The saga of Borderlands was the cornerstone for the birth of a videogame genre known as looter-shooter and over the years it has managed to collect a large number of fans around the globe.
The first chapter of the saga of Borderlands took the insights of hack and slash diablo like and condensed them into a first-person video game where the player's aim is required to be able to face their opponents, the second chapter of the saga has taken up the formula of the first chapter and expanded it substantially by adding skills, content and increased the number of explosions of 3000%.
Interest in the saga of Borderlands it then gradually faded between Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, more of the same based on the structure of the second chapter and Tales From The Borderlands, a series of graphic adventures Telltale interesting but far from the brand's original genre; all the fans of the saga, in essence, were waiting for the arrival of the third chapter of the saga.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We welcome the Borderland 3, third installment of the saga set on Pandora between Claptrap and beautiful enemies called Jack.
When is Borderlands 3 coming out?
The third installment in the saga of Borderlands, as announced by the software house Gearbox Software and from the publisher 2K, will come up Playstation 4, Xbox One e Windows PC il 13 September 2019.
The PC di Borderlands 3 will come up PC exclusive thunderstorm on Epic Games Store, to then also open up to other platforms ad April 2020; essentially the temporal exclusivity that 2K (author of the agreement) has entered into with epic Games it will only last six months.
The Borderlans 3 trailer
Gearbox Software showed, in tandem with its announcement, the trailer for the new chapter of the brand with the four new hunters of the crypt and the villains who will act as the main target for this chapter: the Calypso twins.
More details on the title will be released by Gearbox Software when it will present the gameplay for the first time, in a livestream that will take place on May 1, 2019.
This is the cover of the super deluxe edition of Borderlands 3, one of the most interesting covers to have appeared over the last few years of gaming history.
Who will be the Borderlands 3 crypt hunters?
Gearbox Software with the press releases released today has also opened a glimmer of light on the four playable characters that will be present within Borderlands 3:
Here are their descriptions
- Moze – The Gunner: when Moze needs reinforcements she is able to digiconstruct a robot called Iron Bear; the latter will take care of generating the firepower missing to defeat the enemies.
- Amara – The Siren: Amara is a mermaid who is able to conjure ethereal punches with which to punch opponents.
- FL4K – The Beastmaster: FL4K is a hunter who lives for one purpose: to have a prey to hunt. This purpose of him is also shared by the beasts he commands with an unyielding iron fist.
- Zane – The Operative: Zane is the typical battlefield nerd, gadget enthusiast and always the latest in all the technologies that can be used to take down opponents. His aim is to create chaos on the battlefield.
Where will Borderlands 3 be set?
As stated by Gearbox Software in trailers and press releases, the third chapter of its brand will be the first not to be set in Pandora, the planet that gave birth to the settings that characterized the two previous chapters.
How many weapons will there be in Borderlands 3?
Gearbox Software announced that Borderlands 3 it will still contain the weapons bazilioni we have been accustomed to from previous chapters of the saga.
Among the types of weapons that Gearbox Software has declared we find:
- Weapons that fire projectiles capable of generating a shield
- Assault rifles capable of generating small volcanoes
- Guns that grow their legs and independently hunt opponents, insulting them at the same time.
How will Borderlands 3 multiplayer be organized?
At the moment information regarding the multiplayer of Borderlands 3 they are few and fragmented.
As it stated by Gearbox Software the title will be predominantly cooperative, with a system capable of balance the challenge in case of large power level imbalances between players. The goal of the software house is to make the title enjoyable for all groups of players.
According to a spokesperson for 2K to the microphones of Gamespot, at the moment there are no certainties regarding the presence of crossplay within the title. Gearbox at the moment he is working with body and soul to ensure that this happens given the importance that this feature could have in a more fragmented market than usual, given the exclusive temporal encounter that the title is going to.
The previous chapters of the Gearbox saga were characterized by a feature that in the course of the evolution of the genre has been modified and updated: the instantiation of the loot.
What are we talking about? In the first two chapters of Borderlands the loot was generated individually for the entire team of players.
This choice has been reevaluated over the years and, nowadays, all games that include randomly generated loot upon the death of a mob or the opening of a chest tend to generate the appropriate rewards player by player.
According to retail ads, discovered around by Gamesradar, this loot generation methodology will also be included in Borderlands 3.
“Play with anyone you want at any time in online or split-screen co-op mode, don't worry about your level or don't worry about your mission progress. Take down enemies as a team and collect rewards that will be yours alone - no one will lose the loot "
So reads the tagline of the game, practically confirming the instantiation of the loot player by player, without counting in any way the progress of whoever is hosting the game at that moment.
Borderlands 3: which edition do I buy?
2K e Gearbox have announced four different editions of Borderlands 3, intended to come out on 13 Settembre simultaneously with the digital version of the title. Prices are currently only in dollars and vary between $59.99 of the basic edition ai $249.99 of the most prestigious edition.
Let's see them together.
Borderlands 3 Standard Edition
Price: 59.99 $
The standard edition of Borderlands 3 includes only the base game.
Borderlands 3 Deluxe Edition
Price: 79.99 $
The deluxe edition of Borderlands 3 contains the following products:
- Base game
- Retro Cosmetic Pack: DLC with character skins, ECHO device and weapons
- Neon Cosmetic Pack: DLC with character skins, ECHO device and weapons
- Gearbox Cosmetic Pack: Weapon Skin, Weapon Trinket
- Toy Box Weapon Pack 2: 2 toy weapons, toy grenade mod, weapon trinket
- Mods to increase experience points and loot droprate.
Borderlands 3 Super deluxe edition
Price: 99.99 $
The super deluxe edition of Borderlands three contains the following products:
- Base game
- Retro Cosmetic Pack: DLC with character skins, ECHO device and weapons
- Neon Cosmetic Pack: DLC with character skins, ECHO device and weapons
- Gearbox Cosmetic Pack: Weapon Skin, Weapon Trinket
- Toy Box Weapon Pack 2: 2 toy weapons, toy grenade mod, weapon trinket
- Mods to increase experience points and loot droprate.
- Borderlands 3 Season Pass
The Borderlands 3 Season Pass will include, reportedly:
- Four DLC campaigns with new stories, new missions and new challenges
- Butt Stallion grenade, weapon trinket and weapon skin mod
Borderlands 3 Diamond Loot Chest Collector's Edition
Price: 249.99 $
La Diamond Loot Chest Collector's Edition is the definitive edition of Borderlands 3 and contains the following products:
- Base Game
- Borderlands 3 Season Pass
- All digital content related to the aforementioned Super Deluxe Edition
- A physical replica of the Diamond Loot Chest
- 10 small action figures (approx 7.6 cm tall) containing the four new crypt hunters, the Calypso twins and other characters from the expanded Borderlands universe
- A diorama representing Sanctuary 3
- 4 charms with the crypt symbol
- A canvas map of the game galaxy
- Five lithographs dedicated to the game characters: the four new crypt hunters and the Calypso twins
- Steelbook by Borderlands 3
Bad reviews on steam for Borderlands 3's exclusive Epic Games Store flock
History sadly repeated itself: exactly as it happened for Metro Exodus even the Borderlands titles present on the Steam platform have been victims of the very sad phenomenon of review bombing. By review bombing we mean a series of incredibly negative reviews that try to ditch the evaluation of one or more titles within the platform of Gabe Newell following some event linked to a particular brand.
It happened for Titan Souls, for The Elder Scrolls V, for Grand Theft Auto V, for NieR AutomatA and it will probably happen again and again; here you will find one history.
Over the course of a couple of days the title of Gearbox Software it has achieved over four hundred negative reviews, all of them characterized by sustained discontent. All these negative reviews were then dealt with by the special team that Valve created to counter the phenomenon and made useless for evaluation purposes; this is because the American company has repeatedly declared in the course of its history that it is well aware of the problem and that it also intends to solve it as far as possible.
The creator of Borderlands, Randy Pitchford, replied to a user who displayed looter shooter rating charts with a vitriolic tweet:
"Ironically, the improper use of user reviews on Steam and Valve's slowness to correct this problem is one of the reasons why I am happy that 2K has chosen the Epic Games Store (NDR: Platform on which this feature is absent) for the publication of our title. This misbehavior on the part of users makes me reconsider Gearbox Publishing's current position on Steam "
Currently Pitchford has not yet released any statements regarding Steam's intervention following the purge of negative reviews. A few days ago the Gearbox boss had come out with a very funny tweet in which he announced that he was ready to put the title on Steam with immediate value if and only if Valve had announced the arrival of the third most anticipated chapter in the history of video games: Half Life 3.
Crazy Earl talking: It’s not my call, but if Gaben legit announces Half-Life 3, I will use all the leverage and influence I can to get our game on Valve’s store as soon as reasonably possible. No promises, but I would go as bananas for HL3 as you all are going for Borderlands 3.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) April 3, 2019
