Patcher? Wrong?

No no, this man is never wrong. He predicts the future. Clearly, Gearbox is in posession of an advanced time machine that was used to alter the time space continuium after the statement was made.

I hate Pachter.

The other shooter was...? Is it Halo: ODST?

Can Gearbox finish Aliens:CM before they do Borderlands 2 please?

I actually enjoy listening to what Pachter has to say on the Bonus Round and Pach Attack. Though, like lastdual, I completely disagreed when he said Borderlands would die. The game looked awesome from what I'd seen in trailers.

I'm just glad he was wrong. Borderlands is fantastic and deserves all the praise/sales that it received.

Stop talking about him.

That Pachter is a tit.

I don't get the Pachter hate. He makes his predictions from a business standpoint. He'll probably admit that he is still learning the ins and outs of the gaming business. Overall, he seems like a smart guy that truly tries to make smart predictions while embracing the gaming community.

That being said, how many times have any of you hyped up a game in your heads, only to play it and realize how average the game is and how poor it sold...

The fact that this game had any success blows my mind. Did anyone actually play this game? IT'S SHIT!

@Turbofail
There's a distinct difference between you thinking it's shit and something actually being shit. Remember that before judging someone else's opinion.

Standing on its own, he (Pachter) would have been right. The game was simplistic, had broken matchmaking at launch, a low level cap and a terrible 'ending.' It's the rapid fire, quality DLC that's keeping this game and hopes for a sequel afloat. Gearbox deserves some props for that at least.

Recently Pachter announced that Randy Pitchford will make a statement on how he failed.

So that means they guys are even. The guy predicted his own fail. Therefore he is right.

@Blind Avarice

I'm calling shenanigans.

Yes, the game is simplistic. It's simplistic in the same way SimCity or PopCap games are simplistic. It takes a simple idea and builds depth upon it with skill trees, class mods, and coop-based gameplay which ideally forces you to balance your skill tree and class mods with the needs of the team. Which is all it should do. Anything else would muddy up the original concept.

If anything the original level cap was too high. By Level 50 every character is a powerhouse. After that the only challenge comes from tossing out enemies that are even more ridiculously overpowered than the players themselves.

Complaints about the ending are ridiculous. A game that needs no story ended without an emotional climax? Come on. How much do you expect from one game by a relatively small developer?

The rapid fire DLC and specifically the level cap raise are just ways of pandering to parts of the audience that have low standards and just want more mindless goodies. Although to be fair the loot based reward system encourages that to begin with.

The one thing I will say is that for a game that's all about coop and skill customization, both those areas had too many bugs at launch. Fortunately they were quick to acknowledge and fix them, so the community was mostly willing to forgive them.

I have two games sitting on my computer desk as I read this article. Both were purchased at the exact same time. One is Dragon Age Origins and the other is Borderlands. I have installed and played only Borderlands. Fun game, especially in multiplayer. Dragon Age can sit until I am ready.

I will not ever purchase Modern Warfare 2. If someone gave it to me, I would refuse it.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

borderlands is amazing, ill definitely be buying the sequel, just dont remove 2-player splitscreen....please

I bought the PC version... never buying another gearbox product on PC again. Borderlands might be awesome on consoles, but releasing a patch to make multiplayer work on PC MONTHS after game release is unacceptable.

I agree with -PL-. On top of the patch for multi-player, the game is rife with other ridiculous bugs that make it a less than wonderful gaming experience.

Just hit level 39 with my soldier, second playthrough.

Borderlands is a good foundation, but storytelling and A.I. need to be improved for the sequel.

Overall though, it's a solid first entry and looking forward to a sequel.

@ Infamy:

That's the problem I have with gaming journalism. Far too many journalists take things at face value, simply because an analyst tells them something and the journalists think they know what they're talking about, instead of actually looking into the WHY, or HOW. Same thing with PR people or people who work at a game studio.

Pachter is a joke, and he honestly hurts Wedbush Morgan's image, and reputation in my opinion.

I may not know much about stocks, or be knowledgeable in any sort of market, or be able to be a game journalist, but I firmly believe that there's far more merit in doing research, and writing good thorough, and informative articles, than what I see on far too many game sites and magazines...

Randy Pitchford is starting to becoming the most annoying dev ever. Who cares what Pachter said? Randy's a little jealous of Bioware.

Where's an "IN YO FACE" pic when you need one?

Pachter irritates me, people should just ignore him.

anyone who brought this boring ass game is a fuckin idiot, end of story.