1- Depends on the side quest- you’ll still get the mission XP but the enemies you face may grant little to no XP depending on how much higher level you are than them. As an example I use a level 52 Maya to farm for eridium against the Ancient Dragons in normal when making a new mule (their level can get up to 39 if Boost does his thing). She gets 17 XP per dragon killed while the mule gets 17,333 per dragon if I remember correctly. When she kills the mimics the mule will get several hundred XP while she gets none…
2- to the best of my knowledge the only way to disable the level increase dlc is to remove them- hardly seems like it’s worth it IMO…
Im 48 and just finished Sawtooth Cauldron - Im getting near the end, if I remember correctly. So I should be around 50 when I do the last misson.
Concerning the sidequests, I’d like to do all those who give orange gear, for example: Redundant Fibber and Firehawk Shield. For easing my start in uvhm.
Btw, you’re solid gold Carlton, by answering all my stupid question!
Firehawk is OK. I prefer Impaler for the next few missions. It is good against loaders, constructors, and Saturn.
farsight37
(Today, everything was fine in Opportunity and nothing bad happened.)
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What I would do is target specifically those mission rewards you want, and do only those missions. That way you can avoid doing so many missions you level up in TVHM.
That depends somewhat- if you reach level 50 before finishing TVHM the later quests might be at your level. Earlier quests, however, may still be at a lower level as I believe they are locked to a certain degree in normal and TVHM. If you want to make sure you get them at level 50, finish off Jack and the Warrior first…
VaultHunter101
(Flying: throwing yourself at the ground and missing)
#34
Unaccepted missions in Lynchwood, The Dust, and Caustic Caverns will all scale with the player (although you may have to save/quit/resume to see the map level change.) Those are the only ones I know of for sure.
VaultHunter101
(Flying: throwing yourself at the ground and missing)
#36
After completing main story if you haven’t accepted the missions, yes.
Actually during NVHM or TVHM, no. Missions in most maps don’t level up during NVHM/TVHM even if you hit level 50 before getting to the final story mission. The areas I mentioned are exceptions to that rule.
Amongst all the excitement of getting these great guns , may I interject a word of caution and reiterate a point made by @Ronnie_Rayburn
Referring back to BL1, the transition from PT2 to PT2.5 kept the difficulty increase fairly linear. The move from TVHM to UVHM is an exponential increase in difficulty. It’s a “Very Hard” mode. Legendary L50s might see you through to L55 but other “red text” weapons will soon be outclassed by higher level greens and blues.
To make UVHM viable to mere mortal players, like myself, GBX increased the effectiveness of Slag to compensate. Unless you’re a really good run’n’gunner, you are likely to need Slag to “weaken” your enemies enough to do serious damage.
Gaige doesn’t have the innate Slag skills of some characters. Yes, there’s “Interspersed Outburst” and “Make It Sparkle” but they aren’t as effective as Axton’s Slag turrets or Maya’s “Scorn” and “Ruin”. Consequently, going in to UVHM with a good Slag weapon is as important as having L50 uniques.
If you are going to farm one mission reward weapon, then I would refer you to another recommendation by @Ronnie_Rayburn. Get a Slagga from the final shoot-out in Clan Wars. Although it’s damage output will soon be outclassed in UVHM, its ability to Slag remains very effective.
Sorry if I sound all “doom & gloom” but I know you’re a BL1 player and I don’t see why UVHM should be as big a shock to you as it was to me Seriously, UVHM is very rewarding, in every sense, but be ready for the hike in difficulty and don’t be surprised if those shiny L50s don’t even get you to Sanctuary.
Finally, if you haven’t found good weapons in UVHM, and the going is getting dishearteningly tough, may I also add my recommendation to @kgk4569 's suggestion of farming the Bar Room Brawl for Torgue Tokens and buying a DPUH. Also, you might care to farm Treants in The Forest for a Bee shield. Both of these become available quite early on in their respective DLCs, Torgue (DLC2) and Tina (DLC4), and so don’t ruin the gameplay when you play them through. The purists say using DPUH/Bee is a crutch. I say if they get you out of a tough spot and make the game fun again, just do it
That’s excellent. Remember to level up your arsenal ruthlessly - don’t get fond of an underlevelled weapon And tread carefully, at first, as you come to terms with the difficulty hike.
And don’t forget you’ve still got all the campaign DLCs, the Head Hunter packs and Digistruct Peak. And when you finish that, there’s five more characters to do it all over again
But don’t sell it either! Save it on a mule. Your next character will be very grateful to you if you feed him/her some nice gear here and there on the Road to OP 8.
Hey I’m quite a noob at BL2 ( and TPS ) so I was wondering if I could get any advice for TVHM because I’m over leveled and my guns aren’t. I’m at Sanctuary and I’m level 42. The bad part is I’m just getting ready to go to Frostburn Canyon and my guns suck.
Seriously, UVHM is very rewarding, in every sense, but be ready for the hike in difficulty and don’t be surprised if those shiny L50s don’t even get you to Sanctuary.
And tread carefully, at first, as you come to terms with the difficulty hike.
