertag massamandube

Hmmm, I didn't know that the artifacts can go up to level 6.

Anyways, what I think I'm going to do is complete all the missions in the Knoxx DLC except Crawmerax and then complete the Claptrap DLC, and then if you guys want, we can all team up to take out Crawmerax. You can even keep the weapons that drop as that will mark the end of my Borderlands playing.

wow thanks man

Im going to try and speed through playthrough 2. I want to max out my turret.

yeah i havnt even touched pt2. i just got to skags at the game and fast traveled to dlc.
its gonna suck how over powered we all are now, lol.
if you can wait koopa, we should get some of those artifacts while farming crawmerax

I'm cool with that. We should have a lower level host, that way he isnt too much for us.

I was never able to beat him legit, i always hid in the corner where he couldnt see you and picked him off with a sniper rifle/rocket combo.

I'm up to Level 63 and I haven't done the Claptrap DLC yet. I'll definitely be hitting the level cap.

And holy shit, did you guys try the arena fights in the Knoxx DLC? They are crazy hard. I got through the first one, second one whupped my ass, and I think there's five total. I need something better to take out the Pyro Lancers, my acid SMG isn't doing as well as it used to. Surprisingly, I've found fire does very well against the Lancers too, just not the Pyro ones.

hey i wanted to say this lately, but thanks guys for letting me sit in the gunners seat while you drive through the knoxx dlc. that's usally my drinkn/tokn break time

So I'm reading about all these Pearlescent and Legendary weapons, and man, I'm jealous.

Originally Posted by gettinmoney662 So I'm reading about all these Pearlescent and Legendary weapons, and man, I'm jealous.

I have a pearl smg on the Xbox, it's pretty bad ass! I didn't actually find it myself though, a friend gave it to me. It's been a long time since I've seen it's stats so I cant remember them off hand.