Borderlands 3 is set to receive a new game mode. It will be called “Arms Race” and will be completely innovative in this form. Accordingly, players are speculating about what we might expect.
Borderlands 3 received its last story DLC on September 10. With “Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck,” it was quite crazy, as players try to fight through the chaotic thoughts of the good old Krieg from Borderlands 2.
However, the DLC was not the last update planned for 2020. A brand new mode called “Arms Race” is supposed to come in October.
According to an interview with the developers (via gamespot), it is said to be something entirely new and innovative. Now the community is wondering what is in store for us.
What could it be like?
What we know: The new game mode will be called “Arms Race” and will be released in October. Borderlands 3 plans a standalone mode on a separate map.
The focus will be on the weapons and “Arms Race” is supposed to feel somewhat like a battle royale, but will not be a battle royale game.
Fans are speculating about the PvP aspect: Not much else is known about the new mode. The developers have only commented on what it will not be (not a battle royale). Therefore, speculation in the community is high.
Fans are most hotly discussing the possibility of a PvP mode:
To everyone who says: “It won’t be PvP.” Please read this: Gearbox did not say it wouldn’t be PvP. They said it wouldn’t be a battle royale. They also mentioned that it would be something for CoD and BR fans (and those are PvP games, if you remember).
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Players do not consider PvP out of the question, especially since fans of Call of Duty are to be addressed. Many are concerned that a PvP mode would be difficult to implement and could ruin much:
PvP would be so dumb… Balancing would be a nightmare if they introduced it.
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Fans are still considering: But there are also entirely different ideas. One user explains on the Borderlands 3 subreddit that he wishes for a mode like in Halo. There, you can overcome increasingly difficult levels with friends. It’s about surviving as long as possible:
I always thought that something like the Firefight from Halo: Reach would fit well into Borderlands. Coop-PvE, increasing difficulty, surviving as long as possible.
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One player would also like a “rogue-like.” So, level design that is a little different each time, with various skills and equipment. In such games, you usually lose your abilities or something similar after each death, and the enemies vary:
My theory is a large, static map with random gear and objects for each new run. Like a rogue-like, where each run is different. “Gun game” (that was the wording of the developers) sounds to me like you would start with bad weapons and upgrade them over time. A large map and constant looting make sense to me for a battle royale.
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This would also fit with the focus on weapons. The developers said that each of the unbelievably many weapons in Borderlands 3 will have its platform. This way, you could always receive different guns that you can enhance through use or further loot.
Ultimately, however, we can only wait until the next DLC is released. Then it will become clear to what extent the new mode really changes the game.
