Can You Beat Borderlands 2 as a Normal Person?
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2023
- For all of its ups and downs, I adore Borderlands. I've come back to it year after year. More recently to take on various challenges of which there are apparently opportunities galore. And as much as I've enjoyed it, it's been even better to share that passion with so many wonderful people, so... thank you for coming along for the ride. I really hope that it's been worth the fare.
While normality is relative, I thought it'd be fun to take on the game as a fairly unnoteworthy individual. And might I just say, I didn't think common guns were so inaccurate. I've used them when they came around for ages, but dang...
The specific rules are as follows:
1. No using skill points.
2. No gear of a rarity uncommon or higher.
3. No class mods/relics.
4. No elemental weapons. Yes, this includes explosive launchers/Tediore. The only exceptions are grenades.
5. No using shields that do damage/grenades that do anything other than blow up.
6. No melee within combat, nor bouncing upon thine enemies heads.
7. No buying healing...
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22:19 You know that totally relatable moment, when you, as a completely normal person, decide to use a grenade jump to get somewhere in your everyday life. Such a relatable moment.
I think we all go through things that we don't want to in an effort to avoid things we want even less. Brushing your teeth kinda sucks, but you should do it to avoid tooth decay. On Pandora, sometimes ya gotta cause some possibly severe injuries to avoid lethal ones.
I just realized, the best consistent source of commons is the slot machines. The slots generate loot consistently around your level, and you get crap more often than anything else.
This man is the definition of : "Dont let them know your next move"
It's sad knowing we probably won't ever see such a masterpiece like BL2 again any time soon. I'm always impressed with the creative ways people find to make a challenge for themselves.
With the industry being as vast as it is, I think it's just a matter of time. I think it comes with a combination of it being a really fun game to play and the sheer variety that the game has available. I am still hoping that the looter shooter genre could get something that's both sizable and offline compatible in the near future though. Too many live service games for my taste.
let's hope ,if they make a borderlands 4 that it will be as good like bl2
@RondouDeoki, what's wrong with borderlands 3 the gameplay ,guns,skills are amazing.
@@jojijohn7121 personally i think that the story is questionable at best, the best parts of bl3 are the dlc's, and unless you have the best legendaries you wont he able to kill anything once you go into the upper Mayhem levels
@killercruz3294 First of all, I wasn't talking about the story. Second, mayhem only matters after the story while the dlcs are interesting. Who told you have to keep increasing the mayhem?
Roland's teleporter being broken and being stuck there for the rest of his life might be the best dark joke I've ever heard
Damn dude.... those words were heartfelt as hell. Dude no thank you for putting yourself so fully into your content like thit. Might just be a video about a game on RUclips but passion is passion and passion will always shine no matter the subject.
😊 I really appreciate that. In ways that I evidently don't think I can voice as effectively as I'd like.
It's so heartwarming seeing Claptrap finally get the love he earned.
I always high-five him on my playthrough, poor guy earns them.
spuddy you really gonna make me cry with the heartfelt messages. you are an amazing creator and your videos have filled the hole in my chest the past few days, I've done nothing but binge them on repeat after all. thank you spuddy, i personally hope one day i can be in your shoes, torturing myself for the amusement of others in janky challenge runs
I'm really glad that it can have that sort of impact. Thank you for being here! And for being so kind.
Ya never know how something like these runs might start. I never really pictured myself doing these sorts of videos until I did, and I'm really glad I tried. It turns out, the whole process can be weirdly fun/rewarding.
If you're passionate about making something though, it's never too early to start learning the ins and outs of how you'd like to go about it.
Your a special guy! Thanks for the time and effort you put into these videos!
I was not expecting commentary that hit so close to the heart
You may be just a normal person, but you speak beautifully
I've got a new rule for this run if I do it myself: No fast travel unless it's necessary to progress plot, and no jumping off of cliffs, because a normal person would absolutely suffer fall damage.
Damn, this was kinda great to witness! I know it is just a silly run of BL2, but... Thank you for the kind words. This shit shouldn't hit like it did lol
Thank you.
I've learned a lot of things doing what I do. One of them is that you never know where kindness can come from, and you never know just how much of an impact small acts of it will have.
I'm really glad it could have a positive influence on your day. And sincerely, thank you for being here!
“Gotta say, my own medicine? I don’t like it!” You sir, have some absolute gems
PSA: YOU DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THE FRIDGE! Just hand in the mission at the button, get the fast travel inside the Fridge, travel to the dust, and go through the Highlands exit.
Huh, I've been playing this game since release and that never once occurred to me. Could be very useful when doing stupid challenge runs.
@@superscatboy Always hated those rat bastards
@@Nagas_Arcana Yeah, they suck. They would get a lot more hate from the community if rabid stalkers didn't exist lol
thank you just used this 🙏
Spuddy uploads really make the day better whenever they come up
Nice to watch a normal guy playing through a game normally
Just gotta avoid things like those newfangled mechanics. They always go around complicatin' things.
"they"
@@jamess.7811 congrats you can read
The “OH GOD NO!” On knuckledragger has to be the funniest thing I’ve heard today 😂
Damn, the moments in these videos where you break from the game and speak to us the viewers are the highlights. You are the change you wanted to see in the world SpuddyCube, keep growing and don't ever stop doing the things you love.
you can’t… 😔
Aw, dang...
Pandora can turn anyone insane
@@deathpanda1904insane? I was insane once
@@imbattlnscurvy5922they put me in a room
@@Sip_Dhit A rubber room
For a normal person, you’re one of the better ones. Congrats on 10k+ 🎉
i watched this video and immediately went back and watched your other BL2 and 3 challenge runs (i've not finished Wonderlands and don't want spoilers). i really enjoy your commentary, both for the humour ("i don't even need the elevator! you forgot to secure your wall!" is such a good line) and the more down-to-earth asides
(also i really appreciate you making a ruleset that allows you to give ClL4P-TP the high five he deserves. he's just trying his best)
When I clicked on this video i was expecting a chill video with a lil bit laughs here an there. But what i got was really unexpected, I do enjoy your content an do hope you make more borderlands content. 👍🏻
the warden is always a good measure of how reasonable or unreasonable a run is
Yeah... I tend to try to consider if I can get through it/Wilhelm. Both have the same issue of shields/surveyors to contend with.
Just encountered your content on the Borderlands 3 Only Mail run, and I’m gonna be devouring the rest of your vids so I’m happy to see a new one.
Thank you! I appreciate it, and I hope the older content isn't too bad. I'd like to think I've gotten better with time.
@@SpuddyCube Considering how hard I just laughed at the Tyreen Rant in the “Iron Cub” video I can say your content is pretty consistent.
recently discovered you and youve become one of my favorite borderlands youtubers, love your videos man
Ive seen a couple of videos from you show up in my suggested but after that message at the end and a tear to my eye, i have no choice but to subscribe. Makes me feel good knowing that my time will now be invested into someone who cares about their community and is truly thankful.
I do feel like normal people are able to pick up and use higher tiers of loot if they can find them. If a normal person finds an unforgiven, there's nothing that would reasonably stop them from being able to pick it up, aim, and fire
It's the "if they can" that's the key there. Luck is weird. In this run for instance, I'm fairly sure I found more uncommons than commons, which is more or less exactly in line with how RNG tends to go for me. Always exactly the thing I can't have/don't want.
Quality content right here my man
Ten thousand here, soon to be millions.
Your content is beautiful, as well as your motivational quotes.
3:44 I didn't know normal humans could safely jump down from such height. I know what I'll be doing after finishing the video 🙃
Wait, no! It only works on Pandora! It's clearly a gravity issue.
a normal person also wouldn't grenade jump, especially not above a lava lake
Thank you for all the content you made!
The tactics of this run seeming so straight forward and easy speaks volumes as to the caliber of some of the other challenge runs that you've done! You are a mad lad, awesome and skilled, but mad I say! 😆
Instructions unclear : Committed 15312 counts of murder and summoned a big lava monster
As one does...
I just came across your channel and this is my first video. Your commentary is great, it is really funny and entretaining and I really like the editing. You will definetly get bigger if you keep grinding. Loved your message too, you have definetly done something right
for this entire video, i thought you were gasmask doing a bit on like "normal people are really nice and not dickheads or something" but then i realized it wasnt, and the entire videos friendlyness hit all at once, i hope you have a really, really nice rest of your day.
Nah, he does some incredible work, but I can not claim to be he. He also tends to do things more on the OP level side of things, and I don't know if this run would even be possible in UVHM.
Thank you though! There are certainly worse people to be mistaken for, and I'm really glad that it came across with a warm feel. That's really reassuring.
And I of course wish you the same! 😊
Well dying to bewm and boom is as normal as you can get. So I feel like it runs in line with the challenge.
Ive just started playing borderlands again and ive been really loving yoir videos youre doing great
Your videos are great man! I was not expecting this video from the title 🤣
One day I'll make a video on a game the way it's intended to be played. But today will not be that day.
Also, thank you!
The best thing about challenge runners playing a game 'normally' is that it comes across as more of a challenge to them then doing some absurd build.
spuddy this will sound mean but i mean the best for you i think your a great guy and you make really good content i hope one day you believe in yourself more idk if it was a joke but you sounded like you needed a hug during that bunker rant be confident in your abilities and you let your passion for being yourself shine through your doubt
I don't think it sounds mean. Quite the opposite, it's very kind of you to say. I appreciate it!
I tend to joke about a lot of things, so I can see why it would be hard to tell one way or another. The whole experience of doing what I do has had me doing a lot of learning/unlearning. I take the mental health of others extremely seriously, so... part of it is figuring out how to do the same for myself. Self doubt is a heck of a thing... But I'm working on it, and I'm considerably happier for it!
Thank you!
14:05
The geneva conventions divides people into four categories: armed combatant, civilian, armed noncombatant, and the fourth category I forget, but includes religious personnel and medics. The Hyperion contractors fall into the category of either armed combatant, or armed noncombatant. Both are equally okay to shoot.
Technically they're PMCs. They fall in the "okay to kill yet legally dubious to exist" category if Blackwater, Sandline and Wagner are to be understood.
A normal person would take damage from falling high, and that Bunker elevator skip would make anyone's kneecaps implode
Well... It wouldn't be the first time that I got hurt in the process of doing something stupid out of spite.
wow, great content you got me emmotional in the end. And during bunker fight- great fucking insights
Norman sounds like he could keep reciepts for tax deductions :)
The real question. For tax purposes, are the Crimson Raiders employers or is this considered contract work?
How dare you make me cry with a bl2 challenge run
I love how when you first saw this video, you probably assumed it was like the normal person GTA 5 videos. But in BL2, just you know, maybe not mass slaughtering people or not using crazy guns or something. But no, he took away skill points, buying health, shield, uncommon or better gear, class mods, and literally just punching. So you know, like 85% of the game
For the whole fist fighting thing: I'd like to introduce you to the whole state of Florida.
Fair... But does the state still fit the bill of "normal"?
HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME HAVE FEELINGS WHILE I'M TRYING TO WATCH THE COLORFUL SHOOTY GAME
I've just recently started watching your channel, and so far loved your videos. But those heartfelt words might kust keep me here for sure, rhat and the fact you do these goofy challenges that just seem hilariously torturous. I hope one day I can try things like this for others to laugh at while I feel like yanking my damn hair out
Thank you! That's really good to hear!
It's never too early to at least start figuring out how you want to do things. Do remember though that it's important that you're having fun too! Don't want cha hurting yourself or stressing yourself out too much.
@@SpuddyCube Trust me man, all games I play are borderline torture, I've had worse than a few challenges lol
I-I hope
It’s always good when spuddy upload’s
this was an awesome some video, ty man
I don't even play Borderlands 2 but I love this video, what a kind and sweet message
Thank you for making it
I can't believe I'm finding better comfort in a borderlands 2 video than actual things made for comfort
Are you implying that Australians wouldn't fist fight with a Bullymong?
Man I'm just as late to watch this video but good lord idk how to feel after that. Your words really show that you value the people that watch you and hope the comments have shown you that we value you just ad much if not more. Thank you for wondering content.
At 17:18 seconds your words reminded me Of a song called perfection can't please me. While it is a video game song from guilty gear I think a lot of those songs are relatable. From trying to forgive yourself or trying to accept that you or anyone else will never be perfect, and that's okay. To other themes, songs that make you think on if I am doing the right thing... All this to say, keep it up. Believe in yourself! Got a subscriber from me :)
Today on challenges id never do because they look like pure pain this one
This is brilliant!
“Normal person”
“Picks Axton with no deliberation”
The sheer amount of disrespect for the guy that can huck fastballs in FFYL has always astounded me.
In the same condition, Krieg can go around using dynamite. Salvador can still effectively reload and fire multiple heavy weapons.
Nothing against people that enjoy Axton, but the guy's basically the vanilla ice cream of the vault hunting world.
@@SpuddyCube yeah but Krieg and Salvador can’t instakill Hyperius. Axton’s Tediore reload build is legitimately one of the most fun play styles I’ve ever had with any character. Onslaught, Expertise, and Ready make for an “I am speed” build that’s indispensable for slag-n-swap in UVHM. Grit lets you ignore death at random which is hilarious. Quad barrel Torgue shotguns at their max damage potential while negating the long reload time. Corrosive plasma casters. The Norfleet. The Baby Maker. The Hornet. The Flaker. 25+ grenade capacity. If the phrase “dual longbow nukes” doesn’t make you excited, then it is you sir, who are the vanilla ice cream around here.
Your from the hear comments through out the video just got you another subscriber.
I found this video a while ago and watched a little of it but clicked off bc I was busy then I watched a gas mask video and he said you make challenge run videos so I went to your channel and I really enjoyed this video I hope to see a lot more
nice work i've never been bold enough to try such a run kudos :)
It can be surprisingly fun, but it does help to have a good idea of what you're getting yourself into first.
Petition for this guy to make a challenge that gives him a huge advantage.
If absolutely nothing else, the next run was incredibly fun to work on.
"every time i try i bandit gun, i'm reminded of why i never use bandit guns"
mood
'im normal, id break my neck if i jumped on a bullymong!'
**Fucking 'nade jumps a massive gap at hero's pass**
🤣 Love your content man 🤘
Hey, if my option is jumping over a pit of lava via third degree burns and a bunch of shrapnel or fighting several soldiers/death robots, I'm going with the one that I at least _might_ survive.
Thank you though! I appreciate it! 🤣
As a normal person if I was ever in pandora I would get a shield at my first opportunity.
Truth be told, I'd probably be panicking too hard and end up dead before figuring out how I even got there. That place is scary!
Ik this is a 5 month old video, but you are NOT bad at this game man, you just play the way you want to play, and i respect that. Stay you man.
Shields make sense because they are just the equivalent of protective armor which are I guess pretty normal to wear in combat situations
Skillpoints, I mean....some are alright like , gun accuracy or critical would just mean that you gained more experience in that type of gun which is normal to be more skillful in a gun you use more often
Awesome video ❤
these heartfelt messages came at the worst time. I came to watch a yt video to distract myself from my breakup and bro got me out here crying
I'm sorry to hear it, but I hope that you're doing alright. The healing process is usually a rather painful one, but by the end of it, you should ideally be stronger for it with a better vision of your future. Learning experiences can often be absolutely agonizing, but I would hope that you can one day look back on it and see it as just that. In the meantime, I'm rooting for you. One step at a time until you can wear a smile as bright as the happiness that you deserve.
gaige's deathtrap would fistfight everything on this planet
But Deathtrap isn't an average person. More of an exceptional robo friend.
@@SpuddyCube he'd still fistfight everything on this planet
Do you play tiny tinas wonderlands? Id be curious to see a D20 dice gear only run.
So far, I've only gone through it once, so I'm not super familiar with some of the facets of it. Do you mean the Lucky Dice or something like the Die-Vergent? I don't know if there are other weapons that function similarly, but I enjoy the idea of both runs conceptually.
@SpuddyCube Yes, the lucky dice. There is only a limited amount of them scattered across the map, and literally rolling the dice on whether or not you get anything good sounds so horrible that It might be fun. I also believe you can't save/reload those dice rolls.
1:07 you know you can shoot those ice blocks hurled at you... Just be careful of the bigger one.
So I know this comment will probably get lost in the aether but the wholeseomness in this video is much needed. I lost my father 13 days ago and his funeral is tomorrow afternoon. My life has been a Rollercoaster of emotions since then. However your simple words have put the warmth back in my heart. Thank you so so much
I'm so sorry for your loss, and I hope that the healing process feels more like healing and less like a process. I'm really glad that you could stop to enjoy something, and that I could have that kind of effect. Always remember that it's okay to feel, and grief really doesn't have a time limit.
I can't speak for your personal life or those around you, but I believe you owe it to yourself to take all of the time you need to go through the things you need to. It's not about getting back to who you were before such a major change. It's about finding the person that you'll be after.
Subscribed off the intro. Bro seems chill
Love the thumbnail 😂
Holy sincerity Batman 😭
You're a gem.
I cam here to watch a guy play a silly little game about shooting silly little doods with silly little guns and instead got BROADSIDED BY THE FUCKING FEELS TRAIN! THANK YOU!
You shouldn’t give Claptrap the love he deserves, it makes him get a big head
He's gotta acclimate. Introduce him to love and affection so he can handle it in a healthy way. Possibly get him into some therapy.
hey this is a cool video , love BL2
Fell asleep and woke up to this man’s amazing voice holy moly!
A thing you forgot in this run is that no normal person would _stay_ a normal person after being subjected to life on pandora.
It's theoretically possible. But it'd absolutely be advisable to seek therapy after. Likely years and years of therapy...
If Vaughn from Tales is any indication, normal people don't stay normal.
i think i spent more time fing around with goliaths then i did with the rest of the game combined xD
Sort of felt like pokemon, but the pokemon want to kill you too... and they turn into a loot pinata after they've kill everything in the area.
I always get slightly sad when I'm in multiplayer and my teammates kill my precious Ultimate Badass Goliath while I'm just casually watching it smash stuff 😂. It seems like it's always an Ultimate too, so it never reaches Godliath level.
another banger of a video.
>finds bl2 challenge video
>first major boss fight
>Spuddy talks about how imperfect the average human is
>next major boss fight
>talks about the skills of what you have
>"WHAT"
normal person challenge failed, being an incredible person and dropping an inspiring speech in there put you above the average mark
I wasnt expecting the very, very sweet words but they were a pleasant surprise to be sure.
You know, come to think of it, you really could get past that Hyperion checkpoint gate with just, like...a decent sized ladder.
Wholesome challenge run
White-label Jakobs revolvers are the only ones that are top-break. Since they're also single-action (unless you're Sal and you're zerking), that makes them basically similar to the Smith & Wesson Schofield.
11:11 Dahl Double Tap. Tragically underrated. When fired while aiming, it fires a 4-round burst in a 2x2 configuration.
18:29 Bandit shotguns and rocket launchers are alright as long as they're level-appropriate and green or better. If it's a shotgun, it'll be fine as long at it has a Bandit or Torgue barrel. If it has a Torgue barrel, it'll be blue or better.
18:54 Why's she referred to as a "child?" This is five years after BL1. She'd have to have had been in her 20s by this point.
21:58 Brick isn't just a pugilist. He's also a demoman. Mordy isn't just a sniper-falconer. He's also a pistoleer-swordsman. The Torgue Cobra from BL1 was better on Brick than it was on Mordy despite it being a "sniper" rifle (technically a "payload" rifle).
22:01 Why does he bother carrying Sledge's hammer on his back if he doesn't use it? Sledge's helmet is muh fave head for Sal, mostly for nostalgia.
22:26 If you were doing greens-only, that could be a good enough shield-breaker against Jack. Body, barrel, and grip are all Maliwan. Exhaust port is Tediore which adds neither bonus nor penalty if I recall. Not sure about the scope, but it looks like it could be Vladof. I forget what that does. Scopes alter one or more stats on launchers, right? It's subtle and doesn't make enough difference to prioritize over other details. Personally, I prefer Torgue sights on all launchers.
17:30 ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE ME CRY
This man is the most normal I've ever seen
we love you bud
I’d try fighting a spiderant but everything else will eat me including the people
Arguably with how hard it was to find "common" weapons most pandora residents probably use uncommon or better
I still stand by handsome Jack isn't evil at least not fully poor angel
Based on his character across the games, I feel like he's arguably very evil. The Pre Sequel paints a picture of a fairly average guy who has historically had to cope with a lot of really horrible events. He was powerless to deal with things like his upbringing, the kidnapping of his daughter, the loss of his wife...
The tables turned later in his life. He lost a lot of humanity on/around Elpis. He became a lot more powerful in terms of economics and politics within the company. As he became more confident, it became more apparent that he was held back by societal expectations rather than an inner sense of morality. When there were no consequences for his actions, he went pretty wild.
Regardless of how he started though, he became quickly and thoroughly corrupted by power. As the saying goes, you can tell a lot about a person based on how they treat those beneath them rather than their equals. When Borderlands two came along, everyone was beneath him, and...
I think he used to love his daughter. Before her passing, I think he was more in love with the idea of her. The mild mannered well behaved doll of a person that she just... wasn't. He was actively forcing her into a mold of the person he wanted, which is fundamentally bad parenting. With such quotes in combat as , "my Angel was happy!" He didn't know who she actually was, and I would argue that he didn't love her at all anymore. Simply the version of her that he created in his head.
Great run, funny video!
I know depriving yourself of the second wind would have made this run borderline impossible, but I am pretty sure killing another living beeing won't stop me from bleeding out🤔
Will try later, if you don't hear from me again, it doesn't work.
I feel like this run would have been better if you only used Tediore guns. After all, they are the every man’s gun.
I felt that the explosive reload was maybe a bit too outlandish for the theming. I don't recall how well they do or don't perform otherwise. My preferred method of using them tends to be just throwing the things.
Challenge failed for not strictly trying to stay on roads and never boosting in the car, like a normal person would.
smh my head
I dunno, the roads around these parts might disagree a bit.
Him (locks himself to common gear)
Me "now see here he's playing AS A CAVEMAN WITH GUNS not a normal person A NORMAL PERSON WOULD USE ANY RARITY OF WEAPON"
i’ve heard it’s hard moving into the community when you already have a big audience you’ll be able to stay in the good graces of k6 since you don’t have more subs then him yet
oh yeah grinding is an option in the normal play through cause normal people don’t have the world scale to be the same level with them or up to 10 levels above