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Borderlands 2 Game of the Year eGuide Optional Missions

Arms Dealing

Mission Briefing

Zed has placed several orders with a prominent arms dealer named Varnell. These orders have just arrived in The Highlands, and Zed needs you to pick them up before they go bad. How exactly weapons can “go bad,” Zed neglects to explain.

Availability: The Overlook Bounty Board after “Bright Lights, Flying City.”

Unlocks:

Mission Reward: Overlook Bounty Board

Level Money XP Gear

16

$137

1305

Relic (Blue) or Shield (Green)

The Highlands

This is the second delivery mission you’re likely to encounter and it begins at the Overlook Bounty Board, but the 2:00 timer won’t start until you collect the first package from the mailbox on the edge of Overlook (at which time, 0:30 gets added to the clock). Use the Catch-a-Ride to deploy a Light Runner, and park it facing out of town as close to the first mailbox as you can. The route is going to take you all over the south side of The Highlands and then back to Overlook. The time constraints on this mission are pretty tight, and you’re going to have to drive smoothly and leave the vehicle as close to the mailboxes as you can to avoid wasting time on foot. Of course, the enemies you encounter in the southern reaches of this region may slow you down, particularly if you get snagged by a Wormhole Thresher, so you may need to clear them out and try again. Simply return to the Overlook Bounty Board and accept the mission again if you fail and need to restart.

Collect the first arm from the mailbox on the south side of Overlook, leap to the vehicle, and drive through the tunnel to the south side of The Highlands. Continue on the main road as it bends to the left.

Continue over the two bridges and speed straight off the rocky cliff and into the gully near the Mercury Induction Station—aim for the sewer pipe in the opposite cliff. Angle the Light Runner to the left for a speedy exit, then run out and collect the second arm. Ignore any stalkers that attack, and sprint back to the vehicle.

Drive up the hill, turn to the right, and turbo up the very steep incline leading to the Isotope Reclamation Tower. Beware of the stalkers and HOT Loaders that are bound to attack. Park close, run for the mailbox, and return to the vehicle.

Head down the road and bear to the right toward Aggregate Acquisition, then make a sharp right-hand turn and drive to Frothing Creek Mill. Park the Light Runner near the creek with the vehicle pointing to the southwest, toward the cliff below the water wheel. Sprint into the cave beyond the mill and ascend the rocky curving ledge immediately on the left to reach the mailbox. Exit the area by leaping from the boxes stacked near the mouth of the cave.

Accelerate and turbo straight off the cliff, through the water, and over the hills toward the distant Catch-a-Ride. Follow the dirt road down the hill toward Lake Shining Horizons, and sprint across the docks to make the fifth and final pick-up. Now, race back to the vehicle and return to Overlook. Drop off all five arms at the P.O. Box next to the Overlook Bounty Board to complete the mission.