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It was the night before Borderlands 2 launch and all through

It was the night before Borderlands 2 launch and all through Pandora... Not a creature was stirring except for a bad-ass Skag wearing a Fedora! 50 bazillion guns were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that would use them to light up the morning air!

@panickedthumb and I were nestled all snug in our cots as visions of loot danced in our XBox(1). @panickedthumb as a Commando and I ask a Gunzerker had just settled our Borderlands game saves for a long nights overture.

When out in the tundra there rose such a clatter I sprang from my cot to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash and blew it open with a shotty that does fire and acid damage...... Read All

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/18/2012 at 10:15am

I really really hate claptrap.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/18/2012 at 02:33pm

Oh? Why is that?

I think he is pretty cool.

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/18/2012 at 04:04pm

I find him incredibly annoying and obnoxious. He's like that one friend you know who tries really hard to be funny.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/18/2012 at 04:14pm

I can see that. I didn't respond that way myself.

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/18/2012 at 07:47pm

I guess he get's more respectable over the time.

Tungsten wrote on 09/18/2012 at 11:34pm

Hi. How's the game everyone?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/19/2012 at 12:34am

I am at the character selection screen now. So far, it's good. Report much more later!

BR Supporter wrote on 09/19/2012 at 01:23am

I love claptrap. I find him to be very funny.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/19/2012 at 03:13am

This was a joy to read :)

I thought Claptrap was hilarious in the intro this time around. Way funnier than last time. In the Robolution DLC from the first game, I got so annoyed with Claptrap. I was afraid those old annoyances would spill through to this game, but so far so good.

Missile_Drop_Kick wrote on 09/19/2012 at 04:39am

Dodson, I had rage all over again. I gave this game about an hour and a half to warm up to me (I captured video of me playing until I gave up and turned it off). It sort of did when I got a gun with an explosive round, but I was like. Ugh. Bored. Are there some villagers I can shoot? I guess I'm not a FPS guy. I can see why people like it, but I'll pass.

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I have a few extra DLC bits from PAX I want to give away. I

I have a few extra DLC bits from PAX I want to give away. I only have a few to hand out so only ask for one to start and when this Friday rolls around you can come back and claim the rest.

The goods:

[ 1 Claimed ] 2 Firefall Beta Keys

1 Smite Beta Key

[ Claimed ] 1 League of Legend Champ Skin (Arcade Sona)

[ Claimed ] 1 Planetside 2 Beta Key

[ 1 Claimed ] 2 Offensive Combat Beta Keys

Enjoy!

BR Supporter wrote on 09/16/2012 at 10:25pm

I'll take the lol champ skin.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:17pm

BR: Sent

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:20pm

Mr_Mavvy: I have everyone's email so you don't need to put it in the comments. Id recommend deleting your comment to protect your email from SPAM bots that crawl the web.

Oh and sent :)

Mr_Mavvy wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:22pm

The site runs very smoothly but if I had to be critical, I'd say that it needs some more functionality to compete with others :) LOVE <3

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:27pm

What would you add?

Mr_Mavvy wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:35pm

I'd maybe add some sort of chat interface and some more navigation buttons around the site to get around more effectively myself. <3

Steven_Woral wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:44pm

Could I have the OC key please?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:48pm

Mr_Mavvy: Good suggestions, thanks! Cheerful Ghost is still a very new site and we are always adding new stuff.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:52pm

Steven_Woral: Sent.

Mr_Mavvy wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:52pm

I have it bookmarked already :) Thanks buddy <3

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/16/2012 at 11:52pm

Cool.

Brav wrote on 09/17/2012 at 03:40am

Could I have the Firefall beta key please?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/17/2012 at 04:18am

Brav: Sent

XeSpace52 wrote on 09/17/2012 at 07:25am

Offensive combat please?

Hawky wrote on 09/17/2012 at 04:13pm

can i get firefall beta please?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/18/2012 at 12:06am

XeSpace52: Sent

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/18/2012 at 12:08am

Hawky: Sent

XeSpace52 wrote on 09/18/2012 at 08:56am

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The Borderlands 2 Haiku contest is now over. Weve tallied

The Borderlands 2 Haiku contest is now over. We've tallied the score, and the preliminary winner is Jacob_Richardson with 56 votes! We are only human, so we are going to give the game to the winner tomorrow at this time, to give us and the community time to check our work, and to confirm the validity of all votes cast. Please note that no more votes will be accepted: +1's given after 4PM EST today do not count.

The winning haiku: http://cheerfulghost.com/Jacob_Richardson/posts/495

In a very close second, Axel_Mller's haiku: http://cheerfulghost.com/Axel_Mller/posts/502

Also a shout-out to our winner in the SteamGifts giveaway: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tks_mase/

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 09/15/2012 at 08:26pm

I want to say that had i not entered TonyJapMayo I really liked yours. Anything done in japanese is pretty impressive to me. I've tried a few times to learn it and it takes a lot of effort.

Balki wrote on 09/15/2012 at 08:28pm

Well, it isn't a haiku, but whatever! Congrats Jacob.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/15/2012 at 08:40pm

Thanks to everyone that entered! Fantastic effort!

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/15/2012 at 09:53pm

I want to apologize for my behavior once again. But I also want to thank Jacob for being nice to me despite my before-mentioned behavior. Congratulations. :(

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 09/15/2012 at 10:34pm

I just woke up got about a 2hour nap. Just wanted to say thanks for that. Wasn't a big deal though.

TonyJapMayo wrote on 09/16/2012 at 06:38am

Thanks Jacob, really glad u like it, I'll like prob anything in Japanese too.. haha.. n Congrats on winning the awesome game =)

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 09/16/2012 at 07:26am

You should check out my post in general chat about japanese games if your into those.

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Um... duh... Why dont they make a DotA mode for Diablo3?

Um... duh...

Why don't they make a DotA mode for Diablo3? It would take about 2 seconds of coding, and about 3 months of balancing, but it could easily be done, and I'm sure it would be fun. Blizzard kind of invented DotA, I'm surprised they haven't done it yet.

The kickstarter for Planetary Annihilation ended yesterday,

http://drut0rlwqlyed.cloudfront.net/assets/screenshots/PA_013.png

The kickstarter for Planetary Annihilation ended yesterday, and it was a huge success: They raised over $2,200,000 with a goal of only $900,000 dollars. The best part is that they announced everything that they will do with the extra money. There are new planet types, a full orchestral score, a making of documentary...

My personal favorite is that they're adding a Galaxy Meta-Game where each match you play has some effect on a giant war going on in a galaxy. Their vision is having clans battle it out over territory using individual matched games. It looks very fun.

This is my first kickstarter anything, but I hope to be sucked in like this again. It's fun feeling like... Read All

Thanks for this awesome giveaway! Here is my Haiku. It is

Thanks for this awesome giveaway! Here is my Haiku.

It is time again,
Loot and Shoot bring out the pain
Throughout Jack's Domain.

Good Luck everyone

This is a game that I have enjoyed playing coop over the

This is a game that I have enjoyed playing coop over the years. The thrill of hunting terrorists with a partner never seems to fail to enjoy me. I highly recommend this game to those who enjoy coop and FPS games.

greatest game ever

In the celebration of the Cheerful Ghost Borderlands 2 Haiku

In the celebration of the Cheerful Ghost Borderlands 2 Haiku Contest finishing up tomorrow I decided to stuff a bunch of awesome Borderlands 2 news in a post for everyone.

If the Haiku contests wasn't enough chance for you to win awesome Borderlands 2 stuff, checkout the Gearbox "Weapon of Choice" contest. Check it out by the link below:

https://apps.facebook.com/borderlandscon/contests/286924

The Totally Rad Show recently interviewed the Borderlands 2 lead writer and the video is above. Its a pretty interesting conversation and he drops the details on a fun quest made entirely of Top Gun references.

A few sites in the game press have been privvy to early copies of... Read All

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/14/2012 at 11:36pm

I'm really excited because of the PC news.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/14/2012 at 11:45pm

I heard the graphics are incredible on the PC. What other news have you heard?

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 09/15/2012 at 08:25am

Well over time they've released a lot of PC info. First we know that PC will have PhysX. That allows for more particle effects and things like clothing tearing.

Very early on they listed a number of enhanced features that should be a testament as to what should be in ALL PC releases.

FOV slider
100% mouse usable menus/mouse wheel scrolling
Remappable keybindings for keyboard/mouse
PC-specific UI
Native multiplayer matchmaking
Push to talk
Logitech keyboard support
LAN support (including offline mode)
Control pad support
Integrated V-sync option
Support for higher resolutions
Mouse smoothing options (can be disabled completely)
Cloud save support
Achievement support
Friends list support
No port forwarding required

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Also here is the letter. http://www.borderlands2.com/loveletter/?x

Jacob_Richardson wrote on 09/15/2012 at 12:21pm

Deleted Comment because I'm dumb. Just saw the post jdodson made farther down that did indeed confirm that they had officially announced the mechromancer release date. Must have simply forgotten since I did already read that post.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/15/2012 at 02:17pm

Yep, yep. The PC version looks awesome. Not many publishers make the PC version that much better, so good on Gearbox!

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My Turn, Haiku in Japanese (Watashi wa Nihongo ga sukoshi

My Turn, Haiku in Japanese (Watashi wa Nihongo ga sukoshi wakarimasu ne) =)

Hiragana:
それはなにボルドランですにばんです。

Romaji:
So-re wa na-ni?
Bo-ru-do-ra-n De-su!
Ni-ba-n De-su =)

Translation:
What is that?
It is Borderlands!
The second one =)

By the way, what I am submitting is the Hiragana/Romaji Haiku..
Read the Hiragana if you understand, if not the Romaji =)

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/14/2012 at 10:34pm

TonyJapMayo Post Author wrote on 09/14/2012 at 10:40pm

Thanks =) =) =)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 09/14/2012 at 11:06pm

Dude, that's rad. I've already voted, but I like yours a lot!

Axel_Mller wrote on 09/14/2012 at 11:07pm

That's pretty cool. Respect on you for writing it in Japanese!

TonyJapMayo Post Author wrote on 09/14/2012 at 11:10pm

Ah, cant we change vote? Man, if only I found out about this earlier >< Thanks for liking it guys, I'm happy =)

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/14/2012 at 11:17pm

We will have other contests. Plus the site will be here after the contest is over for talking about games and other awesomery!

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