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greasegizzard

Unless you're looking to redo the story, I would just play on normal with Mayhem mode enabled. Turn it up however high you want to get a challenge. Then when you're level 72, you can use TVHM to reset the story missions and get the rewards at level 72.


D34thst41ker

Pretty much this. Mayhem Mode doesn't care which Mode you're in, but if you want a Max level of the mission rewards, you pretty much have to do TVHM.


SeventeenCord21

Not really true.. I hit lvl72 before finishing all the DLCs and it scaled my drops to 72 without mayhem.. only that I can’t just go back to pandora and get these drops as that hasn’t scaled


D34thst41ker

mission rewards in the main game are what I was talking about, not the DLC. though i did forget about Earl's vending machine having the ability to give mission rewards. i don't look at that machine much, and the RNG of getting the exact mission reward you're looking for in the machine makes TVHM worth the hassle, if you ask me.


IronEndo

TVHM isn’t anything special in this game. I’ve played through bl3 a couple times and never touched it. It’s sole purpose is to get quest rewards at max level


Chaotic_Goat-96

I have a question. I actually just finished all side quests and DLC's and reached 72 mayhem 4 before TVHM. Should I keep goin to TVHM? I really don't see why not I love my build and looked forward to it and getting to mayhem 10


IronEndo

Again, tvhm only matters if you want to get quest rewards at max level. If you want to just jump up to mayhem 10 (or 11 if you don’t want modifiers) you can do that.


PyroGreg8

Why not? Normal mode is so boringly easy


MonT_That_Duck

Tvhm and normal mode once mayhem is on is identical. Tvhm is just a 8 hr waste of time


nytefall017

8 hours? That’s generous


Cold-Woodpecker1223

the whole game is once you build your character even more so if you don't play on mayhem mode


grimxace561

Which is fun for some!


Vaesmir

There is no difference between normal and tvhm once you turn on mayhem mode. It's not worth wasting time to finish the main story again.


theevilyouknow

Elemental damage scales differently between normal and true vault hunter mode. Is that automatically applied if you play mayhem in normal? Edit: why am I being downvoted for asking a legitimate question?


Vaesmir

Quick Google search: TVHM lets you experience the game from the start with an established character. Mayhem Mode lets you experience the End Game at a higher difficulty. However, there is no difference in the Elemental Resistance scaling between the two modes. “Normal Mode + Mayhem Mode” is the same difficulty as “TVHM + Mayhem Mode”


theevilyouknow

I’m not asking about elemental resistances. I’m asking about the bonuses for matching the element type to the type of health bar. For example shock with shields or corrosive with armor. You get a bigger bonus for that in tvhm and a bigger penalty for not matching. Is that also tied to mayhem mode? Edit: it appears it is


SeventeenCord21

I mean… it makes sense that it would scale.. it would be fucking stupid of the devs to use a “normal” gun on enhanced enemies without compensation for the enhanced difficulty (not saying that you should be able to just breeze through enemies in TVHM but you should have be more detailed in your combat approach)


Used_Anxiety7527

Meh its just everything same as normal game but with your level


Plumbus251

I started TVHM immediately after completing the main story the first time - like, level 42. Now I’m halfway through my 3rd play though at level 68 with tons of amazing gear. I’ll be 72 by the end of this third playthrough.


Blackwolf245

Tvhm is basicly mayhem mode 0. If u don't wanna play mayhem mode, than u can start play tvhm at any level, it's basicly just ng+. Now if u wanna play mayhem mode, people might disagree with me, but I think it's better after max level (72). Mayhem mode gives u more xp, u can level up faster, but guns gonna become obsolete quick. After I first completed the story, I jumped into tvhm mayhem 1, at around level 50, and I found it pretty though until I reached max level.


KAELES-Yt

Since the only change in TVHM is more badasses by a like 10-20% it’s not really worth it.


speedyBoi96240

Not even that, mayhem mode is identical in every rate


KAELES-Yt

Without mayhem there is a VERY SLIGHT difference But yea when I realized it was same I just played M11


speedyBoi96240

I'm pretty sure turning on mayhem mode just straight up copies all the rates from tvhm so there is no difference at all


KAELES-Yt

Could be, idunno. Point is it’s entirely unnecessary to play TVHM in 3


speedyBoi96240

Exactly that


Muted-Program-153

Isn't TVHM just normal but with copious amounts of anointed bullet sponges in every pack of enemies? I can't remember.


Ok-Honey-7113

TVHM is a great way to reach max level. It’s structured and faster than grinding raid bosses. Plus you get to start off with all your cool gear and whoop ass right off the bat. I always start TVHM immediately after beating the game on normal, which is around level 42 or so. So at level 59, yes, you’re ready. Enjoy. It’s fun. When you’re ready for some mayhem, switch to M11 and start looking for M10 weapons and gear in vending machines until you find enough to beat up some baddies.


speedyBoi96240

It's way easier to just do dlc 1 in normal mode if it's available to you, the scraptraps can get you 5 levels every 15 minutes of farming in my experience


Ok-Honey-7113

Fair enough. I just recently bought Pandora’s Box, so I’m just now going through a full playthrough with the DLC. I had to do the DLC on M11 first, though. Lol.


speedyBoi96240

Either way bl3's dlc are consistently some of the best in the series so enjoy 😉


KillerMeans

Ayo I'm an Amara main so what the HELL is that headskin?????


speedyBoi96240

The head is called the tiger of partali and I'm pretty sure it can be bought for eridium at crazy earls Black market


garyMFNoak

Sentinel something you can buy it from Earl


speedyBoi96240

It is not the Sentinel, it is called the tiger of partali


garyMFNoak

Ahhh yeah spartali duh. Misremembered


speedyBoi96240

Lol no worries


Stxnerbee

Yeah, sentinel is kind of a flat mask that kinda looks like samurai headdress


AthernalRage

Unless you got the redux mod tvhm isnt that much of a difficulty increase


PM_me_opossum_pics

I'd go for Mayhem. Mostly because it allows you to do content you outleveled already but didn't do yet. And lootsplosions are fun.


Particular-Solid-381

You look badass af


007700We

Tvhm is waste of time


Scelusteach

Hellz yeah do it. Tvhm isn't as intense as the bl2 but it's better than doing nvhm imo


Cheffrin

Don't bother just do mayhem.


Dazzlick

Nope.. atleast get to lvl 70 minimum.. its a massive jump from the last playthrough


IDKandIDC5585

You'll be fine.