Nov 19, 2021

DIRECTOR'S CUT VAULT CARD 3 AVAILABLE NOW! CO-OP LOOT DROP UNTIL NOV 25!

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Isn't it time you proudly displayed your love of Bunkers & Badasses across the Borderlands and beyond? Now you can evoke everyone's favorite chaotic fantasy RPG in Borderlands 3 thanks to the new loot available to earn in Vault Card 3: Bunker Masters. The final Vault Card included in the Director's Cut add-on to Borderlands 3, Vault Card 3 is now available!

If you need a refresher on what Vault Cards are and how they work, check out our Vault Cards and Diamond Keys guide for the complete rundown. Vault Cards and their respective rewards can only be accessed if you own the Director's Cut add-on to Borderlands 3, which is available for individual purchase or as part of Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition, Season Pass 2, or the Season Pass Bundle.

As with the Fallen Heroes and Welcome to Pandora Vault Cards, Bunker Masters offers a bevy of new cosmetic items and powerful Legendary loot. Collect it all through standard gameplay or shoot your way through the Daily and Weekly Challenges for faster rewards.

BUNKER MASTERS
Vault Card 3 is all about paying tribute to Bunkers & Badasses, conjuring visions of chaotic fantasy made possible by tabletop battles, coveted custom dice, and meticulously painted miniatures. Between Bunker Masters and the recently released Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure, you'll have everything you need to embody the spirit of Bunkers & Badasses before Tiny Tina's Wonderlands launch (Coming Soon).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286680/Tiny_Tinas_Wonderlands/

There are 28 unique rewards to be unlocked in Vault Card 3, with the full item breakdown below. If you've scored all the cosmetic and gear rewards, you can still earn endless Eridium and maybe even some of those coveted Diamond Keys!

4 pieces of new Legendary gear (2 Assault Rifles, Grenade Mod, Shield)
4 Vault Hunter Heads
4 shared Vault Hunter Skins
4 ECHO Device Skins
3 Weapon Skins
5 Weapon Trinkets
3 Emotes
1 Room Decoration
Remember, you can only have one Vault Card active at a time, each with their own Daily and Weekly Challenges to complete. Regardless of whether you've completed them or not, Daily Challenges refresh every day at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET, and Weekly Challenges refresh on Thursdays at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET.

CO-OP LOOT DROP (LIMITED-TIME EVENT)
To celebrate the debut of Vault Card 3, for a limited time we're bringing back the Co-op Loot Drop event! From November 18 at 9:00 AM PT to November 25 at 8:59 AM PT, all Badass enemies will drop more loot when you're playing co-op in online multiplayer or local split-screen. The bigger your co-op party, the more loot you’ll see drop!

This effect applies to all Badass enemies game-wide, including any you encounter in paid add-on content, such as Moxxi's Heist of The Handsome Jackpot, Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock, Bounty of Blood, Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck, and even Arms Race from Designer's Cut (albeit at a slightly lower bonus rate for balance purposes).

We hope all you Vault Hunters enjoy a bit of light-hearted roleplaying with the new gear of Vault Card 3, and reap tons of rewards during the limited-time Co-op Loot Drop!

Aug 13, 2021

CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF MAYHEM!

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Two years since launch and Borderlands 3 is still going strong, all thanks to you—the Borderlands community. There's been plenty of BL3 mayhem made since our previous Year in Review check-in, including the launch of the Director's Cut add-on (with its raid boss, story missions, behind-the-scenes content, and Vault Cards), the long-awaited Crossplay Update, and in-game additions like Crazy Earl's Reroll Machine and Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine. To celebrate the second anniversary of Borderlands 3 on September 13, 2021, we have five weeks of mini-events lined up to show our appreciation for your passion and support!

Starting August 12, the fan-favorite Loot the Universe series of mini-events that reward you with loads of Legendary loot for seeing (then shooting) the planetary sights will be back. Each week during Loot the Universe, Borderlands 3's planets will take turns becoming a bastion of better drops, with specific types of Legendary loot having increased chances of dropping in one of that planet's zones. And of course, you'll get to keep all the bonus Legendary loot you find during these mini-events!

Just like last year, each planet's affected zones have their own dedicated Legendary weapon type (Pistol, Shotgun, SMG, Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle, or Heavy), and may also have increased chances for Legendary gear types (Class Mods, Artifacts, Shields, or Grenade Mods). It'll be up to the community to discover which kinds of Legendary loot drops where, so mark your calendars:

Week 1 (9:00 AM PT August 12 to 8:59 AM PT August 19) - Pandora
Week 2 (9:00 AM PT August 19 to 8:59 AM PT August 26) - Promethea
Week 3 (9:00 AM PT August 26 to 8:59 AM PT September 2) - Eden-6
Week 4 (9:00 AM PT September 2 to 8:59 AM PT September 9) - Nekrotafeyo
The fun doesn't stop after your galactic tour. Starting September 9 at 9:00 AM PT, we’re kicking off two more mini-events happening in tandem: Mayhem Made Mild, where you'll only encounter Easy modifiers in Mayhem Mode, and Show Me the Eridium, which grants increased Eridium drops and Eridium item discounts.

We've got even more planned for the anniversary on September 13, but we don't want to spoil the surprise just yet—so be sure to check back for details closer to the big day.

Everyone who owns Borderlands 3 will want to take advantage of these exceptional mini-events before the whole shebang ends at 8:59 AM PT on September 16. Thanks for making so much mayhem in Borderlands 3 these past two years, Vault Hunter—it wouldn't be the same without you!

Aug 5, 2021

DIRECTOR'S CUT VAULT CARD 2 AVAILABLE NOW!

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Owners of the Director's Cut add-on can unlock a slew of new goodies with Vault Card 2, available now in Borderlands 3!

Remember your first moments touching down on Pandora? The sweltering desert air, the jagged landscape, the imminent threat of horrible death? Get ready to relive those memories with Vault Card 2: Welcome to Pandora, the second of three Vault Cards included in the Director's Cut add-on! Vault Card 2 is available now via an update for all Director's Cut owners.

If you're unfamiliar with what Vault Cards are and how they work, be sure to read the Vault Cards and Diamond Keys guide for the complete rundown. Vault Cards and their respective rewards can only be accessed if you own the Director's Cut add-on, which is available for individual purchase or as part of Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition or Season Pass 2.

As with Vault Card 1: Fallen Heroes, Vault Card 2: Welcome to Pandora offers a bevy of new cosmetic items and powerful Legendary loot to collect through gameplay, with a continuous supply of Daily and Weekly Challenges you can complete for faster rewards.

WELCOME TO PANDORA
Vault Card 2's theme celebrates all the would-be Vault Hunters and naïve entrepreneurs who dared to brave this perilous planet seeking some combination of adventure, riches, killer loot, and gory glory. Fans of Tales from the Borderlands will particularly love the four new Vault Hunter Heads included in Vault Card 2, and you can even snag yourself an adorable Gortys skin for your ECHO Device!

There are 28 unique rewards to be unlocked in Vault Card 2, with the full item breakdown below. And even when you've scored all the cosmetic and gear rewards, you can still earn endless Eridium—and maybe some coveted Diamond Keys if you're lucky.

4 pieces of new Legendary gear (2 SMGs, Grenade Mod, Artifact)
4 Vault Hunter Heads
4 shared Vault Hunter Skins
5 ECHO Device skins
1 Weapon skin
6 Weapon Trinkets
2 Emotes
2 Room Decorations

Remember that you can only have one Vault Card active at a time, each with their own Daily and Weekly Challenges to complete. Regardless of whether you've completed them or not, Daily Challenges refresh every day at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM UTC, and Weekly Challenges refresh on Thursdays at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM UTC.

Every time you level up your Vault Card 2 progression bar, take a moment to appreciate just how far you've come since you first arrived on Pandora. We hope you enjoy earning the new loot in Vault Card 2: Welcome to Pandora, and be sure to keep an eye out for the third Vault Card coming later this year!

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Jun 24, 2021

BORDERLANDS 3 CROSSPLAY UPDATE!

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Here's everything included in the free Crossplay Update for Borderlands 3!

Look alive, Vault Hunters! There's a ton of exciting stuff coming your way in the Crossplay Update, which goes live as a free addition for Borderlands 3 players today, June 24! Here's everything you need to know about what's in it, including crossplay functionality for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac, Stadia, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, the return of the Cartels seasonal event, endless seasonal events, a new level cap increase, and the finale for the True Trials mini-events!

CROSSPLAY

Starting today, June 24, we’re excited to bring crossplay to Borderlands 3 across Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Mac, Stadia, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. There has never been a better time for you and your friends to experience the shooting and looting mayhem together.

Crossplay between the aforementioned platforms is made possible by SHiFT Matchmaking, and you'll be greeted by an opt-in window when the Crossplay Update is live. Regardless of whether you choose to enable or disable Crossplay, you'll be prompted to set a Crossplay Display Name, which is required for SHiFT Matchmaking functionality. Your Crossplay Display Name must meet the following requirements:

Must be a unique name not already in use by another Borderlands 3 player
Must be between 3-16 characters long
Must start with a letter, and is limited to a-z, A-Z, 0-9, or non-consecutive underscore, hyphen, or period/full-stop characters
You can change your display name on your personal account page on the SHiFT website, or in Borderlands 3 via the Social menu option from the main menu or pause menu. Simply click Social, switch to the SHiFT tab, and change your Crossplay Display Name in the Account Details section.

THE REVENGENCE OF REVENGE OF THE CARTELS

The fan-favorite seasonal event is back! Bring the fight into round two against Joey Ultraviolet and his gangs of underlings, tearing apart their scenic Villa Ultraviolet mansion in the process. Starting today, your Saurian pal Maurice aboard Sanctuary III will recruit you for another dose of revenge on the brutes who broke his arm (again)!

If you played the Revenge of the Cartels event in 2020, The Revengence of Revenge of the Cartels works just the same. Maurice will ask you to eliminate Cartel Operative enemies, who can be found in areas from the base game and campaign add-ons alike; they're easy to spot because they wear bright neon duds like the '80s never ended. Slaying an Operative activates a dead-man's switch that'll warp in some Cartel Thugs looking to avenge their blasted buddy. Once you've dispatched enough Cartel Thugs and collected Hideout Coordinates from their corpses, Maurice can open up a portal to the main event: a raucous showdown at Villa Ultraviolet against the Eridium Cartel kingpin himself, Joey Ultraviolet.

The Revengence of Revenge of the Cartels features a new set of themed items cosmetic items, unlocked via the same Challenges and thresholds from last year. Here's the breakdown for unlocks:

3 Challenges: 'Cosmic Ring' ECHO Device Skin
6 Challenges:'Pandora Sunset' Weapon Trinket
10 Challenges:'Framed Tenderizer' Room Decoration
14 Challenges:'Digital Horizons' Weapon Skin
18 Challenges:'Grid Runner' Vault Hunter Skin
Ordinarily, this would be the part where we say you can turn the event on or off at any time between its start and end dates. But as part of the Crossplay Update, seasonal event 'end dates' are no longer a thing!

ENDLESS SEASONAL EVENTS
With today's update, you'll be able to play any of Borderlands 3's themed seasonal events—Bloody Harvest, Broken Hearts Day, and Revenge of the Cartels—whenever you like, for as long as you like! A new option on the Main Menu will let you select which of these three events you'd like to toggle on or off. Note that this option only applies to the three seasonal events and not limited-time mini-events.

These annual events all have their own distinct sets of themed cosmetic rewards and some unique drops from their Year 1 and Year 2 iterations—all of which can now be earned at your own pace. If you participated in these events previously, your progress on related Challenges won't be reset. Instead, you can earn (or re-earn) any of a seasonal events' drops from their iconic boss fight. Captain Haunt will now drop any items unique to Bloody Harvest, and Joey Ultraviolet will drop any items unique to Revenge of the Cartels. As for Broken Hearts Day, you can collect its seasonal goodies by blowing up Loot Hearts.

In online multiplayer, the host player's settings will determine if any of the seasonal events are active or not. And only one seasonal event can be active at a time, so you and Maurice won't get information overload during his continued studies of human customs.

LEVEL CAP INCREASE

Get ready to push your power even further as the level cap increases by 7 levels to a max level of 72. With a maximum total of 70 Skill Points to play with, there are even more ways to make ludicrous amounts of mayhem and concoct character builds that'll demolish your enemies like never before.

TRUE TRIALS FINALE

You've all fought valiantly during the True Trials mini-events so far, and now it's time for an ultra-challenging finale! From June 24 at 9:00 AM PT to July 1 at 8:59 AM PT, the effects of all six True Trials mini-events will be active. That means all the Trials bosses get the same substantial boost to health and damage, they'll all drop their two respective Legendary items from that week, and the chest at the end of each trial will be chock-full of Legendaries!

Elite Vault Hunters eager to be on the cutting edge of killing potential should take advantage of this True Trials finale to farm gear at the new max level of 72 (provided you can actually defeat the even-more-powerful bosses). On the flip side, newer players should avoid all the Proving Grounds Trials until the event ends or risk getting absolutely slaughtered, as this endgame difficulty event cannot be turned off!

We hope you enjoy everything that the Crossplay Update has to offer as the Borderlands 3 community continues to grow. Get ready to make some crossplay mayhem with your friends!