Even for me, as the guy who's going to build all the skill trees, I'm like, okay, robot hand, what does that do? Hmm. That's what's really exciting about the Mechromancer. Why does she have a robot arm? Where did she get it? Does it have special powers? We all love little things that get your mind immediately running. What's the name of a girl with a robot hand? Something techy? "What's her name? That's a good question. The Mechromancer is yet to be named, and Hemingway is keeping his cards close to his chest. We've never really had an electrical-themed character skill tree. "It's all about shields and electrical damage. Hemingway imagines the final skill tree as "the shock gameplay tree". But we've got some interesting ideas there." We're not ready to talk about it, because we have no idea if it's even going to pan out. So if you are a really expert player, and you want to do some tricky, difficult things, this is the tree for you, for just a totally different experience. "Right now, I'm thinking of it as a hardcore mode. Hemingway told Eurogamer in an interview that he's thinking about using one of the Mechromancer's other skill trees as a counter point to the Best Friends Forever "girlfriend mode". From there, she could safely shoot in the general direction of the enemy, with bullets magically hitting targets. At points, after taking damage against bandits, the Mechromancer was able to hide behind cover waiting for shields to recharge. In a gameplay demo, Gearbox showed this skill in action. "Can't aim? That's not a problem," Hemingway said. This means your bullets that hit walls or other objects, that is, miss their target, have a chance to ricochet off towards the enemy. One of the first skills available in the BFF tree is called Close Enough. Can we make a skill tree that actually allows them to understand the game and to play the game? That's what our attempt with the Best Friends Forever skill tree is." This is, I love Borderlands and I want to share it with someone, but they suck at first-person shooters. I want to make, for the lack of a better term, the girlfriend skill tree. "The design team was looking at the concept art and thought, you know what, this is actually the cutest character we've ever had. The skill tree is called Best Friends Forever, what lead designer John Hemingway dubbed the "girlfriend mode".
But her design and one out of three skill trees is complete. Currently, the Mechromancer uses assets lifted from Maya, the Siren, for her arms. Her main skill is the ability to summon a robot, called Deathtrap, onto the battlefield, which acts as a tank, drawing fire from the player.ĭuring a studio tour of Gearbox's Dallas offices, the developer showed us a work in progress build of the Mechromancer, planned to launch around 60 days after the game releases in September. The Mechromancer is a punk/tank girl wth a robot arm and pig tails.
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Original story: Borderlands 2 developer Gearbox Software has revealed more information on the in-development fifth class for the game, the Mechromancer. "All the women at Gearbox would beat his and anyone else's ass." "There is no universe where Hemingway is a sexist," Pitchford added. Instead, he labelled the term a "personal anecdote" that had been spun by the media. Pitchford didn't deny that Hemingway had said "girlfriend mode". "The future DLC Mechromancer class has a skill tree that makes it easier for less skilled coop partners (any gender!) to play and be useful." "Anyone that says otherwise is misinformed or trying to stir up something that isn't there. "Borderlands 2 does NOT have a girlfriend mode," Pitchford stated on Twitter. But Borderlands 2 lead designer John Hemingway referred to it numerous times as "girlfriend mode".
Update: You may have noticed Gearbox Software president Randy Pitchford speaking out against the "girlfriend mode" nickname on Twitter.Īs reported below, the Mechromancer skill tree that helps video game newcomers is formally called Best Friends Forever.
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