Borderlands 4 received a patch update this week, focusing on weapon balance adjustments, with significant buffs specifically for several pistols and shotguns.
Also, a major patch has been announced for next week, featuring numerous quality of life optimizations and further class adjustments to improve class builds and address skill issues, with plans to address community feedback.
Gear Balance Adjustments
This Borderlands 4 update includes a round of targeted buffs across the arsenal.
Among The Pistols:
- Ruby's Grasp's damage has been increased by 50%, and its fire rate has been increased by 25%.
- Bully Pistol's base damage and its Drone's damage have both been increased by 50%.
- Rangefinder's base damage has been increased by 30%.
- Queen's Rest's spawn chance has been increased to 50%, and its fire rate has been increased by 50%, making its sticky ammo gameplay even more powerful.
- Seventh Sense's damage has been increased by a massive 250%.
Regarding Shotguns:
- Hellwalker's base damage has been increased by 30%.
- The already powerful Convergence has also received an unexpected 25% base damage buff.
In addition, the developers have fixed an issue with Anarchy shotgun's talent stacking errors and confirmed that all class Pets, such as Trouble, Specters, Reapers, and Forgeweapons, now correctly inherit critical strike chance.
Weekly Event Rotation
This week's Borderlands 4 event quest is Null and Void, which grants Invisible, Leaking, and Chromatic effects, turning all enemies invisible. Successful completion will reward players with Phantom Flame Pistol.
Also, the heavy boss Directive-0 has made a strong return, making it a prime target for farming assault rifles like Whiskey Fox Trot and the rare material Phosphene.
Players can also use the grappling hook to access Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine in Lockaway Safehouse area. Here, you can use Borderlands 4 Money to obtain weapons, equipment, ammunition, etc. that are randomly refreshed every week to improve your gaming skills.
Patch Update Confirmed
Following this minor adjustment, the developer team has confirmed that a major patch will be released next week with the following highlights:
- A comprehensive rebalance of Class Mods, Repkits, shields, and Firmware.
- A focus on improving the viability of melee builds and addressing existing issues with class-specific builds.
- Fixed performance issues with some class skills and made necessary adjustments to overperforming equipment.
- Implemented a series of stability improvements and long-awaited quality of life improvements.
This move aims not only to improve the player experience, but also to increase the competitiveness of specific playstyles like the melee style, and to nerf some overperforming equipment.
Player-Requested Updates
Notably, Borderlands 4 development team has specifically emphasized that they have received a list of community-submitted improvements and are actively evaluating the following optimization areas:
First, players are requesting a loot filter to make it easier to find items they're looking for, such as Dead Eye firmware or Jakob's license parts.
Second, in addition to creating account-wide SDUs, Borderlands 4 players are also looking for increased drop rates for Class Mods to avoid getting items that don't match your class.
Furthermore, players are also requesting a simplified firmware storage and usage process. The current firmware is somewhat unsatisfactory, making it difficult for players to collect, store, and use it across different pieces of equipment.
Players are also looking for updates to Lost Loot machine and Lost Loot prioritization to prevent them from dropping green or blue items.
In addition to this, there are two modifiers that can be removed, specifically Elemental Eater and Centrifugal, because if you're playing a build with bonus cryo damage, even if you attack the Cryo Elemental Eater with fire weapons, you won't be able to kill them at all, which is very frustrating.
Furthermore, players are hoping to remove the cooldown on Echo-4's navigation so they can use it more frequently.
Since Ripper Grenade bombers dive straight down at the player, even if the player dodges, they'll still fly out and even roll at the player's feet, dealing damage. Therefore, reducing their damage is recommended.
Since bladed weapons currently don't increase melee damage, building melee builds will be more difficult. In previous versions, there were many powerful bladed weapons and weapons that increased melee damage, and many players have expressed their desire to see them return.
Finally, and most importantly, players are hoping for the introduction of multiplayer text chat, which would allow for more fun and a richer cooperative experience.
This update demonstrates a significant shift in Borderlands 4's operational strategy, with a greater emphasis on deep engagement and rapid response with the community.
Through these updates and a clear, forward-thinking plan, we're poised to further enhance the game's core competitiveness in terms of build diversity. The major patch scheduled for next week will likely be a crucial milestone in determining the game's long-term development.
Therefore, we recommend logging in immediately to experience the enhanced weapons and arranging your activities this week to be fully prepared for next week's update.
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