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The Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack Two: Digistruct Peak Challenge is a DLC pack for Borderlands 2 released on September 3, 2013. It is not included in the season pass and is priced at $4.99/£3.99

It increases the level cap to 72, but also introduces a new ranking system called "Overpower levels". This creates an opportunity for players to fight enemies and collect loot rated up to 8 levels above the maximum level (10 levels with Commander Lilith & the Fight For Sanctuary).

In Normal Mode, the level in Digistruct Peak will always be 35.

New Content

"It truly is a very challenging area. I’m hoping that the fans are prepared for it and willing to take it one step at a time. It’s about learning the area and learning the encounters. Until you get to the higher ranks, when we start mixing it up and add the randomness." - Jason Reiss, Gearbox designer

The pack introduces a new area called Digistruct Peak a mountaintop training ground for the Crimson Raiders. Upon arrival, researcher-turned-freedom fighter Patricia Tannis is waiting to give you the rundown on what’s in store.

The introductory mission, which is balanced for a full team of four players, takes roughly an hour to complete and winds through a series of twisting mountain paths and open spaces, all of which function as battlegrounds in which you’ll meet the full rogue’s gallery of Borderlands 2 enemies.

At first, the types, numbers, and locations of each enemy encountered is static, but an element of randomness is introduced as Overpower level climbs higher.

Overpower Levels

Even though the level cap is 72 with the DLC installed (or level 80 with the Fight for Sanctuary installed), the new ranking system allows enemies and loot to scale up higher - up to 8 levels with the former and 10 with the latter.

The entire world is affected when the game is set to a certain Overpower level; enemies are more deadly, and they drop more powerful loot. Skill advancement still caps out at level 72 or 80, but Overpower levels allow higher-level gear. Once all of the Overpower levels are unlocked and a level 80 game is started, enemies will appear at level 90+, and gear rated for level 90 can be used.

How to Overpower

Upon reaching level 72 or 80 (depending on whether Digistruct Peak is the only DLC installed or not) and the completion of the Digistruct Peak arena in Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode, Overpower Level 1 unlocks. To access the additional Overpower levels, players must exit the game and reload. Upon restarting the game, a prompt appears that will offer options which Overpower level is desired.

Every time players play through the Digistruct arena at the highest available level, they will unlock the next Overpower level. There are 10 Overpower levels in total with both DLC, meaning the arena must be completed at least 10 times in order to reach the maximum level at Overpower level 10.

In multiplayer games, players at a lower Overpower level cannot inherit levels gained by the host of the game, if the host completes a higher arena challenge. For example, if the host is Overpower level 5 and completes an arena with other players who are at Overpower level 2, only the host will rank up to Overpower level 6. The rest of the team will remain at Overpower level 2, because they are required to complete the earlier power levels.

If the host and any additional players are at the same Overpower level when a round is started, they will all rank up to the next Overpower level once the arena is completed. The table below describes the effective level that game scales enemies to, when you reach a particular Overpower level:

Overpower Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Effective Level (Level cap 80)	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90
Effective Level (Level cap 72)	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	n/a	n/a

Damage Reduction

As additional Overpower levels are gained, enemies will generally begin to spawn at higher levels. These enemies receive a passive damage reduction that is based upon how many levels they outrank playable characters. Damage reduction simply means they receive less damage from weapons and powers than they normally would. The exact percentages are expressed in the table below:

Levels above you	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10	+11	+20
Damage Reduction	10%	20%	30%	40%	45%	50%	55%	60%	65%	70%	99.2%

For example, at level 80 and Overpower level 10, weapons will deal 10% less damage against a level 82 enemy or 55% less damage against a level 88 enemy.

Generally, most regular enemies will cap at around 80 or 92, but there are a few exceptions to this. The Ancient Dragons of Destruction, Dexiduous the Invincible, and Vermivorous the Invincible can reach 3 levels higher than the cap (83 or 93), which grants them 70% damage reduction. Bridget Hodunk and Colin Zaford cap out at 5 levels higher (85 or 95), making them the highest possible level among bosses.

Standard goliath enemies can level up to 4 levels higher upon reaching GOD-liath status (84 or 94). The Iron GOD, a max level Golem, can reach a whopping level 92 or 102 - the highest in game. This grants him a staggering 99.2% damage reduction which means weapons will only deal 0.8% of their actual damage against them.

Weapons

As with the first upgrade pack, there are a second set of pearlescent weapons to find:

Name of Weapon	Type of Weapon	Manufacturer	Red Text Flavor + Effect
Carnage	Shotgun	Torgue	huh. It shoots rockets. – Massively increased damage. Reduced projectile count & increased ammo cost. Projectiles imitate Torgue rockets.
Wanderlust	E-tech Pistol	Maliwan	You never know until you go. – Minimal accuracy (Usually 1.0). Increased magazine size. Decreased reload speed. Shoots ricocheting homing darts that explode on contact with enemy.
Bekah	Assault Rifle	Jakobs	Shoot them in the face. Twice. – Fires a slow moving projectile. After a set time, projectile will split into three more that spread in a horizontal pattern at an increasing speed.
Godfinger	Sniper Rifle	Jakobs	Such a Cod Finger. – Increased weapon zoom. Decreased rate of fire. Projectiles penetrate multiple targets, similar to B0re.

Class Mods

New Legendary class mods are also added to the Digistruct Peak Challenge, and can be dropped from Tubby enemies:

Name of Legendary Class Mod	Class	Skill Tree Focus(es)	Manufacturer	Red Text Flavor
Legendary Hoarder	Gunzerker	Gun Lust	Vladof	Ain't got time for dilly-dally.
Legendary Titan	Gunzerker	Brawn	Anshin	Challenge accepted.
Legendary Gunzerker	Gunzerker	Rampage	Torgue	Nobody puts this baby in a corner.
Legendary Engineer	Commando	Guerrilla	Dahl	Engineered for perfection.
Legendary Ranger	Commando	Gunpowder	Anshin	Wanna know why I got these scars?
Legendary Pointman	Commando	Survival	Pangolin	Point taken.
Legendary Binder	Siren	Cataclysm & Harmony	Maliwan	Please hold.
Legendary Cat	Siren	Cataclysm	Hyperion	Rawr.
Legendary Nurse	Siren	Harmony	Anshin	A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Legendary Sickle	Psycho	Mania	Bandit	You're entering a world of pain.
Legendary Reaper	Psycho	Bloodlust	Bandit	This is gonna get ugly.
Legendary Torch	Psycho	Hellborn	Bandit	Embrace the deep dark warmth.
Legendary Anarchist	Mechromancer	Ordered Chaos	Vladof	Chaos is a friend of mine.
Legendary Catalyst	Mechromancer	Little Big Trouble	Maliwan	Shocking, isn't it?
Legendary Roboteer	Mechromancer	Best Friends Forever	Hyperion	Science, my sweetest valentine!
Legendary Ninja	Assassin	Bloodshed	Maliwan	In the midst of combat, keep stillness inside of you.
Legendary Killer	Assassin	Cunning & Sniping	Hyperion	Well, that escalated quickly.
Legendary Sniper	Assassin	Sniping	Jakobs	Boom! Headshot.

Missions

Gallery

Notes

All Mission item reward levels, game-wide, will be at the lowest set OP level that the mission is both accepted and turned in.
Using the option to reset the game missions will reset all game missions and DLC content missions except Digistruct Peak OP levels.

Sources

August 26, 2013. Digitaltrends - Exclusive: Upcoming ‘Borderlands 2′ DLC powers you up and sends you hunting for heads

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 The '''Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack Two: Digistruct Peak Challenge''' is a DLC pack for ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' released on September 3, 2013. It is not included in the season pass and is priced at $4.99/£3.99
-It increases the level cap to 72, but also introduces a new ranking system called "Overpower levels". This creates an opportunity for players to fight enemies and collect loot rated up to 10 levels above the maximum level.
+It increases the level cap to 72, but also introduces a new ranking system called "Overpower levels". This creates an opportunity for players to fight enemies and collect loot rated up to 8 levels above the maximum level (10 levels with [[Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary|Commander Lilith & the Fight For Sanctuary]]).
 In Normal Mode, the level in [[Digistruct Peak]] will always be 35.
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 ==Overpower Levels==
-[[File:Digistruct-box-art-325x337.jpg|thumb|150px]] Even though the level cap is 80 with all DLC installed, the new ranking system allows enemies and loot to scale up to level 90. <!--You’ll have to max out at the new cap first and get yourself to the earlier level cap bump’s third playthrough in order to benefit from the over-leveling in Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2.-->
+[[File:Digistruct-box-art-325x337.jpg|thumb|150px]] Even though the level cap is 72 with the DLC installed (or level 80 with the Fight for Sanctuary installed), the new ranking system allows enemies and loot to scale up higher - up to 8 levels with the former and 10 with the latter. <!--You’ll have to max out at the new cap first and get yourself to the earlier level cap bump’s third playthrough in order to benefit from the over-leveling in Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2.-->
-The entire world is affected when the game is set to a certain Overpower level; enemies are more deadly, and they drop more powerful loot. Skill advancement still caps out at level 80, but Overpower levels allow higher-level gear. Once all of the Overpower levels are unlocked and a level 80 game is started, enemies will appear at level 90+, and gear rated for level 90 can be used.
+The entire world is affected when the game is set to a certain Overpower level; enemies are more deadly, and they drop more powerful loot. Skill advancement still caps out at level 72 or 80, but Overpower levels allow higher-level gear. Once all of the Overpower levels are unlocked and a level 80 game is started, enemies will appear at level 90+, and gear rated for level 90 can be used.
 ===How to Overpower===
-Upon reaching level 80 and the completion of the Digistruct Peak arena in [[Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode]], Overpower Level 1 unlocks. To access the additional Overpower levels, players must exit the game and reload. Upon restarting the game, a prompt appears that will offer options which Overpower level is desired.
+Upon reaching level 72 or 80 (depending on whether Digistruct Peak is the only DLC installed or not) and the completion of the Digistruct Peak arena in [[Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode]], Overpower Level 1 unlocks. To access the additional Overpower levels, players must exit the game and reload. Upon restarting the game, a prompt appears that will offer options which Overpower level is desired.
-Every time players play through the Digistruct arena at the highest available level, they will unlock the next Overpower level. There are 10 Overpower levels in total, meaning the arena must be completed at least 10 times in order to reach the maximum level at Overpower level 10.
+Every time players play through the Digistruct arena at the highest available level, they will unlock the next Overpower level. There are 10 Overpower levels in total with both DLC, meaning the arena must be completed at least 10 times in order to reach the maximum level at Overpower level 10.
 In multiplayer games, players at a lower Overpower level cannot inherit levels gained by the host of the game, if the host completes a higher arena challenge. For example, if the host is Overpower level 5 and completes an arena with other players who are at Overpower level 2, only the host will rank up to Overpower level 6. The rest of the team will remain at Overpower level 2, because they are required to complete the earlier power levels.
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 For example, at level 80 and Overpower level 10, weapons will deal 10% less damage against a level 82 enemy or 55% less damage against a level 88 enemy.
-Generally, most regular enemies will cap at around 92, but there are a few exceptions to this. The [[Ancient Dragons of Destruction]], [[Dexiduous the Invincible]], and [[Vermivorous the Invincible]] can reach level 93, which grants them 70% damage reduction. [[Bridget Hodunk]] and [[Colin Zaford]]  cap out at level 95, making them the highest possible level among bosses.
+Generally, most regular enemies will cap at around 80 or 92, but there are a few exceptions to this. The [[Ancient Dragons of Destruction]], [[Dexiduous the Invincible]], and [[Vermivorous the Invincible]] can reach 3 levels higher than the cap (83 or 93), which grants them 70% damage reduction. [[Bridget Hodunk]] and [[Colin Zaford]]  cap out at 5 levels higher (85 or 95), making them the highest possible level among bosses.
-Standard [[goliath]] enemies can level up to a maximum of 94 upon reaching GOD-liath status. The [[Badass Iron Golem#Iron GOD|Iron GOD]], a max level [[Golem]], can reach level 102 - the highest in game. This grants him a staggering 99.2% damage reduction which means weapons will only deal 0.8% of their actual damage against them.
+Standard [[goliath]] enemies can level up to 4 levels higher upon reaching GOD-liath status (84 or 94). The [[Badass Iron Golem#Iron GOD|Iron GOD]], a max level [[Golem]], can reach a whopping level 92 or 102 - the highest in game. This grants him a staggering 99.2% damage reduction which means weapons will only deal 0.8% of their actual damage against them.
 ==Weapons==
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 *All Mission item reward levels, game-wide, will be at the lowest set OP level that the mission is both accepted and turned in.
 *Using the option to reset the game missions will reset all game missions and DLC content missions except Digistruct Peak OP levels.
-*Initially, when the level cap was 72, OP levels only went up to 8, resulting in level 80 weapons and enemies being the highest level. However, with the release of [[Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary]], both the level cap and maximum OP levels were raised to 80 and 10, respectively.
 ==Sources==