Can You Beat Borderlands 2 with Only the Starter Pistol?

[@Cozyagency27]

When you said put "the Invincible" after every enemies name my brain first thought of "normal ass psycho the Invincible"

[@SpuddyCube]

With the bullet spread, damage, and how much they move their heads around, they might as well be!

[@Noah-nk5og]

The reality of this run was “how long till they die of lead poisoning? Cause these bullets ain’t doin anything.”

[@SpuddyCube]

Too true... Too true...

[@ChronoSquare]

this is space fantasy with magic powers now showing up, several of those guns are high tech magic like the throw to explode reload Who's to say the bullets are lead... or maybe the higher damages are more exotic metals

[@nicolaszanon3337]

​@@ChronoSquareits a joke

[@giggidygoblin]

​@@nicolaszanon3337 So was his response, you wet blanket

[@giannicolamatteo8155]

I miss the days where people would use the basic repeater with zero to one-shot hyperious the invincible

[@SpuddyCube]

I never really got into doing raid bosses, personally. Most of the folks that I've known that got involved in the series just kinda migrated away from them outside of janky farming like the Gee door kill.

[@AshenHollow7]

Now people have evolved to using two Maya's with antagonist shields and stacked broken kill skills to achieve same effect with any boss you can think of🤣

[@Defnotdiablo]

​@@SpuddyCubeI have pretty much never killed a raid boss solo without the use of glitches (other than bore on hyperius) and to be honest I'd rather have it be that you need a crazy setup to deal with the boss otherwise it doesn't work because if it worked differently it would be a huge pain in the ass to farm the raid bosses... I'm looking at you haderax.

[@izekmon6854]

​@@Defnotdiablonot even pyro pete????

[@MisterMurks]

Well BORE is no joke

[@dwarvo]

i have NEVER seen jessup open the door that fast. truly a miracle

[@miqueagul]

Who tf are you?

[@_lyraspan]

it's dependent on frames per second that the game is running at, he opens it straight away at 30fps but on anything above that he just stands around for ages

[@MrSmoothBrain-nt8vx]

​@@_lyraspan yeah, ive done a playthrough on both playstation and switch, the delay is so offputting but on switch (30 fps) it works instantly, which is nice

[@the2ndsaint]

It's an incredibly fine line to walk between "admirable stupidity" and "stupidity." Congrats for threading that dubious needle.

[@Alyx0.2]

Most high octane start to a run. Impressive how you managed to get that first gun.

[@SpuddyCube]

It was a tough fought battle... I had to walk a short distance without dying, but it was ultimately Handsome Jack's downfall.

[@Simply_Pip]

​@SpuddyCube thank you for saving pandora vault hunter!

[@shadymoustafa93]

​@@SpuddyCubenice job dodging that fire barrel, I keep losing to it, like a moth

[@Spoden]

@@SpuddyCube Using one of the opening lines of the game in response here was genius, actually made me laugh

[@sethbagley4352]

"STOP IT. Roland's not-" Spuddy: "yyyyeaahhh he's probbo runnin late or something."

[@SpuddyCube]

🤣

[@elanadurrick2705]

Currently trying to 100% this like I did with borderlands 1. This came on my suggested feed and I put it on thinking I could fall asleep to it or something. But I couldn't bc I was fully invested in this video. Your play style, the idea, the dedication, time spent, tone of voice, and just generally how you speak was all so cool. My household has watched this video 3x now and every time find something more to appreciate. Thank you so much man!! You Def have a few fans out here in NY

[@SpuddyCube]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you enjoy it enough to watch once, let alone more. It's still surreal to think about the things I've made being shared around, and it's really heart warming to hear about a whole household amused by my ramblings. Also, I wish you luck in hundred percenting the game! Make sure to check that you've gone everywhere in each map. Filling them out and having to revisit them was responsible for some achievements I didn't get for a while. And also one that I still don't have on the Steam version. Similarly, best of luck with Challenge Accepted, because it's... a bit of a time investment.

[@compromisedreality8827]

This gun takes every enemy and turns each into a 6 hour war of attrition.

[@ravenknight4195]

My immediate first thought: Yeah probably with some nice amp shields When you said no offensive shields: Oh.... well this really IS gonna suck

[@shirohimayumikira234]

Was about to think that. Offensive shield usage (especially the Bee) would've helped massively IMO.

[@Dares9]

"Like everything else that came before it, it died to the basic repeater - my first gun". Idk, but when you said it upon defeating the Warrior, it's like all this gigantic, and honestly sorta questionable effort at last truly payed off; and like heroes in "Hercules" get painted among the stars to be immortalized, you entered among other Vault Hunter legends as the one who used his basic freaking repeater to take down all the alien powers that no one could before you; proving you're not dependent on weapon manufacturers refusing to be just another cog in the machine, but rather using your own smarts, monk-like patience, and even the planet's environment to your advantage like some kind of insane sci-fi druid. What a Vault Hunter, honestly. Really enjoyed this one, thank you for your struggles lol

[@CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE]

If the warrior really has 207,000 health you shot him with 69,000 bullets which means you had to click your mouse 13,800 times if you were aiming to kill the warrior

[@user-m3hwh6t3v3r]

Mouse? Is it not that clearly obvious from the very start of the video that author plays with gamepad? I thought funny how nobody was talking about this, since it increased the difficulty of the challenge quite much, seeing how he struggles with aim in starting location already. Did nobody really paid attention?

[@CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE]

​@@user-m3hwh6t3v3ryou mean like a controller I've never heard someone one call it a gamepad and what does that have anything to do with my comment lmao mouse clicks trigger presses what's the difference chill out dude

[@user-m3hwh6t3v3r]

@@CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE "Chill out dude" aaand I now understand that I was talking to a kid. Sometimes I forget that children are on the internet as well. Sometimes so young they've never heard a word "gamepad" before in their life... If you didn't understand what I was saying in the first reply, should've just "chill" and not answer back, lol.

[@CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE]

@@user-m3hwh6t3v3r i find it funny how your telling me to chill just because I told you to chill I was perfectly fine In my comment and I'm 19 still pretty young but yeah no calls controller's gamepads anymore.

[@CL4PTRAPS_SQUIRE]

@@user-m3hwh6t3v3r I always find it so funny how when people are wrong they just stop trying to have a conversation and just start talking shit that is really mature of you calling me a child lol you think I'm a child because I said chill out dude that's not something my just my generation does and saying someone is severely worse at a game because of a controller just makes no sense I played on controller for a decade plus its not that bad yeah m&K is better

[@redmondthealien7840]

The dedication on display here is insane. 16k down, 984k well on their way.

[@SpuddyCube]

I admire/appreciate the optimism!

[@kiyrankershner1587]

I’m so glad people still make borderlands 2 videos

[@LimitBreakr424]

Also great insight about Roland being married to conflict and needing therapy and a few other things that I haven't heard others say but were very on point

[@roseravus4908]

Fun fact: the starter pistol is worse than an equivalent white rarity dahl pistol with the same parts. The barrel it uses is a unique barrel that's just worse

[@Sam-fq5hc]

I feel like this is a case of “thought about if you could, but didn’t stop to think about whether or not you should.”

[@SpuddyCube]

On the contrary. I thought many times about how bad of an idea it was to attempt. All it takes is a lapse in judgement long enough to do it anyway.

[@DrewMarold]

Damn, dude. That is "Josh from Let's Play it Out" level of commitment to the cause, and I salute you for sticking with it.

[@dima_keller]

Cl4P-TP IS a vault hunter though. He's playable in The Pre-Sequel. Not to mention that he used to be MINAC (Mega Interplanetary Ninja Assassin Claptrap)

[@SpuddyCube]

Well he certainly was. I think he's retired as of the Claptastic Voyage.

[@romengoggins4718]

That's the joke

[@BriManeely]

Your tenacity is unmatched. Well done!

[@WitchyyWillow]

About what you said about save editors for exp grinding, I totally support it. Challenges aren't about how long you can stand in fight for sanctuary or digi-peak, but about what you do after you get exp. As long as you don't immediately resort to something crazy like level 80 (unless that happens to be necessary), I think cutting grinding time down for more uploads and sanity is better. Keep up the great work!

[@ThePryzedOne]

I agree! Would rather him save his sanity and possibly get more videos done 👍

[@RevampReborn]

I don’t I find it stupid because half the challenge in borderland’s is level difference

[@WitchyyWillow]

@@RevampReborn I get what you are saying, but I personally disagree. Even with save editors, he wont necessarily put himself on level or above leveled and can still try and clear areas underlevelled. Without save editors he could still just sit in fight for sanctuary for a few days and reach extremely high levels that way, defeating the purpose of not leveling with an editor.

[@ali.005]

I disagree too. Part of the challenge is the unique approaches that you have to come up with in order to accommodate the rules of the run. Relying on outside tools kind of takes the magic away yknow

[@Ark_Angel]

I agree I mean what's the diff between waiting on skags to yeet themselves and just going ahead and immediately getting those lvls

[@carpetbeetle8349]

I appreciate the "The Saga Begins" reference at 5:08, and will be subscribing like I probably should have a while ago

[@alphal.2260]

“The raiders were impressed of course” 😂 God you’re a nerd. Subbed

[@kaihm801]

Nothing beats self tourture in the morning

[@blastbot7339]

29:22 Did... Did jack just put the stinky on you

[@SpuddyCube]

It was bound to happen eventually.

[@blastbot7339]

@@SpuddyCube F

[@pantsniffler4011]

But what if (and hear me out) you save yourself so much PAIN AND ANGUISH....by using another character to grab a SECOND basic repeater to put in the secret stash in Sanctuary?

[@reelgesh51]

Now this is big brain

[@chudwick6516]

I do like the idea that Salvador is the one to bring balance to the Force for sone reason

[@bast4rdlyreaper]

Im proud of you for not playing Maya and using Cloud Kill to kill everything. Btw, you could have duplicated the starter pistol with the Locker and then gunzerked with two of them.

[@SpuddyCube]

Nah, because that'd be pretty much just a Cloudkill run. And sure, you can duplicate a starter pistol, but I was using _The_ Starter Pistol.

[@orionl7406]

Cloud Kill became cringe when it went from a funny joke to an OP cheese skill. This challenge is craaaaaaaaazy

[@Veence1987]

Incredible dedication. That's the first video of you that I watch and you've earned my sub. Cheers!

[@sicklly__]

this is one of the craziest things i’ve ever seen done in this game. i applaud your mental fortitude

[@LilGasmask]

0:25 and I took that personally

[@SpuddyCube]

Burst fire guns are bad! Not necessarily mechanically, but I don't like 'em!

[@GumMonster1]

The thing i hate the most about the basic starter pistol in this game is the fact that it gets a chocolate chip desert camo but the only time anyone ever uses it is in the frozen arctic that is the beginning of borderlands 2. you sir are the exception. I would have done this with an autoclicker on pc.

[@mattledoux2340]

I can tell a lot of work went into this, not only gameplay but also the editing and voiceover. I appreciate them entertainment provided and your efforts. Thank you!

[@SertQuos]

Honestly this content is such high quality. You've earned a new sub for the dedication to pain + quality :D

[@TheRyanTitan]

Has anyone ever told you that you sound like Jesse Eisenberg naming off Rules from Zombieland. I love it! Also the video too!

[@SpuddyCube]

I've heard the comparison, but I'm not even nearly familiar enough with his work to draw it myself. I'm glad that you enjoy it though!

[@flyingbuscit7037]

Another day made better with a Spuddy upload! Thank you for making my work day that much more manageable.

[@xavierthomas7590]

You are not background noise. I look forward to every upload and every deep monologue that has such an uplifting message but an almost soft monotone. You are nowhere near normal. You are extraordinary

[@bloodstone2k]

"Salvadore's midichlorian count is off the charts..." 🤣

[@jseidl21]

killing wilhiem with a pistol was insane.... props

[@monke6776]

Poop

[@accessxxdenied]

A weird al reference in the first 6 minutes? Nice.

[@Janingham]

Now we get to know how it feels like to be a normal NPC on pandora

[@EmprsBel]

Blood pumping is seriously creative. Absolutely adopting that.

[@TheUnknownD]

32:28 I'm going to tell my kid that this what happen to the dinosaurs and we got good loot.

[@grossineptitude9489]

Incredible work as always, keep it up and don't stop shining, you crazy diamond!

[@jlog2149]

JOJO REFERENCE!!!! Crazy diamond

[@lookupandfindout]

How do you go through with these challenges? It's not just hard, but tedious and boring. You are a stronger person than I

[@SpuddyCube]

I think a lot of it comes down to finding fun in the parts that you can, and knowing how to find fun in the parts that you can't otherwise. For instance, talking to a friend/watching a video while spending several hours trying to kill an ancient Eridian monster. Honestly though, I was legitimately having trouble not falling asleep during that last fight. My head was getting really heavy.

[@tylercale69]

I have also done this challenge, before any of the dlcs came out and holy fuck it was so slow and painful. Then the dlcs got added and kinda made it a smidge less painful but still

[@theelitecreeper581]

Love that reference to The Saga Begins at 5:07

[@LimitBreakr424]

Thank you for reminding us all to clean our controllers etc. Subscribed

[@Ranger_Jackal]

Oh god, these kinds of videos make me want to turn inside out and I love it!

[@BlueXonar]

Kudos! That looked absolutely brutal, and I only watched an abridged 30 minutes of your many hours of pain! I hope you took a well earned break after this haha.

[@MegaDchamp]

Jesus. Your patience far exceeds mine. Im playing bl3 and got to Joeys fight on Mayhem 5. That fight took me a solid hour, at least. A quarter of the way through his shield, i wanted to quit, but kept going. I made it thru that shlog but i cannot imagine sitting in one fight for 6 hours.

[@gary4014]

*2 hours of continuous fire* The guy who B0REd it and killed it in like 0.047 seconds: huh

[@Clayton-wk3ni]

This brought me back to my favorite game thank you

[@miqueagul]

15:44 NO PROBLEM SPUD!

[@daniele.h7697]

So when will we see you and all your goose skills do this challenge Miq?

[@miqueagul]

@@daniele.h7697 Never. It's been done, and done better than I could ever do it

[@daniele.h7697]

@@miqueagul but you'd make it funnier. Because you're fucking hilarious. But I understand

[@miqueagul]

Wow what a shitty thing to say on someone else's video@@daniele.h7697

[@RevampReborn]

The basic repeater is actually a unique pistol it has a hidden part called crappy starter

[@caiusdrakegaming8087]

It really is. For some reason the first gun you ever get is a unique that isn't of rare or epic quality

[@jrockz133t]

I was like, "oh please don't just play Zer0" when I saw the thumbnail

[@SpuddyCube]

I know Zer0 would have gotten a lot better in terms of damage, but I'm still fairly confident that ammo would pretty quickly become a problem.

[@Shedderdude1]

Pro trip: Eat nuggies with a fork while gaming

[@miqueagul]

Spoon better

[@SpuddyCube]

Both good ideas... What about a spork?

[@monke6776]

@@SpuddyCube Make a smoothie instead

[@MJD-lf2mb]

​@@monke6776Funny comment, but you disgust me.

[@kezo1410]

im playing borderlands 2 for the first time, this is how it feels

[@garygearboy1358]

That build you had was solid for the challenge moneyshot is a life saver

[@TigzCalamity]

Has the same energy as "Beating terraria with a copper shortsword"

[@seamusrichardson6011]

You aren’t killing the enemies, you’re just filling them with so much lead their limbs weigh too much to move.

[@SpuddyCube]

That is... unfortunately accurate.

[@ghostsauce3463]

RIP Mitten Squad

[@RainbowDash1451]

Mans dedication to such an awful run has my respect and my subscription

[@Xahnel]

Just for future weapon restricted runs, if you pick up any gun, you get some ammo from doing that. I learned this from watching a rocket launcher run. So, even though you can't use them, picking up pistols would be the same as picking up pistol ammo.

[@SpuddyCube]

It's both incredibly helpful and also not, depending on your luck and how much you farm for proper drops. It tends to be why I favor Sal/Moze for weapon restricted runs. It just seems less fun when the answer is "ammo stops it dead."

[@HellvisBlack]

Jolly good show my kind sir! Marvelous job! ❤

[@Ark_Angel]

You literally just proved to everyone that says YOU NEED PERFECT GEAR AND LEGENDARY GEAR!! completely wrong lol this man beat the game with a starter pistol

[@SpuddyCube]

It was only in normal mode, but I also have heard similar arguments made even for said normal mode. I think a lot of it comes down to a willingness to problem solve, and the time to do so.

[@cattysplat]

Never before have I appreciated the damage stat on my guns more than now.

[@123laaaaaaa]

I love watching these runners use the slowest car with the biggest hit box, the saw blade technical is only used to cheese exploding the iridium pipeline, its funny that i see most of normal runners use it, it doesn't take much more time to select it, just thought id point this out because its kinda funny to me seeing them use it

[@nickr8662]

Man, go take a nap, you deserve it and definitely sounded like you needed it at the end.

[@SpuddyCube]

Oh, I slept like a log after finishing the run. I absolutely played for too long consecutively to push through the end, so I was well and truly out.

[@SillyGamerPikachu]

Dang that bloodwing fight is crazy I'm completely mind blown

[@SpuddyCube]

It's not a strategy that I'd recommend using throughout the whole fight unless you're in fairly dire circumstances, but it's comforting to know that there's a really solid fallback.

[@Dinglechalk4ever]

Now do it on op 8😭😂

[@tvctaswegia497]

That was an amazing run - well done! Watching you 'fight' (tickle) Constructors and Wilhelm made me think that was the end each time . Also remember, "Anyone who is able to [terminate a Gluttonous thresher] will be awarded with the ability to be proud of the fact that they [terminated a Gluttonous thresher]" :) If I have the maths right the final fight was ~(6*60*60 seconds)/(5 clicks per 3 seconds)= *36000* trigger-pulls, while also getting RSI from hours of ADS. That's an astounding level of dedication to an ideal, time for new mouse/controller there Vault Hunter. o7

[@JacketMK]

Ah this thumbnail reminds me of Mittensquad and Yoteslayer. Rest in peace, but this is a great vid with hope for new challenge grind lords

[@xCarlog]

He made this challenge way more difficult than I expected... I saw the title and about 10-20sec in the video I'm like he's going to use Salvador because he can regen bullets via gunzerk.

[@SpuddyCube]

The game only gives you one without some shenanigans. So only one would I use!

[@redpepper3333]

I saw your Nioh runs and was impressed with how wholesome you are about things. And the closing to each video really brings a smile.

[@whiteboyramen]

Father Spuddediah is back and I’m here for it. Love your videos man

[@jenneral_jr9610]

Can we just appreciate the attempted "the saga begins" cover.

[@capitanspoiler7393]

this video should be titled "SHOULD you beat Borderlands 2 with the basic repeater?" and the answer is no D:

[@darrengaroutte7744]

I wonder what a starter pistol only run would look like with Zero and a level 1 Quasar

[@boomstickYT]

I think it wouldve been fine to give yourself another repeater through claptraps locker so you can gunzerk but i respect your dedication

[@QuintonMurdock]

This is the perfect mix that can only be described in a ven diagram between The Spiffing Britt and Max0r. I love it

[@whatsapokemonopening468]

I loved your video man thank you for sharing that at the end. i hope you have a wonderful day when you see this and everyday after. Much love

[@nizzynick9298]

Thanks for the video man right on time 👍👍👍

[@SpaceCatNuggets]

I couldn't finish this video idk why but watching you use only that gun bypassing all those green arrows it physically hurt me

[@YannaTarassi]

That just seems so painfully tedious. Salute, good Sir O7

[@crimsonsakura2184]

Roland probably just went to get some ice cream for the squad, so don't worry, he'll be back soon.

[@SpuddyCube]

I'm sure he'll turn up any second now.

[@maxy.crimson]

Man I won't lie, I was expecting a bore zero build with this for seriousness but I was like damn... he fr is doin it (I just got recommended this in my feed, December 2023)

[@JamesFoxPodcast]

Mitten Squad would be proud. RIP.

[@HappyNBoy]

I saw the title and thought "oh, so he'll play through mostly relying on abilities? That sounds fun!" but no... It's so much worse than that...

[@SpuddyCube]

Yeah, it was... an experience. But it's done wonders for my obscure knowledge of the game!

[@johandori7795]

@@SpuddyCube I am amazed you're still replying on this one. Love you Spuddy!

[@BleydXVI]

I felt so sure you were transitioning into a sponsored section when you were talking about Roland needing therapy. They have us conditioned now

[@connormoore8430]

I thought he was gonna get the basic repeater from tvhm ported over, but then the challenge would basically resolve itself

[@SpuddyCube]

Exactly, that'd be far too easy! The TVHM Basic Repeater is actually capable of dealing damage in normal mode.

[@CynthiaArzate-pn3si]

The pain

[@IWontBuy-RP]

“Why is claptrap not a vault hunter?” Well, he can’t jump 😊

[@Flare56]

I have an idea: Can you beat Borderlands 3 as a member of the Payday Gang?

[@SpuddyCube]

Not necessarily a bad idea, but I think I'd need to learn more about Payday first. Framing the concept sounds like it'd be really fun. I've played a bit of the second one, but briefly and only solo.

[@Flare56]

@@SpuddyCube Don’t worry, the community will help you out if you learn more about payday. I feel the biggest restriction of you do the run is finding skills that correlate with the payday skills

[@noeltage]

6 hours was given away to the "great alien power" who did not canonically impressed anyone. This run could represent "masocore" as a genre..... Of not a game but a content.

[@fadez420]

OK I like burst fire weapons... as long as its a 5 bullet burst. 2 bullets is RIDICULOUS

[@ethanstrawn6813]

This video deserves so much more attention, well done my dude😊

[@manofdarkness5483]

I don't think I need to tell you the definition of insanity cuz I think you went there and back in this run

[@buddybleeyes]

6 hours... jesus... at that point i would have set up a rapid fire marco on click 😂 fair play to you, thought this would end at the area with the cars 😂

[@SpuddyCube]

At some point, it becomes a cross between a personal vendetta and the sunk cost fallacy. If you've made it all the way to the Warrior, then you've just gotta see it through.

[@kompf9099]

One must imagine Spuddy happy

[@jenniferbrady8368]

When talking about the midichlorians being off the scale of thought of the Weird Al song, The Saga Begins" 😅