Just got done with BL1 and eager to get into the second game. I started off with Lilith as my main while I played Mordecai when I coop with my buddy. I got to the point where I really liked Mordecai and ended up stop playing as Lilith around 29 and made Mord my new main. Zero looks pretty cool in the opening of this game but I think I may want to change it up.
tldr: Anyway, any recommended characters for a new player?
Do you have a weapon type you prefer? Playstyle? Any details at all?
If not roll a 6 sided dice(assuming you have dlc characters) and let it decide
So I am guessing that means all characters are beginner friendly?
Axton/maya beginner friendly
The other 4 can take a bit of getting used to(especially kreig), but donāt let that discourage you from starting with 1 of them
Axton and Maya tend to be the most reliable to start with as Pie said.
Zer0 is awesome (my main I suppose) but has negligible healing skills which makes him much more challenging.
Gaige is odd - great, but not a good starter imo.
Krieg is also not a great one to start with but highly recommended.
Sal is fantastic - donāt let anyone tell you different.
This is more the kind of response I was looking for. Thank you. I understand that Pie would like more info from me to give a better recommendation but I donāt have much input on that front tbh. I donāt really have a preferred playstyle or weapon but want opinions on the different characters. Donāt just want to roll a die.
In addition to the recommendations for characters, you may find this helpful:
If you have questions about specific characters, head on over to the relevant character sub-sections. And if you have questions, ask away!
Thanks for all the replies, I think I made a decision but Iāll wait until I read what @DocStrangelove has to say cause it looks like he has been writing a reply for a long time lol
As the others have said, all of them are fine. I usually donāt recommend Krieg to people new to the series because a little experience and understanding of the gameās mechanics is certainly useful for playing him effectively (which in this case means, not getting yourself killed all the time). Since youāve played BL1 though, I bet youāll understand him faster than total newcomers. But still heās a bit tricky with a suicidal action skill and many skills that damage himself. Still great fun being a burning psycho setting everyone on fire before hacking them to pieces.
Zer0 is different to Mordecai, heās a sniper but also stealth and melee. As others have said, not the easiest character, needs a little more playing skill than most other classes imo. On the other hand, his action skill can be used as an emergency exit similar to Lilithās Phasewalk.
Axton is basically Roland. Balanced character with relatively straightforward skills, so pretty easy to understand. Good for beginners.
Maya shares some skills with Lilith (like elemental boosts) but is very different because of Phaselock which has many uses. Good for beginners as well, and also excellent in coop.
Sal if you want to go in all guns blazing with regenerating ammo and such.
Gaigeā¦ actually pretty easy in the early game after unlocking Deathtrap, but yeah sheās a little odd. Sheās got a skill tree that reduces accuracy, sheās got a skill that lets you just shoot at the ground because bullets ricochet towards enemiesā¦ her action skill is of a fire and forget natureājust press the button once and Deathtrap will do the rest on its own. Most other classes require more tactical/skilful use of their action skill. My main issue with Gaige is that Deathtrap is glitched and sometimes just stops fighting when you really donāt want that to happen.
You guys are making Kreig sound like a lot of fun but his playstyle and skillcap is a bit overwhelming atm tbh. Will read through Ax and Mayaās abilities again and probably choose between those two. Thanks again.
I wouldnāt think Krieg is that hard. Just pretty boring on lower levels because he requires quite a bit of skill points to get skill synergies going. A lot of the skills just donāt really do much for you early on. Getting into multiple skill trees and unlocking ammo and grenade SDUs does wonders for him and makes him really, really fun.
Some of the skills can be outright harmful without being able to tie them into the other skills they synergize with, yes. They are kind of easy to spot though (I wouldnāt touch the right side tree early on).
I decided on maya but thanks for the advice. He sounds like a second playthrough char to me right now, and I will take what you said into consideration when I play him.
Good choice, sheās my favourite to this day. One tip: get Cloud Kill as soon as itās possible (lvl 16). You wonāt regret it.
At least one should spec out of CK for the Medical Mystery X-Communicate mission. The gun provided for that mission canāt hold a candle to the Cloudkill damage, at least outside NVHM.
But as a first time player it should help to get in the grooveā¦
