Pitchfork

The  is a Sniper rifle manufactured by Dahl in Borderlands 2.

Special Weapon effects
Fires 5 horizontal shots in a harpoon arrangement

Drop Guide

 * The Pitchfork can be obtained as a rare drop from Terramorphous the Invincible and The Warrior.

Usage & Description
The Pitchfork works in a similar fashion to its assault rifle cousin, the Veruc, albeit with a tighter spread, more damage per projectile, and more projectiles per shot. It is excellent in close-quarters to mid range combat and is arguably one of the best sniper rifles to be stuck with while in Fight For Your Life. The center projectile maintains accuracy as a normal sniper round would, but is exceedingly weak compared to other similarly-leveled Sniper Rifles. Its strength lies in the tight, reliable spread.

As with the Veruc, an Assassin with B0re can obliterate Threshers using this weapon's wide area of effect, high damage per projectile, decent rate of fire, and generally speaking its ability to hit long-range targets for good damage even with imprecise aim. The latter comes in use most notably against Terramorphous the Invincible, because as long as the weapon is at least generally pointed at a tentacle, it is likely to hit the target. This makes scoring Second Winds a little easier.

Trivia

 * The flavour text itself refers to the music news and review site, Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork is notorious for giving scathing reviews for media that they deem to have "gone mainstream" or become popular, regardless of the quality of the content itself.


 * The name/red text may also be a reference to Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, or at least a fictional version of him portrayed in this video.