Also, different weapon types have different tech levels so some types are better for elements than others. The more tech you have the more elemental damage you can do, and the faster the tech regen rate the more quickly you can build it back up. Each weapon has this and it works similar to a magic bar in a fantasy game. Tech - Tech is a statistic used for elemental damage. It is determined by multiplying the damage by the rate of fire. In the game this is called Fire Rate, but here in the forums it is usually referred to as rate of fire.ĭPS - Damage Per Second - This is a term used to describe how much damage a weapon can do over a certain amount of time. RoF - Rate of Fire - The amount of bullets a weapon can fire per second. There are a few terms used in this guide and in these forums that you should know before reading. You rarely see them anyways (usually come from quest rewards) so having just the base manufacturers should be enough for a starting point. With Gearbox guns, they are ridiculously rare and I just don’t know enough about them. I just don’t like Eridians, they don’t have enough variety in parts and the parts that do have variety all seem to give the same stats for some reason. Please be patient with me and feel free to ask questions if you need. I should also point out that I’m getting the info for some of this from the wiki and gearcalc to fill in the gaps in my own knowledge, so if you see anything that is off feel free to call me out on it.Īnyways, it’s the first time I’ve made a thread like this for any game so I’ll probably be editing the layout and rewording this a bunch of times to try and simplify it as best I can. Screw it, you people have Scottes for that stuff.

VHEEC, which gun is best in this or that situation, or exact DPS over a certain time figured by (Dmg x Rof x Clipsize x Reload speed) / Number of times your mom calls you to take out the trash = Total Hours of Life Wasted Playing This Game. I’m just covering the basics in this thread to help get people started, I’m not going to post any technical stats and I’m not going into all the elitist stuff about tech levels, HEEC vs. Mainly this guide focuses on the different aspects of a weapon that go into it’s creation and the different effects that the parts offer.

This is a guide to introduce new players to the Borderlands weapon system.

Borderlands 2 gun generator