The Ol'Painful is a unique assault rifle manufactured by Vladof in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Ol'Painful can be found from any suitable loot source.
Special Weapon Effects
Come on in... Ol' Painful is waiting. – Fires laser bolts instead of bullets. Always incendiary.
Usage & Description
The Ol'Painful has suprisingly high base damage, and is most effective when used for sustained fire to take advantage of its high fire rate once the barrel has fully accelerated. This is effective in close quarters against multiple targets, and at mid-to-long range against a single target due to its surprising accuracy. As an incendiary weapon however, it does lose significant power when in a vacuum, as its shots can't trigger a damage over time.
It can be used to great effect by Athena when specced into the Ceraunic Storm skill tree, due to its guaranteed incendiary element. Its viability within Ceraunic Storm is further bolstered when boosting its naturally high fire rate using the skill Unrelenting.
Nisha can also use Ol'Painful to great effect with her Action Skill, as it eliminates the already surprisingly low recoil from sustained fire.
Notes
- Originally an unobtainable weapon, Ol'Painful was first discovered within the game code for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel alongside The Machine, Jack-o'-Cannon, Wet Week, Boomacorn and several weapons from that were either also found within, or cut from Borderlands 2.
- Ol'Painful was made available during the Christmas period of both 2014 and 2015 as a rare drop from Odjurymir, a giant kraggon who replaced Iwajira during these times. As of the January 25th 2016 hotfix however, Ol'Painful has been made a world drop, meaning it has a very small chance of appearing in any lootable object or dropped from any defeated enemy.
Trivia
- Ol' Painful and its flavor text refer to the minigun carried by Blain (Jesse Ventura) in the film Predator.