What I Like More: Borderlands 3 vs Borderlands 2

[@TheAmazingHerosquad]

I'd absolutely KILL for a borderlands 2 remake in 3's engine. The amazing story of 2 with the gunplay of 3 would be the perfect game

[@yourstatistacs]

Yes! My personal add on to that would be fixing drops and some balancing. Spreading out the loot even more and keeping more builds relevant. Would love this

[@bakerfresh]

Get rid of the forced slag, have OP an option. Let is level up faster. If you beat the game once, allow to start a fresh second quest on level 30-50. Borderlands 2 got really fun with the trees as you could double cap, but that took so long, and then you were forced to slag with Moxxi amd farm Harold's. Very tedious and inrewardingvto the semi-casual. And make Rifles and shotguns like BL1...mashers!?!

[@yourstatistacs]

@@bakerfresh Love everything you said except maybe that last part? Idk what you mean by make rifles and shotguns like BL1 mashers. Sounds like it would be overpowered but Idk in what fashion you intend for rifles to be like BL1 mashers.

[@bakerfresh]

@@yourstatistacs maybe forgot the comma. Miss GOOD masters. They lowered base damage so much the gimmick was worthless. Once in a blue moon you'd get a Jacob's Masher rifle that did anything. The legendaries were good, but...they were all OP. Rifles were good in BL1, and they made them DooDoo in BL2. While great overall in BL3, reload time made you want to ditch Vladov, which were pretty cool. Shotguns were good in BL1. Hit hard, and had sniper shotguns with S&S. Nice when electricity amd could pop Guardians in the sky.

[@mistermann4163]

I'm 50/50 with the gunplay of 3's aside from the alt fire mode being on BL2's guns. With only a few things changed like what was done in Pre-Sequel like Hyperion shooting slower but you notice the accuracy boost. Aside from that shotguns need to be more defined with there brands/parts, Hyperion's being single barrel with the 2nd largest mag(Heart Breaker is what comes to mind), Jakobs being one shot reload no matter what, and Bandit with larger mags.

[@knIfebOmb769]

Borderlands 3 looks much better, has better environmental variety and has better gameplay but the charcters are a huge step backwards. Listening to the calypso twins made me regret killing Handsome Jack. I miss that guy.

[@yourstatistacs]

Love this and I think most agree haha I think they really need to get out of their own way and just write a villain without trying to 1 up Jack. If they just forgot about Jack and wrote a villain it would more than likely feel more organic. Calypso twins feel forced

[@trippytravis8812]

Each game is different borderlands 3 in my opinion is meant to be beaten 1 time possibly on each character. Borderlands 2 you beat it like 4 times on each character

[@yourstatistacs]

Thats where I prefer BL3 but when I break them down like this and play them both it just makes me think that Gearbox really needs to take a little from both for BL4 and they'll be cooking

[@darthbane2669]

It's going to be stupid woke

[@Definitely-dr.bright]

@@darthbane2669THERE TURNIN THE FRIGGIN FROGS GAY1!!!1!11!!!1!!!1!111!!1!1

[@apexalexr]

@@Definitely-dr.bright okay let's be real if krieg said this I would love it

[@thetissuebandit5815]

The reason you beat borderlands 2 with the same character 4 times is because playing the end game is hell and it's more fun to start again

[@starmangalaxy2001]

Something that I would give BL2 over 3 is the purple weapons, which sucks because BL3 Purples are amazing design wise so it sucks that they're just so outclassed, to the point where BL3 had to have a number of pretty generic legendaries that were basically just purples with usable stats. Some of my favorite weapons in BL2 are nonunique weapons, the Quad, the Topneaa, pretty much all of the plasma casters, the Synergy. I could go on really and all of these can tango in the endgame, but I don't really feel the same way about BL3's selection which is a damn shame.

[@yourstatistacs]

This is well said, I always praise the variety in BL3 but there is something to be said for variety in rarities that can also be viable at endgame. I will 100% give that to BL2 because blues and purples don't have any good ones in BL3

[@DreyfusLagoon]

I think BL2 is more fun for a min maxer/hardcore borderlands player who likes the grind. UVHM-OP10 almost require you to be fully kitted out in order to not die. BL3 is more fun for casual borderlands players who want to experiment with non optimal stuff and random guns. BL3 at the hardest difficulty is significantly easier than BL2 at the hardest difficulty and that’s neither good nor bad, but it does allow players to use stuff that isn’t “meta” more reliably. I do think BL2 has better vault hunters though, aside from fl4k, I don’t think the BL3 vault hunter have enough identity behind their (many) builds. I like how BL2 vault hunter are more defined in their playstyles, if you want to snipe go zer0, if you want to tank be Krieg, if you want to run and gun be salv or maya, melee go zer0 or kreig, you want support play axton, you want to torture yourself play Gaige. For me that’s personally more interesting than the Bl3 approach of all characters being relativity decent at everything with a couple standouts like melee amara, speed demon Zane, crit damage fl4k and splash damage moze. I personally like the more defined playtstyles of BL2 but as someone who likes to play zer0 the most I might be hypocritical because you can melee, snipe or run and gun with him all very effectively.

[@yourstatistacs]

I disagree with the sentiment though that just cause you have more viable weapons at endgame makes it less difficult. I think any Borderlands can be for casuals cause casuals would never really go to endgame like that. The percentage of people that actually did the Maliwan Takedown on Mayhem 10 or 11 is very low. When my friends played it with me they could not do it without me because they were not into build crafting like me and most that play Borderlands aren't, thats where the hardcore side kicks in. I'd personally say that's why BL3 is better than BL2 is because there is variety at endgame. Making 4 characters max level and everything just for all of them to have relatively similar gear sucks imo. I love BL2 but I can't pretend I enjoy that part which is why I give BL3 endgame in my opinion. I don't really get what you mean by the identity thing either though, you kinda contradicted yourself by saying BL2 has more identity but then explaining the identity of each vault hunter in BL3.

[@Kailenrulzu]

@yourstatistacs the thing i hate is that there are different parts on the gun that either god roll or trash roll it

[@logainwolfe1988]

I think what you're trying to quantify overall that's missing from BL2 to BL3 is player agency, but not in the way you would think at first. You have so much agency in 3 as far as build, guns, skins, movement, gameplay.....but the game strips you of any agency whatsoever when it comes to story or progression. Borderlands 2 has one singular cutscene(other than the ending) that isn't a "introductory" cutscene for a boss or character. It's the one after control core angel. Your vault hunter is integral to the story and the things that are happening. In Borderlands 3, you might as well not exist when it comes to several points in the story. Oh, you entered the vault with Maya and killed the Rampager? Oh, there's a cutscene and a standoff.....and you're just not there. And there's TONS of instances of stuff like this throughout the story. You exist ONLY within the gameplay of the game, and it sucks. I played a ton of both(more of 2 though...)to me, the best thing to come out of Borderlands 3 was the cartels event. If the entirety of BL3 was as good as the raid on the cartel house, I would love it so much more. You just feel like you're fucking shit up, and that's how it should feel. The endgame with the trials and takedown events is better in BL3, but when you consider slogging through the story to get there it just feels like a chore. And they knew it. They patched the game today and now you can just "create" a max level character and you start right before the Tyrene fight. Had they done this sooner, I would have loved BL3 so much more. Also, while the DLC and updates are nice for 3, the constant gun nerfs was so tiresome. I hate farming gear and decking out a character and having to refarm. I literally stopped playing after the first DLC because of it and waited for the game to be "complete" because of it. And again, if I had only been exposed to THAT BL3 I would have loved it so much more. I prefer borderlands 2 because the journey is as fun as the destination in my mind. BL3 is all destination, the destination is great, but the journey to get there is just not good.

[@sweetiefangs777]

I think the main reason I like BL2 over BL3 is because BL3 suffers from a lot of repetition and emptiness. Many characters in BL3’s main, side, and DLC missions feel empty and/or like copies of eachother. The characters don’t feel too unique and they don’t compliment eachother and that sentiment carries through out the entire game. The poor pacing in almost every mission leaves myself and friends feeling empty because we have nothing to remember missions with besides a red-text item. The emptiness on Sanctuary 3 is part of why there is the major death in BL3, there is literally no one else to help on the ship. Sanctuary feels so empty that I find myself never wanting to spend time there but doing any missionsleaves me annoyed because the characters don’t feel new. While I do think both games could be improved, I much prefer BL2 because I can connect to the characters even though the gameplay mechanics in BL3 are wonderful.

[@yourstatistacs]

Not sure I get what you mean? You say you have trouble connecting with characters but most characters on Sanctuary 3 are characters from BL2 so I can't say I understand that. Pacing I can 100% agree with and I will say I like Sanctuary in BL2 better because it has Scooter and Zed but thats more of nostalgia than anything for me personally since they are BL1 characters. I enjoyed Ellie, Moxsy and Maurice on Sanctuary 3 personally, I thought they all have some good moments. I can't see BL3 feeling empty with characters like Traunt, private beans, the old man from the feeble and furious quest and plenty of other funny side quests. Probably one of the most heartfelt DLC is in BL3, that being DLC 4 when you go into Kriegs mind, lots of themes and messages written in there. I'd highly recommend giving the game another shot if you missed some of these things. But maybe I'm wrong and this just isn't your cup of tea and thats fine too

[@sweetiefangs777]

@@yourstatistacs A different way to phrase it would probably be that I feel a sense of community missing in Sanctuary 3. I am usually only there for my vault and when going to my vault I don’t hear Brick and Mordecai talking in the room next to me but I have an NPC screaming my ear off. And I don’t feel a sense of accomplishment portrayed in Sanctuary 3 either. In Sanctuary 2 we are floating and even though Roland isn’t there it feels alright because we still made it. In BL3 there is Lilith’s symbol on the moon which I barely see. Don’t get me wrong I love Traunt and Private Beans but I like the established communities in BL2 like The Slabs, The Raiders, The Hodunks, The Zaffords, Hyperon, and the sense of family formed in the story and side missions. In BL3 there are the COV, The Raiders, Atlas, and Maliwan (If I am forgetting any please correct me but I cannot remember any more). I love BL3’s DLCS a lot too but I try to exclude DLCS because some might not be able to afford the DLC immediately and I want people in that situation to see what they are initally paying for in the base game. I don’t find myself spending much time in Moxxi’s bar on Sanctuary 3 because I prefer to go to her DLC instead. I like the game a lot but I wish there was more of a connection between characters in the game. I think this due in part to the way they approached their story development because many issues I have with the main story bleed into the side missions. I do love BL3 but largely for the DLC’s and I love Borderlands as a whole but I feel like the way they handled the story ruins a lot of the experience. I did really enjoy your video though! I forgot to leave that in my earlier comment :3

[@yourstatistacs]

@@sweetiefangs777 Thank you very much and I'm glad you enjoyed the video, that always means the world to me. I definitely understand what you mean WAY more now and honestly I agree. The way you said it, "...many issues I have with the main story bleed into the side missions" I think really resonates with me. The story, the pacing, the way they left a lot of classic characters (that are in the game) to the wayside and didn't use them as much, it does leave something to be desired with those characters. It was a complaint I had from the beginning, the lack of Mordecai, Brick, Tina and of course Zed and probably some others I can't think of. I'm glad you explained yourself cause now I totally get what you mean (I hope) and I appreciate you taking the time to be here and chat. Always love when I get to hear opinions and such so thank you very much!

[@sweetiefangs777]

@@yourstatistacs Of course! I am excited for BL4 though whenever it comes out :) And don’t forget there are 10 Golden Keys redeemable currently! It is so much fun opening crates :3 I hope to see more of your videos come up in my notifs :3

[@DevonCurran]

I think the 3 play throughs on BL2 and better pacing both work to create more connections to characters/missions.

[@DevonCurran]

Your comment about pacing is spot on. Having played through both recently, 2 really does a good job of moving the pace in the first act of the game. Gearbox I think realized this and lets you skip to lvl 13 in BL3. 😆

[@yourstatistacs]

I agree but I think its everywhere sadly in BL3 so the skip while appreciated isn't fixing the whole games pacing. I still super appreciate that its there and hope its a launch feature in BL4. I definitely think BL2 pushes the pace more, there's a couple of times they hold you up for some sanctuary banter about killing Jack or whatever but its not nearly as bad as BL3. I want that I said in the video and can't emphasize it enough. Do everything through the echonet. Allow me to turn in quests through the echo, allow all dialogue to happen through the echo without holding up your next quest. All this stuff could be fixed so easily by the echo instead of making the player travel back and forth all the time. Make the Sanctuary a nice optional pitstop where players can go do what they need to do and then continue pushing through as long as they want with no forced breaks. This is my dream for a Borderlands when it comes to pacing lol

[@serindcommira8606]

Didn't expect to watch borderlands content today, but this was super interesting! You've got me wanting to re-play through borderlands 3 now. I wasn't as put off by borderlands 3's story/dialogue as most people were, but story pacing is definitely what separates the two games, especially with most of borderlands 2's major story beats being through the echo or in skippable cutscenes. That being said, the pace at which borderlands 3 handles the progression from a power level standpoint is far better imo. I went through the first like 80% of borderlands 1 & 2 three times without ever even knowing legendries were a thing because most random encounters felt so inconsequential.

[@yourstatistacs]

Feels like you and I are on the same page for the most part, I do truly love the gameplay and endgame of BL3 but I also want to go back and play the endgame of BL2 more to get more of a feel for it. I definitely recommend playing BL3 again if you are interested, I loved the DLC and endgame plus depending on when you last played there have been a lot of good updates!

[@stgrimmddg2930]

Co-op is definitely a tie. 2 was over all finished and perfected, but 3, even with it's issues, is still pretty great just because of instanced levels/loot

[@yourstatistacs]

Glad to hear I'm not crazy on this one haha. Appreciate you

[@krayder188]

I've recently been playing Borderlands 2 and 3 myself, and you nailed it on the head saying 3 had the worst of the pacing. But personally, Side quests respectfully goes to Borderlands 2. Borderlands 2 side quests I feel did a lot more to serve to the world and its characters. You can save a town from the impacts of Handsome Jack's mining through Overlook. You can help scooter fix stuff or attempt to help him in making a silly poem, you get to see the sadness that is the loneliness of claptrap from his birthday quest. That quest can make you feel SO awkward! It was immersive. In Borderlands 1, even without the voice acting, had good quest descriptions that immersed you in its world and its characters. The world felt more gritty and your actions from certain quests carried on to new sidequests. I haven't quite felt that same closeness with the world and characters as I did with 3. Loreli's coffee and burger quests for example, didn't feel quite so impactful. It felt lighthearted, goofy, and has the same pacing as the main story. It didn't help me feel immersed in quite the same way, and the non stop one liners and jokes didn't help, I think. Besides, no side quest can top Face McShooty :P When I look at the games 1-3, I see a shift from gritty and connected to comedy and flashiness, with 2 being a nice combination of the two polar sides.

[@krayder188]

I'ma have to remain unbiased on DLC and late game. I haven't done either on Borderlands 3 yet. I'm getting there though!

[@yourstatistacs]

Honestly with sidequests its all about the day with these things lol I could love BL2 more one day and 3 more another. I just remember a lot more sidequests in BL3 so I gave it the stamp of approval. I find that things I remember more leave more impact and I felt that way about a lot of BL3 sidequests but you make a very persuasive argument haha

[@yourstatistacs]

@@krayder188 You are more than welcome to comeback here and share your thoughts on DLC once you've played them all. I LOVED borderlands 3 dlc personally. I think if there's one thing BL3 nailed its making each place feel very unique. All the different planets and places in DLC for sure have unique atmospheres and do a great job switching up the vibe. Thanks for coming through man, really appreciate you and enjoyed hearing some of your thoughts. Thank you

[@ryze9153]

BL2 is home. End of story.

[@yourstatistacs]

Stay cozy at home man. My comfort food is some Presequel

[@J90I]

Less is more with borderlands story IMO. I don’t need a super complicated backstories or crazy plot points that detract from the story, I just need something to hold all these missions I’m doing together. Either way the characters are a lot less charming in BL3 and makes the story a drag.

[@yourstatistacs]

Love the way you said it and I couldn't agree more. The story was never a problem till it became the main focus with too many cutscenes and things. Just a simple dialogue over the echo always sufficed, just give us more of that.

[@Orbital.Gate.Resuscitate]

BL3 is overhated imo, I understand the criticisms of it for sure, but in general I have way more fun playing bl3, and ive been playing bl2 since it came out. Obviously jack is much better than the twins, but i really dont think bl3s story is nearly as bad as people act like it is. Gameplay wise, bl3 takes the cake 100%. Good video, I agree with the majority of what you said

[@yourstatistacs]

Yeah I agree, I've had times where the noise influences how I feel about BL3 but then I hop back on and absolutely love the game. As I said I love both and there's different reasons to love each but at the end of the day I have fun on both and that's what really matters! Thank you so much, I really appreciate you being here!

[@Obozo_Gaming]

For me, personally. The graphics and gunplay of BL3 are the best in the franchise. While the story and characters, including dlc, in BL2 are the best. But I believe Captain Truant should have had more screen time, he was my favorite character in BL3.

[@yourstatistacs]

Agree 100% with this, I hope they can figure it out with BL4 because a game with BL3 gameplay and BL2 villain would be incredible

[@bakerfresh]

Watch out, Truant was the brother combo, Capt Truant was the little Siren Girl.

[@bakerfresh]

At first I loved Vaughn. Thought he was silly. Then came the calves and the later missions and I dreaded him, bro. I was like, is there a Tyrene podcast I could listen to?

[@yourstatistacs]

@@bakerfresh lmao damn you really don't like Vaughn. I could definitely do with him being a little more how he was in Tales from the Borderlands. It would've been more interesting if they did with him what they did with Brick in BL2. You take out his bandit minion dudes and Vaughn could've been a more brainy, weakling type that still lead them but they just made him the joke of all jokes in the end and it really made him a lot less as a character. Also what do you mean Capt Truant was the "little Siren Girl"? lol Not sure I understand that.

[@bakerfresh]

@@yourstatistacs I still have to play Tales

[@JanJansen985]

BL3 felt like there was less stuff there BL2 had so much different shit to see

[@yourstatistacs]

I think I just disagree but Idk what you mean by stuff? I'm pretty sure BL3 has more content than any Borderlands and the DLC were all pretty different with a western and a casino + lovecraftian and Kriegs mind. The settings and styles were pretty diverse in my opinion but I totally respect anyone that just likes the DLC more in BL2 but personally I just think all that stuff was given so much more thought in BL3.

[@JanJansen985]

@@yourstatistacs i mean more toward enemy variety and player engagement BL2 had guns that all felt their own BL3 guns were always the same Maliwan has dumb charge up or Torgue guns always feeling not fun to shoot BL3 just didnt scratch the itch Also there were too many pace breakers

[@yourstatistacs]

@@JanJansen985 Pace I agree with, guns I can't say I do but to each their own. Appreciate you sharing your side of things and I really love what going back through these games did for me. I feel like I'm more accepting of both sides of this BL3, BL2 coin. One thing I really want to do if my friends are willing is try and do some endgame, going through the OP levels and stuff. I haven't had a ton of experience with BL2 endgame, do you like doing endgame? If so any recommended character you enjoy for it?

[@JanJansen985]

@@yourstatistacs endgame is what you make it I played a lot of games with me mates but BL3 burned us all out Before i played i got hyped and got the expansion packs but none of us beat the main game For BL2 just have fun, unless tou turn on hard mode

[@gears7333]

@@yourstatistacs BL3 Sliding, Mantling, Alt-Firing, Smoother Combat, Better Graphics, More Complex Skill Trees, Higher Visiblity of what loot is on the ground, Bigger Backpack and Shared Vault, Mayhem Mode. BL2 Better Story, Shorter Story for Replayabilty, Higher Difficulty, Difficult Bosses and Raid Bosses with Actual Mechanics instead of just being Health Sponges like Bl3. Zero and Gunzerker. Endgame is what counts Bl2 takes the cake

[@emrickazor2610]

Bold takes! I respect it. I don't agreee with you, but I won't tell you you're wrong. I'm just glad that there ARE people who can enjoy 3 after an initial playthrough.

[@yourstatistacs]

I appreciate you saying it nicely lmao but yes I am a big BL3 fan, I can really understand the Borderlands 2 better opinion but I definitely think that Gearbox has some things that they can take from each to really get the next one right. Curious (if you have the time) to hear your thoughts a little on what you think of BL2 endgame IF you have a lot of experience in it. Either way I appreciate the time you've given me so far, thank you so much!

[@emrickazor2610]

@@yourstatistacs The endgame content was never really my thing. All in all, BL1 and 2 are just less visually cluttered. BL3 feels like it's trying to appeal to my ADHD, while also distracting me in every way. Even leveling up takes up the whole screen. I like 3's classes, and the multiple skills per class REALLY makes it more replayable. But, I would have preferred another character, just for the new concepts that could be brought along as a whole, there's only so much you can do per class.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@emrickazor2610 I could never say no to more playable characters, I remember the hype I had when they dropped Krieg and in presequel when they dropped Handsome Jack doppelganger. Absolutely can agree with BL3 visual pollution being bad lol they did seem to address that in wonderlands which is a good sign for the next Borderlands. I'll always love them all though BL1 through 3 (including presequel(especially presequel lol))

[@emrickazor2610]

@@yourstatistacs Presequel gets so much unnecessary hate. It's a banger. Nisha is a fucking amazing class. Honestly, I think every class in TPS was good.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@emrickazor2610 100% agree. My personal favorite was Aurelia, get some ice weapons and she is AMAZING

[@acerw7366]

I think borderlands as a franchise struggles to nail down melee builds in bl2 you are heavily gear reliant and it falls off rather heavily in UVHM and while bl3 melee Amara is okay the main way to make it viable is by using guns which isn’t really melee, wonderlands despite its flaws did great by introducing melee weapons into the franchise I’m hoping it continues into bl4

[@yourstatistacs]

Preach brother! Can't wait to see what BL4 brings and hopefully a lot of the QoLs from Wonderlands make it in there cause despite the reception the game was great till endgame. If you are on PC and own Wonderlands I definitely recommend the redux mod, you can find 2 videos on my channel talking about the mod itself and its impact, 1 is the mod during playthrough the other is the endgame experience with the mod.

[@naytny5819]

I disagree on this, Melee in BL2 is especially excellent. Zer0 being able to dash around and chain multiple kills while being invisible and shooting Kunai is such a fun gameplay loop. Same goes for Krieg and Athena in The Pre Sequel. Melee in BL3 however is extremely underwhelming. I remember being excited to play Amara because she was supposed to be the siren brawler with 6 arms but when the game came out all of her action skills just sucked and didn't synergize at all with Melee. Her melee dash is also very underwhelming it has extremely poor range and can whiff constantly. Which sucks because they absolutely nailed Zer0 and Athena's melee dash abilities. Also in UVHM melee doesn't fall off at all. It actually gets better because before UVHM you didn't have access to Kunai on Zer0 making applying deathmarks before a execute possible.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@naytny5819 BL3 melee is very underwhelming but while I enjoy BL2 melee I just think it could be more mechanically sound. I like a lot of what Wonderlands did to mix it up and I just think if they make a character like Zero in a game with the melee system like Wonderlands it would be incredible. I'm excited to see what they do in BL4 for a melee system

[@WillFuI]

For anyone wondering u don’t have to use a mod to get rid of the dialogue. U can just delete the files. Just go into the folders highlight the specific files and delete

[@yourstatistacs]

Only thing I don't like with this is it gets rid of the enemy/player callouts and I personally enjoy that stuff so thats why I tend to use the mod

[@TheBradhudabi]

I had a blast with bl3. Wasn't much into the story. But the movement, gunplay, skill trees, and multiple ults were great. Also, I really liked the dlcs. Handsome jackpot and guns, love, and tentacles gave us some fun guns and mods.

[@yourstatistacs]

When it comes to Borderlands so long as theres fun gunplay and good loot thats all that matters lol Agree 100% the dlc for BL3 is amazing to me!

[@dark2deeds]

borderlands 3 all the way i love it all of it ❤❤❤❤

[@yourstatistacs]

Its so interesting to hear all the feedback with some all in on one side while others lean the other way and some landing in the middle. I love both I truly do but I wonder where BL4 land? It will be interesting to watch it all unfold and I can't wait for our first peak into BL4 (whenever that is haha). Thanks for watching and giving your input, really appreciate you.

[@scotthermmann4]

I agree and borderlands 3 isn’t just about the story. I think that the best content from borderlands is the endgame content. Yea the story is mid but the endgame content for borderlands 3 is fire. And the the gameplay feels soooooo good

[@yourstatistacs]

Agree 100%. Idk when story became such a big point of contention for Borderlands but its never meant to be the focus imo. When me and my friends play we aren't sitting their like "shhhh cutscene time" lmao we just mindlessly kill shit and loot. Thats Borderlands to me. Love the endgame in BL3, Maliwan takedown is so fun!

[@scotthermmann4]

@@yourstatistacs yea I’f people are looking for a more story driven looter shooter than they should go play destiny lol

[@Braindizruptor]

BL2 over BL3, period.

[@itzickybroidk8379]

Slay, gurl💅

[@yourstatistacs]

Respect it but I can't agree. I think if Gearbox looks at both BL3 and BL2 and understands the likes and dislikes from each they will be in a good mindset for making BL4

[@darthbane2669]

Bl3 with bl2 story and chars would slap hard in the best way

[@LobsterSB]

Opinion ≠ Fact

[@Kyle-zy7ny]

​@yourstatistacs I agree here 100%. If gearbox took the time to research what people liked and disliked about BL2 and BL3, they'd make a killer BL4. But is that going to happen? Probobly not.

[@WillFuI]

I find optimizing playing through the story to be so fun, the fastest I have done was under 3 hours character time like 4 hours real time. I find it so enjoyable

[@yourstatistacs]

Never been much of a speed runner myself but I love that there is more than one way to enjoy the borderlands games

[@waywardlynx5651]

Huge fan of all the borderlands. I just bought 3 on super sale and the pacing is so painfully bad. I'm so happy I'm not alone.

[@yourstatistacs]

If you are on PC and want to do more playthroughs I recommend the dialogue skip mod. I know now you can just start with max level characters but personally I still enjoy going through the game and the skip mod just makes it much more enjoyable for me personally lol

[@parallaxninja456]

borderlands 2 is always just going to be so great. I think borderlands 3 innovated on some things in a very positive way, I think it also innovated on some things in a negative way. Definitely worth playing 3 a few times and I was pleasantly surprised when i replayed it a few months ago. I think the story in borderlands 3 kinda gets me. Some characters are great, the plot is good, but man, some of the characters are so insufferable lol. Also, nice video man, keep grinding

[@yourstatistacs]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate your time and hearing from you

[@Bottlecapppp]

Some details that i hate about borderlands 3 is the menu and the inventory, i loved how in TPS and 2 the main menu had your character looking to the horizon and the inventory was your character looking at your stats and items and in the vending machines too, they butchered the second just for the echo skins

[@yourstatistacs]

Never really noticed this but I love hearing stuff like this. Always strikes me as interesting to hear what little things make a big difference to some. Really appreciate your input, thank you

[@sebastienjames-fook301]

The main issue is the lack of dividers in the inventory ui. They bunch all the weapons in the inventory with no divider between pistols, smgs, rifles etc. That was the worst part about the inventory.

[@calebdean713]

​@sebastienjames-fook301 What do you mean? You can sort all of the guns by type

[@phife226]

The jump from BL1 to BL2 was so great on all levels BL3 was never going to live up to it. I enjoyed BL3, but love BL2

[@yourstatistacs]

Personally I think thats a very odd way to measure the greatness of a game, looking at the jump from one to the next rather than what the game itself did good. Its like measuring how quick someone could travel from place to place 100 years ago vs now. The new game is ofcourse going to have technical leaps and such especially after the first one having success because now it gets real budget behind it. I'd also have to disagree though because BL2 to BL3 is a pretty massive jump which is why there are people that wish BL2 had BL3 gameplay. The modernization of gameplay in BL3 is very game changing with smoother gunplay and such. Plus the lost loot machine and co-op not needing to fight over guns and being able to hop in games, not needing to worry if your levels match. I'd say the jump from BL2 to BL3 was bigger on a technical front. Even the mail system was a really cool and fun thing to have plus crossplay is a thing. But this is why its kinda arbitrary to compare by which 2 has the greater jump because some of this technology just didn't exist back then so its just a weird comparison to me personally. If you love BL2 more thats completely valid but I just think thats an odd way to say why one is better. Appreciate you being here and even more for reading my novel

[@phadedDBD]

it's cool to watch videos like this because i share a lot of the same opinions, however, my fav character in bl2 is gaige! so its cool to see how i can relate to someone with so much but still have a very differing opinion but amazing video man, keep up the good work!

[@yourstatistacs]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I mainly didn't find gaige to be much fun because deathtrap glitched out a lot and it got annoying for me personally, maybe just bad luck but it turned me off from playing as her.

[@zebraguy4993]

You Have so much balls making this video but I respect your viewpoint

[@yourstatistacs]

I love this lol I won't lie I've been pleasantly surprised and am very grateful for the respectful amount of feedback I'm getting from all sides of the Borderlands community on how they feel in this very controversial topic. I love that we can disagree and respect each others opinions, not too many places on the internet like that and I'm glad this can be that place. Thank you very much for your time and here's hoping more of us can agree on Borderlands 4 being the best when that comes out 🤞🙏

[@zebraguy4993]

@@yourstatistacs yeah I honestly don’t hate bl3 either it’s still a grate game I just know a lot of people hate it. let’s hope they learn from both games in bl4 good and bad. The dialogue skip you were talking about in the video seems really cool and I haven’t play all of bl3 dlc so maybe I need to load it back up.

[@yourstatistacs]

The dialogue skip isn't perfect but its still better than sitting through it all if you've already heard it. DLC in my opinion is definitely worth it. I really love all the DLC

[@zebraguy4993]

@@yourstatistacs I have bl3 downloading now ima check out any other mods they have

[@yourstatistacs]

@@zebraguy4993 Hopefully you can find some that make the experience cater more to your liking

[@nicholaskoberstein2256]

I’m about 75% through and I do appreciate when you can’t answer conclusively you’re giving the reasons you can’t. I do disagree that borderlands 3 is the best as I found 2 to feel more diverse at end game (personally is where I judge a looter shooter). I found that in borderlands 3 everyone feels same-ish less than borderlands 2. Either way loved the perspective and great video man!

[@yourstatistacs]

I like to stay honest so I'm not going to pretend to know a lot about BL2 endgame lol. Thank you for the kind words and I appreciate your opinion! I want to go back to BL2 and try the endgame someday but there are too many games to play and my dumb self keeps buying more haha but someday I'll go back and give it a shot.

[@edgetransit3320]

You can’t really debate the Bl2 Vs bl3 with most ppl because they are held hostage by nostalgia. It’s something that holds back a lot of popular gaming franchises. Both games have things that are better than the other. Gameplay and endgame in bl3 is better. Story, pacing and characters are all more interesting in Bl2. Bl3 drops legendaries too often. Bl2 could be a bit more lenient in its drop rates. Etc…. If Bl2 and bl3 had a baby, it would be the greatest baby of all time

[@yourstatistacs]

Agreed, I hope gearbox can look at both and hit that sweet spot between them for a great balance of drop rate. I've been pleasantly surprised however at the reception on this video and how most people are either in agreement on what you say is good about both games or respect the fact that overall BL3 won my tallies. I think there's some loud voices screeching "BL2 best, BL3 trash" but overall I think most people do see the good and bad of both and share the same sentiments you and I do.

[@edgetransit3320]

@@yourstatistacs I didn't realize you had 275 subscribers haha. That's a lot of views for you bro. Good job! And I hope bl4 is great. I do worry though cause we are unfortunately in a weird era of gaming. Unfished games, or games that completely ignore the core fanbase to try and appeal to a bunch of ppl who never played. I'm cautiously optimistic about bl4. If it sucks, we still got bl2 and bl3 forever haha.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@edgetransit3320 Thank you! This has been a really great surprise to have so much positive feedback and respectful conversations. I am 100% with you on being cautiously optimistic, I think with how much the Borderlands IP has grown it can be very easy for them to lean away from what the core fans love. I hope they keep their ears close to the ground though and listen for the fans that understand what Borderlands is. We'll see what happens but you're right we still have some amazing games from them already and I continue to enjoy them regularly.

[@Gameup2332]

I think in bl3 the balancing what good the legendary drops were to common but not as bad as people say where there like every kill is a legendary but in opinion bl2 was to rare so if they split it right in the middle between bl2 and 3 that would be cool i like the end game in bl3 more the takedowns are fun well maybe not the guardian one i think if they did bl2 with the dlcs that would be great then add more slaughter shafts and takedowns raid bosses at launch same with dedicated drops bl2 would be amazing also no op levels about 10 max overall i think bl3 is funner

[@bakerfresh]

I like, personally, having the blues and purples be really good. I like trying out guns from the engine. So I h87e the stupid nerfs to guns that were fun. It seems BL3 made the Legendaries cool perk just end up being that it was like 3-7 times Overleveled. They were better than a regular purple so you'd use it, even if you didn't like it. Thats usually my gripe. In BL3 Vladov's had usually too small magazines with crazy load times. Dahl was stronger, reloaded faster and wasn't too much less in the fire rate department. Many of the high FR Vladovs had to spin up.

[@planetned.]

Bl3 had better gameplay. But i prefer bl2. Bl2 had a better loot system And i liked the dlc more. But i got to give credit to the events from bl3 and the arms race. But i still prefer the bl2 content and story. The perfect borderlands would be a game similar to bl2 with bl1 wasteland vibes and bl3 mechanics and event system/arm race game modes. Would be perfect. I also prefer the bl1/2 bandits like the midgets.

[@yourstatistacs]

Love this man! I love that BL1 was put in the mix here, I don't think enough is said about BL1 it did a lot and obviously started the franchise! I do love the BL1 and 2 bandits, I don't know why they got rid of them in BL3, it added more flavor to the enemy aesthetic.

[@planetned.]

@@yourstatistacsThanks!. bl1 and 2 have that mad Max appocolyptic feeling to it. Making these Bandits feel like true Bandits. Bl3 the Bandits are fun but don't feel like Bandits i think.

[@windowofpane]

BL3 is the winner for me as well for almost all the same reasons. My favorite side quest is actually the atlas guy “Gonner MeLeggies” and all the leg puns he keeps making while bleeding out from losing his legs. That’s the funniest side quest ever in my opinion. And Amara became my favorite ever playable character and I never thought that anybody would beat maya in my mind, but I like Amara more. Just an opinion. Also, please understand I still play both of these games and I love them both, but BL3 is just more fun for me to play.

[@yourstatistacs]

Same dude, I overall prefer BL3 cause I like the loot. I love both though and if you put both in front of me, which one I choose depends on my mood. I'm honestly not sure who my favorite Vault Hunter is. It changes constantly because sometimes I like one characters gameplay loop more than others for some time and then it'll switch again. I know its boring but my answer is I love them all in BL3. My first ever though was FL4K and I instantly fell inlove, when the game first came out I thought he sounded so cool lol

[@windowofpane]

@@yourstatistacs and the movement too, I play so much BL3 that sometimes I just end up randomly crouching in BL2 because I forget I can’t slide. And when I toggle sprint in BL2 the speed of a sprint is comparable to walking speeds in BL3. To me it’s sort of close but BL3 wins. And I agree with the character thing as well, Gaige for me was just not fun at all, and I’m pretty meh on Axton, but I also agree that all 4 in BL3 are fun. I think it’s just a popular opinion to hate on BL3 honestly, and I don’t.

[@Harbord]

The main thing I miss from BL2 is; me and my friends used to spend hours grenade and rocket launcher jumping, to find new out of map spots and glitches around all maps to discover new and never seen before areas ect. We were so sad when BL3 removed this:( it was like a completely unique exploration aspect that’s in no game but BL2

[@Harbord]

Gunzerker being allowed to use 2 launchers and double grenades per throw was goated for doing this too. It was perfect. We’d be 3 Salvador’s flying around together

[@zzsuprazz]

I think both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3 are awesome. I still play them both, too.

[@yourstatistacs]

Yup and I still play BL1 and Pre-Sequel as well, its all about my mood and which one I feel like playing. I love them all for their own reasons. I will say that I've had fatigue on BL2 for a looooong time because of how much I played it over the years but that most recent co-op play-through I did as Zero really reignited my love for the game (its a playlist on my channel (shameless self plug lol)). Thanks for watching though, any time spent in my little pocket of the internet is very appreciated and hopefully your time was well spent and you enjoyed. Thank you

[@bunnyplayz9385]

I personaly like bl2 more but the only thing i want from bl3 to bl2 is sliding

[@Kailenrulzu]

Fl4k's 4th pet is worth it tbh, they killed my boy scooter in a non BL game they did him dirty

[@dankmctwist6575]

Running a robot gammaburst fl4k currently and its so much fun! Its like Gaige if she wasnt designed by monkeys with typewriters

[@Kailenrulzu]

@@dankmctwist6575 lol

[@daedalus6433]

I just want a mod that changes BL2 weapon stats so the gunplay becomes more similar to 3. The only objectively better change tbh, and the only change BL2 needs

[@yourstatistacs]

I don't even think a mod like that is possible sadly, that would basically be remaking the game. The gameplay being smoother is due to how they built BL3 on a newer engine. Sorry to put a damper on your dream but I don't know if we will ever get a complete remake of BL2 I think at best they'd do a remaster to make the game look better graphically. But its not up to me so don't take my word for it lol

[@daedalus6433]

@@yourstatistacs Yeah, best thing that can be done is to make the weapons more accurate in general. I guess we don't have a way to inject new assets like animations and textures into BL2? I know with BL3 modding you can replace textures at least, and Redux even adds Pearlescents

[@yourstatistacs]

​@@daedalus6433 Yeah that stuff is more doable but BL3 animations and such would have to be remade from scratch. Especially because not all guns and stuff act the same so the animations wouldn't even match up lol Things like Pearlescents could just be asset copy/swapping for the most part from my lack of understanding. Just take legendary rarity change the color, change some numbers for drop rate and stuff and then you have a new rarity lol probably a little more complicated and involved than that but I'm not a programmer so Idk the details.

[@darthbane2669]

Bl2 has a much more entertaining experience but bl3 has way more build variety you get that super hero feeling more so and it's much faster pace but the story and chars just don't impress

[@darthbane2669]

Also bl3 crashes crazy often to this day

[@yourstatistacs]

Interesting. What do you play on? cause I dont really experience crashing in BL3 but I have heard about crashing issues before

[@rockitoutnight8160]

Bl2 for loot story dlc and bl3 for everything else

[@yourstatistacs]

Respect it, I love BL3 DLC a little more I think personally but I bet if you put me on BL2 playing the torgue DLC or something you could get me to change my mind in the moment lol

[@iDontLookAtTags333]

Borderlands 3 is so over hated

[@yourstatistacs]

I agree but at the same time I get where a lot of frustration can come from. I think the villain and pacing played a huge factor and hopefully Gearbox can see that for the development of BL4

[@xaviertzodiacc3154]

I've never thought I would hear anyone say Borderlands 3 is better than Borderlands 2

[@yourstatistacs]

Lol I think the main thing I took away from this video (after making it) is that even though BL3 won the tallies overall in the video, each game has its own things I prefer. I still love both and whichever anyone else prefers is perfectly respectable to me. I love all the Borderlands games and I like each of them for their own reasons.

[@OU773HGaming]

Private Beans is hilarious 😂😂😂 I also like the Traunt brothers....TRAUNT!!!

[@yourstatistacs]

They F'd up killing that dude off. Really could've built him up lowkey to be a villain in another game or even DLC but too late. R.I.P. They could still do the Traunt family DLC though, that would be an easy home run with the community

[@itschoke]

BLTPS music playing in the background? Based.

[@yourstatistacs]

BLTPS is my second favorite Borderlands. The playable caharcters, other characters, story and side quests are chefs kiss. And the one DLC that it got is top 2, top 3 in the franchise. Game would be the best Borderlands easily in my book if it got that endgame/post launch treatment like 2 and 3 got. BLTPS playthroughs are like comfort food for me. Glad you mentioned this, made me so happy. Hope you enjoyed my extended thoughts on why Pre-sequel is goated lol

[@itschoke]

@@yourstatistacs the reason why I even enjoyed the video is because this game means a lot to you, as it means a lot to me as well. And I agree, if bltps got as much love as bl3 or even 2 got it would’ve competed with those games as being the best game in the franchise. I loved this video through and through and respect your opinions and really appreciate your passion. Bltps was my first borderlands game and at first felt a little weird to me, but soon after I poured about 160 or so hours into perfecting my nisha build. I love that game, builds were so fun and glitch rarity weapons were such a fresh take on the already straight forward rarity system.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@itschoke OMG the glitch rarity is still to this day my favorite rarity and I want it back so bad! Such a fun way to spice up the loot, visually and mechanically. ugh... bro I could talk about Pre-sequel all day lmao I think I actually have a video called something like "looking back on the pre-sequel" if you're interested. I appreciate the amount of time and kindness you've already given so I super appreciate you but if you love Pre-sequel and wanna hear more of my thoughts then that is available. If there's one thing I want Gearbox to do while making BL4 its hire some of the dudes involved in writing the Pre-sequel. The characters and dialogue in that game are absolute chefs kiss

[@itschoke]

@@yourstatistacs I agree. I think part of the reason why people haven’t forgotten/still love that game IS because of glitch rarity. It was a new rarity that was so sought after because it came with bonuses depending on the numbers you’d get next to the little letters on the weapon card. And the DLC story itself was the best borderlands DLC in general hands down. Imo it’s up there with Tiny Tina’s assault on dragons keep. I love hearing why people are so passionate about things so that I can agree with them lmfao but I’ll hang around, I’ll check out your videos, no problem. You’re a pretty cool guy, I’m more than willing to!

[@yourstatistacs]

@@itschoke Thanks man I really appreciate the kind words

[@bigtasty2767]

8:01 FL4K! DID YOU SAY FL4K?! He is FL4K.

[@yourstatistacs]

Funny too I didn't even mean to put him on screen when I said that, it just lined up

[@AnotherSyouz]

dont worry friend you wont have to come to sanctuary to talk to Lilith, you ll have to return to sanctuary to talk to Ava wich is in my humble opinion huge upgrade lmao

[@yourstatistacs]

I'm a rare specimen and honestly am indifferent to Ava. However I am of the opinion that they never should've scrapped that cut scene (iykyk) it would've avoided all the Ava hate and maybe made people enjoy a part of the story cause it brings more than one tone of emotion.

[@Subject_Keter]

​@@yourstatistacsAva is a Raid Boss.

[@yourstatistacs]

Siren raid boss? Could be a cool fight. Just don't make it anything like fighting Lilith

[@jonathanandersen5274]

Map/enemy reset at fasttravel stations

[@Pikeshunt]

BTW the thumbnail was swapped

[@yourstatistacs]

Swapped?? you mean BL3 being on BL2 and vice versa? If so I did that on purpose lol

[@Kurumi670]

I prefer Borderlands 2 and think it's the better game. But I do also love Borderlands 3, the endgame of Borderlands two wasn't really that good before with op8 and then op10 made it worse. But I think your opinions and points are very good and valid.

[@yourstatistacs]

Love that people like you can come in here and disagree but also be ok with others having an opinion so thank you very much for the insight and respectful comment

[@Kurumi670]

@@yourstatistacs I like the scaling of the op levels on paper but when they were put into the game it was very choppy. As seen with like half the raid bosses having double the health they should have. But as implemented mayhem is by far the best scaling they've added for endgame. Just wish there was more challenging bosses in Bl3.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@Kurumi670 Its funny cause there are abunch of enemies with raid boss health values that just don't have invincible in the name so they don't quite get recognized as such. I mean if you're a endgame fiend then some of them might still be pretty easy but we got Spongeboss in DLC 4 (kreig DLC), the varkids raid boss, the true trials which makes each end boss a raid boss, Psychoreaver, Seer, Eista, Captain Haunt, the 2 takedowns and Joey Ultraviolet.. idk if I'm missing any but all those enemies are essentially raid bosses in health values just some without the title. Personally I get the "too easy complaint" but at the same time its what I love about Borderlands, if you are genuinely good at build crafting they dont limit you like other games. If you can make a build that melts a raid boss in 4 seconds or less then thats your reward for working towards getting all the gear and coming up with that build. I personally prefer feeling like a total badass as my reward for farming gear and everything rather than ok now you might be able to take on this raid boss with 3 other people in your game. I like what they did with a lot of bosses too were you can turn on the 4 player difficulty while solo. Personally I just like the way it rewards you, I thought BL2 was on the side of too difficult unless you followed the cookie cutter build ( not plural, thats 1 build lol). Anyway thats my essay and if you read all that thank you, having these kinds of convos with people is what I love about doing this

[@Kurumi670]

@@yourstatistacs The problem with the enemies with raid boss health is that they just feel like enemies with more health. They aren't the same as Vermi and Hermi or Wotajbfor example. I don't consider them raid bosses but rather enemies with inflated values to artificially raise the difficulty. At least the trial bosses rather.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@Kurumi670 I guess but I don't really feel like any other ACTUAL raid boss has any crazy mechanics that make it feel like some intense fight. I mean Terramorphus is just a bigger version of the little worm dudes but with way more health. Wotan kinda has some mechanics but I mean most of its just fluff that makes the fight take longer with no challenge. The only Actual raid boss I can think of with real mechanincs is the guardian one and everyone hates that take down lol. Most people basically said after the Maliwan Takedown "ok this is cool but we want normal Borderlands raid bosses" which is literally a raid boss stripped of mechanics i.e. big bullet sponge that deals lots of damage. Honestly Wonderlands actually had some really badass raid bosses that were a good mix of mechanics and fighting cause the mechanics were simple (like the spore dude) but did make the fight more intense but I don't know of any raid bosses like that in BL3 or BL2.

[@steveperry2321]

Outside of story and endgame raids 3 across the boards here..

[@yourstatistacs]

Never really did a lot of endgame in 2 so as I said in the video I can't definitively say but what I will say is that in my humble opinion the Maliwan Takedown is one of the best pieces of content in Borderlands. Not arguing this makes BL3 better in endgame just simply stating lol Thank you very much for coming through!

[@steveperry2321]

@yourstatistacs I haven't successfully beaten the big boss of it yet but I'll agree. 2 hand a number of raid bosses that had gimmicks more than the bl3 tendency of hp sponge and multiple invulnerable phases. As well as digistruct peak changing up every few op levels . Drop rates in 2 even with 2-4 players farming dedicated sources leaned extremely heavily against finding what you wanted in the right element AND op level.. hell I spent ages on scorch knuckledragger and bunker alone hundreds of kills each and majority of the first 2 were under the level sought after. The latter I seen 1 of its smgs 1 head no shams at all and I focused on it for hundreds of kills split screen with an alt. And it was fairly consistent for me spending literal days after 1 drop not even for good rolls just at level/right element. Not to mention the random spawns having dedicated drops being an entire new level added to get those items 3 almost all if not all dedicated drops I've gone after have been 100% appearance rate. I went into a weekend playing 16-20 hours with a 20 weapon/grenade mod list had a baseline level 72 of 16 of them. 3 of the 4 I didn't grab were arms race drops. Several of what I got were cartel event. Granted they were lowroll drops mostly but something to show for the time. Hell even if I got zil drops I got guardian ranks. The "feat" based bad ass rank system is tedious as hell past a point to even get it higher without glitching it or creating new characters regularly. The guardian rank set up is a step in the right direction imo the bonuses drop a ways too quick.. I'm in the 200s? And got 10-11% on 2/3rds the stuff

[@mushroomGdog77]

Borderlands 1 HAS THE BEST tone and story absolutely love og beat and switch ending is great!! PS General Knoxx is a better then villain then Jack PSs bl3 dose have better gameplay but way to mush power-creep gear. there no reason to use the hellshock because the beacon is stronger but there no reason to use because the free radical stronger. bl2 and bl3 say they have 100.000 guns but in reality 98% of play will only use 25 guns over and over if not a uniquids or legendries no one use's them!!! god miss the double Anarchy SMG!!!

[@ivegasliveentertainmentinc4698]

The Villain, Hyperion's CEO, Handsome Jack in Borderlands 2 is far, FAR-MORE Superior, compared to the Calypso Twins. Handsome Jack is this arrogantly evil and rich corporate CEO, that claims that he's saving the planet of Pandora from Bandits like you. He constantly insults you and looks down his nose at you, while sending his employees and bots to you to kill you, while in BL3, you get the annoying Calypso Twins that annoyingly reminds you that the Vaults across the Galaxies are "their birth-right" since they're the offsprings of the first Vault Hunter and they act like annoying Social Media Influencer, like Logan Paul or somebody like a Logan Paul.

[@dankmctwist6575]

7:05 THANK YOU! Salv, and zer0 are really the only “good” characters in 2.

[@dankmctwist6575]

Maya and krieg *can* compete, but they are so much less viable in comparison to zer0 and salv.

[@dennisve2000]

Great video 👌🏼

[@yourstatistacs]

Thank you! It means a lot to get so much love on what is a pretty controversial video within the Borderlands community so for you to take the time to be here and knowing you enjoyed the time spent means a lot to me. Thank you very much

[@Jinkuzu]

I got the issue where I dont likes any of the vault hunters in bl3 and its just me picking who I dislike the least. Which ended up being moze. Was really hoping bl3 was gona have a huge colllection of previous vhs to play as. 4th skill trees over new vh is a huge fing miss

[@enviralmental8103]

I came here as BL3 hater tbh bc I think you literally saved me bc I been wanting to play it bc the gameplay is so good but moging through that game is the most nails on chalkboard sensation I have ever had in a game. 8000% downloading that dialogue skip mod. Idk why I never thought there'd be a mod for this

[@yourstatistacs]

lmao glad I could help make the game more bearable. The mod isn't perfect, there are a couple moments that you get stuck and things won't progress, just quit to menu and then hit play as if you're farming and things will progress again. There is also a extended dialogue skip for DLC and things if you enjoy using this mod. I'm glad I could help find a way for you to enjoy BL3 for what it really is all about lol I think the gameplay and endgame are great so hopefully you find the same enjoyment as I do! Thanks for coming through

[@hurquestionmark]

confusing thumbnail at first glance.

[@usill3309]

I think they need to bring back some of the old innacuracy mechanics

[@yourstatistacs]

I don't really know what that means honestly, what did they change??

[@usill3309]

@@yourstatistacs bl2 accurracy was more random, in bl3 if you know your gun's spread pattern you can pretty much aim perfectly regardless of how much you spray or how much you sprint. If you randomly spray or sprint a lot in bl2, your aim will suffer a consequence. just feels more rewarding to there having consequences for sprinting a lot or holding fire too much

[@yourstatistacs]

@@usill3309 oh yeah I'd have to say I like BL3 accuracy system more then lol thats how Counter Strike works. I think the opposite, BL3 system sounds more rewarding cause if you take the time to learn a guns bullet pattern then you can be that much better at the game. Bullets just uncontrollably flying everywhere and punishing you for shooting and running too much doesn't make sense to me in a game that was made to be a run and gun, chaotic first person shooter

[@jasterblack]

I swear people say its blasphemy for thinking BL3 over BL2. BL3 is so good

[@yourstatistacs]

100% agree. I love BL3 and have no shame in that but I can respect the complaints and such, I have plenty of complaints myself and I think I'm one of the biggest BL3 fans out there. It just means I have passion for the franchise and want to see it succeed, that being said I really hope Gearbox can make good on the story/villain and pacing in BL4 🙏

[@Magnusp333]

I played bl2 when it released and ever since then, it has always been a game I’ve loved. I was very excited for bl3, played it a lot when it released. I got two characters to level 50 and got all the achievements, but i was disappointed. First of all, i played on ps and the frames was bad for the entire time, which really hurt the experience for me. I didn’t like the guns at how different they were from bl2 and i wasn’t a fan of the graphics and effects. Perhaps it’s my autism kicking in for how used i am to bl2. I did like things they did with bl3, but in general, it just didn’t feel right to me. Bl3 had great quality of life that i wish bl2 had though

[@yourstatistacs]

No its not autism, the particle effects are genuinely too much in BL3. That is a very common complaint with BL3 that there is too much visual pollution, I thought they did a decent job at cleaning it up in wonderlands. I can understand the guns thing cause honestly that was me from BL1 to BL2 for a long while lol but now I love them all. The launch problems sucked but if you gave the game a shot now its in a tenfold better state (at least on PC). I do hope with BL4 they get things right on launch

[@nashbutler]

Bl3 has one of the worst stories ever to the point that the gameplay can’t save it. I constantly feel bored and hate half the characters in 3 even old characters they bring back aren’t good.

[@yourstatistacs]

Damn. No saving this game for you then. Personally I just turn voice volume down use dialogue skip mod and enjoy the hell out of the gameplay/endgame but it sounds like you don't enjoy the gameplay haha. Thanks for coming through, appreciate you and your time

[@nashbutler]

@@yourstatistacs yeah it’s unfortunate but I play Xbox so I can’t skip the dialogue or cutscenes so I have to watch everything with Ava and the people on the plant planet

[@AGATH0R]

I think bl3 has the smoothest gameplay and coolest guns but the campaign is such a drag i will never again run through it, enemies and storyline and action goes to bl2 forsure

[@yourstatistacs]

I 100% respect that, I did run through Borderlands 3 a ton before modding to skip dialogue BUT after playing BL2, I feel like to play BL3 I need the dialogue skip mod. I know when it comes to preferences for Borderlands I tend to be in the minority but I love what I love and I hope Gearbox can knock it out of the park for Borderlands 4 (fingers crossed)

[@Blacksmith574]

The only thing I love about BL2 is the base game story, everything else is insufferable for me. I play on console so all the quality of life mods are irrelevant.

[@yourstatistacs]

Surprised to see the amount of BL3 support/understanding in here lol hearing someone call BL2 insufferable was not something I expected to hear when I made this video but I respect it. The old game lack of QoLs and mechanics can be hard for some to go back to, personally doesn't bug me but the harsh drop rates in BL2 really do bother me. I feel somewhere down the middle of BL3 and BL2 drops would be great in my opinion.

[@Blacksmith574]

@@yourstatistacs the QOL mechanics, the outdated graphics, the guns that feel like toy guns that a kid is playing with going “bang bang” (I’m talking about how they feel when fired, not the design), the zero character play style diversity, UVHM(!!!) - that one’s a big “fk you Gearbox” sort of thing.

[@yourstatistacs]

I do think there is more diversity in BL3 but I tend to stay away from those covos personally cause I don't have much endgame experience but I have heard people say that BL2 doesn't have as much diversity and requires a lot of same equipment to get through OP levels and stuff

[@Blacksmith574]

@@yourstatistacs when going through the OP levels people usually stick to only one meta build per character as that is sorta mandatory if you want to reach OP10. Having only 1 OP10 capable build per character is depressing. It’s not like other non-meta builds can perform on a slightly lower level than THE meta build, they are just flat out useless. BL3 on the other hand lets you do whatever you want and still succeed to some degree and have fun playing the way you enjoy the most. Let’s look at Amara as an example, her strongest build is obviously melee, but you don’t have to use it, you can play Gunmara and still have fun and clear all the content, even if it isn’t the strongest Amara build. Same can be said about the other 3 vault hunters as well.

[@saltycomet]

This is the most objectively true comment.

[@LARSTAKA-666]

Bl3 doesn't have a great story, but everything else about it is better than Bl2. I just like Bl3 gameplay, skill trees, and side missions

[@yourstatistacs]

Couldn't agree more. I personally do think a lot of the lore is better in BL3 though outside of the story. I don't know how much you're into that stuff but I liked the Typhon logs and really loved the eridian writings. Personally I felt like if those had more of a focus in the story it would have been a lot better especially considering the unique situation with Troy and Tyreen as sirens but they tried too hard with their personalities cause they were under the pressure of matching Handsome Jack. They should have just focused on making a new villain but I think they focused on 'how do we make someone as good as jack' and it came out more obnoxious than funny. The lore they wrote could have lead to more interesting villains, maybe not as good humor as Jack but certainly could have been more threatening than Jack if they portrayed it all the way the lore does.

[@jdatin770]

3 just had shitty antagonists, and the pacing thing I never realized, but the antagonists were trashmo

[@yourstatistacs]

Its funny to me because lore wise I think they had potential to be the most interesting if you listen to the eridian writings and stuff but Gearbox focused way too much on trying to match Handosme Jack level villain. They should've just forgot about that and tried to make new unique villains but they let it get in their head that they need to try and match Handsome Jack and it made Troy & Tyrene come out obnoxious. People say they'll never match Jack and thats probably true but you can still make great villains by going other routes. I think Troy & Tyrene would've been perfect if they took away the comedy act and just focused on making them threatening. They are unique as sirens and probably the most threatening villains in Borderlands thus far but they stripped that feeling because they wanted to match Jack laugh for laugh. I think Jack was just a lightning in a bottle moment and they need to find new ways to make great villains.

[@lesserknown5138]

I just find bl3 unsatisfying to play compared to 2

[@VayreenaVulpera]

I remember HATING the Loot in BL3 because of Legendaries... They're not Legendary, they're a dime a dozen.... I play though BL2 story and I'll have like 5 non Quest legendaries, in BL3 my entire Inventory was full... Plus, Alternating Firing modes.... they were a terrible gimmic

[@jasonk9968]

im a borderlands 2 guy i have every game besides tales from the borderlands or what ever its called i think bl2 is alot harder plus i don't like how bl3 gives you the best guns to early and to fast bl2 im on like my 10th character lvl 60 don't even got a orange gun yet bl3 gives you those like candy

[@yourstatistacs]

I assure you the best guns are not in the early game of BL3. You really should give it more of a chance cause if you take 99% of the legendaries you'd get in early game they aren't good in endgame. This was the surface level judgement most people made about BL3 granted it earned it because it made very trash guns legendary so peoples brains would go "yay legendary" but all it did was make it feel less special because now you have to check if the legendary is even a good one. So its a game with its own flaws for sure but saying you get the best loot in early game is just not true. You dont get the plasma coil or revolter by just killing random bandits, you'll probably get a woodblocker or gunarang which are attrocious in any form of endgame. I think theres a balance for Gearbox to strike between BL2 and BL3. You telling me you're lvl 60 and don't have a single legendary is just uninspiring and depressing to me. I like a rare sprinkled in legendary that might world drop or boss drop in a playthrough to remind me what I'm there for. It also creates these special moments in a playthrough of "I remember I discovered X gun with X character when it randomly dropped for me fighting this guy".

[@dankmctwist6575]

Being level 60 without a legendary is criminal, and downright awful game design.

[@GabrieldosSantos-po8bw]

Borderlands 3 is awesomeeee

[@kenziuwu3531]

I'm definitely gonna get hate for this but as much as I despise the pacing of bl3, I actually hate bl2 story more idk what it is but it always felt slow and unless I play with friends I never finish the story, I think I only finished the story 1 time solo and with both games I don't mind replaying them because the side quests in both are real fun except loot for the love of borderlands please give unique loot for every side mission not cash ( Also gonna be hated even more but jack is just so overated, yes they are good but I do think they are a bit to hyped for what they are as a character)

[@clamflex5209]

Borderlands 3 has microstutter and ass long loading screens, so gameplay is shit. BL 3 travelsystem and world design is too complicated, better if you had a jetpack. BL2 is better optimized. BL2 > BL3

[@yourstatistacs]

What do you play on? I haven't heard anyone really complain about microstutter. Loading screens I've heard complaints about though on consoles. I can't really say its valid to say gameplay sucks because the game doesn't perform well on your system. I could easily say the optimiztion on BL3 sucked and so that ruined your time with the game but thats not gameplays fault.

[@clamflex5209]

@@yourstatistacs I play on Steamdeck. BL2 runs without problems. But the pre sequel and BL3 are trash optimized. Microstutter everywhere. And yes for my understanding this infects gameplay.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@clamflex5209 On steamdeck I typically lock the frames to 40 - 45 with graphics on medium with no volumetric fog or ambient occlusion. I'd like to say however as a steamdeck bro I think its awesome this is where you love to play Borderlands! Is the steamdeck your main squeeze for playing games??

[@exemo0]

BL3 game feel and raids, BL2 almost everything else

[@exemo0]

also krieg and maya are my 2 fav chars in BL period

[@exemo0]

also maya gettin distespected like that sucked ass

[@yourstatistacs]

@@exemo0 I agree they did her dirty and Krieg is definitely one of my favorite along with Athena.

[@IXXI7]

Krieg!

[@mathieusantoire2144]

Bl2 no brainer

[@PeterKetchum-cu9ru]

People are eg

[@yourstatistacs]

People are... epic gamers?

[@BlueNish12]

You have not played BL2 enough. Because BL2 is not all about shooting only guns.

[@yourstatistacs]

Its called a looter-shooter... if its not about shooting then they did it wrong lol

[@BlueNish12]

@yourstatistacs You don't have to shoot always. You may win the game by just throwing grenades and even by throwing guns at enemy, and if you really want to go beyond, then you win by just throwing axes. And if you really want to shoot. ..... You can win this game by shooting in the ground. You don't even need to shoot the enemy. These are the reasons why I said it is not all about shooting.

[@yourstatistacs]

@@BlueNish12 This is just splitting hairs. What is even the argument?

[@nathanhendrickson790]

Neither. Warframe. Great content, nails the power fantasy, you can play from beginning to end without spending a single dime you can even get platinum without spending a dime and the grind is a lot more fun. And before people try to “gotcha”me I played all the borderlands games I had my fun with them and I’ve seen all I need to see but if I want a loot based game it’s warframe no contest

[@yourstatistacs]

If that's what you enjoy then that's great. Thanks for taking the time to be here and I hope Warframe keeps up with whatever it is you enjoy so much about it. Never played so I'll have to take your word for it

[@nathanhendrickson790]

@@yourstatistacs oh man it’s great once you get to second dream it gets even better if god speaks to you and tells you to play it you’ll have no regrets. The only bad thing about it is the new player experience it’s very overwhelming but so worth it once you get past it. Definitely worth a look

[@thomasK411]

Bl2 all day over bl3 woke garbage

[@Spid4r1]

Lol Bl2 had Tina and Moxxi making innuendos with every shit and talking everytime about girls Bl2 had a entire Quest in One of the maps about a female scientist working with Jack for him to not killing her WIFE This woke shit doesnt even Make sense, pay ATTENTION to where you put your critics, idiot

[@sandy9905]

No one cares what you like more No one asked Paused at 0:01 so you don’t get my view

[@LiLXavi-cc2uj]

Only new fans prefer borderlands 3 over 2

[@yourstatistacs]

False I played Borderlands 1 when it came out. Super nostalgic for that game, great memories playing split screen with my brother. I remember my first ever character in Borderlands was Mordecai and I thought he sucked which is funny cause he actually has some really good skills lol anyway thanks for listening to my trip down memory lane. P.S. General Knoxx a goated villain

[@Spid4r1]

I mean, story wise is the only shit that bl2 is better than 3, lol. And we are talking objectively. Everything Else, BL3 Just slaps. Just accept it