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[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

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[Guide] Critical hit bonus sources (BL2 version)

Disclaimer: There is almost no new info in this thread: most things in here comes from @Lootturtle and @Sljm’s work on BL2 (original work now lost to the old forum archive) Additional credit to @Kringled, @Derch, @DSs, @Exotek and myself. Before we start, a word about the 3 different types of crit modifiers: Type A is the most common, it’s generally what you get when you have a crit bonus. Type B or “Jakobs type” only comes from a handful of guns, 95% of them Jakobs. Generally considered mor…

[Kitty_Jo (Watcher on the wall)]

Added. Gracias, Chuck.

[VaultHunter101 (So long, and thanks for all the fish)]

I tried two different routes through the archives to try and find this, but both ended up with threads that are not in the archive snapshot.

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

Thanks for trying

[Kitty_Jo (Watcher on the wall)]

Added @xmngr’s Badass weapons name guide and @Troubled’s guide to Jakobs in the OP.

[Troubled (The Stoic Gunslinger)]

Thanks Kitty

[xmngr (Amara is a saner Krieg)]

THANK YOU PRETTY LADY, SALUTATUIONS FROM MEAT MAN

/discourse

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

Just ported this @Kitty_Jo

[Guide] Splash damage guide

Part of this post is a port from the old forum. The original work was made by Bahroo and @Blutfatal, i’m just porting it here and editing it for the sake of convenience. Kudos to @VaultHunter101 for finding the original thread in “Ye olde forum”. #What is splash damage ? Splash damage is simply extra damage. think of it as the bullet exploding on impact to deliver a second helping of damage (and a second chance to spark damage over time for elemental weapon) Splash damage is a function of gun…

[VaultHunter101 (So long, and thanks for all the fish)]

Just fixed a broken link in the Part Spotter’s Guide port, and added repaired links to all of Zoo’s original max stats summaries on Google Docs.

Could someone please double-check I didn’t screw up any of the other links?

[Kitty_Jo (Watcher on the wall)]

What the ■■■■. I never received any kind of notification about you tagging or even replying here, @Chuck80.
My sincerest apologies.

Will get that added in a jiffy!

[DeputyChuck (Sheriff)]

No problems Kitty
Thanks

[xmngr (Amara is a saner Krieg)]

could you add this to the index kitty please?

The X guide to farming LOOT

Welcome to the X guide to Farming LOOT, written by your meaty friend Krieg the Psycho X and especially made for the people who is new to the Borderlands 2 (BL2 for short) loot world. But we must start with something basic. WHAT THE HECK IS FARMING??? Farming in gaming is the action of getting certain items by killing a determined boss repeatedly until it drops. Ex, Knuckledragger drops the Hornet. Farming is the action of killing repeatedly Knuckledragger until a Hornet appears. SOOO…WHAT’S T…

[Kitty_Jo (Watcher on the wall)]

Added. Thank you

[xmngr (Amara is a saner Krieg)]

thank you kitty <3

[VaultHunter101 (So long, and thanks for all the fish)]

@Kitty_Jo,

I’ve just finished expanding the “Part Spotter’s Guides” post to include more of the original information on weapon parts and names, so you might want to adjust the entry title in your list.

Also, while I have your attention, any chance of including the RNG port/compilation?

[VaultHunter101 (So long, and thanks for all the fish)]

@Kitty_Jo: the link to Demonite’s complete splash damage guide doesn’t actually point at anything right now!

It should be this link:

https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/complete-splash-damage-guide/1553510

Complete Splash Damage Guide

What is splash damage? Splash damage works as area of effect damage of guns. Note that not all guns have this, mostly just Torgue, Maliwan and rocket launchers. It can come in different forms and different damage types, which are listed below. These forms and types interact differently with skills, enemies and other mechanics of the game, all of which is explained in detail below as well. The guide also contains a list of all guns with splash damage and their damage values, types, forms and beha…

[Kitty_Jo (Watcher on the wall)]

Fixed. Finally.
Discourse was giving me error codes when i was last editing it. Must have screwed it up in the process.

[VaultHunter101 (So long, and thanks for all the fish)]

It seems to be broken again. The link is currently pointing to:

http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/complete-splash-damage-guide/1553510?source_topic_id=736

instead of

https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/complete-splash-damage-guide/1553510

Everything from the ? onwards needs to go.

[Kitty_Jo (Watcher on the wall)]

The hell. It’s working just fine for me…??

Ive tried it on my other 3 devices too and it’s working on them as well.

[VaultHunter101 (So long, and thanks for all the fish)]

OK, clarification: It does work, but there’s extraneous text in the link which sometimes throws things off a bit. If you can, just edit out the ? and everything after it - thanks!