Quantcast
Community Discussion: Blog by Mr Andy Dixon | 'Cause I've got a golllllden tiiiiicket...Destructoid
LIGHTS:  ON | OFF
surf dtoid with arrow keys

HOT GAMES
REVIEWS VIDEOS COMMUNITY FORUM SHOP

pc PS4 PS3 NEXT XBOX XBOX 360 WII U 3DS PS vita ANDROID APPLE

REMOVE ALL ADS?
Guaranteed contest entry?
A new video show?
Something else?

Vote in our membership poll


Meet the destructoid Team >>   Mr Andy Dixon
Mr Andy Dixon's blog
★ destructoid | US Community Manager ★
click to hide banner header
About

your community management team

Andy is Destructoid's US Community Manager. He moderates the Cblogs and Forums, hosts Friday Night Fights and other community playdates, and promotes well-written user blogs to the front page.

Email: andydixon@destructoid.com
Twitter: @mrandydixon

Are we done talking in the third person now? Thank goodness. BONER. FUCK. ASS. COCK. OTHER SWEARS.

Anyway, I'm (R)Andy. My favorite game is Half-Life 2, my favorite beverage is Mountain Dew, and I sometimes wear a pink robe:



I also have two really fucking awesome kids:


Alice


Henry

And a sexy hot wife:


Mrs Andy Dixon

Here are some more pink robe pics (because I am a narcissist):


attempting to cosplay as The Dude, circa 2009 (AKA "the original")


with Kraid, circa PAX Prime 2011

And here are some things that fellow Dtoiders have drawn for me:




also from ZombiePlatypus






from COM 01




also from BeatBeat





But enough about me! New around here? Check out these awesome community features:

Artists Wanted
Bloggers Wanted
Friday Night Fights

And our community manager podcast:

Communitoid

Get involved, noob!



Videogames!

Player Profile
Xbox LIVE:Mr Andy Dixon
PSN ID:MrAndyDixon
Steam ID:Mr Andy Dixon
Origin ID:MrAndyDixon
BattleNET:MrAndyDixon#1450
Wii U code:MrAndyDixon
Apple ID:MrAndyDixon
Follow me:
Twitter:@mrandydixon
Facebook:Link
Google+:Link
Mr Andy Dixon's sites
Badges
Following (7)  



Click the pic to sing along...

[Update 2: Got two shitty pistols. I hate my life.]

[Update: Decided to reward myself when I hit level 20. I'll let you know how it goes.]

I've made no attempt to hide my love for Borderlands 2. Even before the game was out and I was granted the opportunity to write my first ever Destructoid feature, my excitement for the title had already began bubbling up like a b-- wait, no. Not gonna make this blog about that.

Anyway, thanks to a few of the best friends a guy could ask for, I've been playing the game since day one, and after dozens of hours spent slaughtering swarms of psychos, murdering mobs of Bullymongs, and stockpiling more weaponry than an NRA member prior to January 19, 2009, I'm still giddy with excitement every time I boot up the game and grab my controller.

But what keeps me coming back for more? Is it the rock-solid shooter gameplay? The fantastic sense of "go-anywhere, do-anything" exploration? The phenomenal art direction and character design? The witty dialog? Nope, nope, nope, and nope. Sure, all those things add up to make Borderlands 2 one of the best games of 2012, but they're not the real reason I continue to happily hop around Pandora with a childlike smile on my face, long after that "new game glow" has faded.

Then what, you ask? This:



For those of you who've yet to tread the streets of Sanctuary, the game's main town, a little background: What you're looking at here is the Golden Loot Chest, unlockable via the Golden Key you get for either A) pre-ordering the game, or B) joining Gearbox's "Shift" club. The Chest (or, rather, the items inside it) levels up with you, so the longer you wait to pop its top, the better the weapons you'll receive.

As I was gifted my copy of the game and thus did not receive a pre-order bonus, I have only one Golden Key to my name, which means I'm allowed to open the Golden Loot Chest one time... and then it's gone forever.

AND HOLY SHIT THAT'S EXCITING.

There are so many ways to approach this situation that my mind is simply swirling into madness. Should I open it now and take advantage of the early boost in stats the weapons may offer? (I'm currently at level 17.) Should I wait until I'm a level 50 and hope for a goddamn BFG to pop out? What if the weapons suck? What if they're fucking awesome? WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?!



No matter what I decide, the fun is truly in the not knowing; the excitement will be over as soon as I turn the key, and, regardless of the payout, I'll never again capture this feeling.

Talk about exhilarating.

I've never before experienced such a mind-breaking decision in a videogame. For all their choices and so-called moral dilemmas, Mass Effect, Fallout, BioShock -- you name it -- had nothing on the Golden god damn Loot Chest.

I haven't yet decided when I'll use my key, but no matter what ends up happening, I am absolutely reveling in the uncertainty. This, ladies and gentlemen, is choice done right in a videogame.
Photo Photo Photo



Is this blog awesome? Vote it up!




Those who have come:



Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.

Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)


What *do* you do if a ginger kid bites you?
I love Google search guesses.
Since I am the world's most Orwellian writer, obviously I am expected to make known my important and horny opinions on this matter. Here are my opinions (by increasing levels of horniness):

1: Borderlands has a funny robot.
2:: If a dolphin wants to mate with you, you must oblige. Zombie dolphins. This is how we conquer the seas.
3::: This is my third bullet point.
4:::: I have nothing more to say.

Your leader,
Zombie Orwell
I accidentally used my first one (pre-order) but I still have my second one (Shift Club). I'm level 21 and REALLY want to use it but I think I'll wait until much, much later in the game.
You guyz, What do i do if a boy likes me? I MUST KNOW!
Loot, it rules us all. I will be waiting until 50 to open it... but oh wait, I didn't get a preorder code for this, sooooo... does it come with the season pass? Maybe that's a reason to get it.
I say open it up sooner rather than later, later on you’re going to have crazy shit like scoped mini-guns that shoot acid anyway , level 17 sounds perfect, it’ll be strong but you’ll find something better to replace it before it overstays it’s welcome.

I opened mine up somewhat early and was satisfied, the only problem was the two guns in there were of the same type so really only one was going to get used.
I gave a dolphin herpes. ZomBor knows.

#darksiders2
Also join Gearboxes shift program. Signup is in the extras menu. Free key son.
My friend from down the street said that if you shoot the Hyperion satellite with a rocket 300 times you get another golden key.
If you collect every bottle and get a perfect horseback archery score, you get infinite tickets.
Haha, you're exactly right, that is really quite genius. I have no idea what my "sweet spot" would be for opening the chest, but I totally agree with you about putting it off because once you've opened it, it's all over.
@Karu

That's correct. You'll never be banned from a Gearbox server due to someone's illiteracy.

PS - WHAT
Have I commented yet?

I have?

Ok. Well, here's another one.
I'm afraid if I wait until level 50, I'll have built it up too much by the. I'm thinking 30-35 is my sweet spot.
Yeah, I got two. Pre-order and Shift sign-up. Accidentally opened it around lvl 8 without realizing what the chest was, but I actually got a really sweet explosive assault that I used for quite a while. Thinking I might save the second key for after I start my NG+.
They were giving away keys via codes on Twitter the other night, so you may get more keys. But the key word here (pun partially intended) is may. I have one left and I've been thinking of opening it, but at the same time I don't want to. It's driving me nuts!
I got four good but unexciting pistols. *Yawn* a pistol that sets people on fire, boring!
I have one code myself, because either the Shift thing fucked up or I'm too dumb to figure it out. I'll probably hold off until NG+ or something.

That chest is so tempting, though, staring at me every time I start the game.
I haven't got a key yet, though I've had a couple of PSN notes with codes, but I have to join the shift club...and I've had a couple of notes that joining the shift club causes that glitch that causes people to lose all their badass ranks!

Meh... I see that golden chest sitting there, but for some reason it's just not overly tempting for me. I so often get really higher level weapons that suck and I often use my tried and trusty lower level weapons. I'm pretty picky about my guns and they have to feel right! (I particularly like burst fire on scope because I tend to scope a fair bit).
If the tampon gets stuck you use a pussy plunger, duh.
Pussy Plunger was my nickname in high school.
'Cause, you know...
'Cause, you know...
I saved a kitten from drowning in a toilet that one time.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Dood awesome feature article and I'm laughing way to hard for that Google search photo congrats man! OPEN DAT CRATE
I'm a ginger. I didn't realize that if I bit someone it would send them into such a spiraling dilemma!

Back to Top
DLC   |   BEST Games of 2012   |   Best PC Games   |   Best PS3 Games   |   Best Xbox 360 Games   |   Best Wii U Games   |   Best 3DS Games




All content is yours to recycle through our Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing requiring attribution. Our communities are obsessed with videoGames, movies, anime, and toys.

Living the dream since March 16, 2006

Advertising on destructoid is available: Please contact them to learn more