We’ve seen a little bit of Athena and last week we saw how Wilhelm changes over the course of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Today, we get to see how Nisha, Borderlands 2’s evil cowgirl, operates in a fight. She embraces cheating and also likes to bring a whip along for some extra fun. Yes, we’re still talking about Borderlands.
I really didn’t give Nisha enough attention when she was announced as one of the four playable characters in the Pre-Sequel. That’s pretty much changed after seeing what she can do with just a pistol and a whip, and just how badass all three of her skill trees are. Her action skill, Showdown, is basically every online hackers wet dream. Showdown will buff your accuracy and allow you to flick between targets with ease, guiding your bullets to all their squishy critical bits. It’s essentially a timed aimbot that clears out massive waves of enemies and makes you feel like the world’s best sharpshooter.
All three of Nisha’s skill trees compliment Showdown, but in very different ways. The Law and Order tree focus on stacking buffs. If enemies hit you, a star is placed over their head. Those stars can tally up to five and damming wanted enemies allows Nisha to do additional damage to them. axing out the Law and Order tree changes Nisha’s whip mêlée, allowing it to damage enemies in a area instead of a single target. It also gives your melee the sound of a thunderstorm, but to reiterate how powerful it is.
Fan the Hammer is all about getting up close and personal with enemies. Short Fuse will increase explosive damage the closer you are to an enemy, while Pickpocket will turn your melee attack into a bullet stealing parlor trick. The best part of the Fan the Hammer tree has to be the cap stone, which duplicates any pistol you have equipped and let’s you dual wield it forever. So think of Gunzerker’s action skill, except without the cooldown.
Lastly, the Riflewoman is all about players who like to stay away from the thick of things but also are too lazy to aim down the sights. You’ll receive buffs to shooting from the hip as well as elemental damage to weapons that don’t have any of their own. Trick Shot allows your bullets to bounce from enemy to enemy, and the tree’s final skill builds on this in an explosive way. In Showdown, and enemies that survive after the skill ends will now have an explore charge attached to them, which you can detonate directly afterwards. So instead of killing people, you’re aiming to damage as many as possible, only to send their limbs sky high shortly afterwards.
Like I said, Nisha is looking like the character I want to play most in the Pre-Sequel now. She’s all about doing tons of damage and letting the other worry about healing and supporting, which is exactly how I like to play. Whipping a psycho in the face also sounds pretty neat.
Last Updated: August 1, 2014
Admiral Chief Dovahkiin
August 1, 2014 at 11:46
I ALMOST started playing BL2 this past weekend, but the call back home was too strong!
Rince/Trev4quoteofweek
August 1, 2014 at 11:46
I am getting more excited about this game the more I read about it, awesome!
Kensei Seraph
August 1, 2014 at 11:49
Maybe I should finish Borderlands 2 and then pre-order this?
The only problem is I’m having trouble deciding what class to play.
I’m leaning towards schaptain schmerica though.
Hammersteyn
August 1, 2014 at 11:55
Well I’m pussy whipped, will buy this as soon as it’s on PS4
Admiral Chief Dovahkiin
August 1, 2014 at 12:03
Hello Mr P.Whipped, welcome to Lazygamer.net
Hammersteyn
August 1, 2014 at 12:10
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Norm
August 1, 2014 at 12:11
Was wondering that very same thing.
Rince/Trev4quoteofweek
August 1, 2014 at 12:13
Wonder what you will 😉 Tehehe
Hammersteyn
August 1, 2014 at 12:13
WTF you too!!!
Norm
August 1, 2014 at 12:14
Now i feel so unloved.
Admiral Chief Dovahkiin
August 1, 2014 at 12:53
Have a cookie! Rince only breathed on it for about 10minutes
VampyreSquirrel
August 1, 2014 at 12:14
It’s a conspiracy!!!
Norm
August 1, 2014 at 12:18
Now I’m hoping to have an Oprah moment..
LOOK UNDER YOUR CHAIR!!! FREE STAFF ICON FOR EVERYONE!!!
Weanerdog
August 1, 2014 at 12:22
Well I never saw it but now I am wondering
VampyreSquirrel
August 1, 2014 at 12:13
Good point.
Lord Chaos
August 1, 2014 at 12:12
Staff? Congrats
Norm
August 1, 2014 at 11:56
I’m still playing the hell out of BL2 & loving it.
Admiral Chief Dovahkiin
August 1, 2014 at 12:02
Platform?
Norm
August 1, 2014 at 12:04
Xbox 360
Rince/Trev4quoteofweek
August 1, 2014 at 12:12
Awesome game!
Fredrick Maxwell
August 1, 2014 at 17:17
I’m doing the same. Hell, I’m playing it right now!
VampyreSquirrel
August 1, 2014 at 12:10
Still have to finish the story on BL2 on Xbox… just been distracted
VampyreSquirrel
August 1, 2014 at 12:12
Also… why is 16GB of DDR3 1600MHz memory almost the same price as a AMD A10 7700K processor, and a mainboard is half the price of the processor?
Rince/Trev4quoteofweek
August 1, 2014 at 12:13
All I see in this post is *&&^%&^%*(^%&$&^ 0-O
VampyreSquirrel
August 1, 2014 at 12:14
Ginger Peasant.
Weanerdog
August 1, 2014 at 12:22
explore charge – ??? did you mean explosive charge.
Kensei Seraph
August 1, 2014 at 12:23
With the humour in Borderlands it just might be explore charge.
Weanerdog
August 1, 2014 at 12:53
That is why I politely inquired. I don’t know if I really want to know what a explore charge is.