Who's your favorite character to play as?

[The Spry Wonder Dog]

I'm playing through for my first time right now. I chose Zero and I really enjoy him, but it's interesting to see how the other characters work when i play with other players. It has me already brainstorming what I want to do with my next character when I finish this first character. So all this made me curious which characters you all like the most. It may help me decide what I want to do next.

[rresuggan]

just try them all everyone has different favs, depends on your playstyle , i like maya gaige sal and axton zero is ok and i dont like kreig much.

[Sighpie]

Zer0 with melee build, I can go solo in most of the part in the game.
Axton with nukey turret, I just enjoy tossing a nuke turret in a middle of enemy group. Althought slag is more useful.
Krieg with flame of firehawk shield, I literally just walk around and enemy got burned.

That's what I prefer.

[Dodjy]

axton

[the_bat_turtle]

I like the characters from BL2, I really do, but I don't play by nobody's rules so... Jack from the pre-sequel. Go on, fite me

[Nakos]

Enhh... I like Maya.

I like her ability to control the battlefield, I like the ability to slag almost everything in sight, and I like her (generally) low key attitude.

Axton and Gaige are fun too.

[SunDrippedDevil]

You're not missing out on anything (except maybe Maya). Only Zer0 matters.

[injected11]

Originally posted by SunDrippedDevil:

You're not missing out on anything (except maybe Maya). Only Zer0 matters.

This is the correct answer.

[Saint]

Zero and Gaige are fun as ♥♥♥♥; Maya and Axton are pretty bland, Krieg is entertaining but woefully ineffective lol

[z00t]

In order : Maya, Gaige, Axton, Salvador, Zer0, Krieg.

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by MynameisQ:

Who's your favorite character to play as?

Maya

[Your Tomboy Gf]

Mine is Krieg, I am Immortal... well almost

[AMuteCrypt]

I'm currently using Gaige (anarchy build), and she is an interesting pick. When she works, she works great. I'm in my first playthrough, and I'm chaining amp kills off of blood-stained shields, with huge anarchy. Seeing enourmous damage numbers gives me a lot of satisfaction. The problems with Gaige are the fact that she needs to keep a chain going... And going. And going. I'll frequently log a long time between each reset of my stacks (good for borderlands) but can't do other stuff with steam or I lose my stacks (bad). Her dialogue and theming are also really fun. But this is my opinion, so let me offer some advice:

1. Look at what you normally play as. Not just in Borderlands, but in other stuff. Do you usually play as snipers? Do you usually play as a close-range character? More broadly, do you usually go for boosting all attributes? Do you normally maximise a few at the cost of others?
   
2. Look at the characters, and rank them in order of how much they match your playstyle.
   
3. Ignore the top 3. Wait, what? No, seriously. In the game, all the classes are viable. And the learning curve should let you get through at least one playthrough. Probaby.
   
4. Now decide from this list. The greatest fun, especially multiple playthroughs through, comes from mixing it up.

But this is still my opinion, I guess...

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by MynameisQ:

I'm playing through for my first time right now. I chose Zero and I really enjoy him, but it's interesting to see how the other characters work when i play with other players. It has me already brainstorming what I want to do with my next character when I finish this first character. So all this made me curious which characters you all like the most. It may help me decide what I want to do next.

The choice depends a lot on whether you usually play solo or coop. There are certain classes that don't play too well in coop like Gaige cause Deathtrap blocks team mates' ability to target enemies and Axton's Turret can have the same effect. I've developed all six classes since starting BL2 in 2013 but Zer0 and Maya are the only ones I enjoyed enough in solo and coop to take all the way to level 80 / OP8.

[SunDrippedDevil]

I will break it down for you:

1) Zer0: The squishiest class in the game with the highest learning curve. Insanely effective and can make a complete mockery of the game. Best Sniper and best melee character in the game. Most exciting and involved gameplay. Raid boss killer and speaks in sweet sweet haikus. You will feel sad in multiplayer when you realise that the only times you die are when you stop moving to res your friends. Some people will tell you that sniping is not as effective as melee. These people do not know what they are talking about. B0re is the best game-changing skill in the game.

2) Maya: Quite durable, and the best co-op class. Can heal self/team-mates. Can Res teammates. Best crowd control and support. However, is not necessarily a support class, and can be built to have an insanely potent damage output. Second best sniper in the game. Can sort of also be built to play as a melee character (but not extremely effectively). You'll be the belle of the ball and everyone will want to be your friend. Some people may try and seduce you into using Thoughtlock. Beware of these people.

3) Gaige: Special ability is hot garbage. Deathtrap's AI is idiotic; he will aggro excess enemies, steal second wind kills from teammates, get in the way and block line of sight, or sometimes spazz out and do nothing. Is only semi useful for tanking when solo, and shooting at surveyors. Most abilities that you can assign to him are a waste of points as he will never ever be able to outdps you, so might as well invest in abilities that improve yourself. Anarchy-centric build is awesome and extremely powerful; only caveat is that you have to be careful when you reload, or to not die and lose stacks. You will lose stacks a lot in team games, and you will feel sad. Your friends may also complain if you want to stack up on the dummy in sanctuary. Do not discount the Little Big Trouble Tree. Will never shut up. Will wish make you wish that you were deaf. Still pretty fun.

4) Krieg: High learning curve. Can be insanely durable and also have insane damage output through Bloodsplosion. Has some of the most obtuse (and fun) mechanics. Some are counter-intuitive and you must get used to them. Great with explosive damage. Second best melee character in the game. Can also insta-res friends, but at the cost of his own life. Can also transform into a giant hulking mongoloid. Can also make a mockery of raid bosses with Bloodsplosion.

5) Axton: Most balanced character with a small learning curve. Jack of all trades, yet master of none. Can have insane durability through True Grit. Does not excel at anything at particular, yet isn't bad at anything in particular. Decent damage output. Second most boring class to play. I suspect that accountants (or people who love making powerpoint presentations) love to play him. Also great with explosive damage.

6) Salvador: Durable, and high damage output. Most broken and overpowered character with virtually no learning curve. Most boring character to play (even more than Axton). Insane damage output that rivals Zer0's. People with two digit IQs love him. People may be so wary of you in multiplayer that you'll wonder if it's because you didn't shower that day.

Hope this helps.

[CoolingGibbon]

As far as characters go, Krieg is always my favorite. If you're looking to experiment with him, I'd suggest going for a Hellborn build while starting out, and then switching over to a Mania build once you're more comfortable with the character.