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Welcome

Welcome to Borderlands Wiki! Thanks for your edit to the Forum:LOST:Gearbox wep's page. We hope you will continue to be a regular contributor, and will help us improve the wiki!

Please leave a message on my talk page if you need help with anything! I'll be happy to help. -- LobStoR (Talk) 16:33, April 14, 2010

Text coloring

To color text, you use "span" tags, which you can copy/paste from my edits to the page. Just hit the "Source" button when editing (top-right of editing area) to see all the code on the page as just that, code. -- ClaptrapTorgueSig Claptrap icon Jakobscoveclaptrapz 22:08, April 26, 2010 (UTC)

Image removal

To remove an image, just edit the page and hit the "Source" button again. Then, remove the bit of code that creates the image, which will start with [File: or something of the like. As for how to make a minor edit (doesn't go into Recent Changes), try checking the box at the bottom of the edit space that says "Minor Edit". I'm not certain, since I've never used it myself. As for coding problems, remember to use Preview and tinker with the code until it's correct. Perhaps you have spaces between the words and the header code? -- ClaptrapTorgueSig Claptrap icon Jakobscoveclaptrapz 22:09, April 27, 2010 (UTC)

New Weapon Ideas

Well, I can probably go in and organize it some time, but if you want to do it yourself, just use one = on either side of, say, Combat Rifles to get a heading, under which each weapon of that type could be made a sub-heading, and their flavor texts sub-sub-headings. The weapons with no pop culture reference can be removed if you want to keep the thread more true to how it was intended to be, since it's technically your thread. As for the "Hot Spots" part, only wiki pages, their talk pages, and blogs will be put there, despite how your thread has had a massive amount of posts in such a short time. Lastly, to get these ideas to Gearbox, you could just shoot them an e-mail with a link to the page, asking them to perhaps consider adding some of the weapons to the next DLC or BL2. -- ClaptrapTorgueSig Claptrap icon Jakobscoveclaptrapz 12:10, May 1, 2010 (UTC)

Discussion on contrasting forum polls.

I agree! I made the poll on the Gearbox forums, expecting to have a predominantly Zer0 user base, but I guess I was wrong. Interesting how the communities contrast in such a way.   ShadyCake Portalcake   14:30, March 30, 2012 (UTC)

the gbx forum poll may not have drawn a sufficient number of voters yet to accurately feel the pulse of that community. that said I do suspect a prevailing contrarian attitude on teh forumz. me, myself, I subscribe to a laissez faire attitude towards gaming. I prefer to farm out my first-person shooters to the third person à la over-levelled bloodwing and sentry skills and even maxxed out radiance burnouts. so i'm most looking forward to axton longbowing his turret across the map while he sits back in his lawn chair sipping mojitos.
Fryguysigwob 15:18, March 30, 2012 (UTC)

Chief of the Forum Police

Heh. Though it might be better not to respond at all. You know, not feedin' the you-know-whats and all that.

Somebody needs to make a 3PDLC with Nyan-cat as its audio. Maybe I'll get motivated to do so if BL2's mod story is less horrible than BL's. Psychos running around with pop-tart armor, streaming rainbows out their ass.

(I'm taking a break from BL at the moment, so I'm free to imagine all sorts of ridiculous shit. I'll get BL back when I find enough room in my office to reassemble my gaming rig. The joy of moving.) Dämmerung 05:08, April 4, 2012 (UTC)

yep. chief cook and bottle-washer of the FP now that my fellow officers are all afk. make my mod complete with rainbow nova poptart shields from the new nyannyan corporation. if you need any help moving you can borrow my photobucket account and gmail inbox.
Fryguysigwob 06:05, April 4, 2012 (UTC)


thanks...i have not a clue most likely what i'm doing...i just figured (and the husband unit concurred) that we should start adding to this page since we use it so much. When we happened across this gun at a level that was so much lower than previous posts, he figured it was the perfect opportunity.

Phoenix1327 23:09, April 8, 2012 (UTC)MC

Your first weapon is always special

Nice find re: my old friend the SG11 Busted Shotgun. I'll try to get debug output re-enabled this week and look at it again. Interesting fact: the "Busted" prefix, unique to Brick's lame starter weapon, inflicts a 20% damage penalty, making it an even greater malus than that of the much-loved "Rusty" Vladofs (though at the damage level of a 0-level weapon, that penalty is shaving off fractions of a single damage point). Maybe Gbx wanted the reload speed buff of a combat shotgun's mag1 and the RoF of a Vladof for newbie friendliness. Though for that they could have given Brick a Tediore ZX11. Dämmerung 20:58, April 9, 2012 (UTC)

just the sim i had in mind when i uploaded that pic. i thought you may have something to say about ol' busty. i wanted to think that gbx gave players a) a weapon that showcases what that manufacturer could do (i.e. Dahl = recoil reduction, etc) and / or b) a glimpse of future loyalty coms, but roland's rusty MG blew those ideas.
Fryguysigwob 21:08, April 9, 2012 (UTC)
Should have given Brick a Torgue, but even a L0 Busted mag1 ZX Torgue would be too deadly a weapon. Dämmerung 21:16, April 9, 2012 (UTC)
I created a baby Brick and examined his weapon in debug. body1 mag1 stock_none, just as the model SG11 states. barrel2 as you can see. A custom material "Vladof_0_starter" and a custom prefix "BrickShotgun_Busted" (heh). If you look at it in silhouette, you can see that it has an assault-shotty style grip and visible stock - grip3a, the Vladof grip, which confusingly has nothing to do with the stock part - but mag1, which is a combat shotgun magazine. A chimera, a bit like various WT-spawned monsters.
(Then I hopped onto the hotel roof and got a far superior Tediore from its red chest. Bye bye Busted.) Dämmerung 02:47, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
care to debug the others? According to s620ex1 the SG11 is part of a group of "starter" weapons, accompanied by another's offer that "old" is an unused s&s prefix.
Fryguysigwob 03:13, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
None of the other weapons are as interesting, though they each have a special starter prefix: Lilith's starter Dahl SMG gets "Simple," Roland's machinegun (I think it's a Vladof) gets "Rusty," and Mordy's Jakobs rifle gets "Old," with each of those granting the same -20% damage malus as Brick's Busted. Rusty also happens to be the name of Vladof's low-quality prefix, just as Old is S&S's. (Curiously, the S&S low-quality prefix never spawns on a weapon in-game. Maliwan also has a low-quality prefix that never appears, namely "Obsolete.") Note that the Roland starter Rusty is not the same prefix as the usual Vladof low-quality Rusty, and the Mordy starter Old is not the same prefix as S&S low-quality Old. The low-quality prefixes-- Surplus, Substandard, Rusty, Plywood, and so forth-- only give a -13% damage malus. Dämmerung 04:07, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
curious. rol's mg is a vladof, yes, but mordy's jakobs sniper has an sns prefix. next question: what do we do with this info? is there a place on the wiki for these curiosities?
Fryguysigwob 04:23, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
I was actually think of creating a page called "Starter weapons". The page wouldn't hold much more than stating which character has which weapon, 4 weapon cards, and mentioning that they SUCK. A mechs section could state all you said above. I doubt anybody is really interested, but it always makes for some reading. happypal (talk • contribs) 10:36, April 10, 2012 (UTC)
+1. Also, welcome back. Dämmerung 11:41, April 10, 2012 (UTC)

Q&A Wiki

Hey Fry. I am all for you taking over the Q&A wiki. I was more involved in just sorting through all the garbage questions, but if you wanna take charge by all means go ahead. I really won't be active from a BL standpoint until Borderlands 2 comes out. Not really sure either if there's a way for me to give you admin/bureaucrat status though.

EDIT

I gave you bureaucrat/admin/rollback status. Hope you can get the q&a wiki nice and pretty again!   Uberorb Bio melt   03:23, April 11, 2012 (UTC)

thanks, mate. looking forward to it. hit me up on gmail or bl.wikichat at your convenience and we'll go over what you and lloewen(sp?) and tex were up to. then me and my droogies will pick it up and run with it.
Fryguysigwob 03:36, April 11, 2012 (UTC)


Honestly as you said, it's been months since we've been on. I say just do what you think is best for the site. My role was basically deleting all the garbage questions and troll answers. I didn't even know I was a bureaucrat to be honest!


I have no idea how to add stuff...which is lame i know seeing as how i'm a grown adult...but i have a couple of things i'd like to add that are just a little different from ones that are already listed...we keep coming across things that are of lower levels, for instance, that I figure people'd like to see, if for no other reason than so they know they might find them too if they keep looking. can you help me?

Phoenix1327 04:20, April 11, 2012 (UTC)mc

46.55.150.210

Yeah, you're welcome :D My browser likes to sign me out from time to time :/ Auntarie 15:49, April 11, 2012 (UTC)

how would you like to become a member of our community? join us... JOIN US!
Fryguysigwob 15:56, April 11, 2012 (UTC)

Okay. Auntarie 15:59, April 11, 2012 (UTC)

PC trusted traders

Hey, about the trusted traders page, two different people removed the same names twice in a row. Are those guys really not trusted anymore? Auntarie 18:53, April 11, 2012 (UTC)

good point. i'ma need you to find those two and throw all your pearls in front of them. we'll see just how trustworthy they are. /kidding. content removal without explanation is subject to undo, at the minimum. if anyone has issue with these two players they can make their case with an edit summary.
Fryguysigwob 21:52, April 11, 2012 (UTC)

Forbidden in Mainspace! Banned in Boston!

I applaud the reasoning behind your recent Spiderant undo, as I abhor the jejune "OMG kill everything with a Masher/Anarchy/Hellfire, also, use teh Siren" quasi-strategies that virally spread from page to page. But I didn't think that "jejune" alone was sanction to kill. Do we have a summary anywhere of what, like Title-specific strategies, are not allowed on mainspace pages? If not, I beg for you or one of the other Powers to compile one. It'd both provide excellent direction for dirigiste little goose-steppers such as myself and offer a page to cite so that my undoing shit doesn't appear completely random. Dämmerung 15:48, April 14, 2012 (UTC)

i'm afraid many of our "wiki conventions" exist only in the wiki zeitgeist or my mind. on a side note, kindly join me in wiki:chat or contact me via gmail (on my userpage). thanks, mate.
Fryguysigwob 20:11, April 14, 2012 (UTC)

Smileys: figured it out Emoticon_silly.png

Check out my Profie page when you can. I got them to work and made a few new UBX's inspired by your AWESOME smiley boxes Emoticon_bigsmile.gif

reminder

trolling _is_ allowed.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  better to redact entire fail-latin comment on non-tedrick pages.

personal attacks _are not_ allowed.
Fryguysigwob 15:46, April 19, 2012 (UTC)

actually, they are Borderlands_Wiki:Flaming_policy.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn 

The frustracted didact inside me would have banned him for failure to decline adjectives properly. It's cerebrum claudum, not "claudus cerebrum." Banned him and given extra homework. Dämmerung 17:13, April 19, 2012 (UTC)

i dont think he is _actually_ studying latin. just mucking about w/ a translator. even google translate does better than master holmes.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn 

wiki activity

Wiki activity
two for one!

thanks ill keep it in mind....

Hey I am a level 31 soldier, and i need some good XP farming sites. All of my missions are leveled trivial and i kill all the creatures and get at maz about 28XP per kill. I have all the DLC for the game so if you could help me out it would be great. Also i am new to this game and i am not sure how to trade weapons. I see it is possible but i am clueless to this process.

MythicConditor

The user MythicConditor just made some rather nasty edits. I undid them, but who knows if he'll do it again. Little Glutton*Nom* 16:35, May 21, 2012 (UTC)

That guy has issues, man. I think you undid the Moxxi edit, so you know what I'm talking about. Auntarie 16:37, May 21, 2012 (UTC)

Next time just report him, unless Fry has suddenly decided to turn his talk page into a Vandalism Reports page. MythicConditor should feel healthier with a banhammer imprint to his face.--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 17:54, May 21, 2012 (UTC)

roasters

are your level 69 roasters from 3pdlc? a complaint has been filed on Talk:The Roaster. please address.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  22:58, May 26, 2012 (UTC)

71.204.91.254

shouldn't have blocked him/her, imo-- looks (afaict w/ blurry morning vision) like he was trying to clean up some vandalism. Dämmerung 16:11, June 13, 2012 (UTC)

good lookin' out, mate. i mis-read the article's history queue. *bans dämmerung for having the audacity to question me.
Fryguysigwob 16:20, June 13, 2012 (UTC)

Reply

Unfortunately not, to make a very long story short, after some rude and disruptive behavior on South Park Archives, he was removed. In response, he has gone to other wiki's leaving me messages in an attempt to reduce the duration of his block. I reduced it once, but he wanted to dictate his own terms, which is unacceptable. Here is a direct quote: 9 months! No, i think 5 months. Since then, it has been decided that he should not be unblocked from South Park Archives. Heh, I guess I should be flattered that he stalks me on other wikis, but it's kind of creepy. :P - GamePlaya3159

ah, man. that's rich. "don't ban me for 2/3rds of a freaking year! only ban me for a half a year!" and here I think that 2 weeks is a long time not to edit. of all the users I've blocked / banned (and there's a lot of them; the memories of the wailing and gnashing of teeth lull me to sleep at night) not a single one has ever begged for a reprieve. I even leave their talk pages unblocked to drink their tears allow them to appeal.
Fryguysigwob 20:16, June 13, 2012 (UTC)
Quoted text.
— P.P.S I am pretty sure i will be a very good person.
call me when you are certain.  The Evil Dr. F (Talk)14,083 Edits
Occasionally some would ask for forgiveness and are usually pretty "normal" about it. None, however have ever acted like this guy. Anyways... :P On a more positive note, I'm really looking forward to Borderlands 2. I pre-ordered the Ultimate Loot Chest Edition. I can't wait to see where they take the game. If Borderlands, and it's DLC, are anything to go by, it looks like we're in for a very fantastic game. Borderlands is a fine example of how DLC should be. I'll try to be a bit active here once the game comes out. :)- GamePlaya3159

Checked it?

this? I... I am the King!Talk 19:17, July 20, 2012 (UTC)

I suggest you re-check it since my gear is now open for public usage. (happy-huntin') I... I am the King!Talk 19:17, July 20, 2012 (UTC)

I believe a "thank you" is in order.

On 17th of March this year, you seemingly undid a vandal on my talkpage and I haven't given you a proper "thank you" for it, so hereby: Thank you, Mr. Fry. I... I am the King! 22:43, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

no problemo. an unimaginative 1 month block for an unimaginative pagewipe. maybe i'll block him/her/it again for old time's sake.
p.s. your new spiff-looking sig doesn't link anywhere, mate.
Fryguysigwob 18:31, July 8, 2012 (UTC)
Had a linkotypo, fixed, getting back to T3H 3V3RYTH1NG GUN. I... I am the King! 22:43, July 8, 2012 (UTC)

RfA Happypal

Hi There! I have opened a Request for Adminship. I'm looking for input from other users. Could you please review and respond here? happypal (talk • contribs) 12:19, July 30, 2012 (UTC)

GBX talk

User_blog:Dr._Clayton_Forrestor/GBX_dev(s)_&_The_Evil_Dr._F   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:42, September 12, 2012 (UTC)

Re: thanks

No problem, it's always great to be of service. --MLGisNot4Me talk 20:40, September 29, 2012 (UTC)

Smells like popcorn?

What is that "Heymister14 smells like popcorn" stuff on your profile page all about? Heymister14 (talk) 23:58, October 2, 2012 (UTC)heymister14

is it the source code you are after or the entymology of the phrase?
Fryguysigwob 20:32, October 4, 2012 (UTC)

read and revise at your leisure

A slightly more organized effort at attacking the BL2 enemies navbox. User:Nagamarky/Scrapbook.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     16:15, October 3, 2012 (UTC)

Deathtrap Hyperion?

Are you sure? She says she build DT herself; the only mention of Hyperion on her Twitter feed that I can see is that her "TallyBot4000™" was Hyperion-made. Shiroi Hane (talk) 22:47, October 5, 2012 (UTC)

crappola. thanks, mate. read that one too fast.
Fryguysigwob 22:48, October 5, 2012 (UTC)

Editing Templates

So I was trying to see how to edit the templates for the characters skills, and I can't find the edit button. I've edited templates before, but this one seems different. Sorry if I'm asking this in the wrong place. Cheers! CrackLawliet (talk) 21:10, October 11, 2012 (UTC)

Nevermind, I got it now. Sorry! CrackLawliet (talk) 21:12, October 11, 2012 (UTC)

If you are having issues editing, search the name of the template in chat like this: Template:<template name> (without the <>'s) If you are trying to fix the weird collapse button, I tried, couldn't figure out the code that is fudging it up. DynastyW

Template for BL2 weapon tables?

I think the wiki needs weapon tables specifically for BL2, so I made an attempt. Can you please take a look so we can improve the table together? The templates are Template:Borderlands_2_Weapon_table_start and Template:Borderlands_2_Weapon_table_row. We'll probably need a table end too, but for my initial tests the original table end was good enough (didn't check the generated HTML, sorry).

I applied my idea to Flynt's Tinderbox/Variant Chart (in a single, easily reversible commit :P ). It looks ok, but not great -- just see the Notes column in Marxman's.

Any feedback will be welcome.

(Also, is there's a better place to discuss "wiki standards" like these, please point me there.) Dipnlik (talk) 15:12, October 12, 2012 (UTC)

BLT shield template

I created a template with variables for all kinds of shields that I could remember, you can look at it in Template:Borderlands_2_Shield_table_row. The good part is there are variables for all properties and the template fills the text in the Notes field. The bad part is that we are still using the Notes field.

The only way to avoid using the Notes field is if we have one header for each type of shield. If you want, I can do that, just wanted to ask before doing it.

I used the template in all Unique shields in Template:Shields2, if you want to take a look.

If you need anything else, please ask! Dipnlik (talk) 23:38, October 12, 2012 (UTC)

Infobox:Weapons

Hey Fry, there seems to be a minor problem with infobox:weapons, as burstfire gets affixed onto damage. While this works for weapons that are exclusively Dahl, it creates a problem for weapons that are not exclusively Dahl manufacturer. For example, Rifle is manufactured by four groups in the game, including Dahl.

I have no idea how to go about editing things like infoboxes or templates, but I figured it would probably be more clear if burst was set aside in another row reading "Burst (Dahl)", or even just "Burst", or something along those lines instead of being affixed onto damage. It doesn't really make much sense having it fixed onto damage for Dahl-exclusive weapons, either, as the burst effect only happens when zoomed in. MyDreamName (talk) 16:21, October 13, 2012 (UTC)

"Burst =" will really only apply to weapon pages that have a dedicated burst-fire, such as the Invader(s), Gasher, et al. should not be an issue for the non-lengendaries / -uniques.
Fryguysigwob 22:03, October 15, 2012 (UTC)

e-tech weapons need a standard way to show manufacturer

E-tech weapons can be made by different manufacturers, so this info needs to be shown in the Variant Charts in a standard way. The problem is that Template:Borderlands_2_Weapon_table_row already has too many columns, and I don't want to add another one unless it's really needed, so layout ideas will be welcome. I'm considering moving the Notes section to a separate line.

(also, I feel like overburdening you, is there an easy way to ask questions like these to all admins/active editors?) Dipnlik (talk) 14:56, October 14, 2012 (UTC)

items and weapons that feature differing manufacturers have that info covered in the corresponding infobox on the main page. won't be necessary to add that info to the variants chart. images and / or the Notes section will be more than sufficient to cover that aspect in the variants chart.
no worries about overburdening, mate. that said, the best (only) efficient way to reach a wider audience will be to create a forum / blog or tack a question onto a relevant talk page.
Fryguysigwob 22:07, October 15, 2012 (UTC)

Hmm

MadCrayolaz ® 18:21, October 14, 2012 (UTC)

IT NEEDS TO WORK!

Poke

GET ON CHAT FRYMAN! MadCrayolaz ® 21:46, October 15, 2012 (UTC)

Poll vaulting

I don't know how anybody sees user blog updates, given the amount of traffic in RecentChanges. It was pure coincidence that I noticed one of your bumps in there. Maybe try reposting the poll in Forums? Dämmerung 22:26, October 20, 2012 (UTC)

request for clemency

Not sure how else to contact you, your pal Dynasty has banned me for calling him an asshat. Would you please remove my ban? —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrNasty (talkcontribs)

dynasty has provided me with copies of the relevant exchanges. given the proof of the direct insults, and the (questionably wise) act of continuing the insults on his talk page, i agree that a 2-hour cooling off period was the appropriate action to take. up until this point you have been a constructive member of this wiki's chat community and i hope that you will continue to do so.
Fryguysigwob 21:12, October 23, 2012 (UTC)
Ditto What Fry Said MadCrayolaz ® 21:16, October 23, 2012 (UTC)
Just wondering what I did to get banned today. It seems this 2 hour ban is more than 2 hours. (````)
You escalated this off of chat, and I took action on it. You are not to bother other people just so you can get unbanned. You know those hundreds of times I posted a link to the rules? Yeah, if you actually read them, there is a section about appealing bans. But you didn't read the rules, no matter how many times I posted it. Ironic isn't it? MadCrayolaz ® 19:43, October 24, 2012 (UTC)
frynote: the circumstances of the second chatban were reviewed and discussed via chat. the chatban has been lifted. we apologize for any inconvenience.
- management

Infobox weapon

I did not really talk about it, but did you know about Template:infobox shield and Template:infobox grenade? Putting everything inside a do-all "infobox weapon" will just make things very complicated (IMO).

Also: Category:Deprecated infobox parameters. In an on-going effort to try to curb miss-usage, the infobox weapon template now generates this. Currently, it is old fields such as "color rarity", "damage type" and "make". happypal (talk • contribs) 14:08, October 24, 2012 (UTC)

i found the shield and grenade infoboxes after tweaking the infobox weapon template into a "do-all" template. *laughs. at first i was reticent about creating a new weapon infobox template for BL2. yes, it would curb users from putting in range data anyway. but the amount of additional work to convert all of the existing weapon infoboxes was rather daunting. i came up with the following work-around:
if the first (and last) lines of shared code in the new template are identical to the old, e.g. "image =," "caption =," "element =," "game =," etc, then the extraneous code can simply be removed and the template title changed. thoughts?
Fryguysigwob 00:08, October 25, 2012 (UTC)
Oh, yeah. I never planned on writing a new infobox. More of copy pasting it into a new one, and removing the range (and other redundant) fields. Also, it would auto-tag to "Borderlands 2" by default (rather than Borderlands). The only real work would be changing the title "infobox_weapon" to "infobox_weapon2". I don't think it would be that much work: It's already been done for the navboxes, so it can probably be easily done for the infoboxes too. Unless you have an objection, I might actually start rolling that out as of today. happypal (talk • contribs) 05:26, October 26, 2012 (UTC)

Trolololo! Looks like I talked too fast. Side note: I wouldn't mind having actual fields in the box though... I'll just join in on the migration for now. happypal (talk • contribs) 05:30, October 26, 2012 (UTC)

Weapon quality

What I meant was that white weapons tend towards an average since they receive a lower bonus to their stats, so it's not as clear what their distinctive stats are. Higher level is because, again, it's more obvious; in the case of two weapons that do 10 and 11 damage it isn't that clear whether one does 1 more damage or 10% more. If they do 1000 and 1001 or 1100 it's a lot clearer what the relationship actually is.

I'm aware there's an issue with trying to get weapons that are stupidly perfect, I just think it works better for figuring out what's special about a particular gun, as well as making comparisons among a class of weapons (as in a group with the same barrel) easier. Evil Tim (talk) 07:21, October 25, 2012 (UTC)

the beauty of the new generation of weapon variants table is that is solves both of these concerns. it is sortable by level, damage, etc. and it shows the color of the title for quality comparisons.
Fryguysigwob 22:05, October 25, 2012 (UTC)

Random

I had actually seen you try, but hadn't intervened yet. Apparently, DynastyW took his shot at it, but I further improved unpon it, for dealing with disambig and links, or putting it on something else's page. For example, if I ask you about the RokSalt:

  • RokSalt is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source.

But it also works well with pages that need disambiguations, such as the Bone Shredder:

The documentation should make it clear how to use it. happypal (talk • contribs) 10:03, October 27, 2012 (UTC)

seems to be catching on. well done.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  12:31, October 27, 2012 (UTC)

ERROR MESSAGE

Given that you posted the picture for this weapon, dare I ask if you own one? :) Lunar Archivist (talk) 05:50, October 30, 2012 (UTC)

i do not, in fact, own an ERROR MESSAGE. the wiki lacked a page for the rocket launcher so i borrowed an image from the web. this was, of course, before it became common knowledge that the EM was a mod. the page's existence is suffered now solely due to it's notoriety and in order to avert the inevitable "i found it in a chest, warrior, Master Gee! ITZ TOTTALY LEGIT!!11!" edits.
Fryguysigwob 20:08, October 30, 2012 (UTC)

Just gonna leave this here..

for next year. Razldazlchick 20:52, October 30, 2012 (UTC)

i recco'd that one the other day. the OP was noticeably unimpressed. this year's is almost complete. pics to come.
Fryguysigwob 20:55, October 30, 2012 (UTC)

Proposal

Sorry i missed your Proposal. I have been having PC issues and until recently could not edit. Hopefully, I can be around a bit more often now. Veggienatersml 14:59, October 31, 2012 (UTC)

Purple uniques

But it's wrong, put simply. It's not a coding error, Unique has never denoted blue rarity specifically, it's just that most of them are blue. Adding "Unique" as the rarity correctly puts them in Category:Unique, while putting the colour as purple correctly puts them in Category:Purple, which is what they are. Unique#Characteristics quite specifically notes that Unique rarity does not mean the weapon is any specific colour (the old T.K's Wave could be green, even) and the colour should reflect the colour the weapon actually is, not what we think it ought to be. Evil Tim (talk) 07:56, November 4, 2012 (UTC)

your support forum

Forum:Drop_the_drop_guide_section_for_Blands_2.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  05:20, November 5, 2012 (UTC)

Random template

That template doesn't really work well with Titles that start with "The," you end up with things like "The The Sham" coming up. Evil Tim (talk) 00:29, November 6, 2012 (UTC)

fix'd. thank you. if deemed necessary the "The" will have to be entered manually on a page-by-page basis.
Fryguysigwob 00:43, November 6, 2012 (UTC)

query

If I find new information do I just post it under the talk section and the admins edit the actual information?Dividedbyn1ght (talk) 01:48, November 9, 2012 (UTC)

you are welcome to edit any mainspace page as you see fit, provided it is done according to wiki standards and conventions. subsequently, any other user will be welcome to edit your edit as they fit. however, if the information is not ready for mainspace presentation then, yes, i'd suggest adding it to the appropriate talk page. cheers.
Fryguysigwob 20:58, November 9, 2012 (UTC)
If I wanted to add a weapon variant to a certain weapon would I do it the same way or ask a moderator to do it?Dividedbyn1ght (talk) 22:28, November 11, 2012 (UTC)
you are welcome to add a variant (and its image) to the table. editing the variants chart will require working in source mode, however, although the code is fairly simple. just copy/paste the code from the previous samples and overwrite your variant's specs.
Fryguysigwob 22:28, November 12, 2012 (UTC).

Uncommon rarity weapons

Re: Scorpion and the other SMGs in Category:Uncommon; they actually can't spawn as common because of their parts. Maliwan's SMG barrel has five sets of Titles which are assigned depending on the element of the weapon it's on; to be a Scorpion a weapon has to have a Dahl body, a Maliwan barrel, and be corrosive elemental. Non-Maliwan guns can't have non-explosive elements at white rarity, so the correct rarity for the Dahl, Bandit, Hyperion and Tediore Maliwan barrel + element SMGs is green.

I'm fairly sure the Torgue quad shotgun barrel can't be on a white weapon either, but that's more that I've never seen it happen than that I'm aware of any actual mechanic that would stop it. Evil Tim (talk) 06:16, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

Although it may not spawn as common, the part that names it Scorpion IS common, and our job is to categorize it as such, not as what it will spawn as. We are also here for the reporting of this, so, to label it as anything else but common would be wrong. Don't bother pursuing this, that's how it's been. MadCrayolaz ® 16:23, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
the formulae are rather simple. white, green, blue, purple = common. if the scorpion is forced by it's parts to be any of these than it is common. furthermore, the fact that the only variant shown is blue coupled with your previous edit summary of "Fairly sure all these are green only..." make the "this weapon is green" argument rather confusing.
Fryguysigwob 20:07, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
And incorrect. Color is not indicative of the weapon. I have multiple white weapons that are elemental as well. MadCrayolaz ® 20:10, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, and they're probably all Maliwan, Torgue, or rocket launchers. Other weapons can't spawn with elements at less than green rarity, which means that the elemental SMGs can't possibly spawn at less than green rarity. As far as I'm aware the infobox is supposed to reflect the lowest possible rarity the weapon can spawn at, and the elemental-Title SMGs are not common and are distinctly rarer than other weapons. Evil Tim (talk) 06:57, November 14, 2012 (UTC)
the concept of the infoboxes showing the least possible rarity is not a convention of this wiki.
Fryguysigwob 22:08, November 14, 2012 (UTC)

Infoboxes and color

I had this question: since you've changed infobox_weapon2 to not have any fields other than element, is there any point to having infobox_shield and infobox_grenade? Should we just change them back to infobox_weapon2? happypal (talk • contribs) 20:03, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

PS: Sorry if this is already done... didn't have time to check... happypal (talk • contribs) 20:03, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
there is no point, as you state. there may still exist a few examples of infobox_shield and _grenade as the standard for infoboxes was still in flux when i was mucking about with them. as they both achieve the same result the only justification in swapping them would be to satisfy the OCD some of our local code monkeys. *ahem... Dynasty... *cough...
Fryguysigwob 20:13, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
When writing code, you want to try to keep it ambiguous. That means that it is refined to the point where you can use it in multiple areas. HOWEVER, wiki-ettiquette says otherwise. It calls for specialized templates for groups of pages requiring special parameters. In all honesty, the guns with multiple MFC's should have their own template, but it's such a minor difference, it's not really that important. The fact is, grenades and shields are so different, they really DO need their own templates. You can't group them together, else it becomes confusing. My gun doesn't do amp damage, and my shield can't be stick longbow. The point is, you can't really cross them, as they are just too unique to do this effectively. MadCrayolaz ® 20:46, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
the fact remains that infobox_shield, infobox_grenade, and infobox_weapon have all had their code folded, spindled, and mutilated to the point that the format that they present is the same. the templates have become interchangeable.
Fryguysigwob 21:10, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
But yet, the pages have frivolous info on them, box wise. The code is garbled and poorly formatted, to the point where I can't make out what is what. The variants charts need to be redesigned, I think, keeping in mind what is essential and what isn't. MadCrayolaz ® 21:21, November 13, 2012 (UTC)
true. but the garbled, poorly formatted code is hidden. the information presented is clear and concise. see above note re: code monkey OCD.
Fryguysigwob 21:26, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

But it's not. Amp Damage and drain should obviously not go into the notes box, since it's not a note, it's a KEY FEATURE. Stuff like that wasn't thought through very well, it seems, and a rewrite is in order. When modifying the code, one needs to be able to understnad it. So, even if it presents itself nicely, if the code is just garbled, that's still a big issue. MadCrayolaz ® 21:33, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

frynote: the above convo w/ dynasty was resolved via wikichat.

unique vs purple

Also, I saw User talk:Evil Tim#unique vs purple. Arguably, when I introduced the notion of "rarity vs color", they were not mutually exclusive. A unique item can be purple, and a common item can be green. Unique is colored blue by default, because it required a color, but there is no rarity-color correlation. Legendary things can be Yellow, Orange or Dark Orange.

The use of the "color=" field in the infobox is so also so that the box title font color matches the card. It would look weird to have a purple card with a blue title.

I had originally planned to remove the color categories entirely, because they make no sense, and are pointless, but never got around to it (and no-one cared...). How would you feel if the infoboxes did not generate "category:purple"? happypal (talk • contribs) 20:03, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

i would not support removing the color= cell entirely. i rather think it's a handy reference and have become accustomed to associating grey with common, pink with E-tech, etc. that said, yes, i would be happy to do away with the rather confusing Category:Purple.
Deadly Bloom PirateChest
DtneterAdded by Dtneter

on the topic of purple uniques... i discussed this pic with its owner via chat as he posted it. it appears to be legitimate. the prospect of a unique item, that happens to be purple, found in a chest may necessitate some further research.

Fryguysigwob 20:33, November 13, 2012 (UTC)

New Legendary Weapon Ideas

Hey Fry. I was just wondering, all the new posts on that thread seem to be for BL1, not BL2. Just wondering if i can add any ideas I have for BL2 weapons. Only asking you as you seem to have made a large contribution to that forum series. Sig 2.0 10:03, November 18, 2012 (UTC)

NWLI's using new BL2 game mechanics are more than welcome. the forum is filled with BL1 mechanics simply because i began that forum back in April '10. still going strong, i'm proud to say. the BL community has so many great Legendary weapon ideas.
Fryguysigwob 20:18, November 19, 2012 (UTC)

Deletion...

Why do you delete the pictures of my builds?Leafless (talk) 13:15, November 18, 2012 (UTC)

hrm. it appears that your talk page was one of the few that did not receive a copy of {{categorize}} when it was created. i've since remedied that. i am simply deleting uncategorized / unused images from the wiki. i'm afraid your images fell under the former category, "uncategorized." i have restored the two files that i deleted. please find the time to properly categorize all uploaded images to avoid deletion. you will find three handy links in the userbox i placed on your talk page to help with categorizing images. cheers.
Fryguysigwob 20:31, November 19, 2012 (UTC)

Re: deleted images

Huh, thought I tagged them. My bad.

'bout the only one I'm overly concerned with is the Gentleman's Pimpernel image (File:Gentlemans_Pimpernel.jpg)). I lost that one when I upgraded to the new computer. I could take another image, but if it's easier for you to just restore it that would be great.

I'll double-check my category tags from now on. -- Yukichigai (talk) 21:29, November 20, 2012 (UTC)

i sifted through your contributions and found no mention of a gentlemen's pimpernel. only the Captain Scarlett's Pimpernel. that file is intact. note that "Category:Images of weapons" (caps sensitive) would be the proper file for... images of weapons. thanks, mate.
Fryguysigwob 21:40, November 20, 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure why it's not mentioned in my contributions, but I did upload that image. If you could restore it, that'd be great. I'll fix the tag on the other. -- Yukichigai (talk) 06:52, November 21, 2012 (UTC)
i searched the deletion log for "gentlemens pimpernel [sic]" and found none. ditto on different variations of the file name. sorry, mate.
Fryguysigwob 23:03, November 21, 2012 (UTC)
Alright, I'll take another snap and re-upload. Very strange though, since if you check the redlink I posted you get this at the top of the page:

Warning: You are recreating a page that was previously deleted.

You should consider whether it is appropriate to continue editing this page. The deletion and move log for this page are provided here for convenience:

   22:09, November 17, 2012 Fryguy42 (Talk | contribs) deleted page File:Gentlemans Pimpernel.jpg (Uncategorized file (image))

Hooray for buggy wiki software, I guess. -- Yukichigai (talk) 21:06, November 22, 2012 (UTC)

hi

hi, i'm a new member, i want to add some quotes from maya and others, and i cant find the editing button. Dr. F said it locked due to heavy vandalism and i must say hi to other admins to get enough edits to not be new anymore. thank you for noticing this, and hi!Ahot (talk) 15:50, November 21, 2012 (UTC)

hello, ahot. welcome to the wiki. that page is, as you probably know, only blocked to new and unregistered users. saying "hi" to everyone is as good a way to not be "new" any more as i know. enjoy the wiki.
Fryguysigwob 23:05, November 21, 2012 (UTC)

Catting of images. lol

Hey Fry, i just had a great idea. It would be so much easier and helpful if non admins and tem-ops went around catting other peoples images instead of letting you guys have to worry about deleting them. would lessen the amount you guys had to do right? Please give feedback as to whether i should continue catting images i find in uncatted media section. Sig10 10:05, November 22, 2012 (UTC)

as much as i detest hand-holding any and all users are more than welcome to do their share of housekeeping around the wiki. this could include categorizing other users' images for them. me, i'm just mean. cheers.
Fryguysigwob 21:24, November 23, 2012 (UTC)

_i_ think you (neil) should campaign to get more users catting the lazy folks' images. the point of putting it on the uploader was to lighten the load on the admins. the bounty board mission was an after thought.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  20:48, November 25, 2012 (UTC)

The Kitten article

Seems we have an anon-IP who insists on posting rather poorly written declarations that the Kitten cannot spawn without an element. They also keep removing the screenshot you posted of the non-elemental variant from the Kitten/Variant_Chart sub-article. It would be one thing if they provided some proof of what they're saying, but at the moment it's just a lot of wiki-equivalent of angrily yelling "IT'S RIGHT BECAUSE I SAY SO". I've tried discussing this, mentioned something on the talk page, all for naught. This anon-IP refused to engage and just keeps reposting the same assertion phrased in different angry fashions. Right now the article actually has the words "stop lying" in it. I think we need some admin assistance. Could you wade into this morass and figure something out? Semi-protect it, something. -- Yukichigai (talk) 20:42, November 25, 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, the actual quote is "Quit lying to people". Totally appropriate for wiki content. -- Yukichigai (talk) 21:01, November 25, 2012 (UTC)

Cobra (Borderlands 2)

Nice. I... I am the King!Talk 23:05, December 1, 2012 (UTC)

Fry, last time we chatted you asked me for the reason why the explosive icon doesn't appear on the new Cobra. My answer was the following: "The explosive icon on a weapon's item card is a standard texture sprite which is featured on all Torgue and explosive rocket launcher item cards. Since the Cobra is manufactured by Jakobs it has no sub-line to display the sprite and its item cards will not feature the explosive icon."
To avoid confusion, I'd like you to implement the following, which is per my tastes more efficient and more clearer towards "lesser BL2 educated people": "The explosive icon on a weapon's item card is a standard screen-particle texture-sprite, which is attached to all Torgue weapons', all standard (non-elemental) Rocket Launchers, all standard (explosive graded) Grenade Mods and all explosive Resistance/Nova/Spike Shields. Due to the fact the Jakobs Cobra's' Balance settings has his origins from the normal Jakobs Sniper Rifle Balance setting. The sub-link towards adding the icon is not calculated by the game in generating the itemcard of the Cobra, on which it refrains from displaying the icon."
What you could also add behind the last word of the preceding text is (for the sceptics): "What also should be noted is that unlike in Borderlands 1 the explosive affinity of a weapon in Borderlands 2 is not deprived from a accessory anymore, rather instead, from the Balance settings. This also neglects the generation of the proper icon, whether this is a slipper or an intention by Gearbox remains to be seen."
You don't necessarily have to add the last statement, but it's more to prevent any sceptics to lay fire upon the Cobra's' explosive origins. I... I am the King!Talk 09:41, December 5, 2012 (UTC)
thanks, grimmy. your explanation was a tad bit wordy for the mainspace page so i copied it nearly word-for-word to the Cobra's talk page. cheers.
Fryguysigwob 21:48, December 5, 2012 (UTC)
Cropping is allowed ;-P I... I am the King!Talk 21:26, December 6, 2012 (UTC)

Sup b b

My bot found this Rifle/Variant_Chart can you move it? It's picking up disambiguation in its category lists lol — Ilvandel (talk to me)   21:28, December 4, 2012 (UTC)

About pic quality.

Hi. I'm upgrading pictures of unique weapons by high res (1920x1200 px) ones of level 50 variants.

I've seen that you undone the picture swap on Love Thumper even if the new image was of higher resolution and a closer look-up at the item.

I would like to ask if you prefer "standard" sideviews of the items instead of more convenient points of view or if you though that the new picture wasn't of enough quality (The textures look blurry but the older picture has the same issues). Comparison: Current picture //// Removed Picture

Maybe this one  previously uploaded (didn't noticed it prior uploading mine. If I knew I would have used this one with my major text-edit) is a good alternative to current picture, as I think it is the best looking of the three. GryphusR (talk) 01:58, December 12, 2012 (UTC)

i stand corrected. i was simply wary about some users that wish to replace every image with their image, "perfect" variants, or level 50 variants. (frankly, everything looks like crap on the monitor of the pc that i'm currently using.) all that i'll ask going forward is a summary note stating "swapped image for higher res version" or the like, and that each image you overwrite is included in the variants chart. this will ensure that there are a minimum of orphaned images on the wiki. i shall un-do my un-dones. thanks, mate. cheers.
Fryguysigwob 02:03, December 12, 2012 (UTC)
frynote: in addition to the above prerequisites i can add the following guidelines:
  • a "blue" equippable item card is preferable to a "red" non-equippable item card.
  • the ideal image is a full-on side-facing view. however, an image that shows off a specific feature would be allowed provided that it does not deviate too far from the side view.
  • images can be any variant, any rarity provided that they meet the above guidelines and prereq's, the exception being that, with an weapon that does not always feature a bladed attachment, a non-bladed image would be preferred. (see Unkempt Harold). constructs are generally to be avoided.
Sure thing, I always try to move swapped images to variants page and also add mine there, just to save the job to do so for anyone who comes with a better looking pic afterwards.
I'm adding summaries about replaced pics on most edits but sometimes I just forget about it, my bad.
About the level 50 items, I think that they provide a better understanding to the readers when comparing different gear. I.E. the major text edits I made to Love Thumper page make more sense if talking about a lvl 50 shield than the one from PT1, and many players are unaware that they can get level 50 items from quests. It's not about "perfect" variants because I think that there isn't such thing. Of course I understand and agree that the main thing is image quality, and then everything else. But until now every pic I've replaced (unless the very first where I made a mistake, corrected by a moderator) was of lesser resolution. Just wanting to provide better understanding of unique/quest gear, which are easy and free to get, and some of them carry really interesting effects.
Cheers and thanks for your time GryphusR (talk) 02:21, December 12, 2012 (UTC)

Reviewing User Group Rights

Something I've discussed a bit from time to time with Dr. CF is a proposal to request a modification to the user group rights we have here, primarily because our vandalism rate has been frustratingly high, but also because the number of inexperienced editors building messes all over the wiki. We can request an adjustment to the user permissions - this will require a blog to gauge community opinion, and an appeal to Central for the change. Options that occur to me for User Group:(all) include:

  • Removing "Create pages" and "Edit pages"
  • Removing "Create pages" only
  • Status quo

These suggestions will impede unregistered contributors without affecting anyone else. I was just curious to learn if you had an opinion on this. -- WarBlade (talk) 22:17, December 22, 2012 (UTC)

Are you suggesting a change to the normal registered user rank or the one for anons? MadCrayolaz ® 23:50, December 26, 2012 (UTC)
Registered users would be unaffected by these proposals. This is about curbing the vandalism from unregistered contributors. -- WarBlade (talk) 00:23, December 27, 2012 (UTC)
i am all in favor of restricting the rights of anonymous users (and Dynasty), especially as regards new page creation.
Fryguysigwob 20:51, December 28, 2012 (UTC)
Blog post is up. -- WarBlade (talk) 22:22, December 28, 2012 (UTC)

Siren Customization

where can i find stuff for sirens like heads and skins —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ace3579cnr (talkcontribs)

There is some patchy info on Maya/Skins. -- WarBlade (talk) 23:14, December 26, 2012 (UTC)

thanks

Thank you so much to move my page, im new on this! ^_^, i dont know how to make a page on my userspace, i did the same with a zero build, sorry :( —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chasco (talkcontribs)

you are quite welcome.
Fryguysigwob 21:18, December 31, 2012 (UTC)



i was thinking of a reference to when the claptrap says ARE YOU EATING A SANDWICH, YOUR THE F*&^%$NG SOUND GUY, WE CAN HERE THAT, STEVE!

STEVE! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GUY

with red text like :Heyooo!

Heyoooo! 17:39, May 6, 2010 (UTC)


I was thinking about a weapon based on the Flak Cannon in Unreal Championship 2:

NAME- 1521 Flak Cannon

RED TEXT- Unpossible!

The weapon would spawn as either a Rocket Launcher or a Shotgun(In the game it functions as both) or if possible could have both a primary AND secondary fire mode. The Red Text is a reference to getting 9+ kills in a row(same game as weapon), {it doesn't have to be 1521 in the name, I just wanted to put a part of my life into the title.} In the game the weapon is kinda orange colered, so it could be a Jakobs.Mazman1521 01:46, May 22, 2010 (UTC)

Re: Meet the Spy Shotty

LIKE SO

Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnuYi-nzE90

Etcetera

I was looking at the list earlier today and thinking that it would make more sense to have them catagorized, just came back and foumd them set up just like I envisioned. Of course I would have had to think a bit to get them set up correctly. I would classify myself as a "noob-level" editor as well. Arkayn71 06:12, May 2, 2010 (UTC)


Yo Fry, did you hear about my and Lonely Nomad's Duck and Cover idea? Cause if we're putting in weapon ideas, we had our own manufacturer, and we couldn't get anyone from GBX to see it. So I'll just get it myself.GnarlyToaster21:32, May 1, 2010 (UTC)


Logged in the other day as my Level 61 Hunter and I can't find my favorite sniper rifle, the Penetrator. :,( I have many Pearlescent weapon's to trade (or dupe). Fryguy42 00:42, May 3, 2010 (UTC)

Update: Received a Dahl Penetrator a fellow B'lander (offline, will give credit later). I feel much better now. I really missed my Talking Heads sniper. Now I just need a better one. (48+). LoL's Got lots of pearls to trade, and many fun mods I picked up from a friend, who's name will be withheld for his own protection (ahem, sndstream, cough cough). I even have a few of those "super shields" that are blowing up the wikia now. Fryguy42 00:06, May 7, 2010 (UTC)

Update: Got my Level 61 Penetrator! I am complete now. Only cost me 1 Pearl, 6 Oranges, 1 Purple, and a modded sniper rifle. Had to soften him up some to get my hands on his best Penetrator. :D I don't really believe in duping. I think it goes against the theme of the game. Now if I can just get that 660 Sniper COM with ammo regen.... Fryguy42 22:08, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

A custom weapon idea I submitted got modded...

I assume because my formatting screwed up the hole post. I was wondering if you could fix it for me, since instead of fixing the post, the mod just removed it entirely. I called it the N1N Vampire and I hope theres a history somewhere you can pull the idea from, because it took me 20 mins to figure out exactly how I wanted it and I'd like to not have to spend another 20 rewriting it. Thanks alot dude, great forum idea!Blastoderm 16:42, May 4, 2010 (UTC)


Thanks again dude, how'd you like my idea? Blastoderm 17:16, May 4, 2010 (UTC)

Hey-o!

In response to your posting on my talk page, I'd probably list you under Modders and Legit. You collect mods, you like to use them every now and then, but overall you don't mind going legit, either. So I'd say those two :) Ryo Kasami 16:19, May 7, 2010 (UTC)


Yo, fryguy, in response to the incredible success of your thread, i would like to say congrats. A Lonely Nomad 13:12, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

Vandals

sure you got the right guy? i dont see any malicious edits.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  02:42, May 8, 2010 (UTC)

roger that.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  03:14, May 8, 2010 (UTC)
you were right. i didnt catch the edit being anything substantive.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  03:24, May 8, 2010 (UTC)

re:13may10, with no victim, it is simply a forum edit. i choose not to be draconian about forums, and leave it to the OP (you) to police your forum. this is a license not usually given but with regard to your/its purpose you may restrict free speech to the talk page (if there). i had thought of posting a notice atop said forum page asserting as much, shall i make it so?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  03:58, May 14, 2010 (UTC)

Letter to Gearbox

I sent a message a week ago or so to SCole, Stephen Cole, the Gearbox developer responsible for New Haven. Unfortunately I didn't think to take a copy of the letter and Gearboxity did not cache a copy anywhere I can find. I haven't heard anything back yet from SCole so today I sent a letter to the "Webmaster" via Gearboxity.com [[1]]. Following is a copy of the letter. I will, of course, post anything I may hear back from GBX as soon as I get it.


"Heyooo!

In late April I posted a short message on Borderlands.wikia.com talking about how much I love the pop culture and historical references embedded in the flavor text of may of Borderlands' weapons. I included an ideas for a new "pop" weapon and I challenged the B'lands community to come up with quality new ideas to "make Gearbox pay attention and [maybe] include our ideas in upcoming Borderlands material." A few weeks (and more than 125 new weapon ideas submitted by over 100 editors) later it's time for me to hold up my end of the bargain. The Borderlands community has spoken.

Please visit the website, [[2]] to see what new "pop" weapons loyal Borderlands games would like to see in the next Borderlands release and feel free to direct any response to my talk page [[3]] or to my email address [edited].

Thank you for your time. Please copy this message to the relevant developers."


If you like the ideas we have come up with, and you too think that Gearbox should listen up and pay attention, go on Gearboxity.com [[4]] and let them know! In the meantime, keep the great ideas coming! Fryguy42 01:04, May 10, 2010 (UTC)

It was a good call making this forum, it really was. I was just wondering, I was just thinking of making new perks forum. What do you think? Not worth it or what?A Lonely Nomad 19:23, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

For legal reasons Gearbox probably can't accept submissions of this nature. People's ideas are intellectual property and with an ambiguous source the developers might not even comment on them. Generating listings of new weapon ideas etc. is all well and good, but it starts and finishes as a bit of community fun, nothing more. -- WarBlade 12:22, May 14, 2010 (UTC)
Second that. I used to follow a pop-culture cartoon show years ago and a rep for the show participated but said they could not accept story ideas due to copywrite issues. The show's producers and writers were forbidden to read fan sites. -- MeMadeIt 17:39, May 23, 2010 (UTC)

WT Help

Send me an email with your Save File attached and I'll take a look at it and see if I can fix it. -- MeMadeIt 17:22, May 23, 2010 (UTC)

as nags said any item cards would be highly valuable for restoration. ^memadeit should be able to help as well. using willowtree are you able to open the old save?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn 

having read your post on nagys page - move all your stuff to the locker or make a new locker just for this/each character. strip the character, when the game lets your "naked" character in, save and exit. slowly add gear deleting the .bak when you are allowed into the game.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  00:57, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
which willowtree are you using? beta? which version? sorry but i must ask these questions, its in the sysop manual (not really).   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:03, May 24, 2010 (UTC)

great! here to help. as are ever'body else.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn 

check your save slot position or make a new one higher than those you have had in the past. i had the game nerf my character like that recently and im trying to recall what did that to him (roland).   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  02:08, May 24, 2010 (UTC) and how i got around it.
de nada mon ami! welcome to the other side.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  08:21, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
glad to have you back. ive been playing the hell out of crow's nest. see image.
In one run!
only does this when i solo. have no idea why.
i will probably play alot this w/e, look me up.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  08:24, May 28, 2010 (UTC)

sandbox

see this and approve or disapprove.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  02:50, May 31, 2010 (UTC)

re:UBX - {gasping respirator} impressive, most impressive {gasping respirator} see 'cause thats the sort of sound vader makes when hes talkin' like (humor fail?)   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  18:32, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
should i mention that {{User Windows|version=7}} =
Windows logo This user runs Microsoft Windows 7.

? or would that make me an ass?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  18:53, May 31, 2010 (UTC)


5th column icon
This user has installed the 3PDLC The Fifth Column by xwmstormx.

TFC UBX should include a pic of the giant skull with the sword sticking out of it.

(this ubx is modeled after the TCN ubx for continuity's sake.)


logo This user is on Xfire. ID = _____


"logo" to be the white, black, and blue "X" icon.

Xfire UBX should also include params akin to the Gamespy UBX.

Xfire logo
This user is on Xfire.
Xfire ID: Example ID

How about this? Ipuvaepe 02:38, June 2, 2010 (UTC)


TK worm
This user supports and promotes 3PDLC.


Bureaucrat1
This user is a Bureaucrat.
The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Doc Forrestor's promotion gift.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   01:53, July 21, 2010 (UTC)


Unregistered edits

In regards to the unregistered edit made to my posting, I did not make any unregistered edits on the Legendary Weapons forum, but after checking the post your link directed me to I found no major discernible difference in my post other than a couple of grammatical errors which were probably my fault from typing too fast and not checking. I don't think it's a problem therefore, but if you see the same user's IP showing up again please let me know. All my edits are always made while signed and carry my signature, so anything not as such is not by my hand. I have however, now fixed a couple minor grammatical errors in my own posts. Skeve613 05:43, June 5, 2010 (UTC)

Hmmm, I think i was thinking of a different post I had made. I haven't posted any ideas on the Legendary weapons, but the ones I have are "The Duke" (shotgun), "The Farragut" (shield),and "Fat Boy" (rocket launcher), all of which have proper text and references upon me checking today. Based on what you are saying, I believe that my response to the "Black Sun" machinegun was confused with the actual weapon description posted by its creator. In short, it was not my weapon, only the line saying "this may be a bit overpowered" was mine. I have edited this for clarity by offsetting my post with a bullet point, hopefully this clear up the confusion. Also "douche" is not a preferred word of mine, for were I to get angry like the original poster I would more likely use one of the many rather elaborate Shakespearean insults I know. Skeve613 16:57, June 5, 2010 (UTC)


forum:modding as an instruction manual? what have they done to you?!?!   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  05:18, June 10, 2010 (UTC)

what happened to notice?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  07:30, June 5, 2010 (UTC) (no notice = no autocracy) {edit - found it - maybe top _and_ bottom?} change protection to registered users?

HEY!

So I don't know why I'm not showing as searchable lol.


re:community

DonShreck 21:10, June 3, 2010 (UTC)DonShreck

re:community - ya mean where is everybody online? dude you got a job. we all had to find other things to do. you were the glue that held us together. we are lost w/o you . . (sob) JK, i was doing work/sleep and project red f_ing gun. cant speak for the rest of the gang but i will be on this w/e. CUFriPM?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  07:05, June 11, 2010 (UTC)

{yawn} Everybody used to be so friendly and supportive of each other on this wiki. Nowadays it seems to have disintegrated from a community to the barrio complete with turf (burn) wars. I was specifically referring to Nagamarky's Nomad's Video Challenge page where everyone was trying to rip Nag's a new virtual pooper, but, in general, we are getting a failing grade in "water fountain." (Maybe I'll come back later and tidy this up when I'm awake. {yawn} stupid job) Fryguy42 15:16, June 11, 2010 (UTC)

nomad clearly stated whining would not be tolerated. dotfalcodot is new and has a bad case of pearl envy. stick around, its cyclic, you learn to stick with yer mates and tolerate others or quit the wiki til you can stomach it again. and in regards to the job - ill take a number 5 supersize w/ diet coke please. oh and a roll of tokens, to go(DLR ref).   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  15:27, June 11, 2010 (UTC)
Yeah, was ALN's page, anyhow. I figured I'd correct this unsigned while I was signing but well you can see where that went. Yup, so much for community. --Nagamarky 15:30, June 11, 2010 (UTC)

A message from Dr. HAX

In response to your most erudite query as to the psychology of users of OP HAX, there are many likely scenarios which I, Dr. HAX, believe occur regularly. Many people have a low tolerance level for hard challenges like Crawmerax, and when given an "easy way out" through things like modded weapons they will take it rather than persist. Many, as Dr. F seemed to allude to, also are lacking something in the way of skill and/or ego, and compensate by using OP HAX to lessen the challenge and give them an excuse to boast "hey guyz i killed crabmerix in one minute, lolz" - in short, they use OP Hax to feel better about themselves, much as many stupid hacking fags players will use lag switches or other hax in competitive games like MW2 to gain an advantage and allow them to do better despite lacking any talent. Many are also impatient, and choose OP hax because it is faster than trying to practice and become good, or choose OP HAX because they do not like failing at all (even though it is a natural part of getting better at most anything), and OP HAX allows them to avoid this. Even as a mod buster myself, I can understand the glee one feels form effortlessly killing previously annoying enemies, but this is a glee born of proven legitimate experience fighting them through normal means, and is a temporary source of amusement at best. Since most users of OP HAX are doing so in an online context, the rationale for effortless slaughtering of poor giant worms who were only trying to kill you is less about the worms so much as it is about making an impression on other players designed to (falsely) enhance a sense of worth which is lacking. - Dr. HAX alias Skeve613 23:59, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

You killed Thirsty the Midget? I think you may need counseling if you considered a guy conked out on Purple Stuph (and Beer too from what the DEA told me about his post mortem examination) a credible threat, but that is not my forte or area of expertise... As for your oversized grenade problem, I assume that you have already applied patch 1.3 to your weapon if Dr. F referred you to me for a second opinion. Your weapon's condition is increasingly critical, but my new patented formula DR. HAX' Projectile Balm has been proven to reduce grenade and bullet sizes by 100% with a 98% success rate on explosive projectiles. Try it, and let me know how well it is deleting all modded launchers resolving your grenade launcher problem. If that doesn't work, I am afraid your launchers are hopelessly infected, and you will have to put them down by throwing them off a bottomless cliff. - DR. HAX, Mod Doctor [ Skeve613 17:33, June 13, 2010 (UTC) ]

The good doctor now has his own section and gallery here. Kudos to Dr F for making me the freakin' awesome new sig  Dr Hax headshot  Skeve613ask Dr. Hax  05:00, June 14, 2010 (UTC)

sig

make User:Fryguy42/sig and User:Fryguy42/sig/ref and follow the proceedure i did for skeve.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  23:44, June 13, 2010 (UTC) or i could do it. didnt have headphones on, sorry if i missed you

pic will show up until server resets and recognizes your sig as a template. also see:caption in infobox.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  16:18, June 16, 2010 (UTC)

2nd?, 5th...? You know, the speech one...the 1th

Called freedom of speech bitch —Preceding unsigned comment added by .Falco. (talkcontribs)

I do not agree with what you said, sir, but I will defend to the death your right to say it....then promptly bury it at the bottom of my talk page. the frumious fry

lol.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  12:27, June 12, 2010 (UTC)

User:Fryguy42/Archive or other word.

?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  23:08, June 13, 2010 (UTC)


this is a joke, right guys?GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 23:12, June 13, 2010 (UTC)

CJ would like to point out that the second amendment to the u.s. constitution is, in fact, not the one which holds free speech sacrosanct.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  23:40, June 13, 2010 (UTC)
lol at "the 1th"GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 23:51, June 13, 2010 (UTC)

  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   02:02, June 16, 2010 (UTC)

(Really Bad) New Forum Ideas

  • Modding: Good or Evil?
  • OP Modders: Daddy Issues? Or Just Penis Envy?
  • Is This Twisted Leviathan Grenade Launcher Modded?
  • Duping for [anything]
    • personal grudge. Trade it or find it yo damn self!

Add your (really bad) new forum ideas here.

Legendary Weapon Help

I've got this weapon - http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:Aegisq3dm9#Cerebus_-_Legendary_Weapon - but I haven't figured out how to add it to your thread with proper formatting. [I know how to monkey source code but not Rich Text Editors.] And, since you did offer help, I need help. Thanks. Aegisq3dm9 22:45, June 19, 2010 (UTC)



3PDLC Online

Hey, do you remember that Siren that joined your Crow's Nest game a while back, Alyssen? I farmed the crap out of that map every day for a week after that hahaha. What times do you usually play? It's way more fun when you're not going solo. Ekflagristoj 04:52, June 21, 2010 (UTC)


Problem with your template

Hey, Fryguy. Uh, you have a little problem with your sig. template. It won't end! If you could change that little problem, I think that many people will be happier. If not, at least I will. Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 15:21, June 22, 2010 (UTC)

What's abouts this neverending sig template thing? --Nagamarky 17:58, June 22, 2010 (UTC)

did anyone get an answer from gP224 on this?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  19:53, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

No prob. Just keep making great posts. Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 21:23, June 27, 2010 (UTC)

Signature

Your signature image is showing up on the "recent changes" feed (in My Home and such) because it hasn't been used enough. Once an image is really common (on a lot of wiki pages, forums included) it will stop showing up (see: Dr. F's sig, my sig, etc.). However, if I were to add an image to my sig, the image would show up on the "recent changes" on My Home until I had made the requisite number of posts with it. So your sig is fine, and it'll act just like most others after a while. Hope this was helpful! -- ClaptrapTorgueSig Claptrap icon Jakobscoveclaptrapz 19:00, June 23, 2010 (UTC)


Killing Knoxx talk page cleanup

Hey, I'm not sure if this belongs here, so feel free to delete it, but nice job on the Killing Knoxx talk page cleanup. That looks a million times better. We'd turned that thing into a wall of text, and it's actually legible again now. Thanks!Cyklown 20:02, June 23, 2010 (UTC)


I Have an idea...

Hey, Fry, don't you think that the New Weapons page should be split into 2? It is getting really long, and it takes forever to do stuff to it. Just throwing that out there.

Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 21:26, June 27, 2010 (UTC)


Nice job getting links to each weapon section. It took a little bit to understand what they were, so you may want to spell it out a bit more. But anyway, nice work. Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 13:18, June 28, 2010 (UTC)


Just a question

Hey, how do you insert, then modify userboxes? That way, I can put down stats like you guys. If you can call them "stats". Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 13:18, June 28, 2010 (UTC)

kk. thanks. Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 15:17, June 28, 2010 (UTC)

thanks, man. also, when are you generally on this? Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 14:22, June 29, 2010 (UTC)


Nomad's back, y'all

Yo fryguy, i havent been part of this wiki or bordelands for a few months. Is the game still fun? A Lonely Nomad 13:19, July 2, 2010 (UTC)

Remember, if it wasnt a jakobs, id rather be dead.


You

thanks for the compliment. It kinda sucks with having borderlands, but no LIVE to play with it. I have LIVE, yes, however, it is not gold, and is generally not plugged up. Also, it doesn't help when your sister steals, then loses the flash drive with ALL of your data.

Re: bad guy

hehe, you're welcome! I calls 'em as I sees 'em! I read it, then thought "Hmmm...", then re-read it, and went "WTH"! ;) -- MeMadeIt 04:39, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

Bad Guy

You do know I did not make that gun and I do not have a guilty conscience. I just want to know if that gun is modded and if I should trust the guy I took it from.-Scorpion665

minor crisis

oi. did you enter {{:User:blahx3/sig}} or {{User:blahx3/sig}} or [[User:blahx3/sig ref]] into preferences. i know how i did it but no one wants to do it my way. "we all wanna be like fryguy42, yea fry" and 'vive le fry' and so on ad nauseame.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  14:53, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

ty. that is analogous to my sig proc and similar to Uberorb's winning method.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  08:29, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

You Again

Hey Fry, do you by any chance play DDO? If so, I have another question. Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 13:57, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

? OK, that was random. how about this? Do you play Dungeon and Dragons Online? Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer 17:03, July 7, 2010 (UTC)

Also, are you serious about the dwarf galaxy thing? Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer. Non facete nobis calcitrare vestrum perinæum 22:23, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

kk. yeah, your name showed up twice in my guild, albiet in different ways. one was fryguy, the other was friiguy. One was my leader, the other, a member. so I was just wondering about that. thanks for clearing that up. Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer. Non facete nobis calcitrare vestrum perinæum 12:25, July 9, 2010 (UTC)

My Sig


My friend JCEHunter told me that u can make me a legit sig...Can u plz make me good 1 with blue and a shelby gt350?tht would b awesome

fry....i cant customize my sig...u r the one who made my sig, u fix the code overload...i dont know how[[User:JCEHunter|   Killemall   JCEHunter   talk  ]] 15:28, July 19, 2010 (UTC)

Re your message to me

Hi Fryguy - sorry I haven't got back to you - didn't notice your message somehow. Yes I game on PC, but I've never played online - wouldn't have a clue how you go about it, and I'm not sure if my lousy 1.5MB ADSL is fast enough anyway (Australia has some of the slowest and most expensive internet connections of the OECD - would you believe Turkey has faster average broadband speeds than OZ?). But if you think it would work and you can tell me how to go about it I'd give it a shot. ( I take it that was what you were suggesting - playing online?) Would I need a headset? I like your reference to the "early 90's and the heyday of the video game arcade" in your About Me section. Hah, you young pups don't know the meaning of the phrase: I'm old enough to remember them wheeling the very first Space Invader machine (upright, black & white screen with coloured transparent vinyl overlay to make you think it was in colour) into my local pinball parlour back in 1979 or thereabouts, and I wasn't that young then. So began my addiction to video games, Donkey Kong! Defender!! Donkey Kong Jr (oooh! 16 bit colour!!!!), Q*bert, Qix, 1942 ... No the 80s was the heyday of the video game arcade. I'd be a rich man if I had all those 20 cent pieces back that I fed into those slots.

I've only recently built a new computer that's capable of playing recent releases (the old P4 was getting a little long in the tooth) but this i7 860 is the ducks nuts. But yeah, let me know what you think. Cheers! Outbackyak 15:50, July 21, 2010 (UTC)

re:talk_engorge

very, very funny. and imaginative. did you sleep at all last night? oh and thank you for the unearned credit.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  04:04, July 24, 2010 (UTC)

Spleen venting

Goddamn HAXXor's. OP modders have made a hash of the formerly friendly Borderlands gaming community. From not being able to appreciate a nice weapon/shield/COM find without going over the code with a magnifying glass to not being able to GIVE weapons away because they're "mods." Case in point: I've been farming the new 3PDLC's for a little while now and I have many duplicates of Pearlescent weapons and high-quality COM's. Now, when I was a baby Hunter a kindly young man came into my game and gave me several high-leveled weapons to keep or sell as I saw fit. I kept a few and sold the rest to achieve the "How Much For The Planet?" Challenge. So, now that I am a Hunter-all-grown-up, I want to pay it forward, so to speak. So I decided to drop into random games to give away a selection of weapons and items, always asking permission first. It did not go well....

The Truxican Wrestler COM I was wearing: "Mod!"
The Level 61 Elephant Gun I was carrying: "MOD!!!

ANY freaking Pearl I tried to GIVE AWAY: "MOOODDDDD!!!!!"

And 4N631 forbid I try to hand out some cool Gearbox wep's: Out come the torches and pitchforks. "Burn!! Burn the modder!!!"

It's a damn shame that it has it has come down to this. Even the most altruistic act is met with hostility because of the G'damn HAXXor's have made everyone paranoid and suspicious of everyone else.

Full disclosure: A modder friend re-built a .sav file for me when I corrupted it. I am not pissed at people who "take apart the toaster" to see how it works. I'm pissed at the HAXXor's who make take apart the toaster, rewire it with a tactical nuke, and try to pass it off on (previously) unsuspecting gamers.

No good deed shall go unpunished. -Dr. F

Hey I appreciate yur contribution to my blog but do yu play xbl? id love to add some new poeple that actually talk


Beagle.Pup 20:04, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

Gearbox Weapons

Hi Fryguy, I saw your awesome collection of gearbox weapons. I was just wondering if the only way to get level 61 gearbox weapons is the crows nest? I have some nice gearbox weap's, but when I turn in the circle of duty missions, the level maxs out @ 59. Also, is the Crows nest the only way to get Gearbox Shotguns and Revolvers? I know the CoD gives away a pistol for round 2 and a CR, RL,Sniper, or SMG depending on class, but I have NEVER seen a revolver or shotty before. Thanks.   Uberorb Bio melt  

hiya, orb. a few thoughts regarding your question(s). first off, thanks. i think it's pretty awesome, too. :D gearbox wep's aren't the fastest, strongest, or most virulent in the game, but they are the most unique (until the nest at least). that was one of the things that turned me on about borderlands: with 78 kajillion guns out there to find chances are (were, until willowtree) every gun you found was relatively unique.
but, sadly, the short answer to your question is "no." the only way to find level 61 gearbox weapons (and shottys / revolvers) is in the loot-in-the-box chest hidden in the nest. (see pic. 99% gearbox.) to the best of my knowledge, and that of the wiki, cod does not give out level 61 wep's. now, perhaps i am mistaken, perhaps you are looking at your weapons equipped... with low prof's to affect the displayed level.....? but i kinda doubt it.
  • to add insult to injury the fifth column also yields a level 61 rider along with many other level 61 boss wep's. {sorry, xboxer's and pser's}   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   01:41, August 5, 2010 (UTC)


Ahh, I wish I had BL for the PC. I guess I'll stick to my drop'n'die method for getting gearbox wep's from the cod. I definitively agree that Gearbox weapons are awesome, I just love the white & green color scheme, plus the fact that the few online games I join, I am accused of having modded weapons, even by modders. I even made that gearbox weapons userbox just because I liked them that much.   Uberorb Bio melt  

haha. i love going online with rando's and whipping out my pink glorious massacre! "haaaxxxx!" btw: you're test sig's taught me how to change the font on my sig, thank you. i'll be doing that soon. also i'll be working on a gbx ubx of my own shortly. (the wiki (or chrome) has acting up today and pics aren't showing up as they should.)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:47, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

AhhHa!!! I shot a message to Dr.F asking him if he was having problems with pictures. when I adjust my user icon to 20px, it wasn't showing up and I thought it might have something to do with me being on a "not as good laptop" and "not having as good an internet connection", but it must be a systemwide thing. (Safari has also been really slow these last few hours).   Uberorb Bio melt  

i say your note, and i await with baited breath for doc's answer. but it appears as though the wiki's server is having difficulties today. editing has been agonizing all day, and i can't even see most of the pics i put in my gbx gallery. lol. i don't want to tackle a new ubx until the server clears up as i can't see the image i'm trying to add.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   04:14, August 5, 2010 (UTC)


Seems like everything is good now. I found out that holding control while clicking on a mac is the equivalent of a right click, so Now I can Make charts! I still cant see the image on my Sig test area when it is set to 20px though, But Dr.F says it's good on his. Must be this crummy laptop... o well. Uberorb (COMPLAINTS)


RE: Scrap Hole

When are your usual play times?  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     07:39, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

they vary. i play every night, but, since the scrap hole is so g'damn hard and takes so long i have to reserve that tourney for my days off. such as this sunday, "tomorrow" for me, probably "today" for you. 8/15/10. keep an eye on xfire and message me or doc if you have the time. it'll be a private game so i'll post you an invite. thanks much.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:15, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

I might be up for it if you still need people :)

I'm on GMT btw.   Bukkithead Orsmsig   21:16, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

doc and i were just talking about that. we are both on CST, GMT-5. i plan to host a game tonite, although my "tonite" is probably your "butt-crack of dawn." (lol)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   21:22, August 15, 2010 (UTC)
p.s. i will be out of town for a few days. i'll be monitoring the wiki and making minor changes via my celly, but no pc.

I'm fine to play as long as we start sometime soon :) (I stay up pretty damn late anyway)   Bukkithead Orsmsig   21:27, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

doc is starting up a game now. i'll jump in soon if i can. i recommended the crow's nest as the proper introduction to the world of 3pdlc. linear map, lots of nice loot (got 5 pearls and a 'smasher last night), and lots of super-baddies just drooling to eat you up.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   21:33, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Already done it :D

No pearls though (did you get all of those solo? :s) I'm online right now waiting for an invite :)   Bukkithead Orsmsig   21:36, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

solo. some days i get stiffed. some nights, well, some nights i find a skullsmasher, a bessie, two nemeses, a jackal, an aries, and an omega shield. :D   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   21:42, August 15, 2010 (UTC) p.s. are you on xfire?

Crikey. And Steam only, sorry.   Bukkithead Orsmsig   21:52, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Every time I try to connect to you it times out :/   Bukkithead Orsmsig   22:02, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

we were at the nest. mapslot_2?   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   22:04, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

I though slot 2 was Crow's Nest? :s

I've got Scrap Hole as Oasis Slot 4, is that right?   Bukkithead Orsmsig   22:06, August 15, 2010 (UTC)

Timeout on joining :/   Bukkithead Orsmsig   22:34, August 15, 2010 (UTC)


@fry: I've rebuilt my old Anarchy. Remind me to return yours to you. Thanks, it helped.

@buk: timeout on joining may mean that they're in a private game.

 nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     01:23, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


hey, nagy. no worries about the anarchy. sell it or drop it off next time we game. or give it to bukkithead. he needs one.
bukkit's talking about the troubles we (buk, doc, and i) were having earlier today. bukkit couldn't join me at the nest, but could join me at the 'dome and the hole; doc couldn't see my invites. (he had to backdoor into my private game through bukkithead.) somehow, after i left doc's game i left behind a fry-clone, an artifact of my character just standing there. all sorts of shennanigans online today. (????)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   02:58, August 16, 2010 (UTC)
p.s. please see gamepro's question below. i don't know the answer to that one. haven't taken a char to level 50 in a while. tx. more to the point, having re-read gp's question, i bought borderlands and dlc's 1, 2, and 3 at the same time so i don't know the answer to that one.

What's going on?

Hey, it's gamepro. 1st, off, nice front page, you need to look at your links template in IE, though. Also, talk to JCE Hunter about it too. 2nd, I was wondering if once you hit 50 pre-DLC, if your experience will catch back up with you upon installing Knoxx. Contact me later 'k? Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer. Non facete nobis calcitrare vestrum perinæum 02:01, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


hiya, gp. thanks for the compliment. i do love my userpage (laughs). the fact that this wiki encourages creativity and personalization is one of the reasons i prefer this wiki over others. re: your question, i bumped it up to nagy to get the professional opinion. also, doc's been spanning my (and hunter's) links. thanks again.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   02:58, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


I don't think the experience carries over; you're just shy of 51 when you start Knoxx. Then again, it was a long time ago. I forget things.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     09:35, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

I think I broke the game.

Take a look at the Anarchy in the Gearbox section of my Inventory. It's like... some words that I can't think of.

When I hold it I think I should be smoking a pipe to fit in with the material.

On that note, I think I found all the secrets in TCN. Took me quite a while, especially as I needed about 30 grenades to get the grenade jump right :P (I found explosive sticky works best).   Bukkithead Orsmsig   14:44, August 16, 2010 (UTC) (P.S. this just gave me my 1,000th edit :D)

i see you found the box. :D a pipe would be a good fit for the anarchy. whenever i shoot my mauler i always put on a red bandanna, take my shirt off, and yell AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
as for "all the secrets," in addition to the basement and the box there are 9, count'em 9, crimson lance chests stashed throughout the nest. did you find them all? enjoy. I'll be out of town for a few days. we'll have to raid the nest together when i get back.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   16:48, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

yup. you found 8 / 9 chests. but do me a solid, guys. undo the spoiler posts, please. i'm trying to keep the hidden chest locations off the higher profile sites on the wiki. although there is a (currently incomplete {sorry, nags}) list on a certain user's subpage, i'd rather they weren't on blast on my talky. (laughs) thanks, guys.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   17:41, August 16, 2010 (UTC) signing off


Sadface. I don't know where "Drop down behind a radar dish" refers to, and I knew there was something "Behind lots of boxes next to the" Ajax chest". Just never found it, is all.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     17:47, August 16, 2010 (UTC)


I found it! :D I've deleted the spoilers :P Nags, if you want we can go through it together at some point and I'll show you all of them?   Bukkithead Orsmsig   18:19, August 16, 2010 (UTC) (or I can send you a private messgae with their locations)


re:xerocool

dude, last year i old. 1995 is like !? . . soo much older than last year.  The Evil Dr. F (Talk)14,083 Edits

Thanks...

for cleaning up that trivia ref. on the Aries page. I put that there months ago and had a week long revert war with Treejs, which was one of the reasons I made that reference thread just a bit ago. You wording is spot on, and I do belive that Gearbox goofed and meant to title it Ares, else it would have been more fitting for an S+S gun.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 04:04, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

no prob. hopefully that edit will act as the goat to the trolls. (too obscure?)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   04:25, September 6, 2010 (UTC) gearbox mess up?!? blasphemy! {cough} maliwan plague, hyperion executioner {cough, cough}

Lol, it did take me a second. Nice point on the plague and executioner goofs.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 04:29, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

as i was telling fry on x-fire, you lads are assuming gearbox is rife with cretins. and patton was not a greek, i dont care what your history teacher told you. nor were ogres and trolls exclusively greco-roman.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  04:18, September 6, 2010 (UTC)
Will you back off and let me do what it takes to make my finest hour palatable? ;)GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 04:22, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

While I agree that the Striker is likely a nod to the real life version, not every model of the Jakobs striker has 12 rnds. Just sayin'GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 22:04, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

remember, the purpose of my trivia(l) project is only to standardize trivia references, to weed out tenuous associations, and to provide a link to a respected site for citation. in this case, i didn't write the reference. i just tidied it up and standardized it. personally i think it's a valid reference. (see the armsel striker link.) and the original edit did (and still does) state that stikers may come with the 12-round rotary mag. of course, my "approval" is worth about "jack monkey squat" and you, or any other editor, should feel free to edit the trivia section, provided the new edit follows the above stated parameters.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   22:21, September 6, 2010 (UTC) thanks for "watching" ;)

Oh, I knew you didn't write that one. I just didn't want to come in and eff with it after you had given your seal. I agree that it's a valid reference, as I did check the link, but I think the name itself is enough to validate that. I just think that the 12 round cylinder is irrelevant because it's not a consistent standard in the game. Lol, and I don;t want you to think I'm keeping an eye on you or anything. You're a solid editor and I've never seen you do anything that I disagreed with. That thing last night was a case of mistaken identity.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 01:03, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

Claptrap UO
Hitchhiker's Friar
He's watching you...
agreed. the inclusion of the word "because" led a reader to believe the striker is a reference to the armsel striker solely due to the common mag size. i hope the little tweak i made clears that up.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   01:19, September 7, 2010 (UTC)

UBX

you need not remove it. its just im not so sure about the sodomy part. call me prudish.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  11:27, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

the sodomy was the best part. call me a sado-masochist. please! ouch! :0 it was too vanilla for my taste and had to come down, at least until we reach a compromise. i will give you "sodomy" if you give me "genocide" (in lieu of "murder") and "lewd acts of depravity."   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   12:01, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

lewd acts general trumps specific sodomy every time. game depicts genocide so nobody can get butthurt over that. game only implies sexual contexts, i cant think of it naming an act, can you?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  12:15, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

i like it. tres verbose.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  15:38, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

although, the idea of someone getting "butthurt" by my "sodomy" amuses me to no end.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   15:50, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

quite, yes.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  18:44, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

whats missing

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fryslist (archive)

the scrap hole

looking for 1 - 2 players to form a 3 - 4-person team to help complete the scrap hole tournament (rounds 10 - 20 only). will require 2 - 3 hours of uninterrupted gameplay. please provide own ammo regen. legit weapons / shields only. mic appreciated but not required. players who have previously completed rounds 1 - 10 preferred. glory, fame, a fair share of the loot, and a neat ubx await. hit me up on my talky. thanks. CST, GMT-5
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:57, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

i wanna play! but my mic sux :( Dr. F

fair warning: for whatever reason (mission completion status, celestial alignment, bad karma, or maybe I just plain suck) my host of the scrap hole is really, really hard. i'm talkin' flash mobs of badass elemental skags and elemental spiderants that regenerate health when you crit-shoot them. wth?!? -fry


update - superthanks to buk and the good doctor for putting up with my stupidly hard host, sonic tornadoes, craptastic loot drops, and brownouts to help me finish the hole. - fry


new legndary wepons /rocket luancher

I tried to add an idea to the page, clicked the little link on the side add the page but i think i did something wrong because it ended up on a seperate page. How do i fix this?Veggienater Use18:31, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

you did nothing wrong, veg. that was my bad. i typo'd the code. the edit ubx was directed to send new edits to "...rocket lauchers instead of "...rocket launchers." i fixed the code, moved your post to the nwli/launchers thread, and {{speedydelete}}'d the extraneous page. thanks for the post! keep 'em comin'!   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   18:42, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

New Legendary Weapons

I have a request for you good sir! I heard that you like sodomy & BDSM games... maintain NWLI Forum Article, so I was wondering if you could pick some weapons/shields/grenade mods/COM's worth making in-game (pick 20-25 best items you chose), and put them on my Mods page. I will be near my computer almost whole day tomorrow so I guess I can find time to make 25 items. Thanks in advance. :) AtlasZaph talkZaph contribs 19:09, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

this project is wholeheartedly approved by the frumious fry! i have to sign off now (soon..., in a minute..., ah, they won't mind if i'm just a few minutes late to work....) but i will jump in tonight with a wishlist. in the meantime, you could scroll through the threads looking for the frumious fry awards for my personal favorite ideas. the prospect of seeing the new legendary weapon ideas in-game makes the frumious fry just a little less frumious. :D   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   19:22, September 10, 2010 (UTC) P.S. I am far too modest to admit that i am particularly fond of my own submissions so i will refrain from asking you to... make them! Make them ALL! ALL OF THEM! AND DUPE THOUSANDS OF COPIES SO EVERYONE WILL BE FORCED TO USE MY WEAPONS!!!!!

Thanks for the wholeheartedly approval Fry! :D
"AND DUPE THOUSANDS OF COPIES SO EVERYONE WILL BE FORCED TO USE MY WEAPONS!!" -- I would love to... the thing is... I would have to share modded game files and make lots n' lots of pages for *derp* uneducated people on how to "implement" them properly to their Borderlands directory... so answer would be... no.
As for the screenshots, please answer to my question posted here. AtlasZaph talkZaph contribs 19:57, September 10, 2010 (UTC) P.S: these guns can only be made for BDLs on PC (sorry PS3/Xbox360 users :P)

oh, yes, mister zaph. we are well aware of the capibilities and limitations of this....abomination you call a "modded weapon." rest assured, mister zaph, that your progress is being closely monitored by top men. top. men.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   02:04, September 11, 2010 (UTC) too obscure?


"I think I broke the game..." lol... Look at this and then at this. And tell me what you think. Took me about 2 hrs to make that unique barrel to work and another hour to TexMod/Photoshop the Material_3 Skin, but I'm satisfied with how it turned out! :) Now to make other weapons that got Frumy-Award (TM) ! Approved by AtlasZaph talkZaph contribs 12:49, September 11, 2010 (UTC)

well done, mister zaph. well done. you may have won this round but we will stop you and put an end to your evil plans for wiki domination.
also, would you like me to go ahead and put those pics up for you? oh, and please feel free to create not just my fav's but any other ideas that catch your eye.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   16:40, September 11, 2010 (UTC)


Update... few new weap's posted. Will post more in the evening. Comment, rate, subscribe... also follow me on tiwtter... joking xD Approved by AtlasZaph talkZaph contribs 12:39, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

attaboy

Hey Fry, nice going on the new pages! It's about time they were made to be like that! Nice job, again, plus, what's up? Gamepro224 ~ Your resident no-life gamer. Non facete nobis calcitrare vestrum perinæum 21:43, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

ah, the one who suggested this debacle in the first place. 7 months of back-breaking labor later, after countless sleepless nights, 2 bleeding ulcers, hair loss, girlfriend loss, and job and home loss, thousands of dollars in therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome, i get an "it's about time." well, i'll be! that sure made it all worth it! okay, i'm being kicked out of the public library now. back to my refrigerator box under the bridge. sure hope the squirrels haven't stolen that half a pb&j sandwich i hid in my shopping cart...

(lol, kidding) what's up, gp? it was long overdue. thanks for the "attaboy" and thanks again for the suggestion. one more new innovation on the way. let me know what you think...   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:21, September 11, 2010 (UTC)

Understood

Thanks for the heads up, glad you did but I myself was getting tried with the website and even game. I've looked severals times for a way to delete my account and I cannot find a option to do so, can you help me to delete my account and all of my stuff? Kuzco The General 03:02, September 16, 2010 (UTC)

okay, mate. i'll pass that on up to a sysop.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:06, September 16, 2010 (UTC)


Thanks, nice looking out ;) Kuzco The General 03:24, September 16, 2010 (UTC)

source coding????

wtf is that lol. barney that shit man lol i have no clue what you are talking about, you give me the low down and ill make it happen. i just really dont want people flaming on there for stupid posts seen elsewhere using my ip address and not my login id. again, the help is apprecciated.66.45.152.203 21:00, September 18, 2010 (UTC) ( zombie and i go to school together and he asked that i help with this thread thing he is working on. names tony. send reply to either me or jdk zombie, either way we will get it and figure things out.)

re: source code, when editing a page, after clicking on "edit this page" or "edit" the page you are taken to allows you to edit in "rich text," a simple, no-frills way to add content. however, at that rich text page you will see a button in the top right corner labelled "source." editing in source code allows the editor to add more complex content, such as text coloring, images, and videos, and to create objects like userboxes and links to other pages. i'd suggest that you open two windows on your pc. open my userpage in both but edit one page in "source code." you will see the difference between the two and perhaps begin to learn the tools of editing in source code.

also, dottwoohthree, if you're going to help zombie with his/her/its new thread think about starting an account on the wiki. it will facilitate matters and help alleviate concerns about multiple account abuse. and... make it easier to chat with you and zombz. i hardly know which one of you i'm talking to.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   23:50, September 18, 2010 (UTC)


Fry, so i talked to tony in class today, however he will no longer be able to assist in my source code figuring out....he had sort of an accident with his only laptop today....involving...stairs....water...and a good 3 to 4 foot fall....so needless to say his laptop is busted and so is his arm....geez....oh well, as soon as he is up and rolling again (computer wise) ill have him make an account. hes a whole lot better at computer stuff than i am. but i learn fast enough. so basically, you are saying that using source code, i can add dropdowns basically? so that i can have my thread, but a separate little list individually editable by weapons types? smgs, mg's, rifles, laser cannons....flaming kitten grenades...that sort of thing? lol. i kinda want this thing to look professional. not some haphazardly thrown together stuff i see around here sometimes. thanks for the input fry. ZomBiE 02:49, September 19, 2010 (UTC)

on the nose, zombz. that's exactly what i was saying. "full-fledged forum"... what i meant is exactly what you want it to be. professional, as opposed to haphazard. which, incidentally, is exactly how some of my threads started out as i put in the time to learn how to edit. you may try lurking around other forums, looking at the sourcecode to see what does what and why and how to apply that to your thread. if you get stuck, hit me up. i'll be glad to help.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:18, September 19, 2010 (UTC) give my regards to your mate, tony.

incidentally, i would love to say that the wiki isn't normally full of flamers, so to speak. unfortunately, it has been, of late. this wiki isn't normally like this, and i assume / hope that once dlc4 gives everyone something else to focus on it will go back to the light-hearted, friendly, and quite helpful wiki that it was when i started editing. -fry

check out the ideas for new types of weapons page now lol

i totally made some changes. i think its starting to come together. however, i deleted a bunch of old stuff on there from other users that werent in any way correlated to the threads topic ( save for my own and another users idea, but ill repost that for them. am i gonna get in trouble for that? i dont think i should. lol i wasnt doing it to be mean or anything, just that the items in question were basically an arguement for lack of a better term) between myself and AtlasSoldier. oh, and how do i make the individual categories have their own separate box so to speak...individually editable?ZomBiE 23:52, September 21, 2010 (UTC)

apparently i was leaving a post on your talk page as you were typing this. (lol) deleting posts to a thread other than your personal talk page and / or userpage will not get you in trouble, so to speak, although it is generally frowned upon. forums created in the mainspace are considered public property and as such content added by the public should not be deleted. rather, consider copy / pasting the content to your forum's talk page. if the content is such that you do not want to view everytime you look at the talk page consider creating a subpage of the original forum by creating a new "wiki" using the exact spelling, capitalization, and punctuation of your original forum.... {slash}"new name". for example, create a new wiki entitled "Forum: Ideas for new types of weapons!/archive" or similar. then copy / paste the unwanted content to the archive page. that way the material will still be extant, only tucked safely away.
in order to make individual headers that can be edited individually insert "=" on either side of the proposed header, i.e. "=......... er, yeah, thanks, doc. (lol)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   00:05, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

i think its ready for action

ok, so i made some last minute changes..(i totally forgot to add rockets...can you believe that lol) i think its safe to start sending ideas over from your thread now. feel free to stop in and leave a few of your ideas as well. oh and also, i think i may add the people have to come up with a special "insert cool name here" thing too. or at least a cool name as the game does to its legendary and pearlescent weapons.ZomBiE 00:34, September 22, 2010 (UTC)

been holding back that technicolor yawn a while?  The Evil Dr. F (Talk)14,083 Edits

Ideas for new types of weapons!....

i think its really starting to take off man. lol thx for your assistance with it. im glad people are already leaving ideas. hell, i may even have to add new categories for people ideas. they are talking about ammo types and stuff now. its awesome. I cant wait to beat the crap out of some claptraps in 3 days!!!!ZomBiE 08:37, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Please do not "add new categories for people ideas". Categories are reserved for sorting articles by content, and not to entertain users' whims.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     10:03, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

congrats on the success of your thread, mate. people always have fun new ideas; they just need someone to provide and maintain a place for them to show them off. have fun with it. :)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   12:35, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

nags, zombz means that he is contemplating adding new level three or level four subheaders to his ntw thread, as opposed to adding new Special:Categories. -fry

Delete Tags

You've been tagging using [[Category:{{delete|unused}}]]. The correct form is simply {{delete|unused}}. The category will be added automatically. -- WarBlade 14:36, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

got a few thousand images to categorize. since i'm already using the "add category" button to add "images of..." it's simply quicker / easier to add {{delete|unused}} there as well.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   14:41, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the courtesy -

I've taken your advice to heart.


Also, after further testing, I've found that if the Rolling Spatter Gun hits the armored part of the worm, including the claws, then it's critical - not so if you hit the unarmored sections. I can't post a pic because I haven't a way to take a picture of my TV - I play on a PS3. It's a lvl 58, green rarity, and costs 1135008 - and it's the first one I've ever seen drop.66.27.248.100 19:50, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

cool beans. do me a solid and post the rest of the stats and i'll fit it into the weapons table. you may find examples of the scope and magazine here . i can guarantee that there are at least a handful of gamers right now checking their banks for the rolling spatter gun and / or adding it to their "must find" list. (l o l)   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   19:58, September 25, 2010 (UTC)

lil help

would you take a look at Forum:Getting End User content to work please and ty.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:25, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

sire, you may recall that the problem that dg is having are similar to the one's that i experienced when trying to install the new oasis / storm project. i cut this particular gordian knot by simply _not_ installing tsp and keeping the old oasis. {shrug} dg's fix may be my fix as well.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:11, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

would m'lord consider deigning to inform the lad as such?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  04:07, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Helping out!

No problem :)

Im doing Craw runs with my friends right now and checking items. So ill keep updating the stats here on the Wiki if i find items with better / lower stats :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elvarion (talkcontribs)

cool beans. have at it, mate. we're always looking for more accurate stats to improve the weapons pages as more and more weapons are found.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   16:12, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

"Reportedly this patch will make another 2 skill points available to the player. "

Do you have a link for that? I'm curious to see if they explain just how that would work . Do you just stop getting points after levelling at some point?GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 05:09, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

i'm afraid i have no link for that tidbit. just found knowledge from around the wikia. hence the "reportedly." that edit was simply an undo / correction to the previous post stating that patch 1.5.0 would add 11 skill points, one for every new level gained. frankly, i'm curious myself how gearbox is going to pull that off. on one hand, it'd be nice to gain that many skill points. on the other, without the addition of new skills to spread those new skill points out across (0.01% chance of that happening) it would seriously diminish the uniqueness of personal character builds that the current skill-to-point ratio allows.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   05:40, October 22, 2010 (UTC)
There is one skill point acquired for each character level, and there is an increase of eight character levels announced in the patch. I have half a mind to lock that page at the moment though. People shouldn't have started venturing content before the release. -- WarBlade 07:27, October 22, 2010 (UTC)
if the page is not open to rampant speculation, which it appears to be, myself included, then a *protect* may be in order. i would suggest protection, a note redirecting users to the talk page, and moving existing supposition to an appropriately-named heading on the discussion page.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   14:04, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

code request

Love "your name" has been claptrapped box....can I get a copy of the code so I can put it on my user page as well. I thought it was great!Player8410 12:16, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

certainly, player. thanks for the compliment. and thanks for asking. all of the custom-created content on my userpage (and talkpage) is available to any user who may wish to beg, borrow, or steal it, although <!--due credit--> is always appreciated.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   14:04, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry 'bout that.

I don't have any pictures but it was an Anshin Select but I suppose I have no proof. I sold that thing a long time ago. Sorry about all the unedit worthy edits too. I'm stilling trying to learn the rules in this wikia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NathanWarning (talkcontribs)

not an issue, mate. just have fun with the wiki and contribute whenever you feel appropriate. i have a soldier that is always looking for rain grenade mods. if i find an anshin rain mod you will be the first to know.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   16:28, October 23, 2010 (UTC)
Actually, FryGuy, the rain grenades are Atlas and I have a few for Xbox 360 if you want. I will dupe, trade, give away, whatever you want. In fact I will even challenge you to a duel so you can beat me then i will drop whatever you want to look like you whipped my ass and stole my s#@& [5] 02:59, November 5, 2010 (UTC)
nathan was referring to an edit he made with the mistaken assertion that atlas makes rain grenades which i reverted. how 'bout i challenge you to get borderlands for pc. then we can talk.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:06, November 5, 2010 (UTC)


How does this work? You can delete it yourself.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     13:27, October 23, 2010 (UTC)

nw is new to the wiki and was contributing in earnest. if s/he/it made the category to troll, or as a vandal, the extraneous category would've been deleted out of hand. as it is, it would not encourage new editors to contribute if their edits are summarily executed without due notice given. the extraneous category will be deleted presently.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   16:28, October 23, 2010 (UTC)

clarification noted ty  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     16:34, October 23, 2010 (UTC)

bukkit

any particular reason all bukkit's weaps categorized by you on 30aug10 went to hacked or modified weapons?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:12, October 24, 2010 (UTC)

only conjecture. inexperience, sleep deprivation, jealousy, musical spine disorder.... I'll sort through the category:hacked, modified, and / or generally f'ed up at my earliest, cap'n.
208.54.7.165 01:25, October 24, 2010 (UTC) <--weird. my celly is logged in. {shrug} -fry
'bout time for an archive mate.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  03:39, October 24, 2010 (UTC)
please do not attempt to autopilot the sysops tempops. :V -fry

Sorry, I think I'm messing your site up lol 8 )}

Hi Fry, sorry 'bout the mess. I left the message (under this one) somewhere on your site before I got your auto-message. Hope it's not too much work to move it to right place (trash can?). Anyways, I was wondering if I found a new cool glitch or if everyone gets more than 1 shot at the 'Robo-Vault'.

Cheers, SeniorSavage

SeniorSavage 12:02, October 27, 2010 (UTC)

snipped link.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     12:30, October 27, 2010 (UTC)
thanks, nagy. -fry

Eh?

What was so horrible about my addition to the Desktop gearcalc problem thread that you opted to revert it? The desktop version doesn't always connect and the website doesn't always load which I suspect is the fault of server load Killianmain1007Killiantalk1007 13:23, November 2, 2010 (UTC)


wow, er, where do i start? i kinda didn't make that edit.... i don't use gearcalc, much less monitor the gearcalc forums for accuracy. also, that edit was made 2 1/2 hours before i got home to my pc. three things may have happened:

  1. frychick inadvertently undid the edit because she's unfamiliar with wiki editing procedures; 1% chance of that happening as, because of that, she avoids the wikia for fear of messing something up.
  2. my dog is a troll.
  3. i "pocket edited." i have taken my (wiki-registered) touch screen celly out of my pocket after checking recent activity only to find it on some random page. odd, but possible. and most likely.

i'll lock my celly to avoid future mishaps. sorry 'bout that, mate.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   16:10, November 2, 2010 (UTC)


Makes sense, tho I was mostly thrown by the "block" bit listed in the edit history. Hadn't bothered trying to re-edit tho so... meh Killianmain1007Killiantalk1007 17:48, November 2, 2010 (UTC)

"block bit"? please clarify. -fry

It had this in the edit history when my bit had been removed: (Reverted edits by Killien (talk | block) to last version by Dr. Clayton Forrestor) Killianmain1007Killiantalk1007 20:29, November 2, 2010 (UTC)

Trade Legendaries

I have many legendaries MANY!!!!!! I have every last one of those little bastards and am very willing to trade you like 10 equalizers for a level 1 gun!!!!!! I have near 30 equalizers. None of them modded, all from Crawmerax the Equalizer dropper. I swear thats what her name should be. I also have many Volcanoes that are way better than the ones you have in Mordecai's load out slide show. And am willing to trade or just give them to you. I have probably 15-20 volcanoes. I have about 15 anacondas and unforgivens. Just ask and you will most definitely recieve. And i don't mod. I just have a few that i picked up from modders, but none of my legendaries are modded.

just so we're clear, you want a level one gun? as in "level 1" gun? a gun whose level is 1. not 0. or 2. or even 7. level. one.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   02:58, November 5, 2010 (UTC)
I said that because i couldn't care less what you gave me for those equalizers. Every time i kill Crawmie again i get another 2-3. It's god damn rediculous. And BTW sorry about not sigging my original post. [6] 03:01, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

i'll trade you anything you want for a DV88 Magnum Revolver.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   03:11, November 5, 2010 (UTC)


I don't think I'm worthy of a gun like that. Plus in all seriousness, I never use handguns anymore. I use guns like the Hellfire and the S&S Draco in disguise as a glorious massacre. But its still got a 124 clip incend X4 and 297 dam, 93.8 acc, and 8.8 fr.PKU L0NG5H0T the death that's waiting for you in the distance 04:07, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

dude....

hey bro why do you keep giving me the clap or having me smell like popcorn? thesituation2021 16:09, November 6, 2010 (UTC)

RE: missing links

Hi Fryguy. I would assume that the link was removed on the new look due to lack of use of the 'Forum talk' namespace. Feel free to use the form at Special:Contact to give your feedback about the removal of the link from the skin. JoePlay@Wikia (talk) 00:09, November 12, 2010 (UTC)

Recent block

You counted out all of them. That's awesome. NOhara24 06:43, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

"come help out on the wiki!" they said. "it'll be fun!" they said. "it's all sex, drugs, and loose women, man!" >:/ but nobody mentioned the darker side of wiki editing: staying up to all hours of the night counting king richards just to come up with a witty way to block a vandal.   Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   19:29, November 28, 2010 (UTC) thanks, though. i think I may have missed a few, nohara. you care to try your hand at a little johnson-counting? ;)
OK... dont want to know anymore about THAT one. I just figured this would be the section to ask why I seen my IP address on the vandalism report page with a block status next to it... Um nevermind. I can see I'm interupting something... Just get back to me... later... much later... (robot leaving>>>>>>) JK, I just wanted to know about the ?block? status thing. I am the best robot 11:25, January 10, 2011 (UTC)

your page was vandalized (see history). if that is your ip address ask your cohabitants who was trying to be a card.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  12:44, January 10, 2011 (UTC)

I see the confusion. When i clicked on the IP address, it said User(me) so I assumed that was my IP address. I just checked and it isn't. GEEZ i thought fry was mad about natalie portman :p I am the best robot 08:52, January 11, 2011 (UTC)

weapon pic archive

Hey!!

Is there another way to leave messages to admins on this page beside coming to the talk page, typing a message and "saving" it? Ive been trying to get some help on how to contribute to the weapon archives and it hasnt been easy since Im not super familiar with wiki.

Thanks and have a nice one!

Fugu72

Fugu72 17:02, December 20, 2010 (UTC)


hiya, fugu. prior to the wikia's "new look" there existed an option to "email this user." unfortunately this option seems to have gone the way of the monoco sidebar that contained it. so... in lieu of the conventional "edit, preview (hopefully), save" several of the local admins may be contacted via xfire, steam, or email. you may view my userpage to check out my xfire and steam account info, and you may contact me by email at fryguy42@gmail.com. also see doc f's userpage and talkpage to find his contact info and that of other sysops.

  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   05:36, December 21, 2010 (UTC)

warn template

there is a warning template which catagoriz/ses users for monitoring. this is useful for multiple offense users and quite honestly, keeping score. uses and explanation here.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:18, December 31, 2010 (UTC)

Interesting things

There might be some very interesting things to you on my recent contributions to nagy's talk page, dr. f's, and my talk page... i hold no resposibility for any accusations for my actions... Final signature

As long as they are your actions, talkpage-spamming included, you will take full responsibility for them whether you like it or not.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     14:14, January 12, 2011 (UTC)

I always like it, it's just that its not always applicable :p Final signature

exactly how do I categorize Lilith images???

Would I put Lilith pics up as "Images of objects"? (that seems a bit sexist). A reference to "Images of areas" (graphically) comes to mind, although, "Images of items" seems to fit... And "Screenshots" are extremely desirable as well... any "Icons" definitely intrigue me and the "Pre-Release" reference doesn't describe me at all... Final signature

Troll2
User is a troll.
Apply fire as necessary.

Good to hear from you, too.

I was wondering if you had been looking into Brink at all. If you plan on getting it, and find it relative to your interests, the wiki for it could really use some help. You're a solid editor and a good organizer. Just figured I'd give it a shot.GT: ConceitedJarrad XBOX360 01:15, February 8, 2011 (UTC)

i appreciate the nod, cj. i don't own / play brink. truth be told, thanks to steam's <flashing neon> SALES! </flashing neon> and gifts from wikifriends, i own more games than i have time to play. amnesia? 21 minutes in. avp? 2 minutes deep. riddick: dark athena, super meat boy, nada. i cracked open the orange box long enough to get addicted to tf2... that's about it. doesn't help that if i buy anymore games frychick will shoot me with my own deathly mauler . i'll swing by the brink wiki, though, and see where i can pitch in.
  Jabberwocky   the frumious fry   05:51, February 8, 2011 (UTC)

sig

  Frysiggot2   the frumious 42  


just a suggestion.  The Evil Dr. F (Talk)14,083 Edits

sure

No problem.

edit: Wait a second, it's a forum page. I don't know if there is a talk page for forum pages, is there?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by ConceitedJarrad (talkcontribs)

there is now. Frysiggot2

re Poll

Favourite Manufacturer definitely needs to be done.


I'm quite curious to see what the results are.   Bukkithead Orsmsig   01:16, February 10, 2011 (UTC)


agreed. i'd be hard-pressed to name a favo(u)rite. however, for polling purposes hyperion has my vote, for accuracy, with jacobs a close second, for sheer power (and wood). if i had money riding, though, it'd be all on maliwan to win.
Fryguysigwob 02:29, February 10, 2011 (UTC)

"With jakobs...for sheer power (and wood)." - Fry.

Well, everyone likes wood I suppose. NOhara24 12:16, February 10, 2011 (UTC)

Not as much as everyone loves 69. --randy p  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     13:46, February 10, 2011 (UTC)

Poll Date

hey there, just a heads up. (I think you're the one monitering the polls) Yeh might want to change the date that the poll ends since it still says 2/12/2011. :3 RazmRazpRazh 05:25, February 14, 2011 (UTC)

How do I report someone?

Ahh since Nags and Doc are on vac, you are the next on the Synsop list. This dood here StreachyStatue9 made this and I have no idea how to report. That's why I'm leaving a message hereClick for inventory! Prinny Riceygringo 05:08, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

"next on the list" {user|laughing}. sure thing, ricey. just go to the Borderlands Wiki:Vandalism report, hit "edit," and follow the instructions. an admin / mage will be along shortly with proper banishment spell shortly.
Fryguysigwob 05:47, February 18, 2011 (UTC)
that page was made 13 days ago. good catch. don't know how we missed it. Frysiggot2

Weekly poll

Hiya Fry. I was wondering if after you cycle through the current crop of regular contributors, I could take a shot at the poll. No rush, just keep me in mind if you'd be so kind. Thanks guy. New sig 05:24, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

of course, cj. i've just been going down the list of still-active UOTM recipients. when i ran out of those i was just going to start throwing darts at the recent wiki activity page. volunteers will help greatly extend the life of my monitor. go ahead and take the 2/26/11 poll. what would you like to see voted upon?
Fryguysigwob 05:55, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

Easiest Boss?: Wee-Wee, Reaver, Krom, 9 toes... maybe you'd like to throw a couple in? New sig 06:23, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

it's your idea, mate. run with it. gonna take a little tweaking though. there are 61 bosses and sub-bosses in borderlands. it wouldn't due to narrow down the list with personal preferences so i would suggest selecting a certain requirement, type, version. etc. to make a short-list.
Fryguysigwob 06:32, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

Right, well I'm sort of drawing from a list of bosses that I equally don't think are terribly hard....for instance, I wouldn't put Skagzilla on there because I just don't think he's even in the same league, due to his incredible health. I'm more curious to know which are the easiest out of the ones I'll put up, but I could always throw the "other" option up there, and it can be discussed on the forum page. So maybe the 4 I mentioned, plus Master McCloud, Jaynis Kobb, Taylor Kobb, Bonehead, and "other," and call it "Easiest Vanilla Game Boss?" New sig 06:54, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

it's the "i don't think are terribly hard" part that concerns me. a public poll should be devoid of personal opinion. (personally, bonehead frequently handed me me arse until i leveled up past him.) how may we narrow this list down to a handy size but still maintain equity and professionalism?
Fryguysigwob 07:05, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

Problem is that Borderlands is an RPG, and like most RPGs, bosses are only as hard as how underlevel-ed you are. Mothrakk usually hands everyone their ass, because he is a level 25, and you usually unlock the mission to kill him at around level 22. Same thing with Bone Head. If you go straight to him, its a level 3 vs level 8 fight...

I think a "Boss you enjoyed fighting the most", or "Biggest pain in the ass Boss" could make for an interesting vote. I personally love fighting Crom: If you don't snipe him from the bottom, it is a very intense run up to him. Happypal 12:50, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

Eh... just forget it, I guess. No big deal.New sig 18:20, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

mea culpa

i did not intend to come across as the poll nazi. i simply mean to encourage users to present fully-formed and pre-packaged ideas for wiki consumption, vice "i have a cool idea. here's half of it, please complete it." also, it occurs to me that the only set poll rules per se exist solely in my head, rendering it unfair to cry "you didn't follow the rules that no one knows exist but me and that i totally made up!" i shall edit in a "proposed rules section" on the poll discussion page soon for public vetting.
on one hand it was pointed out to me (off-wiki) by a trusted contributor that "IT'S JUST A POLL, MAN!" on the other, the weekly poll exists on the home page of the borderlands wikia and is one of the first things that many users see when searching for information and deserves to be somewhat formal and professional in appearance / utility.
in sum, i apologize if i came across too heavy-handed re: your poll suggestion. please see here and dis/approve this version of your proposal.
thanks,
Fryguysigwob 06:27, February 19, 2011 (UTC)

Haha, no, Fry. It's fine. You're absolutely right, and honestly I didn't have a well thought idea to begin with before I even asked. The poll you've proposed is fine, and I appreciate you putting any thought into it whatsoever. No broken hearts here, bro.07:31, February 19, 2011 (UTC)

annoying/frequent

I was thinking we could pick one or the other instead; what's most annoying is usually not, but may be for some users, the most frequent.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     11:53, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

permanent link

I need a permanent link to the section "exactly how do I categorize Lilith images???". If/when you archive, does any link follow? If not, do I have permission to make that interaction verbatim in a forum, without quotations I mean? It is a badge of honor project on my profile page. Final signature 12:57, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. You are "next on the list" :p Final signature 13:11, February 18, 2011 (UTC)

you got it, mate. the link works. however, when the inevitable archive happens the link on your user page will no longer track and the code will need to be rewritten with the new location. shouldn't be a problem in the near future, though. the next planned archive (soon) will only concern edits made prior to 2011.
Fryguysigwob 05:38, February 19, 2011 (UTC)

Can you alert me when it happens? thanks :) I have worked hard on them badges. Funny story, I used Dr.F's edit's box to track down the template and had to figure out how to make this work right:
''{{#if:{{{name|}}}|<br /> {{Special:Editcount/{{{name}}}}} edits}}'' and sigh, I found it later on another page after finally figuring it out LOL, oh well... I like puzzles anyway. Final signature 07:10, February 19, 2011 (UTC)

^on the nose. the best way to learn to wiki edit is to use the source button. then beg, borrow, or steal (and rewrite) the code. although due credit due for custom-created content not released into the public domain, e.g. userbox gallery, is always appropriate. <-- this is mainly for the benefit of users whose custom-created ubx's / content have been appearing on userpages pan-wikia of late.
Fryguysigwob 07:37, February 19, 2011 (UTC)

Ahh, I gave "credit hehe" hidden in the source :p Final signature 07:46, February 19, 2011 (UTC)

present company excluded, of course. the <!-- comments --> are available to all the illuminati. Frysiggot2

Thanks for the permanent link :) Final signature 08:29, May 23, 2011 (UTC)

appologies, but I need help D:

Hey, just joined not too long ago and got your (automated?) message. I'd love to be a more helpfull contributer to the wiki, but I am puzzled at to how to do a few things D:

I've looked over the help section and I can't really find what I am looking for: 1: how to *edit* and add things to tables, 2: how to actually add sections without having to go into the drop down *edit, add section (new page)* thing. and what do you do to catigorize pics.

I appologise for posting this here. Feel free to delete it, or we could move it to my talk... Thanks in advance. Willhelm 55 07:22, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


1. Edit in source mode - accessible from the top right button - and look at the table markup. Don't forget to preview your edits if you are unsure if it will break the table.

2. Edit the page and use equals signs to add section headers.

== section ==
=== subsection ===

 nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     07:56, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


"automated??" of course not! O_0 {user|laughs} no need for apologies, willhelm. the user_talk page is always the place for personal messages and pleas for help, advice, donuts, etc. first off, let's get a feel for your current wiki editing level:

  • are you editing in source mode or in WYSIWYG (or "standard") mode? many more options will open up to you when editing in source mode, specifically adding content to table, a task not possible in "standard" mode. the "drop down, edit, add" procedure will become less unwieldy when used in this manner, as well.
to categorize an image (thank you) simply open the file:image name page, select the "add category" button at the bottom, and type in the appropriate "category:blah blah blah." existing image categories may be viewed here. please note that it will not be necessary to categorize images of weapons as we will shortly be employing a CL4P-TP (bot) to do so.
Fryguysigwob 08:02, February 20, 2011 (UTC)

Further inquery :o

  • edit* :D im back to ask for help on this again. I have uploaded a few images and been confused on what I should do. I did not see "add catagory" anywhere D: I looked at the catagory page and it says to add something like " [ [Category:Images of weapons] ] " in the description box????? (for future referance). Furthermore, how do I modify the images that are already uploaded so as to place them in catagories? Thanks again for all the help :D Willhelm 55 05:05, February 24, 2011 (UTC)
Add category screenshot
Fryguy42Added by Fryguy42
perhaps this will help. apologies for the tardy response. i have been rather poorly lately. and the desktop doesn't fit in the sensory deprivation tank.
Fryguysigwob 01:13, February 26, 2011 (UTC)
*Head explodes* Thank you SO MUCH!!! the picture helped greatly! All my images are properly catagorized and the future is a brighter place! I give you much thanks! Willhelm 55 08:46, February 26, 2011 (UTC)

back to before ;)

I hope you dont mean to use me to do your file work for you :/ Final signature 08:05, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


:i did not. i also did not intend for you to inform new contributors that the wiki admins disregard messages left on their talk pages. that kind of help i can do without. thank you.
Fryguysigwob 08:08, February 20, 2011 (UTC)
disregard. comment clarified / cleared up. Frysiggot2

Sorry, I didn't intend that either. My bad if its taken that way. Won't happen again. Final signature 08:11, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


This community is actually really cool, and I personally welcome you Willhelm :) Changes to main pages are welcome but may be reverted. This is nothing you cannot work out in the talk pages. Do any changes and talk if reverted. Your opinion matters here. Final signature 08:54, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


Wow! thanks all! I appreciate the help tremendously! @ admin disregard, it would not have been taken that way, all i did was laugh (and no, I'd never expect anyone to do my filing !_!)
Ya, I was looking at source mode near a table and my head exploded so I thought I'd ask. I'll do my best to not explode the site and make wikia die in the process xD
The only other question I have is: what is with all the little puzzle peices while editing?
Thanks again! Willhelm 55 09:13, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


Puzzle pieces are page elements which cannot be illustrated simply as text/graphics in the standard editor, e.g. code comments, notices. In more complicated cases, compare the page (or standard display) with the source editor to see which puzzle pieces are which elements if you are confused. More often than not, your edits will not involve the puzzle pieces - if they do, then you should already know how to edit the code involved in the source editor.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     09:55, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


*facepalm* fair enough. Thank you all again for all the help!!! :D Willhelm 55 10:01, February 20, 2011 (UTC) ........ 0.o how did that happen with the box D: Willhelm 55 10:02, February 20, 2011 (UTC)


Fixed. You put a space at the beginning of the line, which invokes the <pre></pre> tags. The pre tag is originally meant for demonstrating HTML coding but can be used for a variety of purposes such as emphasis or examples: see my header in original reply above.  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog     10:17, February 20, 2011 (UTC)

I am horrible at text

I should just give up LOL, I am horrible at conveying thoughts on text. Final signature 08:33, February 20, 2011 (UTC)

thank you for the clarification. you may understand how the original text may have been misconstrued. crisis averted, stand down from red alert. i'll be in my ready room (read: bedroom). you have the conn, number one.
Fryguysigwob 08:38, February 20, 2011 (UTC)

Ahh, you were too quick, I was gunna say that the above was an "in" for nagy to agree :p LMAO Final signature 08:39, February 20, 2011 (UTC)

Did I stop a bot or something?

There was a wiki contributor going through tons of stuff a min... This always makes me look at what they did, and after a while I couldn't keep up. So I asked if they could leave a summary and they stopped. Did I just mess up a bot or a wiki guru or something? LOL. I feel like I did something wrong or hurt the wiki. lemme know please. Ok well he^? is back at it now, so just smack the robot next time, I guess. WOW look at him^? Go... Final signature 10:48, February 21, 2011 (UTC)

how do I properly report a vandal?

My vandal report didn't seem to go through. If you can give any information, I would appriciate it. I think I left the notes on the wrong part. Anyway, off to bed, I'll check ya later. Final signature 14:18, February 21, 2011 (UTC)

Muster:3PDLC

I think that the page would be much better organized if it was done in sections of 3PDLCs instead of per player, because it's just going to be a wall-o-text of Yes and No's as people add their names onto the table.

Suggestions:

1. Instead of having a table, the main page would be just links to each subpage

2. Each subpage would represent an unique 3PDLC

3. People who own the 3PDLC would sign on the page

The reason for this suggestion is because people who are looking for playing partners would probably be looking for a specific 3PDLC. Having to go down an extremely long (not right now, but in the near future) list matching each Yes or No to it's owner's sig would be very annoying. If we have a separate page, they can just go to the page and ignore any other 3PDLCs

P.S. Just a suggestion, I'll work on it if you would approveClick for inventory! Prinny Riceygringo 07:04, February 28, 2011 (UTC)

if, and when, the muster becomes unwieldy i would welcome you to work on it. however, you may find that "right now" is probably going to stay the norm for quite some time. either the muster has sailed under the wiki radar for the past five months, or an unfortunate few players have installed 3PDLC.
Fryguysigwob 05:20, March 1, 2011 (UTC)

Hey fry, how do I shrink my sig for the 3PDLC table? right now it's taking up 2 lines instead of 1...--Click for inventory! Prinny Riceygringo 03:22, March 4, 2011 (UTC)

hmm... let's have a butchers, mate. Frysiggot2

shrunk like a frightened turtle. don't worry, cap'n. happens to all of us.
Fryguysigwob 03:30, March 4, 2011 (UTC)
or not. damn. it shrinks in "preview" then expands after publishing. it's like "sig armstrong." Frysiggot2

ricey, your sig takes up a little more space than, say,  nagy   talkScorpio-fulllog    , but it doesn't show as two lines on chrome. the evil doctor has access to more isp's than i. i'll ask him to take a gander at your sig. -fry

I'm on firefox and it looks that it takes up just alittle bit less than 2 linesClick for inventory! Prinny Riceygringo 03:50, March 4, 2011 (UTC)

Categorizing images...

What does that mean, and how do I do it?  Dr Hax headshot  Skeve613ask Dr. Hax  08:43, March 16, 2011 (UTC)

Add category screenshot
Fryguy42Added by Fryguy42
categorization of images simply places the image in it's appropriate "folder." simply pull up the image file in question and click the add category button (shown in the image above). you may see the list of image categories on the "category:images" page. (click the image on the "please cat" userbox i dropped on your talky). it's fun, easy, and it's a free edit. thanks, mate.
Fryguysigwob 04:49, March 17, 2011 (UTC)

poll vaulting

Absolutely! I'm torn between "most annoying Maxxim in Moxxi's Riot" and "favorite side-effect of ENGORGE!". In what format do I respond? Do I present you with the list of poll options, or what? Also, I'm never sure if protocol dictates that I respond to a query on my own page, or on the querent's own talk page. Oh, drat these computers, they're so naughty and so complex.... Daemmerung 04:26, March 17, 2011 (UTC)

wiki convention dictates that a conversation continues on the talk page it was originated upon. kinda makes it easier for all interested parties to follow the thread. (this convention, sadly, has fallen by the wayside of late.)
as i prefer to avoid autopiloting as much as possible kindly drop a nice, complete list on the talk page of note. i will update the talk archive page where it will be available for public vetting / suggestion / ridicule.
Fryguysigwob 04:43, March 17, 2011 (UTC) what the h*** is a moxxi maxxim?
Right. Vaulting back to "my" talk page, then. Daemmerung 04:55, March 17, 2011 (UTC)

re:welcome

Thank you man. I will surely let you know if I need any help from Borderlands. Just want to say - I love the game. Can't get enough of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poompoom500 (talkcontribs) 19:20, 19 March 2011

you are quite welcome, mate. anything you need feel free to hit me up. have fun. enjoy the wiki.
Fryguysigwob 20:56, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

Images

I have never catagorized an image. I just tried to and messed it up. Can you write a policy page that explains it? such as: users should catagorize images etc. it would help in the long run :) Final signature 08:50, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

as you command, better robot than i. please see User:Fryguy42/cat_image_help and advise. also, you may follow the image link and text link in the {{categorize}} template below.
Categorize
Please remember to categorize new images uploaded to the wiki. Uncategorized and or unpublished images will be deleted. Thank you.
Fryguysigwob 17:20, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

That is obscure. I meant for new users (and I) to be able to find it on their own. Like on this policy page. That way, you wont have to always point it out AND it's not a command. Just a thought.

P.S. thanks for the above link, until it is on a main page I will bookmark it. Final signature 18:32, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

feel free to rip the content and create a new page, 'bot. it just seemed a little lite on content to warrant it's own forum page. in the meantime, if a new user adds one only adds a few images, i'm sure the community will be happy to 'cat them. i designed the template as a poke for established users and for users that image spam dozens of pics at a time. (note the wording of "remember to cat".) however, as always, all of my content (userpage excepted) remains in the public domain and is available for any user for whatever purpose.
Fryguysigwob 19:38, March 20, 2011 (UTC)

Nice move! Now I have to do more work and write a policy page on categorizing pics! Whos the better robot now? Geez you as good as Dr.F, well almost! Final signature 11:57, March 21, 2011 (UTC)

unforgiven

are you trending toward moving them all?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  04:04, March 21, 2011 (UTC)

yup.
Fryguysigwob 06:25, March 21, 2011 (UTC)

My inventory...

has been categorized. Many men lost their lives in their efforts. May they be remembered in the glory that is my inventory. Good playing with you last night, btw. Nohai 14:16, March 21, 2011 (UTC)

sniff. {{pours one out for the lost peeps.}} - Frysiggot2 thanks, cap'n.

Categorize

That cat was for Uberorb, I don't think he needed any more explaination than a pokeTalk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 04:28, March 22, 2011 (UTC)cmon he's a synsop

yup. just a suggestion. for future use.
Fryguysigwob 04:33, March 22, 2011 (UTC)

O_O?

Why are you moving all the pages?Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 04:58, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

damn, someone's awake. i thought i could get away with this under cover of darkness. answer: nobody calls an equalizer a "tediore equalizer." or calls a hellfire a "maliwan hellfire." old pet peeve of mine. redirects are being left behind just in case somebody wants to search for a "dahl raven."
Fryguysigwob 05:02, March 24, 2011 (UTC)
or the myriad links from other pages should need them.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  05:17, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

You and I think alike =D, me and Daemmerung had a discussion a while back regarding whether Kyro's Power should be changed to Atlas Kyro's Power. Removing the Manufacturer works too, but can we not have a redirect page for every weapon? It's annoying that we can't just reach the page by using "Maliwan Hellfire" and have to redirct.--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 05:15, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

i've tested most of the redirects as i've been making them. they all seem to work... except for "maliwan hellfire." thanks for the head's up. i'll look into it before continuing. Frysiggot2

So much for the think alike =D. I meant that can we just directly link to the weapon pages? I hate redirecting every search--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 05:21, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

you shouldn't have to. the hellfire redirect has been repaired. try it out and let me know what's what. Frysiggot2

This...is...beautiful--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 05:34, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

I'm fine for "Unique Guns" (blue: Like "patton", "Bone Shredder" or "Kyro's Power"). However, for legendary guns, I think we should keep the manufacturer pre-fix. It corresponds better to the full name of the gun. Just the same way everyone says "Crawmerax", that doesn't keep the page from being at the full Crawmerax the Invincible. I for one do call them "Tediore Equalizer", or "Torgue Undertaker". Those that don't can use the redirects. Anyways, bold move you did there, not asking for anyone's opinion. I won't undo your work, but I do not approve, for whatever its worth. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 07:52, March 24, 2011 (UTC)
Specifically, I would prefer that legendaries (but not uniques) keep their manufacturer in the title, as that would make for fewer conflicts between Cruxes, Invaders, Guardians. However, I value consistency, so overall I welcome this move. Daemmerung 14:01, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

i simply found the time to finish a project that was begun long ago (in wiki time). an effort to standardize the titles of all the weapons / items was begun... then abandoned, resulting in a mish-mash of titles like "the blister," "pestilent defiler," "torgue the meat grinder," and "hyperion the spy." discussion took place off-wiki with the other admins. to paraphrase Daem, inconsistency bugs the crap outta me.

note: the crux's were left alone. guardians received their separate pages à la the invader pages. i didn't have the heart to remove the hyperion title from the bitch smg. want to keep it pg-13.
Fryguysigwob 03:49, March 25, 2011 (UTC)
EDIT:Fine, I approve your edits. I'm just an old fart who doesn't like change ^^. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 09:51, March 25, 2011 (UTC)

You forgot to move Eridian Weapons...--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 04:18, March 28, 2011 (UTC)

Cobra collision

When you deleted Cobra, to make way for the move, It would appear you delete the the full Combat Rifle Cobra page, rather than just a redirect. I'd check, but I don't have the privileges. Could you resurect the page? Or if I am mistaken, could you repair Template:Combat_rifles to have it point to the right page? happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 08:04, March 24, 2011 (UTC)

Edit, it would also appear talk:Torgue Cobra remains, but talk:Cobra, is actually the talk about combat rifles. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 08:13, March 24, 2011 (UTC)
thank you, happy. looking into it now.
Fryguysigwob 03:49, March 25, 2011 (UTC)

Tediore Guardian?

Can you remove the (rifle) after "Guardian" in the title? I don't see the other pages, for example, Hellfire, named "Hellfire (SMG)", the brackets should be removed.Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 23:59, March 25, 2011 (UTC)

Nvr mind, I didn't realize there's an ambiguity associatedTalk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 00:00, March 26, 2011 (UTC)
we have gearbox to thank for running out of names for stuff. i mean, you'd think the stuph-naming team would sit down for lunch with the thing-naming team and compare notes. destroyer vs destroyer, guardian vs guardian, kramer vs kramer... thanks, randy, for the biggest pain in the arse i've gotten myself into since starting to edit on this wiki. </rant>
Fryguysigwob 04:28, March 26, 2011 (UTC)

Kramer? =DTalk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 14:58, March 26, 2011 (UTC)

ironclad false

as i said to happy. if users dont see it, they will add it. trust me, it will be back.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  06:07, March 26, 2011 (UTC)

fair enough. compromise? undo my edit, but move the statement to the trivia section?
Frysiggot2

notes? that or lock it. either works for me.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  06:33, March 26, 2011 (UTC)

I actually thought "trivia" when I first seen it deleted, but it seems I make drama over trivia :D Final signature 06:37, March 26, 2011 (UTC)

Since this topic is about the Ironclad, I've been itching to wipe the special effect off the front page and replace it with: "Bugged: This shield has no special properties other than having above average capacity"--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 15:00, March 26, 2011 (UTC)
i don't know that "bugged" is the correct term for the ironclad's special properties, or purported lack thereof. the item card makes no claims to increase bleed-out time. and whatever happened to the ironclad's proposed property of restoring full health upon second wind? apologies to ricey. i posted this reply on 3MAR11, but apparently i imagined it...
Fryguysigwob 03:21, March 29, 2011 (UTC)
full health is a good point. can anyone declaim this?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  12:19, March 29, 2011 (UTC)

Halp

I'm currently going through the unused photos for a clearout, was wondering if you (or any other willing admins) could give me a hand. Cheers.   Bukkithead Orsmsig   23:10, April 4, 2011 (UTC)

hello, and welcome to fryfone! brought to you by the hyperion times and VLT 97, the vault! coming to the wiki this friday... [deep trailer voice-over] kevin bacon. susan sarandon. "you've got to get me over that mountain! NOOO! [imitates air raid effect and long scream] there's no higher place than... mountain high. rated R. if you know the name of the help you'd like to see, press 1...
Fryguysigwob 17:59, April 5, 2011 (UTC)

Next weeks poll

Im still standing by my Hottest female character idea. Im sure everyone has an opinion even if noone wants to admit it :P Veggienatersml 05:38, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

Moxxi, Lilith, Helena Pierce, Steele, Tannis, Athena, Gaurdian Angel. Also since this poll idea was intended to be slightly childishly funny maybe a joke choice like TK Bahas wife or something like "Any one that thinks cartoons are hot is weird". Lets try to have some fun with it ;) Veggienatersml 06:04, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

I like Pierce because of her robotic parts. Final signature 07:25, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

Well then we could even put a little funny saying after each name, it would look something like-

Moxxi- mischieviously/sarcastically hot
Lilith- incendiary/combustion/literally on fire hot
Helena- mechanically/robotically hot
Steele- sadistically/murderously hot
Tannis- mentally unstable/crazy hot
Athena- assassin/killer/ninja/someother funny sounding synonym hot
Guardian angel- mysteriously/cryptically hot
Jakobs Corp. Operator (from Zombie Island)- secretary hot
Any one that thinks cartoons are hot is weird

--Veggienatersml 14:32, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

Plus a category for those who find dudes, as opposed to chicks, hot. Just sayin'. make mine la gamine Tannis Daemmerung 16:10, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

^^^ perhaps a seperate poll for the male characters. --Veggienatersml 20:12, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
that one would have a low turn-out. :P Razldazlchick 20:17, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

Queen Tarantella - Baby got back. -- SigNameSigProjectsSigTalkSigContribsSigEmail 20:45, April 10, 2011 (UTC)

it's only fair, veg. i shall ask raz if she would care to do the honors the following week.
Fryguysigwob 05:22, April 11, 2011 (UTC)
^^^ it was my Idea. go for it. Veggienatersml 00:10, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Raz? Really? Before me? Template:This user is now pissed Nohai 23:43, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

ALSO:

Lilith can be corrosively hot, shockingly hot, and explosively hot. She has the advantage of description.

Tanis can be obsessively hot. While Helena can be battlefield/aftermath hot. Guardian can be ghostly hot. Jakobs secretary can be corporate hot. Steele can be commandingly hot. Moxxie description is mild to say the least. I have not met Athena yet but she looks Jedi hot.

NEW POLL IDEA:

What hot description defines "female name here". A different one every month for eight months...Final signature 09:06, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

:^^^ add four more months and you got yourself a calender :P Veggienatersml 23:13, April 13, 2011 (UTC)


alright, kidz. everybody queue up. here's what we's gonna do:

  • 4/16 - veg's hottest female poll
  • 4/23 - nohara's ragepoll -(it wouldn't do to run near-identical polls back-to-back. may be confusing)
  • 4/30 - raz's hottest huntermost handsome character poll
'kay-oh?
Fryguysigwob 17:27, April 12, 2011 (UTC)
i'm fine with that. it'll be my birfday week. so y'all better pick the right one...(: Razldazlchick 19:20, April 12, 2011 (UTC)

Dear Fry's Girlfriend

ahem*
The key to "run with the boys" and not get bothered is to not give any personal information/location out. Most of the peeps I play with online are younger than me (early teens, i myself should not be talking to them) but its no harm done. Most of the time I don't talk to people anyways, the people i regularly play with, I actually know. So i'm not too concerned. p.s. Texas is a big state, it'll be hard to find me. p.s.s. the whole "this user has x# of stalkers" is supposed to be a joke, its how many edits i've made. so don't worry bout little ol' me. :) Cheers, Razldazlchick 04:54, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

--> She also has plenty o backup in the form of hordes of admins, temp sysops, rollbackers, registered users, one particular crat and one lil robot who is pro at pretending to be a ninja! Final signature 09:46, April 11, 2011 (UTC)and a small/insignificant prinny

(fry's note: frychick has been sacked.)
Wik
Alsø wik
Alsø alsø wik
Fryguysigwob 05:08, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

This is what inevitably happens when you suggest suggestive poses for the Møøse. Daemmerung 05:15, April 11, 2011 (UTC)

mynd you, møøse bites kan be pretty nasti... Frysiggot2

Least useful skill tree skill?

I thought about doing most/least useful special skill, but lillith would probably win because everyone loves phasewalk, and Brick would probably win least useful because no one plays him. So, I boiled it down to the last 3 skill tree skills for each vault hunter.


Mordecai-

  • Tresspass (Chance to bypass shields)
  • Bird of Prey (increases the number of targets bloodwing can attack)
  • Relentless (After-kill bonus to fire rate and bullet damage)

Brick-

  • Blood Sport (Bonus to health regen after killing an enemy)
  • Unbreakable (Bonus to shield regen after it's depleted)
  • Master Blaster (Bonus to damage and slight rocket ammo regen after kill)

Roland-

  • Guided Missile (Allows Scorpio turret to shoot guided missiles)
  • Supply Pickup (Scorpio fires out supply pickups)
  • Stat (Party-wide, proximity-based health regen upon kill)

Lilith-

  • Mind Games (Every bullet has a chance to Daze)
  • Phoenix (5% of shots don't cost ammo, fire damage to nearby enemies)
  • Phase Strike (Melee attack while phasewalking deals 160% damage)


I know there are a lot of choices, but I still think it's a good idea. Nohai 22:30, April 17, 2011 (UTC)

And lilith will win again....all of her skills are very useful...Is there going to be a poll where she doesn't win?Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 02:12, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
Winning this poll isn't exactly a good thing lol. Also, Phoenix is really only useful in certain situations. Zombies? Wouldn't fight them without it. Crimson lance/Craw? Worst 5 points anyone can spend. So we'll see. I think somehow poor brick is going to end up with a bad rap again though. Nohai 11:28, April 18, 2011 (UTC)
got it. least useful. thanks for making the selections impartial. 12 options is just on the trailing edge of doable, but doable nonetheless. it will be as you say.
Fryguysigwob 02:25, April 18, 2011 (UTC)

Just noticed the alphabetical order of the names in the "HOT" poll. Nice touch. --Veggienatersml 21:54, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

i actually put them in order of their dimensions. the alphabetical order is just a happy coincidence.
Fryguysigwob 04:26, April 20, 2011 (UTC)

Tis only fair..

Who is the most attractive pile of testosterone on Pandora?

Mr. Blake
Brick
Chaz
CL4PTP
Roland
General Knoxx
Marcus
Mordecai
Mr. Shank
Scooter
Dr. Z(N)ed

Razldazlchick 18:56, April 30, 2011 (UTC)

query

Hey, I am just wondering how to display your weapons as a separate link. I want to display my weapons on my profile.ChaseMacaque 17:43, May 1, 2011 (UTC)

hiya, chase. using the xbox you may take a picture of your tv screen with a digital camera and upload the images to the wiki. see here for help with uploading images. feel free to upload as many images to the wiki as you like but please remember to categorize your image files. when you get the images you like on the wiki we can discuss some more advanced ways of displaying them, galleries, sliders, etc. maybe link your gamespot trading forum page? get back to me with any further ??'s, mate. welcome to the wiki.
Fryguysigwob 18:45, May 1, 2011 (UTC)

new poll

Sure... What is your favorite claptrap:

EDIT:

  1. Leaking (damaged) claptrap
  2. Firestone claptrap
  3. Zed's New haven claptrap
  4. Taylor Kob's hacked claptrap
  5. Ned's Possessed claptrap
  6. Jacobs wood claptrap
  7. Banker tuxedo claptrap
  8. Lockdown palace claptrap
  9. Funny claptrap enemies

Well, what did you expect??? You asked the biggest claptrap fan on the wiki for a poll...

Feel free to add any from DLC 3 (still leveling a new character to do it properly). Final signature 08:53, May 4, 2011 (UTC)

What is the web series claptrap?

"out-of-character" claptrap. see here. Frysiggot2
OMG! ok. Most polls are somewhat predictable which choice is going to win. That particular entry is guaranteed to win. That said, thanks for linking it. I laughed my ass off. Final signature 06:52, May 6, 2011 (UTC)
i second that emotion. OMG x2! it's been a while since i watched episode 4. mecha-scooter needs his own dlc! "ninja kick to tha face!!" speaking of 'trap vids... did you catch this? (followed by this).
Frysiggot2
postscript: are we good with the "fav 'trap type poll?" if so, do me a solid and chase down any other 'trap types i might've missed. - fry

The above eight nine should do it, unless I missed a cool claptrap from dlc3... I wonder what their wedding was like... I got a weird wedding story meself (jedi and all)... Funny vid, thanks Final signature 08:39, May 6, 2011 (UTC)


trying not to be the poll nazi, but... a few thoughts: 13+ options makes for a rather unwieldy poll, especially considering that the space allowed for the poll will not allow for the complete quotes to be listed in their entirety. if i may make a suggestion? perhaps the biggest claptrap fan on the wiki would like to know what everyone's favorite claptrap (personality, persona, type) is?
  1. vanilla claptrap
  2. damaged claptrap
  3. jakobs representative claptrap (wooden)
  4. taylor kobb's hacked claptrap
  5. jakobs cove (dr. ned's) claptrap
  6. lockdown palace claptrap
  7. main menu claptrap
  8. web series claptrap
  9. banker claptrap
  10. list of dlc4 claptrap enemy types
  11. etc.
Fryguysigwob 18:02, May 4, 2011 (UTC)

Fixed it Final signature 02:16, May 6, 2011 (UTC)

Eridian Rifle

The E. Rifles I have had have all had mags that hold quite a few shot though i have never counted them. If it the comparison to the Mercurial you have a concern with feel free to rewrite it. I have found the rifle recharges fairly quickly as well, though again im not sure if that is due to profs. i think the comparison to the Lightning is accurate though, at least as far as damage and mag size goes. Veggienatersml 03:09, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

I believe I removed the comparison to the lightning because rifle is much closer to a blaster than a lightning. Lightning is supplosed to be a sniper rifle thus the instantaneous projectiles.Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 15:35, May 5, 2011 (UTC)
no concerns about the comparison to the mercurial, in particular. i just wonder if we've seen enough different types of eridian rifles / blasters to draw accurate comparisons. i'm sure the issue will resolve itself as, hopefully, the recent activity devoted to the eridian weapons pages has raised their profile. they're a sadly neglected bunch and i'm glad to see them getting some attention. i'm rather fond of the alien weps myself and lil's is growing a respectable collection. i still remember the first time i saw one on another player and said "what the **** is that?!?" i also like doing inexplicably stupid sh*t like running the nest or going to jakobs cove with eridian only so maybe my judgement isn't the best. {{user|laughs}}
Fryguysigwob 17:58, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

I like them as well though, from what i have been able to figure out, most people dont. I used Lightnings and Thunderstorms exclusively for Shock damage before actually finding an Orion, which i did not find untill after i got Knoxx back in june '10, after having the game since it release in Oct '09. They are seriously under appretiated. Veggienatersml 18:41, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

a fellow enthusiast. i you have any handy weapon cards to put up the wiki can definitely use more eridian weapon pics.
Fryguysigwob 19:06, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunatly, I do not have the ability to take screen shots. No camera. But yes i believe in the power of Eridians. Veggienatersml 19:30, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

Need a tech to create a shield table template

I got this one. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 08:47, May 8, 2011 (UTC)

thank you, kind sir.
Fryguysigwob 18:27, May 8, 2011 (UTC)
Is this to your liking? I still need to do a template page cleanup (read:write the doc).
I'll also do a table for normal shields, when I find the time. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 08:46, May 9, 2011 (UTC)
thanks for the swift response, happy. the tables look good, thank you. i do, however, have one concern: the column for "delay" may not be accessible to non-techs, such as myself. i, for one, have no idea where to find or how to calculate a shield's recharge delay without a stopwatch. should this column be included in the tables?
Fryguysigwob 00:55, May 10, 2011 (UTC)
I had some doubts on its inclusion. My conclusion is that users that don't know can just leave it blank, until a tech sees it. There is only a finite amount of shields on the wiki, so it is doable. Further more, I think it brings attention and awareness at this super important stat. Would you still be using your Ironclad if you knew it had an 11.2 second delay ?!
I'll keep a watch on the pages. I double checked the shields you added BTW. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 07:02, May 10, 2011 (UTC)
that is a lot to ask of one person. especially since the reason that i am going around adding and updating weapon tables is to raise the profile of lesser-used mainspace pages, and to encourage adding even more variants. is there a "cheat sheet" or the like that can be found or added to the respective pages?
Fryguysigwob 18:14, May 10, 2011 (UTC)
I'm going to add a little message at the top off each shield page ("leave the filed blank, a tech will fill it shortly"). I don't think it is much work, as stated, there are a total of 4 unique shields in borderlands. That's hardly much. I can do it. Besides, the pages already have enough shields for users to get a good feel of the shields. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 17:21, May 11, 2011 (UTC)
"a lot to ask of one person": the emphasis was not so much on the "lot to ask" as it was on the "one person" part. it concerns me that, should the one person who is able and willing to calculate the recharge delay on every shield added... become unavailable... perhaps a link can be added to the talk pages that will direct the user to a user/subpage detailing "how to calculate recharge delay"?
i agree that there are enough shields on most of the talk pages already. the purpose of my adding to any table is solely to showcase that which has not been shown before, to show variant body parts and high/low ranges of damage, capacity, recharge, clip size, zoom, etc. i look forward to a day when we may start removing listings from tables and narrowing down the selections to just the above criteria. this possibility has not yet been discussed and may or may not actually happen, but, in the meantime, i am scouring my collections for just those things: things that have not been seen on the wiki before.
Fryguysigwob 17:49, May 11, 2011 (UTC)

5-15 poll

Hmmm, well my very first thought was "Favorite Runner Color", but then I took 2 seconds to think about it and that's kind of a dull poll.

I'm kinda liking NOhara24's idea for "Favorite non-boss enemy", but I'm concerned that it may be unwieldy. I started trying to figure out a 3-week poll where we did all the categories first, then took the winner of that, say "human", then did a "Favorite Human Enemy" poll, then took the winner from that, say "bandit", then did a "Favorite Bandit" poll...

Then I began to question if people really want to see the "same" poll for 3 weeks in a row. So, instead my idea of the moment is:

Favorite Loot Midget:

  • Crimson Shorty
  • Dumpster Diver
  • Meat Popsicle
  • Mini Steve
  • Truxican Wrestler
  • I love 'em all!
  • I don't have DLC 3

-- SigNameSigProjectsSigTalkSigContribsSigEmail 02:47, May 12, 2011 (UTC)

i like it. can we drop the "i don't have"? (you don't have to have dlc3 to have an opinion.)
Fryguysigwob 05:01, May 12, 2011 (UTC)
Sure. Maybe change it to "I hate the little buggers", or something? I'm not too vested in the particulars, so we don't have to include any options outside of the midgets themselves, I just wanted to keep all the bases covered. -- SigNameSigProjectsSigTalkSigContribsSigEmail 05:59, May 12, 2011 (UTC)

looking for peeps

Hi I'm pretty new to playing Borderlands online, and looking for some good people to game with, know any friendly xbox players? I'm probabaly not amazing or anything but I have a 69 Siren so far. Xbox Gamertag frostedwing .

Xbox Live frostedwing 13:14, May 15, 2011 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by Godoffire04 (talkcontribs)

hiya, gof. welcome to the wiki. i, myself, game on PC Icon, however, some regular contributors to the wiki that game on xbox include:
Razldazlchick
  Uberorb Bio melt  
Veggienatersml
FatMan2539
you may also find a muster of 360 Icon players here.
Fryguysigwob 16:35, May 15, 2011 (UTC)

re: image cat

Sorry, my Bad! —Preceding unsigned comment added by FlowZen (talkcontribs)

not a problem, mate.
Fryguysigwob 01:14, May 17, 2011 (UTC)

Tsunami

hey man..i wanted that tsunami with 226 Dam 95.3 acc and 12.5 acc

My acc name is Holy_poop_godly..and i have plenty of oranges :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Holypoopgodly (talkcontribs)

i don't blame you. 12.5 is the fastest rof i have. the slower ones are not terribly effective. note: no scope, though. given, the tsunami isn't exactly a sniping smg. shoot me a friendy on gamespy and i'll jump on tonite. how does 7 pm cst, gmt -5, suit you?
Fryguysigwob 22:49, May 21, 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good ill be sure to be on —Preceding unsigned comment added by Holypoopgodly (talkcontribs)

wiki convention states to be sure to sign your posts, cap'n. type ~~~~ after your posts and the wiki will do the rest.
Fryguysigwob 23:02, May 21, 2011 (UTC)

Image recategorization

So I noticed you're doing a bit of work re-categorizing images. What raises an eyebrow for me is that my photos of shields are now "Category:Images of Class Mods". Personally, I'm not really bothered by what categories we do/don't have, but are there any plans to create "Category:Images of Shields"? Probably could have one for artifacts too, if we're not going to call them "items". -- SigNameSigProjectsSigTalkSigContribsSigEmail 09:56, May 22, 2011 (UTC)

thanks, airos, for fixing the <u> code, as well. i re-cat'd the three incorrectly categorized shield pics into images of shields. (in addition to a cat for shields and one for class mods, images of grenade mods was created recently.) the definition of "items" vice "objects" was clarified also, allowing artifacts to be classified as items.
Fryguysigwob 18:04, May 22, 2011 (UTC)

vids

your profile vids arent working. The recent activity shows you added a vid and it works when clicked on there... weird. Final signature 09:44, May 23, 2011 (UTC)

thanks, 'bot, but i deliberately shrunk the images to only show the play button. as long as the audio is... well, audible, then they are working as intended.
Fryguysigwob 19:16, May 23, 2011 (UTC)

profile odour

Auntarie smells like popcorn! This user is now pissed!


It's my new cologne. Like it? :D Auntarie 19:36, May 24, 2011 (UTC)

spicy! edgy! a beautiful but deadly weapon of seduction that will surely ignite passions like never before!
now put it away. it makes me feel funny.
Fryguysigwob 21:35, May 24, 2011 (UTC)

Bitcher

Ever think that Bitcher might just be a legitimate catagory? Just saying Final signature 08:40, May 27, 2011 (UTC)

by wiki definition categories are used to help structure a wiki by grouping together pages on similar subjects. if and when this wiki gets to the point that it needs a {{category:bitching}} then one may be added. although, should that happen we'll have bigger things to worry about than organizing everyone's complaints. like the fact that we have so many complaints that we need a category for them...
dotonetwonine's edit does not appear to have been made in good faith. however, if one person/robot has concerns then others may as well. the vandal's hoodlum's philistine's user's talk page has been left open for edit so that s/he/it may bich, er, make a case against blockage.
Fryguysigwob 18:07, May 27, 2011 (UTC)

Err, I usually do not indicate that I am kidding if I think it would be known that I am. Perhaps we could just make a bitcher article? You know, just for everyone to vent on? That way it would all be anonymous since you dont have to sign :D

This could be the start of something great... :p Final signature 18:27, May 27, 2011 (UTC)

we have one. to the steampole, robin! Frysiggot2


Only problem with that is you wouldn't be "anonymous" since anyone can easily look at the page history to see who made which edits. It'd be a huge pain in the ass to have to log out in order to post just for the sake of "venting". Granted, I'm not one to hide behind my IP address and will just openly speak my mind anyways, so take my 2¢ for what it's worth.
Honestly, I think we do an okay job of "venting" when and where appropriate, and don't need to encourage additional "venting" on a new page. -- SigNameSigProjectsSigTalkSigContribsSigEmail 18:41, May 27, 2011 (UTC)
(The Evil Dr. F's Note - wikia = < anonymity. if you want post anonymously try 4chan)


Honestly, I was just harrassing fryguy. His talk page is enough to vent on. In fact, I should make a forum directing venting here, just to keep him busy. We could call it the bbob (bounty board of bitcher). :D Final signature 06:48, May 28, 2011 (UTC)

or "How to troll a fryguy"? "Borderlands Wiki: Complaint Department"?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  06:55, May 28, 2011 (UTC)
Shut it

So it is agreed that fry should filter all complaints. new team: complaint department Final signature 07:26, May 28, 2011 (UTC)

Signature guide

Please don't credit me for the sig guide. First of all, I got one method completely off of J-nox's talk page, second of all, I had help with other authors. The only real original material (from me) is the direct talk page method. I had nothing to do with the code method at all... I might have been the one who started it but it is for everyone. Besides, its not even finished (on my to do list). Thanks Final signature 12:28, May 29, 2011 (UTC)

King Wee Wee

I dont know why, but wee wee gets credited as a skag during the local trouble mission in Knoxx before he lets you into the Armory. Dumb but true. Veggienatersml 19:35, May 29, 2011 (UTC)

well, that doesn't make any day-am sense. thanks for clearing that up, veg. perhaps a minor re-write is in order, stating that this is a known glitch, so that future editors will not "correct" it.
Fryguysigwob 20:06, May 29, 2011 (UTC)

DLC4

Glad to be able to help :P Least this'll give me something to do, need to collect more clap trap components anyway so I guess I'll just map out all the other chest locations for DLC4 lol. Thanks for creating the table, if that was you ;) LucsmallsigLuctalk2 04:59, May 30, 2011 (UTC)

credit for the table goes to airos. our information regarding dlc4 is sadly lacking and any information you may provide will be appreciated: enemy details and strategies, correct mission flow, etc. interesting signature, luccc. you may wish to see Forum:Guide to making a custom signature for user-submitted tips on how to reference your signature (to minimize the amount of codespace that it uses.)
Fryguysigwob 05:25, May 30, 2011 (UTC)

Avatar

Quick question.. My profile avatar seems to be stuck, I can't change it. Well I can upload a new one but it won't change. Does it usually take a while for the change to take place? Cheers mate. Lucsmallsig2Luctalk2v1 05:26, May 30, 2011 (UTC)

it can take several days for the wiki server to reset itself. any image problems that arise in the meantime (such as your sig images being left on the Special:WikiActivity) page should resolve themselves. if you continue to have problems a few days from today we'll look deeper into it.
Fryguysigwob 05:29, May 30, 2011 (UTC)
Well it changed itself, for like a minute. Then when I updated a part on my profile it changed back, lol. Not sure whats going on. Luc 16:27, June 2, 2011 (UTC)
Never mind, it resolved itself. Luc 17:13, June 2, 2011 (UTC)
good. server hiccups tend to play silly buggers with images. sometimes the only solution is patience.
Fryguysigwob 17:26, June 2, 2011 (UTC)
Haha, well it keeps rotating between the white "Badass" avatar and the black one. Guess I should be happy I have a semi-dynamic avatar lol. Maybe some day it'll magically merge itself. ;) Luc 20:11, June 2, 2011 (UTC)

pictures?

On another note.. where are all the images? I know I can see some from the Recent Images section, but is there an archive for all the pictures? Cheers. Luc 05:08, May 31, 2011 (UTC)

the newest images uploaded end up here. categorized images may be found here.
Fryguysigwob 06:00, May 31, 2011 (UTC)

Find Revolution

hey do you now where i can find the combat rifle that is called REVOLUTION (: (: —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gro0002 (talkcontribs)

Next time try the search button first. The gun is here. Also, end your posts with your signature. Hit the signature button at the top right. Luc 05:38, May 31, 2011 (UTC)
the revolution is a non-unique drop that can be found in chests and vending machines and dropped by any enemy. farming and patience will eventually net you a revolution.
Fryguysigwob 06:02, May 31, 2011 (UTC)

TAB ubx

I didn't know it was possible to survive...because it just kind of never ends. Did something change? Does it have missions now? Nohai 00:35, June 2, 2011 (UTC)

the only things that change would be the level of the baddies. on difficult, at 100% completion, "survival" was right. maybe "fought off frustration long enough to keep from throwing my monitor across the room" was more appropriate. the bosses went down easily but getting to the bosses was a level 75 pain in the ass. (ubx amended.)
Fryguysigwob 01:05, June 2, 2011 (UTC)

ABL TAB

Yo fryguy ye asked me if i could make pics of me ABL stuff. If ye explain to me how to make pics (and posting them) then i'll take care of it 4 ye. I... I am the King! 17:54, June 2, 2011 (UTC)

^response

HI FryGUy! Mr. Jakobs given a shout...

Spoke to you last night, or this morning, not sure what time it was or how many beers I had...


Im looking and liking what I see here. Very much want to try the The Abandoned Badlands


DLC, looks super fun.

Who do I have to critical to get this going????

Also, sent you an invite on REEM, oops I mean Steam.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.12.32 (talkcontribs)

hello, mr. jakobs. you will first need to install the oasis. then you may have your pick from the list of 3PDLC. you may find TAB amusing for the custom-made weapons. personally, i am partial to the crow's nest and the fifth column for challenge + payoff.
Fryguysigwob 17:58, June 4, 2011 (UTC)

My weapon page: Images

I seem to be having problems with my weapon page: The images don't seem to be loading...
Is there an upper limit on images per page? Do you know if I'm doing something wrong? It used to work fine... happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 07:13, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

no limit on images per page. you are doing nothing wrong. as of the last wiki server reset several images around the wiki were unavailable. the problem appears to have resolved itself within the last few hours, possibly by virtue of another server reset.
Fryguysigwob 23:02, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
Sweet. I thought it could just be a server/cache thing, but it had lasted a few days (I think/it seems). They're allmost all back, save for a few pearls. Guess there's nothing I (or anyone) can do but wait. Thanks for the tip. happypal (talk • contribs • inventory) 06:38, June 8, 2011 (UTC)

Taking care off...

Yo fryguy i'll take care of the End-user created content/TAB from now on. I'll make sure to post any new finds and things about the content a.s.a.p. I... I am the King! 07:32, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

B.t.w.: thank bout making those red descriptions red and adding the - behind them for some reason i couldn't do that... guess i'm still not proficient enough.

(edit)

Also i would like to know why my avatar is so F'd up like it is. It's got like this white beam above it. I tried changing my avatar but it never does (adding a diff. pic). I... I am the King! 15:20, June 7, 2011 (UTC)

thanks, mr. j, for helping to fill out the TAB page. are you editing in WYSIWYG mode or in source mode? source mode will open up many more editing options for you. i took a look at the image you are using for your avatar and found that the white bar is part of the original image. i would suggest either using an image editor (MS Paint, Photoshop, etc.) to remove the bar, or find another appropriate image.
Fryguysigwob 23:18, June 7, 2011 (UTC)
I'll do thx! I... I am the King! 09:43, June 8, 2011 (UTC)
Whoowhee . . . i just added something big to the TAB. It took me a while to get that stuff and even longer to put in there but its done and ready. I... I am the King! 10:41, June 9, 2011 (UTC)

re: my signature

Okay, so I figured out what the problem was. There are just certain bits of code that Chrome doesn't know how to do. One of those bits was the gradient background in my sig. Figured out, though, that I can also put the code for a solid background in there. Firefox will render the gradient, Chrome skips the part it doesn't understand and renders the solid color. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, because I learned something very important regarding <span> tags and how they interact. It appears to work on my end, how's it look for you? -- Airos 09:18, June 9, 2011 (UTC)

re:Sniper Rifle:: hopefully this helps

imo, it does not.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  00:28, June 13, 2011 (UTC)

be surprised if it does. looks cool, though.
Fryguysigwob 00:32, June 13, 2011 (UTC)

ah, so its the aesthetics you were going for. in that case, nicely done.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  00:37, June 13, 2011 (UTC)

speedy deletion

This image has been duplicated and is no longer needed. On the bright side, we got a new RC out of the deal.

Sorry, I did not know how to put a delete tag properly on a picture file.

--> here is the duplicate to delete. Thanks Final signature 05:56, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

done. simply add {{speedydelete|reason}} to the category or the page itself. thanks.
Fryguysigwob 18:23, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

cool, thanks... I just didnt want to mess up the pages title somehow (I find the best way to not mess things up is to not meddle with things you dont know how to do). Final signature 07:54, June 21, 2011 (UTC)

kp

please substantiate kypow per our discussion at the time. ty.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  17:49, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

frankly i like your version better. (trivia + wit) * huey lewis = better caption.
Fryguysigwob 18:25, June 20, 2011 (UTC)

New images

Hey fry. I was lookn' around the wiki pages concerning "NPC's" and the like. And i noticed alot of the images being poor quality I mean c'mon that looks terrible right? My borderlands runs on the highest possible settings on my pc. If i were to take a few decent pic's am i allowed to alter the bad into good?


Just askn' I... I am the King! 21:34, June 30, 2011 (UTC)

that pic was taken from a distance and blown up to show the man himself. if you can get closer to kyros without him ventilating your skull with that rifle of his feel free to replace the image with a higher resolution pic.
Fryguysigwob 03:11, July 1, 2011 (UTC)

Copy that. I... I am the King! 08:38, July 3, 2011 (UTC)

Vandal rapport

IP address: 173.76.83.12 made vadalism on the The secret armory of general knoxx page. Now i don't know how to rapport it properly (a special page) so i thought i'll say it to you. Anyways another wiki contributor noticed it and cleaned it up.


My advice: keep check on that IP or ban it or something (future conservation). I... I am the King! 22:17, July 4, 2011 (UTC)

thank you, grimmy. bandal as well. the vandal has been.... dealt with. you may also see Borderlands Wiki:Vandalism report to report vandalism.
Fryguysigwob 23:57, July 4, 2011 (UTC)
I reported a vandalism (again) i hope i filled it in correctly it just needs to be checked by a sysop I... I am the King! 10:11, July 6, 2011 (UTC)

New Wikia feature - Chat

Hi! I'm Mark, from Wikia's Content Team. I'm excited to announce a brand-new Wikia feature - the Chat. The chat has been available for a while in beta, but it was recently added to WikiaLabs, meaning that any local sysop can activate the feature on their wiki! The chat is an excellent way to communicate with less experienced editors and new visitors to the wiki, without having to explain the process of editing entirely using talk pages. In addition to that, the chat also allows you to discuss news about the game easily without having to renew a page all the time waiting for the new messages bubble. Just to be clear, Wikia is not forcing this feature on any wiki, it's completely optional. However, we do recommend the feature as it'll only make editing easier, and attract more editors to the wiki. To activate the feature, visit Special:WikiaLabs and activate the chat. If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to leave me a message on my talk page! Cheers, Mark@Wikia (talk) 22:28, July 12, 2011 (UTC)

Moxxi caption

Thats funny! I had not thought of it that way. I was obviously thinking more along the lines that she was like the lyrics of the song. Veggienatersml 00:33, July 13, 2011 (UTC)

added by

warblade has conveniently gone on european walkabout. see how claptrap feels about this please.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  00:05, July 14, 2011 (UTC)

thanx

Hi fry guy thanx for helping on my page. :) This is the first forum ive been that people seem cool to newbies. lol I am still working it out so I hope to be able to contrebute abit better in some way soon. I dont know if the cod video was a good idea but i dont have a capture card or xbox camra ,So I just thort it would be cool for people to see my game play. Thanx again xWH0 DARES WINS —Preceding unsigned comment added by XWH0 DARES WINS (talkcontribs)

glad to help. i'm happy to say that this wiki has a strong history of being cool (to new editors). i rather enjoyed the cod vid's, as i've never played the games myself. welcome to the wiki, and enjoy.
Fryguysigwob 14:48, July 26, 2011 (UTC)

Range of mag sizes

Wasn't there some initiative to clearly specify mag sizes that can only be a few select choices? It's done for most/all of the revolvers, so why not combat rifles? Logisim 02:24, July 31, 2011 (UTC)

if that is what the community wants, and is willing to make standard, then so be it.
Fryguysigwob 03:10, July 31, 2011 (UTC)

The revolver pages were done that way by me because they have such a low fixed possibilty of mag sizes that listing them as 2- 6 seemed confusing to me. With other weapon types having more possible mag sizes, listing them all would most likely be a waste of space. In the case of burst fire Combat rifles having 6, 12, 15 and 18 being only one extra. But if we are going for uniformity then the Revolver pages can be switched back. Veggienatersml 03:24, July 31, 2011 (UTC)

O.o it can be 15?? Logisim 04:05, July 31, 2011 (UTC)

fryguy42 i do not

re: date of bitrh

OMG dude, seriously? I was born then too! ^.^ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Auntarie (talkcontribs)

same day? neat. happy b-day, mate. bon anniversaire. feliz compleanos.
Fryguysigwob 19:58, August 18, 2011 (UTC)
same to you, man! Auntarie 20:00, August 18, 2011 (UTC)

Tsunami / Hellfire

Can I have a Cobalt Tsunami or Combustion Hellfire SMG preferably with high fire rate? This would be extremely helpful to me. :-)

user:xxEKRxx

i'll see what i have to give away, mate. first off, i assume you game on PC Icon?
Fryguysigwob 20:43, August 18, 2011 (UTC)

Hellfire page

Is the Hellfire page protected? I was attempting to add the Stat. modifier link to the mechanics section and could not. If you could add it or unlock the page so that i may, it would be nice. I also asked DR.F this as well. Veggienatersml 06:07, August 25, 2011 (UTC)

Ah...oops

See this edit by our UOTM...I REALLY hope he's got tannis confused with someone else. Because he's been running rampant and making edits unchecked for awhile now...I'd hate to have to go back through his edits and make sure that it was all correct.

http://borderlands.wikia.com/index.php?title=Baron_Flynt&action=historysubmit&diff=207082&oldid=206933

Nohai 11:15, August 31, 2011 (UTC)

Mensahero did not make that edit, User: PyroMerc did. If you go back to Mensahero's edit you will see that he only added quotes to the page. Veggienatersml 14:05, August 31, 2011 (UTC)
as far as mensa is concerned, if you check his join date you will find that s/he/it became a member a few short weeks prior to our good evil doctor and has been a solid editor since. i, personally, am pleased that mensa came back and hope that s/he/it will continue to rampage (double-)checked across the wiki. in the meantime, keep up the good work in keeping our newest editors in check, ricey. thanks for correcting mr. merc's oops.
Fryguysigwob 18:18, August 31, 2011 (UTC)

Taking advantage of the offer.....

Its McRedidyred. Actually I kind of do need help. I've been trying to obtain all the boss/unique weapons, but I hit a roadblock. I sold The Spy. Meat Grinder, and King Wee Wee's shield when I got them and they don't respawn!!!!! I'm on Xbox 360, and hope it isn't to much to ask for. If you need help just ask. McRedidyred 00:06, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

a good many of our RC's use userboxes to tell the community about themselves. what characters they have, achievements they've obtained, what platform they game on... i'm afraid i can't help you with you request, sorry.
Fryguysigwob 00:24, September 1, 2011 (UTC)
It's ok. Worth trying though! Oh, if you were wondering about my character and stuff it's on my profile. I don't get hints easily. McRedidyred 01:29, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

If you are on PC I can reset those quests for you if you can upload files to a file sharing service--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 03:01, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

He's on xbox, but if he was on PC he can also use this: willow shrubbery Logisim 03:11, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

^
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I
I

Tech support specialist--Talk to prinny! Prinny Riceygringo 03:35, September 1, 2011 (UTC)

"is your pc plugged in?" - my experience with tech support. Frysiggot2

RE: badass midget pic

No probs. I try to help when I can. :) Logisim 03:25, September 2, 2011 (UTC)

Jinx!!

Heh. Dämmerung 18:19, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

i can't wait for more totally unconfirmable and apparently made-up official leaks.
Fryguysigwob 18:21, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. In a separate leak, three additional DLCs were accidentally pre-announced:

  • DLC6. The Return of Atlas (with all-new Ice Weapons!!)
  • DLC7. Claptrap's Secret Mission
  • DLC8. Scooter's Hovercraft Hootenanny

Dämmerung 18:27, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

  • DLC9 - Claptrap Goes to the Mayor
  • DLC10 - Stance Von Kofsky's New Gardening Adventure
  • DLC11 - Erik Franks' Pants Party
Fryguysigwob 18:31, September 4, 2011 (UTC)
  • DLC12 - Claptrap Gets A Job and Moves Out of His Mom's Basement
  • DLC13 - Mecha-Moxxi Versus Mecha-Marcus
  • DLC14 - Skag Party on Pandora

Dämmerung 19:56, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

  • DLC15 - Borderlands Forever (which, ironically, will kill the BL game franchise for 10 years, when Borderlands Begins is released.)
Fryguysigwob 20:20, September 4, 2011 (UTC)
    • B3:Borderlands Begins: Vietnam
  • DLC 22 Da Soich for more working capital - The Unhelpful Dr. F
  • DLC 33 1/3: Mr Shank Presents: Dance Dance Robolution
  • DLC 45: Rakk Band

Dämmerung 21:41, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

Let us not forget perhaps the greatest DLC ever:P

  • DLC 69: Who Framed Steve the Bandit.

--Veggienatersml 23:13, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

  • DLC 78: Dirk Smallwood Presents: Return to Zombie Island

Dämmerung 21:41, September 4, 2011 (UTC) (I'm helping!)

  • DLC 79: Claptrap Strikes Back
  • DLC 80: Revenge of the Destroyer!
  • DLC 81: Mikey III: Son of General Knoxx

  Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  23:32, September 4, 2011 (UTC)

Editing Baron Flynt

Hello, I want to edit the Baron Flynt page, I'm unhappy about the wording, and feel that what Helena Pierce says about him is also worth noting. The bit about his tribe and what she calls "that infernal contraption of theirs," endangering travelers going towards Santuary. That could mean that he is the reason the drawbridges in the Rust Commons East are up.

I just want to ask permission, so I know I won't wake up the next day and discover that I don't exist on this wiki anymore. PyroMerc 00:05, September 6, 2011 (UTC)

hello, mr. merc. despite the best efforts of this wiki's dictators admins and (our) their facist regime this wiki remains a community wikia and permission to edit is never going to be required. feel free to edit baron flynt's page as you see fit. barring any tourrettes-like fits of vandalism you may sleep peacefully tonight knowing that you will, in fact, be here tomorrow.
just a few notes of concern: this page, like every other mainspace page on this wiki, has been written and re-written hundreds of times, and will most assuredly be re-re-written countless times again. please do not feel poorly when it happens again, because, it will. also, some of the content that i removed recently concerned the mission The Final Piece vice baron flynt himself. please restrict all edits made to mr. flynt's mainspace page to the man himself, his history, involvement, etc.
Fryguysigwob 00:54, September 6, 2011 (UTC)
Certaintly, I don't think I will ever(knowingly) commit a single act of vandalism, I don't care if it is edited after I edit it, and I'll try not to screw it up to badly. PyroMerc 03:59, September 6, 2011 (UTC)

revolution

Fryguy 42 i came here wondering about the revolution, you edited it back to average/low damage(and kept my edit), when the average/low damage is naturally occuring on Vladof weapons. It isn't a trade-off for increased mag size the fire rate is the trade-off. Just saying cause i was wondering, i know theres other problems like people saying a guns damage is 1-infinity but we still want all the wikis information to be correct (if thats possible!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.49.46.65 (talkcontribs)

i'm unsure that there is a way to confirm exactly which attribute is a trade-off for magazine size. however, if vladof weapons typically come with average damage and average fire rate then the existing note seems to stand up to reason. barring reason, if you would provide a link to a reliable source stating that vladof's high magazine size is at the sole expense of damage and not fire rate the page may be changed accordingly. thanks.
Fryguysigwob 05:41, September 12, 2011 (UTC)

T.K. Baha

Most of the game presents the name as "T.K., not TK". You've actually introduced a number of errors by distorting in-game quoted material to reflect how it is erroneously presented in the character's splash screen. -- WarBlade 21:35, October 27, 2011 (UTC)

Note: an accord was reached via admin steam-chat. thanks again, gbx.
Fryguysigwob 00:07, October 28, 2011 (UTC)

BBoS #11

Not looking for direct credit :P but I did this mission back in June. Dr.F must have forgot to cross it off the list back then. I think EndoMus came in and cleaned up the stragglers that may have been posted after that time. just letting you know, again not looking for credit. Veggienatersml 20:53, November 3, 2011 (UTC)

HUA!
Fryguysigwob 21:14, November 3, 2011 (UTC)

Aries Screencap

I posted the equiped Aries screencap on the talk page, thought it would be better there.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jebn (talkcontribs) 16:34, 6 November 2011

an unequipped, cropped version would be better still.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:07, November 7, 2011 (UTC)
thank you, jebn. i was actually looking for an un-equipped image of said weapon. the existing pic shows an extremely high damage aries pegged at level 55, which some readers may find... disheartening... as the other (actual) level 55 aries' are half or less your example's damage. still, nice find. i, too, am partial to long-barreled revolvers sans scopes. i agree with envy in that they make my hunter look "badass."
Fryguysigwob 22:03, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

chat

Sorry if I said something to offend you.Veggienatersml 23:43, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

whatchoo talkin' 'bout, veg?? I was editing from the library, lost out to a reservation, and had just a few seconds to fire off a "c'ya" before I got shut down. (Having a bit of a tiff with my isp, don'tcha know.) We'll pick up where we left off tomorrow, mate. 208.54.7.141 23:59, November 7, 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to here that. I did not get the c'ya, so did not know. Taught you left cause a sum'tin I say'd. :P Veggienatersml 00:19, November 8, 2011 (UTC)

harrison

Ok im happy :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrison_paul-brooks (talkcontribs)

good. :)
Fryguysigwob 21:36, November 15, 2011 (UTC)

The Crow's Nest

Hi, I just downloaded TCN, but I haven't the slightest clue how to install it. Can you help? :D Thanks. Auntarie 14:55, November 17, 2011 (UTC)

hello, auntarie. welcome to the world of End-User Created Content. you are correct in your post to Forum:Custom_Maps:_best_thing_since_sliced_bread?. you will need to install the oasis prior to installing any other 3PDLC. you will likely also have to install dr. zed's patch, which is commonly attached to 3pdlc files like the oasis. it has been the better part of a year since i downloaded and installed any 3pdlc, mate, and i was never very good at it in the first place. i often use the "carrot-and-stick" method with my pc: eat the carrot and poke at my pc with the stick until it complies. that said, the most important step may be to simply follow the "read me" directions included with the downloads word-for-word. also, i was in the habit of bypassing auto-installers, simply copy/pasting the .rar files to my desktop, unzipping them, and placing the files where they belong.
if you have any troubles feel free to let me know, or create a forum asking for assistance. good luck, and enjoy.
Fryguysigwob 21:30, November 18, 2011 (UTC)


So I installed Oasis, and it seems to work just fine. But for TCN the foldets in which I have to copy stuff (example: Place SofaKingGood.UPK in C:/Program Files/2k Games/Borderlands/WillowGame/CookedPC if you bought retail).

Yeah, I don't have those directories. Neither 2k Games, nor Steam. What do I do now? Auntarie 08:22, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

And another thing, I checked my installation folder/WillowGame/CookedPC and it had files of the same type (.upk), so is the aforementioned just an inappropriate way to say "installation directory"? Auntarie 08:28, November 19, 2011 (UTC)

my expertise is all tapped out, mate. i took the liberty of creating a help desk forum to solicit the community for aid in installing your 3PDLC. good luck and have fun.
Fryguysigwob 20:33, November 20, 2011 (UTC)

wahhh..

i've tried several times to bump up your dlc4 forum page and it wont let me. did you do something to it so that only you can edit it? YCANIHASNOBUMP? /sad. Razldazlchick 04:45, November 21, 2011 (UTC)

did you try the *bump button?
Fryguysigwob 06:26, November 21, 2011 (UTC)

yus, i just remembered this has happened before because wikia likes to not let me publish things every now and then. Razldazlchick 21:29, November 21, 2011 (UTC)

undo

please summarize if new (better for sysops to always).   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  21:48, November 24, 2011 (UTC)

summaries are always left for undone edits that appear to have been made in good faith. in this case the edit did not appear to be in good faith as the UC removed all category templates from the page. this edit was either a mistake, which i fixed, or minor vandalism, for which i rather graciously declined to smack the UC upside the head with a banstick for.
Fryguysigwob 20:15, November 26, 2011 (UTC)

i misspoke. summarize all undo if sysop.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:29, November 30, 2011 (UTC)

new haiku U.

757 noted. we are trying V2.0, available only @ blands wiki for a limited time. - The Ëvil Dr. F

Popular Belief

I don't ever think that it was widely believed that BL2 for the PC would support split screen without a normally reliable source stating so first. It was erroneously reported as such by IGN first, beliefs followed. It wasn't an unsubstantiated rumor. Shouldn't the BL2 note on the matter reflect that? Nohai 12:40, November 30, 2011 (UTC)

Image Orphanage

I don't follow. Do you mean This image? Because I put that in the New Haven page.

--The Milkman 09:10, December 2, 2011 (UTC)

nup. not the new haven pic. the panda head pic that i posted on your talky was flagged for deletion because it was unused. as stated, i moved it there to unorphan it. if it is no longer needed / desired let me know and it will be deleted. thanks, much.
Fryguysigwob 23:08, December 2, 2011 (UTC)

My page wiped

My first vandal on my user page. I almost feel honored :P Veggienatersml 22:41, December 5, 2011 (UTC)

Rejoice not, O Regular Contributor, for thy helpful and well-reasoned edits have drawn the ire of Vandlor! Chieftain of the Trollkind, Maester of the Juvenile Kindred, Protector of the Basement Dwellers, and Lord of Lulz! Do NOT feel honored, thou greeter, but feel privileged and grateful that Vandlor saw fit to visit your meager userpage with neither His righteous Opinions of Race nor His subjective Flames of Uncertainty and Doubt! Now flee, greeter! Flee, and edit no more!
Fryguysigwob 23:55, December 5, 2011 (UTC)

DLC4

WOW. when ya said you were going to fill in some of the Robolution pages I had no ideaer ya were gonna go all fancy on 'um :P. That looks like a lot of work. Had no idea the pages were that lacking in content, though i admit I didnt have a chance to look them over either. If i could nominate you for UoTM, i would, just for that. Veggienatersml 04:09, December 15, 2011 (UTC)

thank you, veg, for the nod. the hardest part, really, is getting the skags and spiderants to sit still and smile for pictures. the bandits are easy. i just hold a squeaky toy over the camera and they stand rapt. there's still plenty of work to be done. images of the different claptraps, hyperion soldiers, mission rewards... the damn rakk-trap hive won't stand still for pics... badass psycho-traps try to eat me whenever i say "cheese..." i haven't the slightest idea what a hyperion sapper does... don't get me started on the rakk-traps... and there's still a lot of missing info, stuff we don't even have listed, like the dead rakk-trap hive, the saying on the rakk-trap hive's butt, the mines that the minac drops. I'm not even going to touch the crate locations. it's gonna take a few more playthrough's. and you know how much i love this dlc.
Fryguysigwob 04:36, December 15, 2011 (UTC)

Well, since you know wha' neez ta be did, you sound like the man/woman/child/thing for the j.o.b. :P looking at some of the pics you posted, as many times as i have played DLC 4, i never noticed the Trap'ed objects such as the rocks and cactus. That is not good on my part, Doh ! --Veggienatersml 04:53, December 15, 2011 (UTC)

accidental content wipe

Hi. I recently tried to change an entry for the Tetanus Warrens Weapons Crate Location page, but I think I deleted some important information because the now no information is showing up on the page. Before there were links and text, now nothing. My sincerest apologies. ): —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.203.235.162 (talkcontribs)

no worries, dotonesixtwo. anything that has been done can be undone. and has, in this case. we (the wiki) appreciate the map listing the chest locations in the tetanus warrens. however, the way that the image was displayed does not conform to wiki standards. kindly upload the image to the wiki for proper display. thanks, much.
Fryguysigwob 21:04, December 18, 2011 (UTC)

Heyooo!

Long time no talk :) Im back cause I heard there was gonna be a Borderlands sequel. Remember the legendary weapons idea thread? Good times. A Lonely Nomad 21:53, December 18, 2011 (UTC)

nomad's back, y'all! colon closed parentheses a sequel, you say? tell me more... you used to own the nlwi's, cap'n. i'm still getting hits on that thread, and i'm still working on it. it's going to be fun scrubbing all of the new stuph in bl2 for nlwi's. i'm taking preemptive credit for "sexual tyrannosaurus." welcome back, mate. now get out and push!
Fryguysigwob 03:31, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
PA! HE TOOK MY MIDGET! :c Razldazlchick 03:45, December 19, 2011 (UTC)

L69 Lady Finger!

Smokin' Jesus etc., etc. And with x2 corrosive, even. Did you convince Moe to drop that?? Dämmerung 00:02, December 29, 2011 (UTC)

i did. you may be surprised to know that moe is actually a quite intelligent and reasonable person to deal with. we sat down for a beer or three and really hit it off. then i shot him in the face with my new cobra. grabbed a few more LF's, too, shock, double, etc. still need a blast. i wonder if it can come with a blade...?
Fryguysigwob 00:22, December 29, 2011 (UTC)

frynote: i don't mod. everything i find / post is from the game, albeit probably found while playing 3PDLC.

Pretty sure that LF can spawn with any accessory in PT2 and beyond. Stabilizer would be my dream pick. Dämmerung 00:28, December 29, 2011 (UTC)

Breasts.

That is all.

  Bukkithead Orsmsig   23:18, January 5, 2012 (UTC)

frynote: it wouldn't do to forget the token fuckup edit.

The bukkit has returned. We're all doomed. Nohai 23:29, January 5, 2012 (UTC)

RE; missing info

Hi Fryguy. I'm not familiar with that daily report, but because it comes from community@wikia.com, I would recommend sending an email to that address (or using Special:Contact, which goes to the same place - the Community Support team) asking what's wrong. You specifically mentioned needing the number of views. All Wikia wikis are tracked by Quantcast, so you can check daily page views, visits and people (uniques) at http://www.quantcast.com/borderlands.wikia.com

Hope that helps. Keep up the great work you guys are doing! Borderlands was my favorite game of 2009. Can't freaking wait for the sequel. :) JoePlay WikiaStaff.png (talk) 00:04, January 6, 2012 (UTC)

thanksfor the swift response, joe, and for the link. central has my email; hopefully this can be resolved quickly. in the meantime i'll see what quantcast has to say. it will do well to have their site as a backup incase this bug occurs again. good gaming.
Fryguysigwob 00:56, January 6, 2012 (UTC)

Bumper stickers

I'm curious how to make the "bumper stickers" such as "has completed --- DLC" and others. I would like to dress up my user page. Thanks.PrissyB*tch

hiya, prissy. welcome to the wiki. we call 'em "userboxes," or ubx's for short. you can find a gallery of ubx's that have been released to the public domain in the userbox gallery. you can copy / paste the {{template}} or you can get fancy and crack into source mode and tweak them to your liking. some users don't overly mind it if you borrow their own custom-made ubx's, but discretion is the better part of wiki editing. enjoy.
Fryguysigwob 03:15, January 7, 2012 (UTC)

Hey there P.B. I can also help you with UBX's if you like, though you seem to have some skill with wiki code already. You may also copy and alter any UBX on my page if you like. --Veggienatersml 04:03, January 7, 2012 (UTC)

Grenade party

Applause. That is all. Dämmerung 21:19, January 15, 2012 (UTC)

i'd like to thank all my friends and family that supported me. i love you, mom! and, of course, the 4N631 above, without whom none of this would be possible...
Fryguysigwob 21:26, January 15, 2012 (UTC)

bbos #10

taking credit all by yourself? no one helped?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  00:09, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

figure out who helped, if anybody, and feel free to add them.
Fryguysigwob 00:11, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

Dazed and confused

It works a treat on Turrets, too, which I never fail to find hilarious.

I'll cook up a page on Daze. Will prevent cut and paste between Bash, Aerial Impact, Striking, Dramatic Entrance, and Mind Games n-factorial times. Dämmerung 00:41, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

i agree that daze does warrant its own (albeit small) page. it is a status effect, and a useful one at that. thanks, much.
Fryguysigwob 00:44, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

Any suggestions for status-effect-page prior art, before I start sandboxing? Dämmerung 00:46, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

"sandboxing" was exactly what i was going to mention. a (prospective) new page like this is best done in the same manner that the grenade pages were done. the most likely image would be of a dazed enemy. don't recall any on the wiki atm.
Fryguysigwob 00:50, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

Crippled is kinda sorta prior art, but it's a player status, not an enemy status. Oh, well. I'll cook up something, and then everybody can throw rocks at it. Dämmerung 00:56, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

please make a page including all status effects and affects. overwrite crippled or fry will do it for us. this would help consolidation _and_ standardization.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:06, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

Status uffects will be included as well. But seriously. I don't see Daze and Cripple as easily being shoehorned into the same bucket. One is an enemy state, and invites discussion on how to introduce the state, what to expect from foes afflicted with the state, and what to do with said foes. The other is a player state, and invites very different discussion. It'd be like listing Bloodwing in a Category:Flying Enemies. Dämmerung 01:29, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

the recent changes are concurrent with ongoing chat with the good doctor via gmail chat. would you care to take the discussion to wikiachat? i'm there now. i'll see if the doctor in.
Fryguysigwob 01:32, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

Real time communication! How quaint!! I have to run out for groceries: see y'all in thirty, perhaps. Otherwise, y'all figure out the right thing. Dämmerung 01:34, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

looks like neither doc nor myself will be on chat tonite. hit me up tomorrow on wikichat and we'll thrash out the details.
Fryguysigwob 02:39, January 17, 2012 (UTC)
Hammering out something Q&D in scratchspace now. Talk to you tomorrow. Oh, I was wrong: players can be Dazed. By Tankensteins. Not sure if any other way. Dämmerung 03:00, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

Here's a first cut. Tear it up. Dämmerung 06:38, January 17, 2012 (UTC)

looking quite spiff so far.
Fryguysigwob 22:06, January 19, 2012 (UTC)

You scared me

Nobody knows me over at the Fallout wikia.

Also, what's this about?

"DeathclawAlpha smells like popcorn

This user is now pissed!"

DeathclawAlpha 03:32, January 19, 2012 (UTC)


EDIT:

And now I've apparently been "Claptrapped."

Fry has ten thousand eyes. Blame Peaches the Radroach. She tattled on you. Dämmerung 03:44, January 19, 2012 (UTC)
frynote: this user accepts no responsibility for any ill side effects afflicted by this userpage. that said, whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances, click on "the clap" userbox. you've been warned.
Fryguysigwob 04:01, January 19, 2012 (UTC)
(Примечание от Злой доктор Ф - to answer your question DA, {{USERNAME}})

asking favour

any chance i can get you to start uploading scads and scores of images again? i _really_ miss that.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  00:33, January 24, 2012 (UTC)

it's a deal, but only if i can get you to leave overly sarcastic messages on my talk page. i never get enough of that. :V
Fryguysigwob 00:37, January 24, 2012 (UTC)

Fryguy's special page.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  03:39, January 27, 2012 (UTC)

Holy Crap. Should I do something about that? Nohai 02:07, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

by all means, have at it, cap'n. unused images need to be tagged with {{speedydelete|unused}}. recently added orphan pics, especially ones from uc's or new users, should be moved to the owner's talkpages accompanied by a note. thanks much.
Fryguysigwob 23:37, January 27, 2012 (UTC)

Wait, can't I just delete the older images myself? Nohai 02:07, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

i'm sure you'll have that pleasure soon enough; after the seven day speedydelete notification expires. we're simply giving the owners due notice of the pending deletion, and a chance to use the pics.
Fryguysigwob 02:50, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

Cleanup in Aisle 6

There's some recent crap on Talk:Class Mod that I can't unroll. It's triggering the "Spam protection filter." Maybe somebody with magical secret admin powers will have more success than I've had. Dämmerung 17:28, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

Odd, I had to rollback it. Undo triggered the spam filter. That being said, I petition to give Daem rollback privileges. Nohai 18:03, January 28, 2012 (UTC)


I promise to use my newfound great strength only for good, never for evil! Dämmerung 18:11, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

Wrong. Upon gaining rollback powers, your alignment shifts to Lawful Evil. Nohai 19:41, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

Flaregun

You sure it doesn't arc? I just took my Eridian Soldier through ZI, and he cooked Frankenbill and a couple of Tankensteins by arcing Flaregun shots over terrain. (Took forever. Underpowered weapon. Did more net damage with contact incen grenades, running out to regen them by activating Grenadier with a dead zed.) Cheap shots, sure, but that's my style. Dämmerung 07:09, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

fun fact: a 5/5 high velocity sucks the arc right outta this bad boy at med-long distances. :/
Fryguysigwob 07:36, January 29, 2012 (UTC)
High Velocity does funky things to the curve of a Wave Blaster, too. Changes the wavelength! Pity that the blue doesn't shift violet. Dämmerung 07:46, January 29, 2012 (UTC)
if it shifted violet we wouldn't be able to see it. science is fun! yay! i'd settle for the green to shift blue or orange. i'm tripping over mega cannon(s) and stampeding spatter guns but I can't find a fireball or a firebomb to save my virtual life.
Fryguysigwob 08:00, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

postscript: try the flaregun with the +60% damage buff of a good eridian loyalty mod. it's a beautiful thing.

My Eridian girl's a Tempest (fifth line Shock resistance). A lot easier to find, and amplifies all the best Eridians. The Soldier in play was a Shock Trooper, similar story. Suboptimal against Frankenbill, though, to be sure. Dämmerung 16:25, January 29, 2012 (UTC)

Matchmaking

I agree, I think he'd make a great partner in coop. He'd take out the ones I miss from a'far.Prissyb*tch talk 04:44, February 2, 2012 (UTC)


I'd give that little grey guy a home, but one of my boys already hogs the mini Glock, while the other inexplicably has become some sort of gun-control cat (most upsetting as you can well imagine). I hope yours finds a good home with somebody with a reloading press. Dämmerung 04:48, February 2, 2012 (UTC)

Circle of Death

Hi, I was just in the process of wikifying a contributor's edits when I thought: Does this article really need a cheap strategy like that? Auntarie 08:21, February 6, 2012 (UTC)

As far as I'm concerned, it is not for us to judge of the "cheapness" of a strategy. IMO, if it is relevant, then it belongs. Our job is to maintain a certain level of standard in how the information is presented/organized. As a matter of fact, I'm glad I read this article, and I think I might try it next time :D happypal (talk • contribs) 11:26, February 6, 2012 (UTC)
we run a fine line on this wiki when it comes to presenting "cheats" and "exploits" as "fact." phenomena such as craw's "glitch spot" or the hole in the armoury floor are necessary evils as they are well-known, umm... i like to call them "developer screw-ups;" makes it easier on my conscience for using them. that said, i don't believe that "cheap" strategies belong on a fact-based wiki such as ours. i'd leave them for the talk page or the game forums. (some official game forums offer permabans for listing cheats and exploits on their forums as it often violates their ToA.)
Fryguysigwob 21:38, February 6, 2012 (UTC)
I understand your argument, but I'd still argue that a "method to cheat" remains a fact. It is ugly, but it exists. That and we aren't a game forum. We aren't necessarily here to promote "fair" gameplay, or to exist within the boundaries of "not cheating". Our entire mechanics sections were reversed engineered from hacking, and I think there are even a few pages here and there on how to mod weapons. Again, I get your view, and I don't think there is a real point to further argue over the subject: I am pleased with the current status of the page, and it would appear so would you. happypal (talk • contribs) 08:52, February 7, 2012 (UTC)

Ledgy's and Pearly's ideas

Seeing as I just drew you attention. In the past 2½ weeks I've become quit proficient with "Gun Smiting" (still not the best but working on it).

As your posts on the forum depict, new ideas for weapons. How about starting a poll or something on all those posts concerning who's idea is best and I'll create the winners' weapon? Nice competition and of course fun for people to see their Borderlands weapon dream come to fruition, not? I... I am the King! 22:57, February 11, 2012 (UTC)

hello. in bygone days i was in the habit of awarding Leggy's, awards to my personal favorite weapon of the month. and another of our local code monkeys, User:Mr. Zaph, came along and started bringing the NWLIs to life, much to the delight of the ideas' submitters. (see the weapon pairings Hänsel & Gretel and the DV88 Magnum.) ultimately, public interest waned, and the leggy's (and zaph) went the way of the dozens of daily posts the forums were getting. the occasional new edit raises the profile of the NWLIs for a few days then they fall back into dreamless sleep awaiting another random edit or for me get motivated and clean up / add discussion links. that said, i anticipate a resurgence in traffic when BL2 drops. in the by and by, feel free to amuse yourself with animating your favorite NWLIs. i'm sure the community, myself included, would love to see their ideas come to life in-game!
Fryguysigwob 21:14, February 12, 2012 (UTC)
Interesting enough, how about this: you (and maybe some others) select the best ideas (like you did in the past) and just PM me saying I need to get off me lazy ass and start working! I... I am the King! 21:32, February 12, 2012 (UTC)
i just had a rather spiff idea. what say that i turn the link images (at the top of the page) and the edit link (fixed to the right side / top page) into actual NWLI images? i'll start with the pistols (hansel), combat rifles (gretel), snipes (vigilante), and launchers (stingray). that would be sure to raise interest and please both the original posters and the current code monkey. that means we'll need images for the rest of the weapons / items:
  • CR / machine gun
  • shotgun
  • smg
  • eridian
  • grenade
  • class mod
  • shield
i'd like to leave the selection of the ideas up to you as i find myself rather biased (to wanting to see all of mine! made real. *laughs). have fun! now get out and push!
Fryguysigwob 21:44, February 12, 2012 (UTC)
I'll select some random weapon ideas for those (including one of yours). I... I am the King! 16:34, February 13, 2012 (UTC)
(Update)
Just picked one, I marked it (bookmark), I'll start off with that one. I found it to... recall, good memory's... :) However I'll get on it tomorrow. I... I am the King! 18:15, February 13, 2012 (UTC)
Scratch all the above said. I have a better idea! (which is also profitable for me)
You see I am currently constructing my own unique 3PDLC mappack, as Gearbox did I to want to add custom pearlescents and legendary's. Now I have the pearls pretty much covered (keeping to my own ideas), however I still need ideas for some specific ledgy's, how about holding a contest about who can come up with the best and most suitable ledgy idea? It'll encourage and pump the community I'd say.
I need the following:
  1. An idea for a Maliwan combat rifle.
  2. An idea for a S&S combat shotgun.
  3. An idea for a Jakobs repeater pistol.
  4. An idea for a Atlas machine pistol.
  5. An idea for a Torgue revolver.


Can you organise such event? Cuz I realy need them guns for my pack to come to fruition. Also, yeah, repalce the old pic's with my new content, that'll do the trick. I... I am the King! 11:26, February 14, 2012 (UTC)

thoughts:

  • are you still planning to "bring to life" other users' ideas as well as your own? i applaud your initiative and imagination in creating new weps for your dlc but i wish the newli's to remain a community page and would rather not see the opening page of the newli's to become a jaegerfest.
  • the sheer number of submissions make a contest rather unwieldy. and i'm not sure the newli's have a high enough profile given the wiki's current state (in the doldrums, waiting for bl2). in lieu of a contest how 'bout a forum page, starting with a call out to the community for new submissions or arguments why their favorite newli would be a likely candidate for your new dlc? i'm sure that not many pc users (present company included), or any other platform for that matter, would pass on the opportunity for their ideas to be included in an upcoming 3pdlc.
  • is "the flak" shotty still flagged for creation?
further discussion on the specifics to be continued, hinging on your approval of the concept.
Fryguysigwob 23:04, February 14, 2012 (UTC)

Ok the flak will be created, to bad for the contest. I really need some input, not some jiberjaber about "How a gun should spew sheep", but rather having a good thought over, how Gearbox would have made them, or something. I... I am the King! 16:12, February 15, 2012 (UTC)

V3 Flak Cannon
i am simply offering the concept of a forum not in replacement of a contest but as a viable version of said contest. the rules, as would be the forum, would be yours. hence the "further discussion on the specifics to be continued, hinging on your approval of the concept" part. one such rule i had already anticipated was that ideas submitted must need be allowed by current game mechanics. of course, the final decision on that matter would be yours as the best qualified to decide what you can and can't do in your dlc. further, i would suggest limiting the actual contest forum to links directed to the appropriate newli page edit vice actual suggestions cluttering the forum (i.e. the submitter would post his/her/its idea to the newli forum and place a link on your contest forum.), perhaps accompanied by a brief summary, flattery, bribe, etc.
if you like i can create the forum, set up a viable format, rules, etc., bump it with links from all of the newli pages, then turn it over to you for the appropriate level of mongering. just say the word.
Fryguysigwob 00:53, February 16, 2012 (UTC)
If you would, please do. Since you have more power and more charisma on this wiki. Your word would reach the other wikia members more firmly. It would be much appreciated. When you make a forum page, I'll add criteria about what kind of weapons I would like to see. I... I am the King! 07:06, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
flattery will get you new forum pages. it's done. it's all yours, cap'n. have at it! good luck and have fun.
Fryguysigwob 23:20, February 17, 2012 (UTC)

Ok thanks, as soon as the required material is gathered, I shalt continue my questé to finish the intro area for my map. I... I am the King! 23:56, February 17, 2012 (UTC)

BL2 pic

About that one you uploaded recently, does that mean the pre-orders are here? Auntarie 17:07, February 19, 2012 (UTC)

yup. several game outlets started offering pre-order shortly after the "fall 2012" release date was announced / presumed. game stop, best buy, amazon, et al. it's safe to assume that the company offering the pre-order for $10k was doing so for the free publicity.
Fryguysigwob 21:25, February 19, 2012 (UTC)

Have I been missing too long?

81.1 fire rate on an Anarchy? Is this a gearcalc calculation? I would LOVE to see an in game Anarchy with a better rate of fire than 13.5? Do you have pics? Final signature 10:29, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

i'm not mechanic, but i'm pretty sure that four projectiles spitting out at an 81.1 RoF would break my game. the accuracy ranges have been corrected accordingly, thanks.
Fryguysigwob 22:57, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

Not a problem, I am notorious for pointing stuff out. Final signature 09:07, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

we're blue

da ba deee Razldazlchick 23:18, February 21, 2012 (UTC)

OMG ty so much raz... My wife sings that song everytime the word blue comes up. Before today, I had no reference. Final signature 09:08, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

err, it was annoying before... now its just obnoxious. Final signature 09:09, February 22, 2012 (UTC)

#41 on list of 100 Worst Songs Evar Dämmerung 01:51, February 24, 2012 (UTC)

in order to save this usertalk page, we had to destroy it

http://borderlands.wikia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:I_am_the_best_robot&diff=221999&oldid=221972

if ya know what I'm sayin' Dämmerung 01:15, February 24, 2012 (UTC)

*gasp. did iiii do thaaaat?? thanks, mate. i edited an older.... edit. must've ignored the flashing lights and sirens.
Fryguysigwob 01:18, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
i was just poppin' to use my brand spankin' new rollbaX0r powers, too. nuts. next time. Dämmerung 01:26, February 24, 2012 (UTC)
rollbackers get half price games at all participating Game Stop locations. also BOGO Spicy Chicken Cool Wraps at Chick-Fil-A. just stop in, jump over the counter, brandish a fire extinguisher, and tell them your username.
Fryguysigwob 01:34, February 24, 2012 (UTC)

international spelling

international spelling favours the original provided it is not text derived from the game.   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  15:12, February 25, 2012 (UTC)

i've grown rather fond of finding extra u's in my wikia soup. however, i was not aware that the term "installment" had an alternative int'l spelling. pre-undo I searched the interwebs for "instalment" (single l), found nothing but the "ll" version, and chalked it up to a typo. new day, new thing learned. ty.
Fryguysigwob 15:35, February 25, 2012 (UTC)
"instaullmeunt." works for me! gots that international flava. Dämmerung 15:39, February 25, 2012 (UTC)
Also, that one-ell installlment is new to my eyes. My least favourite UK spelling is "connexion," which looks like a trade name for a cable television company. conneXionTM Dämmerung 17:09, February 25, 2012 (UTC)

Chat

I was looking at the chat help page at wikia chat and saw that there are actually a bunch of fancy emotocons that can be used in chat other than the standard ones ive seen used. Alot of them work here in chat but a few do not, at least for me. It says that they can be added or adjusted by an Admin as described on the linked page.

Since you use Chat a lot , same as I do, i thought you might be willing to add or adjust them to work here. The ones i would like to see work here are the Hammer, Horns, Wave face, Giggle face, and maybe the dancing guy, though the color would need to be changed. If they work but im doing something wrong/ they work different here than is described at wikia, let me know please. Anything you are able/willing to do is apprechiated. Veggienatersml 06:18, February 28, 2012 (UTC)

good stuph, veg. +1 for digging those new emoticons up. i added in the full range of emoticons available from messaging.wikia. a few of them are not ideal for our black background, such as the horns or the dancing dude. but they are now available for use. i also added a note to the community corner re: chat, hopefully to direct more of our new users to join the convo. all we need now is a doorbell or flashing lights or the such, to let me know that i'm currently ignoring some poor soul that clicked in while i was editing something.
Fryguysigwob 19:26, February 28, 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for that :) Also, from what i read the pics for the icons could be changed / adjusted somehow by an admin, so if you can change the color of some of the Emoticons or ask someone more knowledgable in these things if they would be willing that might help. --Veggienatersml 23:14, February 28, 2012 (UTC)

RfA for happypal

Hi, please give your input on the thread at Forum:Requests for adminship:happypal. Thanks, happypal (talk • contribs) 13:13, February 29, 2012 (UTC)

as you stated (correctly) on your RfA, being an admin is an obligation vice a privilege. one gives up more privileges as an admin than one has as an RC, or even a UC. one of those privileges, i feel, is the right to state opinions on a user's RfA. being a community-based caucus, it is unwise to potentially sway the opinions of the community, not that my word has any more weight than said community. that said, i appreciate the hard work and effort you've put into the wikia. good luck and best wishes with your RfA.
Fryguysigwob 22:33, February 29, 2012 (UTC)


So apparently...

Wikia doesn't like it when your computer dies and then you try to restart the chat. ITS ALL BLANK! Anyways, we shall continue the secrecy later. Don't be hatin' on us skinny peeps, y'all would be lost without us. D: Razldazlchick 00:30, March 6, 2012 (UTC)

THE DOVE!

Hey fry guy i know where to get that dove you wanted all u have to do is do a series of missions from the middle of no where bounty board and the mission will apear where u must kill a scyrid crawler name slither who is worshipped like a god so kill him and he may drop the dove and if he doesnt just go and turn it in and u get one03:52, March 10, 2012 (UTC)~~ Nealon The Siren

You'd be surprised what you can find in this Wiki. Dämmerung 04:45, March 10, 2012 (UTC)
thank you, nealon. in that convo i was actually lamenting the fact that i had been farming slither for end-game level doves and that, after a few dozen kills, he had only dropped the undesirable double dove.
Fryguysigwob 19:58, March 11, 2012 (UTC)

order of play

learned with dlc4 did you?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  01:10, March 21, 2012 (UTC)

oh, god. that reminds me. <rage>auto.... levelled....!</rage>
Fryguysigwob 02:54, March 21, 2012 (UTC)

rage quitting? again?   Dr. F    Chemicalweapon   Wordpress shovel   Boston globe bullhorn  12:07, March 21, 2012 (UTC)

mordy's original .sav was heXXed to hell and back, agreed, but bricky and rols only had their banks / backpacks ENGORGE!d. I don't recall WT coming up in the Forum:Patch 1.4.1 recognizes accumulated experience dicso. are you saying that merely opening a .sav file in the shrubbery caused my rage stroke? that files that never saw the shrub were not auto-leveled?
Fryguysigwob 15:10, March 21, 2012 (UTC)
frynote: doh! I trolled myself! guess I could read my own damn forum... my original Q for GBX to A still stands. as stated, PT2 preceded DLC1. so players could enter PT1 DLC1 at level 50. a little attention and aforethought may prevent such gameplay nerfs in the future.
Fryguysigwob 15:33, March 21, 2012 (UTC)

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