-Magnum
-Assault Rifle
-Battle Rifle
-SMG
-DMR
-Sniper Rifle
-Rocket Launcher
-Spartan Laser
-Shotgun
-Grenade Launcher
-Plasma Pistol
-Plasma Rifle
-Needler
-Needle Rifle
-Carbine
-Fuel Rod Cannon
-Beam Rifle
-Gravity Hammer
-Mauler
-Brute Shot
-Energy Sword
-Concussion Rifle
-Plasma Repeater

-Plasma Launcher
-Target Locater

the Spiker
and Focus Rifle

once again the Sentinel beam gets no love
I wouldn't count the turrets, but the flamethrower seems like it belongs

0.o

Represent, son.

you forgot the Spiker and Focus Rifle, as well.

That hits 30 (counting turrets) which is 810,000.

I understood the comparison to Borderlands earlier, but only now am I really beginning to feel it.

-Plasma Launcher
-Target Locater

If you want to count turrets:

-Machine gun turret
-Plasma Turret
-Gauss Cannon and/or Rocket Turret

That's (28^2)^2= 614,656

you forgot the Spiker and Focys Rifle, as well.

That hits 30 (counting turrets) which is 810,000.

while I have trouble imagining 200k+ unique weapons, I can easily imagine a lot more original looking weapons than in Borderlands (no matter how much fun Borderlands is).

Yeah, I agree.
If only the weapons had the variable mechanics of the grenades... I mean, they added to the grenade, instead of being just one or the other mechanic.

But 200k+ almost unique weapons sounds absolutely improbable.

Yeah that's definitely true, although it also depends on how many base guns there are plus how many "variations" for each gun there are for each. For one thing it appears all we've even seen are 8 of the human weapons, each with 2-4 variations. Obviously they are only showing us a sliver of both the base guns and the variations, so while I have trouble imagining 200k+ unique weapons, I can easily imagine a lot more original looking weapons than in Borderlands (no matter how much fun Borderlands is). Also just a small thought I just had, they have at least one guy devoted JUST to designing the look of guns from the last Breaking In article, so I imagine we're going to see a lot of unique guns.

Also, Slagga + Bee or GTFO.

Well, most guns in BL2 are just iterations of a theme. A level 1 Tediore SMG doesn't feel or function all that much different from a level 50 Tediore SMG.

That said, the special weapons are usually pretty dope, and maybe all the junky ones out there make them that much more special.

(Mmmmmmm. Sawbar. I'll be in my bunk.)

One thing I am happy about from what I've seen is it looks like the guns will LOOK a lot more unique in this game based on the models from the GDC presentation. Borderlands bothered me because the most common difference was a different color.

So, what, like over 20 to the 4th power? That's 160k.
The only way one can possibly do that is either through randomized/swappable parts (like Borderlands/Army of Two [over a much grander scale, of course] does).

I like it.

Well, most guns in BL2 are just iterations of a theme. A level 1 Tediore SMG doesn't feel or function all that much different from a level 50 Tediore SMG.

That said, the special weapons are usually pretty dope, and maybe all the junky ones out there make them that much more special.

(Mmmmmmm. Sawbar. I'll be in my bunk.)

That should be something Tiger Man carries.

Reminds me of this one I saw in, of all places, the Tower of London. They have a whole load of blinged-up guns that were legally required to be turned in when the UK banned handguns. I think this one was believed to have been owned by a drug dealer.