A new patch for the crazy shooter hit Borderlands 3 does not focus on weapons or game characters, but targets new players instead. They were often overleveled and just ran through the areas.
That was the problem: Gearbox noticed that players were overleveled in some areas. The enemies were therefore too easy, and side missions were ignored.
We noticed that new players were entering certain areas always with too high a level for the content they were playing. This made these areas too easy, as the enemies were much weaker than intended for this point in the game. We also saw that some side missions were mostly ignored later in the game due to these balance irregularities. With the balance adjustments, we are bringing the enemies back to the average level with which players enter these locations.
Gearbox in a blog post on borderlands.com
These adjustments primarily apply to two areas:
- Various areas and side missions on Nekrotafeyo, one of the last planets in Borderlands 3.
- The enemies in the Forge, a prison level on Eden-6, should now match the average level of the players.
However, these changes only affect new characters, as Gearbox stated it still wants to improve balance progress.
Patch coming for PC on March 13 – No date for other platforms
The patch goes live for PC players on March 13 with the Steam release at 3:00 PM and can already be downloaded from the Epic Games Store.
If you haven’t downloaded the hotfix yet, wait for a notification in the main menu. It will inform you that the hotfix can be applied and will restart the game.
Then the patch will be released for PS4 and Xbox One: There is no exact date for this balance patch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or even Stadia and Mac. However, it is expected to be released sometime this month.
What else is included: The rest of the patch includes small improvements and fixes to character skill descriptions. Additionally, other weapons will receive some adjustments, as some became stronger in the last hotfix.
You can find the full patch notes on the official Borderlands website.
