Borderlands 3 made its debut on September 13, 2019, offering a fair bit of content on launch. Several planets full of side missions and a variety of enemies were able to be explored, while the Proving Grounds added some highly replayable mission types. Crew Challenges gave players some fun optional tasks to complete, and a cosmetic-focused Eridium vendor gave them cosmetics to grind for. However, while there was a lot to do on launch, the game grew significantly through its 2+ years of support.
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Borderlands 3 fan and official Discord runner @DeputyPirek shared an image from @RodriguezMario6 highlighting everything that was added to the game through the paid expansions and free content drops. There were six total DLCs made available across the two season passes, with four proper expansions released alongside the Designer’s and Director’s Cuts. This premium content saw new weapons, missions, and locations added, with skill trees and a raid boss included as well. With the Arms Race mode bringing a new way to play Borderlands, there was a lot of variety in the DLC.
Alongside Borderlands 3’s season pass content, there were numerous free updates made to the game. All of these are highlighted in the image as well, with new gear pieces, cosmetics, and Mayhem 2.0 mentioned. The Borderlands Science mini-game was also included, with additions like extra Guardian Ranks and SDU slots covered as well. The game’s seasonal events and Takedowns were shown in the breakdown as well.
While seeing the variety of content offered is interesting, as Borderlands 3’s Vault Cards differed greatly from the game’s weekly loot events, the sheer amount of content is staggering as well. Seeing things like 132 gear pieces listed out alongside 21 patches shows that Gearbox put a lot of work into the game, and it is nice to see some dedicated fans compiling all the info to make it clear just how well the game was supported. With a good mix between free and paid content, Borderlands 3 players had plenty to do while the game was being actively updated.
While it remains to be seen what the future holds for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a Season Pass has been confirmed. If the spin-off takes notes from Borderlands 3 and features a massive amount of free content alongside its premium DLC, players could still be playing years after its release.
Borderlands 3 is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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