Torgue" in the Badass Crater of Badassitude, with the top prize being dibs on a brand new Vault. The plot centers upon a bombastic tournament held by Torgue CEO " Mr. An arena/horde-mode DLC (similar to Mad Moxxi's Underdome from the original game) but with a more substantial plotline and non-arena missions to keep things interesting. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage: Released on November 20, 2012. Tells a One Piece-esque story of a treasure hidden in the desert surrounding the fallen vacation town of Oasis, and the pirate queen who would stop at nothing to find it. Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate's Booty: Released on October 16, 2012.Contains the Gearbox Gunpack, Vault Hunter's Relic, a Golden Key, and the Mechromancer Vault Hunter. Mechromancer Pack: Originally released as the "Premiere Club" Pre-Order Bonus, it was made available for post-release purchase on October 9, 2012.Season Pass: A discount bundle of all four story related DLC packs and The Ultimate Vault Hunter's Pack, which was made available on release day.Perhaps if enough Borderlands fans are vocal enough, Gearbox might decide to do a little bit of both: add new DLC characters and new abilities for existing characters.īorderlands 3 releases Septemfor PC, PS4, and Xbox One. There are ways for Gearbox to balance things, like offering a character level boost with new content, but that is a discussion for a later time. Two Zanes can offer two different play styles to the co-op group in Borderlands 3. Whereas past Borderlands characters all had similar abilities because of their skill trees, Borderlands 3 forces the player to make choices, which can lead to a situation where the same character players completely different based on their spec. For the most dedicated Borderlands fans, this is a whole new way to experience content but for others, it is going through the same content with a slightly different framework.Įven Gearbox seems to believe that the abilities can be used to differentiate the same “version” of one character. What’s more, switching to a completely new character after the DLC add-on releases is unlikely to be for everyone. Many players tend to invest in a single character throughout the Borderlands story campaign and don’t try out any of the others. On the other hand, the approach does make sense. Krieg was an example often cited by fans. Fans were quick to point out that some of their favorite characters were added to Borderlands 2 after release and thus the developer could be missing out on an opportunity to bring players back.
Of course, this isn’t an outright confirmation that Borderlands 3 won’t offer DLC characters, but it seems like that is the direction Gearbox Software is leaning. Where past games would add new vault hunters, Pitchford is suggesting that Borderlands 3’s DLC might add new abilities to Zane and Amara’s skill trees. When asked about Borderlands 3’s DLC plans, Pitchford explains that his team’s analysis of player data suggests that the best approach is to offer more options with existing characters rather than new DLC characters. But Borderlands 3 might be doing something a littler different when it comes to character DLC, according to Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford.
The Borderlands series has a long history of DLC offerings, both with new story campaigns/missions and new characters.