Gwens Head, Black Queen chances?

[Bevinator]

im having bad luck is there a way to exploite them to spawn? or do I just need to keep going. Also the EXP Relic what is the highest percent you can get?

[Lord Cyphre]

Gwens Head always spawns in the Dust but it has a couple of different locations where it can be.
You can't force the Black Queen to spawn but there is also no need to farm her.
The XP relic is a complete waste of a valuable gear slot, you shouldn't really bother with it. Use relics that enhance your characters abilities or balance out some shortcomings to maximize your efficiency in combat.
The XP gained from killing enemies and completing (side)quests are more than enough to get you through the game, especially if you play it your way and insist on farming all the time.

[dontu_worry]

Originally posted by SunDrippedv2:

Originally posted by Lord Cyphre:

Gwens Head always spawns in the Dust

Always?

Yes. In one of 5 places.

[trukr]

Originally posted by SunDrippedv2:

Originally posted by dontu_worry:

Yes. In one of 5 places.

Well. Time to go learn the other 4 places.

One is over by the place you go to Lynchwood, I forget the other three.

[Draekus]

gas station where the vending machines are, i think is another spot.

[z00t]

This Wiki page gives the locations you can find Gwen's Head :
http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Gwen%27s_Head

Given how long it would take to drive round and check all 5 locactions, it might be quicker to save, exit, restart, check the box in Ellie's garage until it spawns.

To save the trouble of clicking on the link, this has been copied and pasted from the Wiki page.

1 Inside Ellie's workshop - When entering through the vehicle bay nearest the fast travel, in the corner next to the entrance.
2 The Dust, East Side - On the West side of a rock outcropping, South and slightly East of Ellie's Garage, North and slightly East of the entrance to the Hodunk Speedway.
3 Goose's Roost - Inside the shack at the lower end of the stairs along the North side.
4 Lynchwood station - Located on the Northeast edge of the platform close to the New-U station.
5 Old Dahlwell Oasis - Next to a power pole due North of the gas station building containing the slot machine.

The Black Queen occasionally bothers to turn up and occasionally will drop the Nukem launcher. Occasionally * occasionally means Nukem drops are kind of rare.

[JamesMaracuja]

While farming for the Hammer Buster I got a lot of Gwens Heads. Like the others pointed out it can spawn in 5 locations. Which means you got a 20% chance for it to spawn in the right corner of Ellies Garage. Heck thats double of most legendary drops. And since it will always spawn with a maliwan barrel and tediore grip it's easier to get a perfect one since the only two factors left are element and prefix.

[Lord Cyphre]

The most efficient way to farm a Gwen's Head would probably be to check atleast two locations before saving & quitting.

Either starting off at Ellies's
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169222005

then jump the ramp and check there:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169222246

Or entering the Dust from Lynchwood:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169222528

then checking this one:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169222703


With the "Clan Wars" string of sidequests completed, I'd check the latter two to get a shot at the Maggie or Slagga aswell.

[Shedding my mortal skin]

The Black Queen has around a 66% chance to spawn past Bug Gulch. Go behind Ellie's in the Dust and you'll eventually run into a New-U station. She will NOT spawn unless you hit the New-U! Then you can go behind the village in a little cliff, and she may be there.

She drops the Nukem sometimes when killed, so it is not completely worthless to farm her.

[chickenchaser97]

The gwen's head pistol actually has a hyperion barrel. the boost in damage and magazine size are reduced by both the tediore grip, and the hyperion barrel which reduces damage AGAIN and I think something else. The gun is only good for hitting headshots, so if you have good spray control, hitting all of those seven bullets in various crit spots boosts this gun's effectiveness, but who's going to do that? you're going to complain about it, farm it for 5 mins, get it, use it once, then prolly either throw it away or reach uvhm with it lol

[chickenchaser97]

Originally posted by P3T-R0:

The Black Queen has around a 66% chance to spawn

I call bs

[Lord Cyphre]

Originally posted by chickenchaser97:

The gwen's head pistol actually has a hyperion barrel. the boost in damage and magazine size are reduced by both the tediore grip, and the hyperion barrel which reduces damage AGAIN and I think something else. The gun is only good for hitting headshots, so if you have good spray control, hitting all of those seven bullets in various crit spots boosts this gun's effectiveness, but who's going to do that? you're going to complain about it, farm it for 5 mins, get it, use it once, then prolly either throw it away or reach uvhm with it lol

The Hyperion barrel provides an additional critical hit damage modifier, the special Gwens Head variant grants you even more and it is multiplicative.

Compared to a blue Dahl pistol with the same parts, it's stats are a lot better and it has a higher burst count:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169381243

The Gwens Head even beats a purple variant:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169381499

It easily competes with other regular Dahl pistols:

Blue Repeater, all Dahl parts:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169381376

Purple Repeater, all Dahl parts:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1169381612

It's actually not too bad while levelling up and very easy to get.

[JamesMaracuja]

Oh right its hyperion. Sorry, not the first time I confuse these two

[dontu_worry]

Originally posted by SunDrippedv2:

Originally posted by z00t:

This Wiki page gives the locations you can find Gwen's Head :
http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Gwen%27s_Head

Given how long it would take to drive round and check all 5 locactions, it might be quicker to save, exit, restart, check the box in Ellie's garage until it spawns.

I saw the list and already worked that out...

P'oh, you used that "Google" sorcery. You will burn witch!

[dontu_worry]

Originally posted by P3T-R0:

She drops the Nukem sometimes when killed, so it is completely worthless to farm her.

Fixed that for you.

[z00t]

66% chance of the Black Queen spawning? Lmao. Rather less than that. I would suggest something like once every 4 or 5 visits.