Me and a friend are playing Borderlands 2 on an XBox 360 and we're about halfway through completing True Vault Hunter Mode. Of course, we're level-capped at level 50 and the only real benefit of completing True Vault Hunter Mode is loot.
We are wondering if we need to complete True Vault Hunter Mode in order to get the Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode packs 1 and 2 installed. I can't seem to figure this out through the relevant websites or through this thread on Arqade, where the OP asks specifically whether installing the DLC packs will mess up their True Vault Hunter mode progress, yet no answer is provided.
Best Answer
You can install them whenever you like. But in order to play UHVM, you have to beat the game on TVHM first, that's obvious. The Upgrade Pack 2 also includes the Digistruct Peak, an area where you can obtain OP levels, which is basically a level up without gaining more health or skillpoints. Even though you can play them before lvl 72, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
Installing any DLC will not mess up any progress you have, even though it might add a few NPCs, weapons or similar things to the current game.