Op het officiele borderlands forum wordt veel gespeculeerd over de verschillende kleuren en volgorde vooral omdat nu blijkt dat er een aantal wapens van ATLAS zijn die hoger in de lijst staan en beter blijken te zijn.. Deze wapens hebben de naam Pearl gekregen (ipv white)
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Dit zijn veelal ook wapens met de 'rode text' die een hint geven naar een extra bonus van het wapen
Sometimes, I forget to reload... : Unlimited clip/ammo.
A lead wind blows... : Fire two bullets on every shot. (SMG)
Tear it up. : Strangely similar bonus to above. Found on a weapon with burst fire so hard to be certain of exact effect. (SMG)
Makes their brains hurt. : Fires multiple bullets on every shot. (Sniper Rifle)
Feel the sting. : Fire two bullets on every shot. (Sniper Rifle)
Bring the HEAT! : Explosive Rounds. (Revolver)
Ahhh...Fresh Meat : Burst Fire. (Shotgun)
I can do this all day... : Ammo Regen (Shotguns)
Unending Firepower : Ammo Regen (Revolver)
Never stop shooting! : Ammo Regen (Repeater Pistol)
Hallelujah! : Ammo Regen (SMG)
Ammo is no longer an issue. : Ammo Regen. (Repeater)
Beware of the Horde! : Rocket divides into multiple warheads dependant on the distance travelled. (Rocket Launcher)
Drop the Hammer! : (Speculated) Chance to cause Daze effect.
Hold your ground... Forever. : Ammo Regen (Combat Rifle)
2 more bullets make all the difference : Adds a 2 round burst per shot.
Monster Kill! : Fires multiple rockets simultaneously. (Rocket Launcher)
We don't need no water... : Explosive Rounds. (SMG)
Ride the Wave Dude! : Wave of bouncing bullets.
Aim for the Sniper :
I got boohoo :
Walk it off :
Why don't you go shoot yourself an elephant? : Massive Damage, no scope. (Sniper Rifle)
Long and Strong : Chance to Daze enemies. (Revolver)
PEW PEW PEW! : (Possible) Chance for a bullet to home in on a target. (Eridian)
The Cutting Edge : Shots have a chance to ignore shields. (If someone can test if this is a % chance or a guaranteed effect)
Bring out your Dead! :
Pele needs a sacrifice! : Massive Fire Damage.
Give Sick. : High chance Corrosive damage, effect has a chance to transfer to nearby enemies.
I LIKE IT! : Massive Explosive Damage (???) (Sniper Rifle) (???)
It's a painful thing. :
I spy with my little eye... : Massive Zoom. (Sniper Rifle)
The all seeing eye. : Massive Zoom. (Combat Rifle)
The ultimate close quarters feline. :
Omnia Vincit Amor :
Sniper Killer... Qu'est que c'est : Fully Automatic. (Sniper Rifle)
Cross their heart, hope they die : Bullets fire in a cross shaped spread pattern. (Shotgun)
Lightning Never strikes the same place twice, but it can stike freaking everywhere! : AoE Lightning Effect. (Eridian)
Big Tony says "Hi" : Massive Clip. (Repeater pistol)
Guns of the Revolution never fall silent. : Massive Clip. (Combat Rifle)
One Bad Dog : Massive Clip. (Shotgun) [Unsure, please confirm, seems to be the case]
Holy crap it shoot rockets! : Turns each round into a single warhead explosive. (Shotgun)
"I feel like I'm gonna break this thing." : (Eridian) Slows walking speed apparently. Fire Lightning.
BAM!BAM!BAM!BAM!BAM! : Full clip burst when fired. Only while scoped. (Sniper Rifle)
The destructor has come. : Full clip burst when fired. Only while scoped. (Combat Rifle)
Invade your skull. : Full clip burst when fired. Only while scoped. (Repeater)
The living legend. :
The Unstoppable Force! : Rocket explodes periodically in flight. (Rocket Launcher)
I have you in my eyes, sir. :
For the Motherland : Rapid Reload. (Sniper Rifle)
It dives! : Rockets have an arc trajectory. (Rocket Launcher)
It rises! : Exactly the same as above.
Thwack! : (Speculated) Daze Effect? Shield Bypass? (Sniper Rifle)
Smack 'em : (SMG)
It's a helluva thing... :
And they call me maaaaaaaaaaad! : Zig Zag Bullets. (Revolver)
A hunter lives among the stars... Chance to do Random Lightning damage in vicinity of user when fired. [Which weapon class?]
War is in your blood. :
May God have mercy on my enemies, because I won't. : (Revolver)
A beast of many forms - Fire, Lightning, and Poison. : Bullets alternate between the 3 elemental damage types on every shot. (Revolver)
Vengeance is yours. :
Sniper rifles are for chumps. : Some debate over the effect, please confirm.
Your Move, Creep. :
TORGUE! Bastard Guns for Bastard People! : Massive Damage. (Combat Rifle)