how do i get the gun i want?

[TeqkillaWarlorde]

~level 15, been using a level 9 gun because everything else i found is wonky and uncomfy to use. i've only found like 4-5 kinds of guns that are bearable to use, and the drops 99% of the time are not very good or are decent but have a 20x scope or something. is there any way to like find a gun i like and raise its level? or take off super zoom scopes from shotguns and pistols? seems wacky to me that you can't customize your gun in any way so far.

[Bankai9212]

Guess you never played a BL game before, all the games are like that its a looter shooter.

[TeqkillaWarlorde]

you're telling me this design is INTENTIONAL? how is this series popular again?

[Joenchen]

This Game has over a "Billion" different weapons, you dont modify them, you switch them. you have to loot to get better Weapons ect. you hope that something drops a "good" or for you usable weapon, or you buy one that you like. easy as that....

[JHarlequin]

The combinations aren't exactly endless, but you rarely find direct upgrades of the same gun.

Roughly, what you might find is a particular effect that is slightly useful or a decent utility and you will try to keep getting new guns with that effect when you have to swap out your old one.

But you also do need to regularly upgrades. Guns do eventually not perform like you need, though sometimes the effect is a percentage and can still work.

For example, I just hit level 40, my go to gun for continuous damage is a torgue shotgun. The sticky shots connect and all of them blow up soon after with a percentage modifier to the damage of all of them based on how many stick. Six shots times five sticks per shot means that it can get a great multiplier for all the damage. The problem is that it is only level 28. It still does damage, but if I could find a level 40 gun with a similar effect, it would probably go from doing thousands of damage to doing millions of damage.

What we hope to inform you of is that you are going to have to try other guns. Even if they are a pain to use. You will need the damage until you find something that you like better. And after that, only worry about finding your favorite weapons once you are level 40. Before then you will cycle them out quickly, or find a fluke of it's bonuses that allow the gun to perform way above it's level.

[Bankai9212]

TeqkillaWarlorde lähetti viestin:

you're telling me this design is INTENTIONAL? how is this series popular again?

How is diablo or the looter feedback still popular? It's a evolution of that concept. Granted some QOL stuff could be added but people like this feedback loop.

[Kobalobasileus]

It's a massive oversight and design flaw. I've been hoping Gearbox would get with the program since the original game, but the closest they've come (officially) is the Loot Grinder from The Pre-Sequel.

[Agarillobob]

TeqkillaWarlorde lähetti viestin:

you're telling me this design is INTENTIONAL? how is this series popular again?

people like the grind
instead of modding a late game gun you farm that same gun for 100 of times till it drops with the right mods :)

[vee-kay]

TeqkillaWarlorde lähetti viestin:

~level 15, been using a level 9 gun because everything else i found is wonky and uncomfy to use. i've only found like 4-5 kinds of guns that are bearable to use, and the drops 99% of the time are not very good or are decent but have a 20x scope or something. is there any way to like find a gun i like and raise its level? or take off super zoom scopes from shotguns and pistols? seems wacky to me that you can't customize your gun in any way so far.

There is an online save editor for this game on Github, it allows the weapons and items to be updated to match the current character level. It worked for me, as I too had a few fave guns in this game, and didn't have the patience to keep grinding for more. But make sure to back up the save files before such edits, and make sure not to use or share modded guns or items in coop sessions.