The beloved Borderlands 4 is renowned for its chaotic and exciting gameplay and core shooter-adventure mechanics. On October 31st, BL4 received an update, fixing bugs and making some adjustments to the game.
This update aims to address long-standing player feedback, ranging from balance issues to improving the overall experience, while also updating Weekly Wildcard Mission to maintain player activity. You can experience more detail in the updated game.
However, like many game updates, it brought both unexpected surprises and frustrating oversights, leaving players both excited and confused. Below is a detailed breakdown of the core content, highlights, and controversial points of this update.
Invisible Walls Prevent Loot Loss
For BL4 players, the rewards gained in every battle are crucial.
Players constantly defeat enemies, collect loot, and use Borderlands 4 Money to upgrade weapons and gear to face stronger foes and acquire better items. This mutually reinforcing cycle of grinding and acquiring equipment creates a loop; if any link in the chain breaks, the others will come to a standstill.
However, this fast-paced process was disrupted in Borderlands 4.
When challenging bosses, players might encounter loot falling in inaccessible locations. This was especially true against bosses with unique locations like Primordial Guardian Origo, where the battlefield was set on small floating islands, causing hard-earned loot to frequently bounce off and fall into the void.
In such situations, players had to expend significant resources refilling their magazines and repeatedly challenge the boss to obtain the desired equipment and weapons. It's easy to imagine how tedious it would be to repeatedly farm the same bosses.
Fortunately, October 31st update addressed this issue by adding invisible walls to the cliff edges of key boss battle areas. These walls will contain loot in safe zones as it's about to fall, making it easier for players to retrieve it.
While this fix is simple, it's one that players have been eagerly awaiting.
Whether you're a newbie struggling to level up your Vault Hunters rank and gear, or a late-game player spending hours grinding bosses for the perfect weapon, this change will help you achieve your goals faster in Borderlands 4.
Easier To Farm Bod Shotgun
Another major highlight of this BL4 update is the new way to obtain the legendary weapon, Bod Shotgun. Previously, obtaining Bod Shotgun required repeatedly challenging bosses.
This process often took hours or even days. Worse, even if Bod Shotgun dropped, its stats might not meet your needs, forcing you to grind again.
However, in Borderlands 4 update, players can obtain Bod Shotgun by completing Weekly Wildcard Mission: Below the Surface. In this mission, players must help a character who has escaped from Order Lab evade pursuit.
Unlike the uncertainty of grinding rewards, completing this mission guarantees you a Bod shotgun. Even more surprisingly, this quest takes less time to complete compared to challenging a boss.
Furthermore, players can quickly repeat this quest until they obtain the ideal roll Bod. For players looking to collect weapons that better suit their build, this adjustment makes the otherwise tedious quest quick and easy.
Besides Bod-related quests, Borderlands 4 update also includes some adjustments to Weekly Activities. Weekly Big Encore Boss has been replaced with the more difficult Primordial Guardian Origo. This more challenging battle will offer players richer rewards and provide a new challenge for experienced players.
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100% Crit Knife Returns
While Borderlands 4's changes to loot protection and the faster acquisition of Bod shotguns have been well-received by players, this update shows the 100% crit knife, which was previously considered unbalanced by players.
To allow players to have more diverse builds, Borderlands 4 previously adjusted the game to address the issue of crit knife builds dominating the meta.
However, the good times didn't last long, and the almost bug-like 100% crit knife reappeared in the game. We still can't determine whether the 100% crit knife's return was an oversight during official testing or a deliberate release by the game developers.
For players who have adapted to the current game environment, whether to invest some Borderlands 4 money to upgrade the crit knife is a dilemma. On one hand, the crit knife does indeed deal a lot of damage, which is very tempting. On the other hand, players are unsure whether the crit knife's high critical hit rate will remain in the game.
This Borderlands 4 update hasn't completely satisfied players.
On one hand, it brought significant improvements. The loot invisible walls solved the long-standing issue of items being uncollectible, Bod spawn adjustments made popular weapons easier to obtain, and the more difficult Primordial Guardian Origo provided a fresh challenge for late-game players.
On the other hand, the return of the 100% crit knife has dissatisfied players. For a game company that has stated it closely monitors player feedback, this apparent disregard for player opinions will be questioned by players.
Overall, this update brought fresh content to players, and perhaps these minor flaws will be completely eliminated in the next update. It's believed that the developers will listen to player feedback and continuously improve Borderlands 4 to make the game more appealing to players.
