The Underdome

The Underdome is the hub for the coliseums in Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot. This area is accessed via the Fast Travel Network. The building is a large structure which resembles a cross between a warehouse/ factory and a movie theatre.

Background
The Underdome has many useful features as a sandbox for Borderlands. Since experience isnt gained while fighting in the arenas, it creates a unique situation in the game where one can battle test new weaponry and armor without the fear of accelerating yourself past a challenge threshold in relation to the rest of the game. Though enemies drop neither loot nor money, at the end of every round Moxxi drops a random assortment of gear at the base of her tower, all tailored to the level of the host. These items can just as easily be better than your current outfit, or just sold for higher quality gear at any vending machine.

There is one exception that allows you to gain experience, the Underdome is a very good place to rank up numbers for any battle challenges yet to be completed, these will earn anywhere from 1,000 to 20,000 experience points each, and Moxxi's rules only make it easier to do so (ie: Close Combat, Weapon Challenges, Elemental Challenge, and Headshot)

At any point while playing with any character at any level, the Underdome is a great way to gain better gear without gaining levels. This may seem odd to those who feel that playing elsewhere would be more efficient, but consider the possibility of overleveling. For example, suppose you have a character just for playing with your boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other, the Underdome allows you to enjoy both the running, gunning, and looting that makes Borderlands wonderful, without leaving them behind. Consider the Underdome to be what it truly is, an add-on for Borderlands, not Borderlands itself. And if you devote the time to truly master it, the 2 bonus skill points are icing on the cake!

Notable Friendlies

 * Bank Claptrap

Notable Enemies

 * Former Bosses

Upstairs

 * New-U Station
 * Bank
 * Vending Machines

Downstairs

 * The Underdome Bounty Board
 * Transition points to:
 * Hell-Burbia
 * The Angelic Ruins
 * The Gully

Missions

 * Prove Yourself.

Trivia

 * With the release of DLC3, the Secret Armory of General Knoxx, the Underdome was given a physical address: it is in the Deep Fathoms, near another one of Moxxi's establishments: Moxxi's Red Light.


 * It's name is based on the location "The Thunderdome" in Mad Max 3: Beyond the Thunderdome.

Connections

 * Fast Travel Network
 * Hell-Burbia
 * The Angelic Ruins
 * The Gully