Different people have different definitions of what it means to be a “hardcore” gamer. For some, it’s all about the type of game you play; others, it’s about how you play it.
And it is for the latter group– specifically those who enjoy gaming in long, marathon-like durations– that the new Borderlands content seems to be built. For you see, the new pack will feature tournaments both big and small. And while I could probably handle the small one fine, you’re looking at six consecutive hours of game time for the larger ones. I think that might be more than I could handle.
“There’s a small tournament and a big tournament. The small tournament takes probably about an hour, and most people will be able to get through that. The big tournament…one of the things people have been asking for is for something that challenges them, and that’s what the big tournament is. I think the last time I went through it, it took me six hours to get through a big tournament. You can’t save your progress, you have to do it in one sitting, but you can stop, walk away from it and come back [Ed note: You just can’t turn the system off]. It’s really hardcore. To get through the big tournament, you’ll have to get some friends who are very good and you’ll all have to plan out what people are going to do and what weapons you’re bringing.”
Here is more about the mode from Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford, official and unedited:
This is an ENTIRELY NEW GAME MODE.
Think ODST’s “Firefight” or Gears of War’s “Horde Mode”.
Cash, prizes and competition!
It’s like Smash TV in coop FPS, but in the Borderlands.This DLC expands greatly on the possibilities of combat as well adding a ton of new rules such as vampire mode or low gravity mode etc. This is not just deathmatch arenas [sic].
These are not just new deathmatch areas.
Yes, it’s apparently so nice that he said it twice. Is this hardcore enough for anyone?
