The Wacky History of Hybrids in Borderlands

[@Cashew1405]

What's your favourite Hybrid in Borderlands?

[@jbh4120]

...nemesis invader *Dr evil pinkie* 🫡🥂

[@iaincrawford8004]

Ajax Ogre, despite the painfully long farm for it, I love it

[@Cashew1405]

@@iaincrawford8004 Banger pick!

[@keynanmartinez]

Ajax Ogre

[@trillestsnakef8652]

actually it's the ajax orge

[@venomousbook]

it's interesting to me that with the amount of guns there are even in borderlands 1 that there are only 10 hybrids, even then all of them are only double hybrids, what if there was at least one triple hybrid that's even harder to farm for.

[@Cashew1405]

Well what makes a hybrid is a pretty limiting selection when you boil it all down. First off, all hybrids need to be a combo of the same weapon type and same manufacturer, it can't mix. Then you have to take into account the guns that have the same gun defining part which brings it down to 10. The reason why there's no triple hybrid is because most manufacturers in Bl1 only make 2 of the same weapon type. There are some exceptions like Atlas revolvers but then it goes back to the gun defining parts and it's lost again

[@venomousbook]

@@Cashew1405 the same weapon type and manufacturer make sense, i'm a little surprised there only two of them to chose from, maybe i'm too used to BL3, theres so many legendaries in that game that if hybrids were a thing there'd be endless combos to chose from

[@Cashew1405]

Yeah, IF bl3 had bl1's part system there'd be like 90 hybrids lmao

[@ZetaDaemon]

its not really surprising when you learn how the part system in bl1 works, legendary parts are limited to specific manufacturers, uniques generally always spawn with speciric parts, the ones that dont or dont have specific slots locked down use the regular part selection which lead to some uniques potentially rolling legendary parts then theres the dove which is bugged to roll any accessory instead of no accessory so you get a dove hornet, hence it being fixed in the dehanced version

[@venomousbook]

@@ZetaDaemon i always think to myself, if a glitch brings a new angle to the game and isn't game breaking then leave it in.

[@Jaydyn_H]

I've got no idea how many times I've probably landed a hybrid in BL1 (probably not often) Since BL1 is so different from every game proceeding it and only some weapons kept as novelty items throughout the franchise (sledge's shotgun, skullmasher, hellfire, etc.) I've found it hard to even try hunting for certain weapons. The simple pursuit has always been just finding the next weapon that works better than the previous to suit Brick's build and making sure some of those are elemental as well. I didn't even know that hybrids were even a thing until your Hornet hunt! Also, music from Banjo Kazooie? Hell yeah! Haha.... I'm so old...

[@Cashew1405]

Honestly, Hybrid's and pearls are a pretty niche thing in the grand scheme of Borderlands 1 but they're the reason that I keep coming back. No game in the Borderlands franchise has as good as an endgame loot hunt as bl1!

[@Jaydyn_H]

@Cashew1405 I wish I could agree with as much passion as you - but aside from the Hyperion loot farm I get kinda bored. Honestly, it's entirely because I don't have the skill to be farming through crawmarax battles and I've already been soft locked out of the General Knoxx loot farm too so - I'd just be running around maps shooting old enemies Can't even go back and enjoy killing the destroyer I might try new characters on BL1 one day, but I haven't even started BL3 yet so just let me get at least one full run through of each game before I go making every character OP haha

[@Cashew1405]

You're valid either way. Will say though if you got locked out of Super Marcus Sweep you can always complete the quest then get the next 2 missions from Marcus as the mission "It's like Christmas" is the exact same as Super Marcus sweep.

[@vibes_VT]

we need hybrids back in borderlands 4

[@Albatross0913]

i've been dying for this, thanks m8

[@canontheory]

The fact BL1 has pearls and hybrids gives it crazy replay value, you always have something rare to farm that you’ve never gotten. That’s what Borderlands is all about.

[@iaincrawford8004]

I'm more than crazy enough to want to farm a roaster rhino so I can listen to enemies burn as I roast them with it. Fantastic video Cashew, I'm really enjoying it

[@St4rkiller04]

This video was definitely worth the wait. You absolutely cooked sir 🔥🔥🔥

[@lucaspark2790]

Frozen snowshoe is almost my favorite item in bl3, the synergy with spark plug and bloodletter on moze is the most fun I’ve ever had playing that game

[@michaelflammer3622]

Such an amazing video! Been playing bl1 since day one and only ever had 2 hybrids drop! Never really farmed too much, however. Such a cool feature in this series!

[@Cashew1405]

I've also only ever got 2. Ajax Ogre and Dove Hornet, farming them is such a time sink but also so hype that you can't be mad at it.

[@kvetoslavzeleny1764]

21:00 And the Barrel_SS_L is the second beta version of Seventh Sence that you can see in trailer for DLC2. It uses the green transparent Ghost skin and kinda works like Queen's call with Ice Queen effect. I can send you the save edit code.

[@NotElis]

I farmed the Ajax ogre for 3 days and finally got it, I ran up stairs to get my brother and I recorded it on Snapchat. I was 20 years olds. This was 5 years ago and I still go back and farm on that same account

[@NotElis]

I got lucky tho, it took me longer to get a perfect part weewees super booster

[@TheChieftain1117]

Minor correction: the Rogue-Sight has homing bullets as well, not just being able to see the marks during the mission.

[@Cashew1405]

Yeah, also forgot to mention the skin is the same haha

[@Crepuculum]

Funnily enough, I decided to try to see if there was a shortcut for the Reaver’s Edge Penetrator, and managed to find one provided you had access to the Scorpio Turret and more importantly (though scumy I guess) an unbreakable shield, in which you place your turret close to the torch that’s underneath the red chest near Reaver’s spawn and throw a grenade at the base of the turret where the grenade would than duplicate and should launch you high enough to reach a narrow “path” allowing to to reach Reaver with only having to fight the enemies that guard Reaver, so believe it or not there is shortcut, just one that I don’t think anyone else thought of. Anyways you are welcome to try if you like, though I’m not sure if it would work on the remastered version, please let me know if I am right or wrong, as I am curious. P.S. I don’t remember who, but got the shield (& shotgun) from a random player at some point a few years ago, as I’m not good at modding nor owned a computer at the time, and at the time didn’t know it was possible to get modded weapons on console, anyway, you giant serving of word pasta has now been served, best enjoy it while it’s hot. 😀👍

[@Cashew1405]

That's actually sick af. Roland superiority baybeee!!!

[@Toasterizer9000]

Imagine if hybrids are brought back on purpose in BL4, and instead of just mixing guns, it’s creates a new one between them Like think of this, nukem barrel+pyrophobia magazine= a new gun I’m calling the supernova, normal nukem shot but the splash occurs multiple times over 5 seconds

[@tuna8181]

The only worse one of the bunch is the Cyclops scope on Kyros' rifle and its not even worth using since most of the areas are CQB or medium range engagements. (The invader sniper is meant to be called the Executioner, someone at gearbox fudged the names on few specific oranges)

[@Cashew1405]

Yeah, there's a few names like that in bl1. Like how there's 2 Crux's since ones supposed to be the plague

[@them3497]

Heya, I just recently got back into Borderlands 1 (although I'm taking a break again to play something else with my sibling), and I wound up making my goal for this return learning the limits of grenade launcher creation, which lead to me making an information index spreadsheet on everything I figured out. If you've got any interest in doing a collaboration of sorts that goes over the grenade launchers left on the cutting room floor (mostly finished), would you let me know? I've been wanting to get the information out there for a while, but don't really have any reach within the community. Great video about the hybrids! I'm still working on collecting some myself, I believe the most I've got is the Dove Hornet, Ajax Ogre, Cyclops' Power, and a Nemesis Invader, but I haven't been in the best farming mood in a while.

[@wamryt]

Ayo?

[@lilpain1997]

I honestly wished hybrids were a thing in all of the games. I love farming in BL games and I love farming the super rare stuff.

[@Cashew1405]

Same! The late game loot hunt is huge for the games longevity

[@lilpain1997]

@@Cashew1405 I still play the games to this day simply due to the loot lol. Even if I have pretty much all the rare stuff on multiple characters lol. Well... No perfect hide of terra... I would love to see that thing drop

[@frozi1541]

Gearbox should really stop fearing people will break their game. for how rare some of the legendaries are, it should be encourged. any dev wants people to play more of their game. if there was an insane farmable weapon so rare that breaks the game with god-like power, so be it!

[@Gandalf_the_Gold]

Great video! Just subbed 🤘🏼

[@Cashew1405]

Legend

[@lilacocto9103]

It's honestly quite hilarious that the best mechanic in Borderlands 1 was an accident! Personally, I've only ever gotten the TK's Bulldog to drop. Which is just a TK's wave with 20 shots. Definitely the most boring hybrid weapon.

[@Hyperiumon]

Poor fishman still grinding for the nemvader. Ima pour one out for him cause he gonna be 87 when he gets it lmao.😂

[@Cashew1405]

Pour one out this Christmas for those *really in need, like Fishman6. We need a charity for that man

[@ZetaDaemon]

the “seventh ghost” absolutely isnt a hybrid gun, its got nothing in common with the kings call its just easy to clone other objects when making guns rather than setting up from scratch so they probably cloned stuff from the roguesight since it also reveals stuff on ads calling it a hybrid is like saying the free radical is a carrier beacon hybrid

[@Cashew1405]

No, it's definitely a hybrid. The 7th Ghost has the skin, homing shots and bullet style of the rouges sight and many of the special effects of the kings call. On crit you receive ammo back into your mag plus there is a 3 way ricochet, I wouldn't call that nothing.

[@ZetaDaemon]

@ it doesnt have the returning ricochet of the kings call, it just has increased ricochet count like a few jakobs guns have, ammo refund on crit is shared by all the calls and the amazing grace its pretty clear they just cloned the rogue to mess around with and then scrapped it but left the files there

[@HNcomics]

I just started playing BL1 again and I've fallen back in love with it. I just know BL4 is gonna be trash but I can always go back to pearl and/hybrid farming to keep me busy forever.

[@keynanmartinez]

I hate when they have a great idea like hybrid until they don't return in the sequels. Gearbox BRING BACK HYBRIDS IN BORDERLANDS 4!!!

[@Cashew1405]

Well it was never an idea they had. Hybrids were a happy accident

[@keynanmartinez]

​@@Cashew1405 it should of stayed in the franchise permanently.

[@AdminAbuse]

@@keynanmartinez Should have

[@johnokland1652]

Yeah i dont think it will happen on the account of they nerf builds and guns constantly for some reason stating well its not fun if you join an online coop mission and one person is just busted or if everyone ony plays flakk cause he kills bosses the fastest ect ect basically what they could do is open up the legendary pearl part pool on anything of a certain value say uniques and up right and you could have these supper powerful guns whats more is you could even farm full Frankensteins say like you get a unique dahl body with a legendary barel a pearlescent stock a legendary scope a unique mag and a legendary charm where this thing has 5+ special effects and ungodly stats but each thing is like a 1/1000 roll so like getting the exact weapon you want might be depending on how many parts a gun has like a one in quintiĺion drop or something

[@AnArcanespiritOfficial]

The Florentine from Borderlands 2 is a purchasable Elemental Hybrid with Seraph Crystals in The Captain Scarlett DLC. Maybe not a traditional..ish Hybrid but a welcome one in UVHM or all modes really.

[@Cashew1405]

That one doesn't count sadly. I'm a huge fan of the Florentine but just cause it has 2 elements doesn't make it a hybrid. Honestly most of the Dragon Keep Seraphs were super sick.

[@gadrielvanorion9872]

Gearbox can enable hybrids by simply making the part system closer to bl1 But make it so legendaries are always bodies while purple/blues have it somewhere else This would give it more of a chance

[@Cashew1405]

I see what your saying but if bl3 had bl1's part system there would like 50 hybrids lmao. The reason why there are only 10 in bl1 is the fact that I hybrid can only combine 2 guns that have both the same type and manufacturer. Bl1 has a pretty small unique gun pool if we compare it to bl3 in that way.

[@gadrielvanorion9872]

@@Cashew1405 there is also the option to simply have a few select guns that are allowed to go into a possible pool say just have a few blues and purples who have more modest effects and with the legendaries/pearls/??? and those have the parts on something else so it can happen, im sure there is a solution that would make this very possible i mean we have also rarities on parts being on specific loot such as maliwan on shields in bl2 that can also very much influence the whole thing and make it rare

[@budsmokinpandaz]

🐼🐼🐼

[@Cashew1405]

The legend is back

[@GaiatheSage]

Farming hundreds of times for a hybrid... 😂 weak. why not just willowtree it in? especially as there are way more then 10 hybrids. vanilla hybrids aren't worth it.

[@ASirensFlame]

Bl3 you can "create" hybrids via mods Hyperions shotgun Vladof ARs Etc Its disgusting