how do i increase my sandhawk level

[shreksy]

the mission is level 57 but im still getting level 53 sandhawks.

[Drae.]

Are you playing on True Vault Hunter Mode? Cuz if so, you can get higher level sandhawks by completing the same mission on Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode - the sandhawk's level will scale to your current level.

[shreksy]

nah im playing on uvhm. i read only farm earlier when i was level 53 so that might be why?

[Drae.]

Im not completely sure about how the scaling works - im no expert of Borderlands 2, but that might possibly be the cause.

[shreksy]

thanks for the help anyway

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by shreksy:

the mission is level 57 but im still getting level 53 sandhawks.

Short of cheating some third-party mods into your game, am sorry to say it but there's no easy or simple answer for your UMVH Level 57 character. Gotta keep hunting for a new on-level Sandy or forget about it and play with other on-level gear. Not really a good thing to get too hooked on one gun at one level which will soon become useless to you as you level up thru the game ~~~ I assure you that you can ace BL2 without using any upgraded Sand Hawks altogether. Don't get me wrong ~ the Sandy is a really fun "trick gun" when you find one that's on your level ~ I think we can all agree on that ~ but there are a number of other far more destructive SMG's available to you in BL2 like personal favorites the Btch, Emperor, Actualizer & Avenger. All are as serious killing machines as you'll find in BL2 for the higher UVHM & OP levels of the game. Have fun

[demonking]

theres no way to get new one then i usealy wait to get to max lvl and op lvls you can also use gibb to mod its lvl you your current lvl

[z00t]

You are getting weapons at that level because that is when you accepted the mission. That is what sets the level of any mission rewards in UVHM.

If the Sandhawk is something you want to base your gameplay on, you have the option in UVHM to do a [reset] of the entire playthrough and then do early Scarlett's until you get a new one. Repeat every few levels when the Sandhawk becomes out levelled - this will happen shockingly quickly in UVHM.
General advice for those who really, really want a Sandhawk without resetting UVHM is to ignore Scarlett's until you are at max level. Then go and get one.

Use gibbed to bump the level up whenever you think it needs to be. Or not.

The Sandhawk , with good parts is a very powerful gun, but it is not the best choice in many cases. There are better smg's out there for general mobbing.