"Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot", the second batch of Borderlands DLC after "The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned", was announced just today, but it's already turning into a rather shaky enterprise. After a few scattered, embargo-breaking reports, we got an official, but uninformative, declaration of its existence. Hoping to clear up some confusion, Gearbox warchief Randy Pitchford sent out a friendly note:
This is an ENTIRELY NEW GAME MODE. Think [Halo] ODST's "Firefight" of Gears of War [2]'s "Horde Mode". Cash, prizes and competition! It's like Smash TV in co-op FPS, but in the Borderlands.
I have to admit that, while I really like Horde-esque modes in general (especially if the Horde consists of Baron Flynt and Sledge), "Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot" didn't really excite me the way the (excellent, by the way) "Zombie Island" DLC did. If you're in the same boat, this might bring you around: "This DLC expands greatly on the possibilities of combat as well adding a ton of new rules such as vampire mode or low gravity mode etc. This is not just deathmatch arenas."
Low gravity? That changes everything.
Let's be real for a second. I really like Borderlands (for what's it's worth, it's my favorite game of the year): I like Gearbox' quirky sense of humor and Borderlands scratches a very specific itch. I thought the "Zombie Island" DLC was really well done, and I don't have any reason to believe that the "Underdome Riot" won't be. I'm sure the marketing train will start rolling soon, and being the impressionable goon I am, I'll jump right on.
In addition to extra modes and potential Moxxi-on-Lillith-on-Modercai action, "Underdome Riot" also includes a new storage system so you hang on to all that sweet loot you've been collecting. Not that I really need it—with a rocket launcher that procs 4x incendiary and does 775 damage, everything else seems obsolete.
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6:40 PM on 12.10.2009
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Sorry Randy, an arena is exactly the opposite of what I wanted.
Also new game modes should be free patches, not DLC.
But without access to playing online I dunno.
Would it be worth it?
@ProfessorDerp: Lack of an internet connection doesn't change the fun-factor of the game. Get it. If its your only game for many many months, rent it.
Now just add more weapon parts that are really crazy for the next update.
BIG MONEY, BIG PRIZES, I LOVE IT!
Just a few weeks ago, I was posting on a Borderlands board that I would love a horde-esc mode in the game. Each DLC seems to be adding something that appeals to me, and it's making it easy to come back.
i'll wait for the reviews before i decide to buy. i've been down this road before.
joe: 700something X4? really? thats weak. keep playing. rockets are for bitches... lets talk about a shotty that does 223 x11... no splash damage there, and the firerate is niiiice.
anywho, this /is/ a little too soon. i love the game and the DLC, but i do kinda wish that they had spaced it out a little.