What is best op8 character for bosses and mobing? (other than Sal)

[meatwad2]

i have sal and krieg both maxed op8 and im looking for another character to lvl to op8, any suggestions?

[Lord Cyphre]

Maya is probably the best char for mobbing because of her crowd control abilities.
Zer0 is capable of dealing insane amounts of damage to wreck bosses in no time.

Maya can be very enduring while Zer0 is more of a glass cannon.
Both are great fun to play and my two favourites to play as.

[meatwad2]

Originally posted by Lord Cyphre:

Maya is probably the best char for mobbing because of her crowd control abilities.
Zer0 is capable of dealing insane amounts of damage to wreck bosses in no time.

Maya can be very enduring while Zer0 is more of a glass cannon.
Both are great fun to play and my two favourites to play as.

with like a sniper build or?

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by liticus:

Originally posted by Lord Cyphre:

Maya is probably the best char for mobbing because of her crowd control abilities.
Zer0 is capable of dealing insane amounts of damage to wreck bosses in no time.

Maya can be very enduring while Zer0 is more of a glass cannon.
Both are great fun to play and my two favourites to play as.

with like a sniper build or?

you could do a Pistol-build with Zer0, but that would require getting a purple-rarity Shadow Stalker Class Mod and the Sheriff's Badge

[Lord Cyphre]

Originally posted by liticus:

with like a sniper build or?

Melee Zer0 is really powerful aswell but probably the most gear dependant to be very effective agains bosses.

You can also go for gun and hybrid builds. He has lots of gun damage and crit buffs that work really well with a variety of guns.

[Diogenes49]

Axton is great for mobs, but not so good for major bosses

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by Diogenes49:

Axton is great for mobs, but not so good for major bosses

I beg to differ dude. just look up on YouTube for various Tediore Axton videos, and you'll see him speed-killing most raid bosses ridiculously fast

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by liticus:

iWhat is best op8 character for bosses and mobing? (other than Sal) I have sal and krieg both maxed op8 and im looking for another character to lvl to op8, any suggestions?

I have a suggestion if you want to try a totally different sort of game than Sal & Kreig cos you've maxed them out --- try Maya or Axton --- they're both totally boss but completely different than what you've already done. If you want more or less of what you've already done with just some minor differences you can try Gaige.

[meatwad2]

ight i think ill make an axton later! thanks guys

[Diogenes49]

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

Originally posted by Diogenes49:

Axton is great for mobs, but not so good for major bosses

I beg to differ dude. just look up on YouTube for various Tediore Axton videos, and you'll see him speed-killing most raid bosses ridiculously fast

I have played axton since borderlands 2 came out up to op8. I am a big axton fan, but my experience is he just does not dominate the major bosses, I will check out the videos,

[Diogenes49]

Ok I looked at this and found it interesting, I may try it out, I have most of the ingredients

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvEulfO8uLs

[JUMP'NSHOOTMAN]

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

Originally posted by Diogenes49:

Axton is great for mobs, but not so good for major bosses

I beg to differ dude. just look up on YouTube for various Tediore Axton videos, and you'll see him speed-killing most raid bosses ridiculously fast

I think gearing for Tediore Axton is way more time consuming than gearing Axton with say a bee/hornet for basic mobbing or loot midget farming.

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by JUMP'NSHOOTMAN:

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

I beg to differ dude. just look up on YouTube for various Tediore Axton videos, and you'll see him speed-killing most raid bosses ridiculously fast

I think gearing for Tediore Axton is way more time consuming than gearing Axton with say a bee/hornet for basic mobbing or loot midget farming.

true. but for raid bossing only, a Tediore build can be pretty damn impressive once mastered

[Diogenes49]

I have always liked tediore guns, you know they are good when they have their own badass challenge

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

Originally posted by Diogenes49:

I have always liked tediore guns, you know they are good when they have their own badass challenge

just as long as you don't commit suicide from a botched Tediore throw

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

Originally posted by Diogenes49:

I have always liked tediore guns, you know they are good when they have their own badass challenge

just as long as you don't commit suicide from a botched Tediore throw

Well said - arguably the highest dps SMG in the game is an Avenger but with a metal-melting element like corrosive, you do not wanna fire this bad boy indoors. Outdoors, it pays to mind your placement carefully when you throw the gun and pray the elemental burst doesn't ricochet off something back to explode on you. Takes just a little practice but it's worthwhile.

About Tediore gear in general, I can't honestly say I ever fully recovered from the brand's overall uselessness in BL1 - of the BL2 arms manufacturers, for me it remains second to worst after Bandit. I respect joltz for doing the video but it was basically his way of accepting the challenge of discussing the effectiveness of the Allegiance mod within his OP8 Axton set which he acknowledges is a highly inefficient build and not recommended for any other purposes than raiding at OP8. PS And he is a damn good Axton main when he actually plays the game.