Levelling - TVHM

Borderlands 2 BL2 General Discussion
#32

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…

#33

Thanks a bunch. Again :slight_smile:

#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.

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#35

All do.

#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.

#37

Amongst all the excitement of getting these great guns :slight_smile: , 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 :smile: 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 :smile:

Have fun :slight_smile:

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#38

But is the Slagga a quest reward or a drop from one of the bosses there? I’ve found various answers through a search

#39

It boss drops from Tector Hodunk if you side with the Zafords. Just farm him until it drops.

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#40

Got it when I did the quest. Thanks!

#41

Got the Slagga and im 50½. Going Uvhm now! :smiley:

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#42

Awesome! Enjoy!

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#43

That’s excellent. Remember to level up your arsenal ruthlessly - don’t get fond of an underlevelled weapon :slight_smile: 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 :smile:

Have fun!

#44

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. :wink:

Clappy’s Secret Stash!

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#45

“Smokin Jesus titty cinnamon! That’s gonna be sweeeeet!” - (Favorite character) Scooter

#46

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.

What do I do?

#47

If you are over-levelled, you don’t really need to worry about the guns. The only thing you need to worry about is the level of your weapons relative to the map/mission. “Hunting the Firehawk” shouldn’t be that high a level - you can check what it is by popping into your inventory and checking the left-most tab. The weapons you can find in and around Sanctuary should be fine.

Edit: the Borderlands wiki lists the Firehawk mission in TVHM as level 37. Should be a cake walk for you. By the time you get to the Highlands (Bright Lights Flying City), the game should start catching back up with you.

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#48

Buy guns, farm Savage Lee, farm Flynt, and the various chests.

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#49

@VaultHunter101 Alright thanks for the advice I’ll get back to you soon with my results;)

#50

Will do

#51

that’s what I was thinking. that he wasn’t all that much overleveled, it’s not unusual for me to have a toon start TVHM at 45 - 47. As for him saying Gear/Guns suck coming out of NVHM, as long as he has End Game gear(NVHM), then as you say, it should be a cake walk till the game catches up and then one option is if he has any Golden Keys he can use the chest in Sanctuary to get gear at his level