Borderlands 2 DLC out October 16

i love the way you people go mental at the mere mention of a dlc despite the fact that gearbox is one of the few developers to actual put out quality dlc's. these aren't capcom-style dlc's, quit shitting yourselves.

Well that was amazingly fast.

Glad I didn't buy it.

Now I'm glad I didn't buy this game.

Just to keep up to date I'd have to fork out at least another $30. 

You know $90 goes a long way nowadays.

Greedy greedy greedy.... 

Cool, can I use her for co-op? or is she only for offline like the Dead Island dlc?

Can't wait for the mechromancer, she looks better/cooler than the other 4 guys.

The game and dlc were great! Already pre ordered it!

This better not be on-disc DLC.

The issue many are asking and/or complaining about is addressed in the second paragraph:

"In addition to the Mechromancer DLC, Gearbox will offer four campaign expansion packs for Borderlands 2. At launch, Gearbox will offer a DLC season pass for the game, which bundles four $10 expansions for $30."

Note the "In addition to the Mechromancer" part.

The Mechromancer is an additional player character free for those who pre-order.  The season pass is four "campaign expansion packs" (new playable areas like General Knoxx or Dr. Ned) for the price of three. Two separate offers for separate content.

The short answer is that no, the Mechromancer is not one of the four DLCs included in the season pass, all of which will be new playable campaigns.  Pre-ordering gets you an extra character for free.  The season pass gets you one playable campaign expansion for free.

Personally, I'm torn on the season pass.  I liked or loved three of the four main expansions to the orignal, but hated the fourth (Moxxi's Underdome).   Four for the price of three is a good deal, especially given that three of the Borderlands campaign expansion packs had a good 10 hours of quality play time.  The Underdome left me cold, however. 

Still, even if one is a dud, you do break even.  That said, I'd really rather have a few well-written reviews to look at before buying an expansion.

So, I am confused. Is the Mechromancer part of the DLC Season Pass? Or is she a separate, fifth DLC pack?

Show me the medals!

i sure hope the article is wrong and the mechromancer is not one of the dlc packs included in the season pass because that would effectively eliminate any discount incentive for the large amount of preorder customers which i would assume would be the primary demo for the season pass to begin with.

lol its funny to see so many people rant about something that they don't even understand. First off their game is set for a specific date and they had to finish the game by then. So even though they made this new character  before the release date doesn't mean that they can just shove it in the game and have it ready for the release date, they would have to delay the game and that would piss more people off then having the extra character a dlc. Secondly the point of having this dlc free is  for people who pre order is to reward fans who have faith in  game companies. I am tired of all the people complaining that the dlc should be free for everyone. Sorry but game developers dont have to cater for everyone needs.

I see it as a thankyou to all those who made the game a sucess in the first place... most of the pre-orders will be from people who loved the first game. If you think its milking then don't buy it... its called choice.

There's good DLC and there's bad DLC. I count this as good DLC, though the price tag is too high in my book ($5 for a character would have made more sense). The pre-order thing makes sense considering it's not a day 1 deal (it's still under construction and not on the disk).