A new hotfix is going online today for Borderlands 3. It addresses some errors, but primarily adjusts the damage values of certain weapons.
When will the patch be released? As usual, the hotfix will go live on Thursday evening. According to the developers, it should be live by 9:00 PM. It’s best to wait a few seconds in the main menu until the familiar message appears, indicating “Hotfixes Applied”.
By the way, the patch isn’t the only new thing coming to Borderlands 3 on Thursday evening: The Steam release for Borderlands 3 was also announced.
Patch makes some weapons more useful
These buffs are included in the patch: The hotfix improves a whole range of weapons. First up are four legendary weapons that weren’t exactly among the top guns in the game. However, they should now become significantly more useful:
- “The Lob” now has a magazine size of 12 instead of 4. The damage has been increased, and the cannon now fires 3 magical bullets instead of just one.
- The “Woodblocker” receives a 100% increase in critical hit damage. Additionally, recoil has been slightly reduced.
- The rifle “Malak’s Bane” has received a significant damage increase. Furthermore, it now costs you 2 units of shotgun ammunition instead of the previous 4.
- “Ruby’s Wrath” now also deals more damage, and the cooldown for the special singularity grenade has been greatly reduced.
But that’s not all: All DAHL assault rifles will also receive a buff. They all now deal 35% more damage. This also affects several legendary weapons from DAHL – you can see which ones in our list of all legendary weapons.
So, be sure to check your bank to see if you still have one of the weapons on hand. They might be more useful to you now than before!
What else is in the patch: In addition to the buffs, as in the last patch, several bugs that could hinder you in the game have been fixed. For example, there were issues in the Cisterns of Slaughter: enemies would get stuck in places where you couldn’t reach them anymore.
Additionally, Billy the Invincible has been adjusted. The boss is now supposed to teleport less frequently. In total, several progress blockers have been removed – you can find the complete list on the official website.
All in all, this is more of a small hotfix. However, the focus for Borderlands 3 is likely also on the new DLC, which will be presented on Thursday evening at PAX East:
