Fans outraged over Borderlands 3 loot nerf update Gearbox Software \/ 2K GamesA new hot fix for Borderlands 3 released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 19, and fans are not happy with some of the changes. The latest instalment in the looter shooter series released on September 13 and people have been loving it, even going as far as to scour the game for pop culture references such as Rick & Morty and Lord of the Rings. An update patch released for the game on September 19, and brought some big changes to the way loot is dropped \u2013 something some fans aren\u2019t too happy about. Borderlands 3 loot nerf The hot fix adjusted an array of issues, such as overleveled enemies and the activation range of certain New-U machines. But a change to the frequency of rare item loot drops in the game\u2019s hard mode \u2018Mayhem Mode\u2019 isn\u2019t something some people are writing home about. Before the patch, an article from PC Gamer on September 16 told fans about an exploit in the Eden-6 area that fans could farm Loot Tinks while playing Mayhem Mode in order to get an insane amount of Legendary drops. Unfortunately though, the update scaled the frequency down. \u201cRIP loot tink in Jakobs Estate :(\u201c one fan on the Borderlands 3 subreddit said. \u201cLiterally just got to Jakobs Estate last night :(\u201c another said in reply. \u201cI rushed through the game tonight so I could get Mayhem 3 but was surprised that none Loot Tinks appeared at 3 runs and I guessed they patched it.\u201d a player commented, before continuing. \u201cMy rushing to the end was so useless now, I could\u2019ve enjoyed the story far more longer.\u201d Luckily, there seems to be some sort of bypass for those who want to continue getting the increased loot drops \u2013 simply enable \u2018Offline Mode\u2019 and reboot the game. Read More: Fans outraged over Borderlands 3 performance – Doing so appears to remove the hotfix completely, but it comes back once you\u2019re online again, so just keep that in mind when farming for Legendaries. The full list of patch notes can be found below. Bugs Yellow paint has been added to Ambermire to mark a more obvious path to complete the Sabotage Crew Challenge. – The New-U Station in front of the Halcyon Suborbital Spaceport (used during the \u201cSpace-Laser Tag\u201d Mission) in the Meridian Metroplex now has a larger activation range. – The New-U Station in front of Titian\u2019s Gate (used during the \u201cAtlas, At Last\u201d Mission) in the Meridian Metroplex now has a larger activation range. – The first Guardian a player runs into during the \u201cBeneath the Meridian\u201d mission is no longer over-leveled. – The Eridian chest by the Grotto in the Jakob\u2019s Estate is no longer invisible. – Balance Eridium crystals in Voracious Canopy grow less frequently. – Scaled down the amount of loot drops in Mayhem Mode. – Torgue shotgun sticky damage has been reduced. – Reduced E-Tech shotgun elemental damage from \u201cflesh off your bones\u201d to \u201ca lot\u201d. – Chupacabratch dropped too much of his hard-earned loot. – Adjusted spawn rate of Loot Tinks in Mansion. They\u2019re special again. – Removed pain-sounds from Troy for his boss fight. –<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fans outraged over Borderlands 3 loot nerf update Gearbox Software \/ 2K GamesA new hot fix for Borderlands 3 released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 19, and fans are not happy with some of the changes. The latest instalment in the looter shooter series released on September 13 and people have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}