User blog comment:PhaseblastSnatchNlvlcap'd/It's So Unfair!/@comment-3420061-20120524173312

I took a low-level Brick through a couple of the Underdome arenas.

Originally I took him in at L3, just after completing Skags At The Gate. All of the foes were L12, so he perished in the first round's starter wave. Interestingly, this premature entry topped off all of his ammo, including classes of ammo that he hadn't yet encountered, such as revolver and launcher.

I returned with the character at L13. A shallow early-game backpack (12 items total, 3 weapons equipped) made it hard to stay equipped and hard to hold onto what little loot falls. Shallow early-game ammo SDUs made chasing ammo packs after each wave mandatory.

Entering the arenas, my only elemental weapons were fire, both L7. Fortunately Hell-Burbia dropped a reasonably-leveled shock shotgun before I met the Guardians in the Eridian Ruins. Lack of corrosive was a big pain in the butt versus Lance (even L13 baby Lance-- they're still armored). Non-elemental punching worked fine as long as I aimed for critical hits.

Apparently, elemental badass skags do not spawn at this low level. Small favors.

From completing challenges (kills with combat rifle, kills with shock, etc.), my character gained a level in the arena. However, the arena stayed leveled at the character's previous level, leaving me a L14 Berserker in a L13 world. This overleveling persisted until I completed the arena and moved on.