Gearbox Reveals Mechromancer Class for Borderlands 2 – Aimed at Casual Players

<p>The fifth character class for Borderlands 2 has been revealed&period; The Mechromancer class was announced as a DLC for the game&comma; as the final draft of the character will not be ready in time for the game&&num;8217&semi;s release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Concept art of the character reveals a steam-punk style&comma; combined with high-tech robotic limbs&comma; and capabilities&period; The character herself seems a little more cutesy than the rest of the characters slated to be within the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The character will come with a unique skill set which has been called the &&num;8220&semi;Best Friends Forever&&num;8221&semi; skill tree&period; This skill tree has been designed to help players who are not accustomed to first person shooter&&num;8217&semi;s&comma; or possibly even video games in general&period; Skills such as &&num;8220&semi;Close Enough&&num;8221&semi; will help new players by giving their missed shots a higher chance of deflecting off an object&comma; and hitting the enemy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;gearbox-reveals-mechromancer-class-borderlands-2-aimed-casual-players&sol;borderlands-robot&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-22579"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-22579" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2012&sol;08&sol;06140058&sol;borderlands-robot&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"324" height&equals;"445" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The character will also have a robot companion at it&&num;8217&semi;s disposal&period; The robot is designed to be a tank character used to soak up damage for the player&comma; as well as be upgraded to deal with enemies in a timely&comma; brutal manner&period; Upgrades for the robot include an Explosive Clap ability&comma; which will have the robot grab two enemies then smash them together to create damage&comma; as well as a knock back effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Borderlands 2 is set to release on September 18 in the U&period;S&comma; and September 21 in the U&period;K&period; The game will be available on the PC&comma; Xbox 360&comma; and PlayStation 3&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;computerandvideogames&period;com&sol;362600&sol;borderlands-2-mecromancer-dlc-character-detailed&sol;&quest;cid&equals;OTC-RSS&amp&semi;attr&equals;CVG-General-RSS&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;dlvr&period;it&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;twitter" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Computer and Video Games<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;