Players of Borderlands 3 are seeking help with technical issues and complaining. They go to a place that is actually the wrong spot for that – the Steam forums.
As with almost every launch of a major game, things did not go smoothly with Borderlands 3. Some players are complaining about in-game problems that hinder their gameplay or are extremely annoying. These include:
- Massive lags in the game’s menus
- Framerate drops despite a solid PC
- Persistent “A new update is available” messages in the menu
- Extremely long loading times
To seek help with these issues, players ask others for advice. However, they do this at one of the few places where they are unlikely to find like-minded individuals: the Steam forums.
What’s so strange about this? Borderlands 3 is exclusively available on the “Epic Games Store” for a while and is therefore not available on Steam.
Nevertheless, players are using the Steam forum of its predecessor Borderlands 2 to get tips or complain about performance issues. They are often reminded to use the official forums of Gearbox or Reddit instead.
No forums at Epic Games: The players’ predicament arises from the fact that the Epic Games Store does not offer forums. Therefore, there is no “obvious” place for players on the platform to discuss issues or bugs and seek help.
Apparently, some fans recalled in their minds that there were such forums on Steam and are simply turning to the forums of the predecessor games, even if the current game is not available on Steam.
The Epic Games Store lacks some features: Another missing feature in the Epic Games Store, along with forums, is the ratings, as they are possible on Steam. This has led in the past to angry players storming the Steam page of Borderlands 2 and bombarding the game with negative reviews. Back then, they were angry about the Epic Games exclusivity.
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