The new patch notes are in for Borderlands 4, and like several other updates, this new round of tweaks to the game is focused on empowering players–specifically, their arsenal of weapons. Gearbox says that it’s focusing on smaller gear adjustments, starting with several Legendary-class weapons. These hard-to-find weapons haven’t felt as good to use in combat despite having unique perks, so their overall power is getting dialed up substantially.
One prime example here is the Hellwalker, a Jacobs fire-and-forget shotgun that was introduced in Borderlands 3 and is almost a carbon copy of the Super-Shotgun used by the Doom Slayer in Id’s Doom games. This will now do 30% extra base damage, so if you have a Jakobs mod equipped and the right skills activated, it should shred through rank-and-file enemies with ease. Queen’s Rest, a pistol manufactured by Torgue, will also start firing rounds faster, as this has been increased by 50%, while the chance for its unique perk to spawn a homing sticky projectile has been increased from 30% to 50%.
Other notable changes include damage and fire-rate increases to Ruby’s Grasp, the drone deployed from Bully will do 50% more damage, and Convergence base damage has been increased by 25%. If you don’t have one of these Legendary-class weapons yet, they can be farmed from bosses found throughout Kairos, or you might want to check Mauricie’s Black Market vending machine to see if he has it in stock.
Great to see the patch notes for Borderlands 4! It’s always exciting when legendary-class guns get some love. Looking forward to seeing how these buffs impact gameplay!
Absolutely! It’s definitely a game-changer when legendary-class guns are buffed. It’ll be interesting to see how these changes impact the overall gameplay and strategies in the next few weeks. Plus, it might encourage more diverse builds among players!