In Borderlands 3, the Mayhem 2.0 mode not only introduced a new endgame but also some problems. The developers want to fix these issues now and provide a few improvements on top.
Here was the problem: With Mayhem 2.0, many great new features came to the game, but there were also some problems:
- Some modifiers caused the game to stutter
- The sound was glitchy
- The drop rates in Mayhem mode were not appropriate
The latter has been addressed, but other bugs still persist.
In a comprehensive developer update, Gearbox revealed which issues are next on the list – and what improvements are coming to the game.
Mayhem Rescue in Two Phases
This is Phase 1: Gearbox emphasizes that they essentially plan two phases. These will be carried out in the next two patches.
The first phase will focus primarily on value scaling and equipment. The changes will look like this:
- Value bonuses of enemies at higher levels for health, armor, and shields will decrease.
- Equipment that performs too well or too poorly at level 7 and higher will be adjusted – nerfs and buffs can be expected.
- You will be able to see at which Mayhem level you picked up a weapon. This was missing before.
This is Phase 2: In Phase 2, balancing the characters will be adjusted again. Diverse playstyles should pay off. The following changes will be made:
- Weak skills will be improved.
- The action skill damage will scale with chaos levels. This was not the case before and caused much frustration among fans.
- Melee, slam, and slide damage will also scale, as well as vehicle damage.
- Grenades you find will also vary in strength across the ten Mayhem levels.
Additionally, class mods with extra damage for your action skills will be equipped. This will enhance the abilities of your vault hunters even further. Besides that, vending machines are expected to drop better loot at higher levels.
Improvements Outside of Mayhem 2.0
This is also planned: Apart from the Mayhem mode, there will be further improvements. These include performance and stability. In a first step, problematic Mayhem mods were identified and removed. In the two phases, further corrections will be made and the improved mods will be restored.
Additionally, these changes are planned:
- In the fight-for-your-life mode, you will move slower so that a revive is not accidentally interrupted.
- Multiple players can now heal fallen teammates faster together.
- The drop rate of specific loot will be increased.
- The Eridian Fabricator, or “the gun gun“, is expected to fire more legendary items, but will also become more expensive.
- You can exchange eridium at Crazy Earl’s vending machine for mission-specific equipment once you have completed the mission.
In total, many improvements are planned that should make Borderlands 3 run more smoothly. This is promising – after all, the upcoming content should not be disrupted by technical hiccups.
