Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Guide Optional Missions

Hyperion Contract #873

Mission Briefing

The Hyperion corporation is offering you a unique gun if you kill the requisite number of bandits for them. Though you would be wise not to trust Hyperion, a reward is a reward, and a dead bandit is a dead bandit.

Availability: Overlook Bounty Board after “The Once and Future Slab.”

Unlocks: —

Mission Reward: Overlook Bounty Board

Level	Money	XP	Gear
24	($683 per Bonus)	5319	Sniper Rifle (Blue)

The Highlands

This mission is as straightforward as they come: you’ve been hired to kill 100 bandits, and a bonus is available for every 25 you kill with a different elemental effect. If you’re not concerned with the bonus objectives and just want to earn some XP and a new sniper rifle, then all you need to do is accept the mission and go bandit hunting. The bandit camps of Three Horns Divide are a great place to start, but if you want to be efficient, head over to Lynchwood and knock this mission out while you work on “Breaking the Bank” or the “Animal Rescue” mission string.

On the other hand, if you want to earn the maximum amount of bonus money, then you must be very precise in how you approach this mission. For starters, you must refrain from using any non-elemental weapons, as even one kill with a non-elemental weapon or vehicle’s weaponry ruins your chance of meeting all four objectives. Of course, it’s highly unlikely you’ll meet all four requirements anyway, but it’s worth trying.

Grab a couple of elemental sniper rifles and take up position on the balcony outside the Lynchwood train station.

At the point in the adventure when this mission becomes active, you probably have a reliable Fire and Corrosive weapon, but getting Shock and Explosive kills may be harder to manage. Consider using a Slag weapon to increase the damage from any Shock or Explosive weapons you have.

Also, be careful when using skills that add status effects to your base attacks, as you may inadvertently get additional kills with one element while trying to get them with another. This is particularly true with Maya’s Helios and Acid Cloud skills. Be very careful when Phaselocking an enemy if you’re already nearing the 25-kill goal with Fire or Corrosion, as the status effects may kill the enemy before you get to deliver the fatal shot with a different weapon.

Regardless how many of the bonus objectives you end up meeting, this mission rewards a wealth of XP along with a pretty useful sniper rifle, and all for doing something you would end up doing anyway—killing bandits! Head to Overlook and accept this mission as soon you return from Thousand Cuts, and let the tally grow naturally.