I remember enjoying the elemental guns (Maliwan) a lot in both BL1 and BL2. It’s a shame it took till the Pre-Sequel to add ice!

I’d argue the throw-to-reload mechanic isn’t in other games because it’s a gimmick.

The other letdowns in BL2 were A) the Hyperion “reverse kick” guns that were only accurate after you emptied most of the magazine, and B) the 3-barrel Gattling guns with magazines that were way too small to be worth spinning up. I feel like these together were 25% of my pickups and just a waste of time.

Many of the legendary guns and unique grenade effects were pretty fun in BL2 though. Those were both solid improvements.