Borderlands 4 Revives the Thrill of Loot Chasing Following BL3 Feedback

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Okay, so, apparently Borderlands 4 decided to pull a fast one on us—like, they dropped the release date earlier. Yeah, I know, right? Weird flex, but hey, they just showed off a bucketload of gameplay during some PlayStation live thingamajig. Lots of new stuff: vault hunters looking fresh with new moves, and the weapons system? Total remix. Plus, there’s some chatter about fixing the loot drop drama from Borderlands 3. Gearbox is all like, “we’re bringing back the magic,” whatever that means.

I’m a sucker for looter shooters. Destiny 2? Guilty. But Borderlands 3 just didn’t do it for me. Still, fingers crossed for Borderlands 4—it looks pretty sick and promises to take us to a brand-new world. Lots of noise this week ’cause they nudged the release up (maybe GTA 6 is looming, who knows), but today’s reveal added fuel to the hype fire.

What hit me the most? Gearbox went on about the loot system revamp. Borderlands 3 was overly generous, apparently—like a fountain of fancy gear. Gearbox says, “We’re listening, we fixed it,” making sure the loot feels valuable. They’ve dialed back on those Legendary drops to make them sparkle again. Exactly how? They’re keeping the secrets locked up, but claim the gold-tier awesomeness is worth the grind.

Also, they touched on new combat and loadout tricks. Four Vault Hunters now pack a bunch of fresh skills with individual trees. Guns are still coming from manufacturers but with new names—Order, Ripper, Daedalus. Sounds like a blast. Plus, there’s this mix-and-match Parts system for weapons. Should be wild.

Oh, and explosives get their own cool-down slot now. No more hoarding grenades for a rainy day—you can just lob them whenever. Sounds like fun, right?

They spilled the beans on movement too—think sliding, dashing, and grappling all rolled into one. Plus, there’s this Digirunner thing. Basically, Destiny’s Sparrows but with guns. What more can you ask for?

Not groundbreaking, but hey, it’s solid. Gearbox really seems to think they’ve nailed the whole loot drama. Guess we’ll see.

Borderlands 4 drops on September 12, but Gearbox is hinting at a June event for hands-on peeps. Probably links up with those summer gaming gigs, but I’m just guessing here.

Can’t wait ’til September? There are plenty of awesome co-op and FPS games to tide you over.

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