Borderlands 3 News

More mayhem comes to Borderlands 3 in Season Pass 2, featuring the Designer's Cut and Director's Cut!



Get ready to make all kinds of mayhem with Borderlands 3's new Season Pass 2, which will feature two more add-ons unlike anything we've done before. This new season will include the Designer's Cut and Director's Cut DLCs, which each offer new modes and ways to play. A copy of Borderlands 3 is required to play the content in Season Pass 2, which will be available for purchase on November 10 starting with the Designer's Cut. The second half of Season Pass 2, Director's Cut, is planned to release in Spring 2021; we'll have more details to share closer to launch.

In the Designer's Cut, launching on November 10 for all platforms, you’ll get an additional Skill Tree for each Vault Hunter and a brand-new game mode called Arms Race. We'll be diving deeper into these features in the coming weeks, with some big reveals planned:

• October 20, 9:00 AM PT - Amara/FL4K new Skill Tree reveals with livestreams and a special episode of Ultimate Vault Hunters
• October 22, 9:00 AM PT - Moze/Zane new Skill Tree reveals with livestreams and a special episode of Ultimate Vault Hunters
• October 29, 9:00 AM PT - The Borderlands Show premieres, featuring the new Arms Race mode and much more
• October 30, 9:00 AM PT - The Bordercast debuts the first live, hands-on Arms Race gameplay

Starting at 9:00 AM PT on October 20, see Amara and FL4K's new Skill Trees in action over on the official Borderlands Twitch channel as members of the Borderlands Creator Team showcase a fresh suite of powerful Action Skills and passive skills; Schviftyfive and Triple_Gz will also delve into the new trees on an episode of Ultimate Vault Hunters. Then come back a week later at 9:00 AM PT on October 22 to see live gameplay of Moze and Zane's new Skill Trees, with Moxsy serving up a fresh build on Ultimate Vault Hunters.

If you can't make the streams, don't worry! We'll reveal the new Skill Trees in their entirety over on the character pages for Amara the Siren, FL4K the Beastmaster, Moze the Gunner, and Zane the Operative so you can start theorycrafting your next killer build.



On October 29, a special episode of The Borderlands Show will premiere at 9:00 AM PT on the Borderlands Twitch channel, showcasing everything you need to know about the new Arms Race mode. Regular hosts Greg Miller and Fran Mirabella from Kinda Funny will be joined by special guests to discuss all the added mayhem in the Designer's Cut.

Then on October 30 at 9:00 AM PT on the Borderlands Twitch channel, join Mitsu and Tessachka for an episode of The Bordercast dedicated to Arms Race, including the first-ever live hands-on gameplay. Can't wait to get more information about the new mode before then? Check out this recent GameSpot interview.

We're saving Director's Cut details for another day, but rest assured it will be bursting with next-level mayhem as Borderlands 3 continues its second year. Be sure to come back for all the imminent reveals, and we'll see you in the chat!

Bust ghosts and claim new rewards in this free seasonal event for Borderlands 3!

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It's that spooky time of year again, when vengeful ghosts possess corporeal beings across the galaxy and rakk-o'-lanterns terrorize the skies.

Yes, Bloody Harvest has returned!

This free limited-time event runs in Borderlands 3 until November 5. Get revenge on the fearsome Captain Haunt and his macabre minions in the pursuit of brand-new rewards.



To take part in this optional event, seek out Maurice aboard Sanctuary III. Your friendly Saurian shipmate will give you a mission to collect Hecktoplasm from the ghosts that spawn when you kill haunted enemies. These possessed punching bags bear a telltale green glow and can be found throughout the galaxy. And while you only need the base game of Borderlands 3 to participate, ghostly foes can also be found in DLC locations like The Handsome Jackpot, Xylourgos, Gehenna, and even Krieg's Mind (DLC add-ons available for purchase separately). Killing haunted enemies spawns fearsome specters, which you’ll have to kill to collect that precious, precious Hecktoplasm.



Get enough ghost goo for Maurice and he'll open a portal to Heck, the blood-curdling abode of Captain Haunt! There you’ll find challenges to complete to unlock new Bloody Harvest items. You can view these challenges any time via a special tab in your ECHO Device. You’ll also notice that Maurice is getting less demanding in his advancing age and has made a few returning challenges less grindy (thanks, Maurice).

Loot you collect in Heck scales to your level and may include powerful “Terror” anointments that turn would-be debuffs into boons. As a fittingly festive reward, you can unlock a host of cosmetics by completing challenges, including a weapon trinket, ECHO Device skin, a shared Vault Hunter skin, and—for the most dedicated demolishers of Heck—a coveted weapon skin.



4 Challenges Completed - “A Shrinking Feeling" weapon trinket
8 Challenges Completed - "Message from Beyond" ECHO Device skin
12 Challenges Completed - "Haunted Look" shared Vault Hunter skin
15 Challenges Completed - "Porphyrophobia" weapon skin

As with our other seasonal events, you have the option to opt in or out of Bloody Harvest Returns via the Main Menu. But if you want to show off some supernatural spoils to your fellow Vault Hunters, you'd do well to take part in the mayhem before it ends November 5!

Today, Bloody Harvest returns to Borderlands 3, and with it comes weapon balance changes and adjustments to Zane the Operative! These changes will be live on all platforms by 12:00 PM PT. To apply hotfixes, wait at the main menu until you see a sign that says, “Hotfixes Applied!” If you are experiencing any issues or want to provide feedback, please submit a ticket to support.2k.com.

With the return of Bloody Harvest comes haunted enemies and Terror, a frightening status effect that will leave Vault Hunters a little shaken up! Haunted enemies can inflict the Terror debuff, which will affect your aim and partially cloud your vision—but could leave you with a boost of power when paired with the Anointments that will only be available during the event! The landscape of Borderlands 3 has changed since last year, and with that, the Terror anointments are also receiving some balance changes today.

Players who don’t want to see haunted enemies are able to turn off the Bloody Harvest event in the Main Menu.

• Activates Bloody Harvest, which will be active from October 8 to November 5 at 9:00 AM PT
• Oletta will now consistently lead players to the Traitor Weed testing area in the Bounty of Blood DLC
• Using the Galaxy Brain Mayhem Modifier will no longer prevent players from talking to Krieg or entering the loot room in the Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck DLC

These changes will impact existing and newly dropped guns with Terror anointments on them during Bloody Harvest.

Fearmonger

• Increased number of bullets shot per Terror level
• Increased weapon damage

Stalker

• Increased weapon damage

Ghast Call

• Increased weapon damage

Terror Anointments

“While Terrified, gain increased damage and fire rate. The more Terror you have, the higher the bonus.”

• Increased damage bonus

“While Terrified, deal 50% bonus cryo damage.”

• Increased damage bonus to 75%

“While Terrified, enemy bullets have a chance to reflect off you. The more Terror you have, the higher the bonus.”

• Increased damage bonus

“On Action Skill End, apply Terror to yourself every 5 seconds for the next 18 seconds.”

• Adjusted the text to match what was happening in-game

Siren Anointment “After Phasegrasping an enemy, Amara fires Terror skulls at the grasped target dealing 3718 damage.” (lvl 50)

• Increased damage bonus

Beastmaster Anointment “After Using Attack Command, consume all Terror and FL4K's pet gains 50% bonus fire damage for a short time.”

• Increased damage bonus

Gunner Anointment “After Reloading, consume all Terror and create a nova that deals cryo damage.”

• Increased damage bonus

Dahl Burst Weapons

• Increased the burst fire rate of AR, SMG, and Pistol weapons. Does not affect legendary weapons

Lasersploder

• Increased damage scaling and magazine size

Conference Call

• Initial target will now be hit with the weapon’s extra projectiles

Maggie

• Slightly increased weapon damage

Psycho Stabber

• Increased melee damage

Masterwork Crossbow

• Increased weapon damage

Today we're releasing several changes to Zane's passive skills and class mods. After buffing weapons, we started looking at how class mods were impacting the build diversity of the Vault Hunters. After investigating community feedback, we developed these changes to make more class mods viable for Zane in the end game. Most of the passive skill buffs changed today are used by class mods that had been underperforming. Additional changes to Zane are already planned, with some coming in future hotfixes and patches.
Cold Bore

• Increased bonus damage

This skill only provides extra damage on the first bullet of a weapon swap. This bonus happens infrequently by nature, so we have massively buffed the damage. With this change, we are interested to see new builds centered around small magazine sizes, sniper rifles, and more.

Duct Tape Mod

• Decreased grenade cooldown by half

We found that the value of this passive skill was limited by the cooldown between each grenade, so we've cut that in half. Players will need to be conscious of the cooldown time and type of grenade mod they equipped to get maximum value out of this passive skill.

Like a Ghost

• Increased chance to ignore a bullet
• Increased the bonus for each active action skill

The stacking bonus only occurs each time one of Zane’s action skills is activated. This is infrequent in the late game, as players generally extend their action skill duration time. We’ve made this change with that play style in mind.

Trick of the Light

• Increased damage bonus

The damage from this skill depends on the number of enemies targeting Zane and Zane’s clone and can occasionally be unpredictable. To better account for this inconsistency we've buffed the damage bonus.

Best Served Cold

• Increased damage from the Cryo novas

Frutility Belt

• Increased the damage reduction

To help encourage players to consider builds that remove elemental damage, we’ve buffed the damage mitigation to be stronger here.
Anti-Freeze

• Increased movement speed while taking Cryo damage

Conductor

• Increased the damage bonus

The damage bonus for this class mod is dependent on the amount of action skill duration time you have left. Like Trick of the Light, this damage can feel inconsistent. We have increased the damage bonus to provide more reliable damage.

Executor

• Increased stat bonuses

Players suggested that the stat bonuses provided as a kill skill weren't strong enough to feel the value. We've buffed each significantly.

Techspert

• Increased the chance of recharge to SNTNL cooldown’s and active duration

The intent of this class mod is to provide a way to keep Zane's drone active nearly indefinitely, but at just 5% chance to refill the cooldown and duration, it wasn't consistent enough. We've increased the likelihood of this behavior occurring.

Today in Borderlands 3, we addressed a reported exploit and comment on the frequency of future changes to the game. These changes will be live on all platforms by 12:00 PM PST. To apply hotfixes, wait at the main menu until you see a sign that says, “Hotfixes Applied!” If you are experiencing any issues or want to provide feedback, please submit a ticket to support.2k.com.

• Prevented enemies from indefinitely spawning during Takedown at the Guardian Breach
• Addressed a reported concern that new hotfixes were being added to Borderlands 3 too frequently

After this week, we will be changing the cadence in which we put out new hotfixes. Moving forward, the hotfix schedule will mirror when we put out updates, with exceptions for any emergency adjustments that we feel are necessary to the integrity of the game. The team is working hard on future updates and new content, which we are excited to share with you soon™.

Catch up on all the Borderlands 3 news from the Gearbox PAX Digital Showcase!

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After a year full of glorious, mayhem-riddled memories, Borderlands 3 still has plenty of chaotic content on the way. During the Gearbox PAX Digital Showcase, you got a first look at what's in store for Borderlands 3, including new features and an entirely new Skill Tree for FL4K as part of upcoming premium content.



Gearbox Software Creative Director Graeme Timmins shared the news that another paid DLC is coming later this year, bringing an additional Skill Tree for each Vault Hunter and more to those who purchase it. We got a first look at FL4K the Beastmaster's new Trapper Skill Tree, which features the powerful Gravity Snare Action Skill and a lovable line of Hyperion Loaderbots as a new pet type. Putting skill points into the Trapper Skill Tree will greatly increase shields and survivability for both FL4K and their pet, while the Gravity Snare Action Skill grants FL4K an effective means of crowd control. When thrown, the Gravity Snare will periodically toss nearby enemies into the air and slam them into the ground, interrupting their attack animations in the process and making it easier to isolate and eliminate your targets.



As for the robotic additions to FL4K's pet posse, the Hyperion Loaderbot comes in three varieties. There’s the ranged ION Loader, which fires slow-moving projectiles that can be shot to create powerful shock novas; the melee BUL Loader, which charges enemies and knocks them into the air with its shield (or just roundhouse kicks them); and the WAR Loader, which packs an incendiary shotgun, can toss grenades, and unleashes homing missiles on command.

That's just a taste of what's in store for Borderlands 3, and we'll have plenty more to share with you soon. Until then, thanks for tuning in!