Non-staple guns that are still fun and powerful?

Borderlands 2 BL2 General Discussion
#21

there are so many different ways that you can kill raid bosses with no effort at all that make it no worse than running through the rest of a dlc

#22

AR:

  • Sawbar
  • Hammer Buster (you already have the Bekah so this will be a downgrade, but the HB is still a solid gun)
  • Jakobs Spingun
  • Veruc is good against loaders I am told, never had any experience with it.
  • Hail
  • Kitten

Shotguns:

  • Twister
  • Blockhead
  • Striker
  • Sledge’s Shotgun
  • Slowhand
  • Triquetra
  • Pretty Much any Jakobs Shotgun (you have to be real close for some of them)

Pistols:

  • Hornet
  • Fibber (I still prefer it over the Lady Fist) although I am pretty sure this gun is popular enough to be consider a “staple”
  • Thunderball Fist
  • Gwen’s Head
  • Law (forget its melee aspect, actually shoot it, great revolver for non-dedicated melee zero who still has enough points into KB.)
  • Greed

Sniper:

  • Cobra on Maya (Reaper + Splash) + Bee
  • Godfinger is a lot like golfing with a friend, you have your caddy (Maya) who will slag and set up a target for you while you Tiger Woods away with the Godfinger. Hole in one if you can one shot, otherwise just uninstall the game. :wink:
  • Buffalo - difficult to use but very good

…and pretty much any Jakobs Citrine.

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#23

Not in my experience. And believe me, I’ve watched the videos and tried all the tricks. It may well have been no effort for you, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy for everyone.

Edit: Just got killed by Pyro Pete again. Honestly, I don’t know why I even bothered going there - it’s completely futile.

#24

DPUH :wink:

Probably the Bane.

#25

I wouldn’t call that a non-staple gun. I use it on Krieg because of the explosive bonuses and Bloodsplosion, but it’s still not a non-staple gun. :stuck_out_tongue:

#26

Is there anybody who got good use out of the grenadier rifles? You know, those ARs with torgue barrels. I never used them because the “slow”, arcing projectile was kinda icky, but since playing with the hail a lot, I’m thinking I should try a few, especially with Close Enough. They get a pretty large damage buff iirc.

#27

to kill pete options:

  1. weapon merge any gun with trespasser/lady fist/grog nozzle
  2. climb ledge, he jumps up, jump down, he can’t hit you
  3. bloodsplode

to kill hyperius options:

  1. zombie maya
  2. behind the fence invincibility place
  3. suicide fleet gaige

to kill vorac options:

  1. under the arena, he can’t hit you

to kill gee options:

  1. hide behind rock
  2. gate crush him

to kill dragons options:

  1. glitch spot under the spire
  2. weapon merge with 2x lady fists/grog nozzle on any weapon and destroy their massive critical spots

lol it’s used on literally every character, because it’s the best weapon in the game

#28

You can kill any of the raid bosses without resorting to weapon merging, the discussion of which is frowned upon on here.

#29

There was a " :wink: " next to it meaning it was sarcasm.

#30

I never said you couldn’t, I was just pointing out all of the easiest possible ways that anyone can do

Also how is that any different than any other glitch? There’s no rule banning the discussion of glitches

#31

Simple: a glitch is something in the programming which doesn’t work as intended, but what you’re talking about is not a glitch because you have to use a third party program to achieve it. Flakker swapping is a glitch, weapon merging is not.

#32

Anything Jakobs really. I was always partial to the Unforgiven but the Buffalo and Elephant rifles are quite potent even in UVHM especially when enemies are doused in slag.

Hydra is one of my favorite shotguns on Maya as it does brutal damage at point blank range. Orphan Maker as well especially with the Deputy Sal build.

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#33

Umm I don’t think you realize what weapon merging is. You most certainly don’t need a third party program

#34

Yes! Even in UVHM, my usual generic weapon loadout is a purple Iron in the first slot, a purple Coach Gun or Longrider in the second and either a purple Callipeen or Muckamuck in the third. If Jakobs had a rocket launcher, that would get the fourth spot in a blink, but since it doesn’t, it’s usually reserved for a Torgue RL, just to help a little with the second winds. Those are probably my favorite regular guns in the game. I’m still working on building a legendary version of that trifecta with Maggie/Striker/Skullmasher. That was my dream loadout ever since I first started playing the game, even if those aren’t the most popular or even most effective guns in the game. So I guess you could call that “non-staple”.

#35

Tattler. I don’t know of many people who use it, but it’s freakin’ powerful. You almost don’t even need slag to kill enemies in a reasonable amount of time with it. If you’re an SMG lover who likes to play up-close-and-personal, I would recommend trying to get some Tattlers.

#36

Regardless, it’s something frowned upon here and I hate to see this thread locked because we continued to discuss it.

#37

I will have to try out the Veruc, Twister (never got this before), Slowhand (never picked this up because I was usually too pissed at Badassasarus Rex) and the Greed at some point.

#38

Is there anyone who actually likes fighting BA Rex?

#39

I like that fight

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#40

I didn’t, until I found the barrier.