Summary
- Borderlands 4 will offer “billions” of weapons and accessories for players to acquire, a significant increase from past games.
- The large weapon pool is a key draw for Borderlands games and contributes to the combat experience.
- The addition of a potential new rarity tier for armaments could create exciting moments for players in the upcoming game.
The Borderlands franchise has always been known for its weapons. The upcoming sequel, Borderlands 4, could very well offer the most extensive assortment of weapons and combinations the franchise hs ever seen.
According to Gearbox, Borderlands 4 will offer “billions” of weapons and accessories for players to acquire. Yes, that’s billions with an “s,” which means multiple billions.
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Borderlands 4 Will Feature The Largest Collection Of Weapons In Franchise History
Speaking to Games Radar, senior project producer Anthony Nicholson mentioned that they are always adding more guns, customization options, and other features to the game.
“Borderlands 4 will feature billions of weapons and accessories for players to acquire,” Nicholson states. Does this mean we’ll get a new tier of rarity regarding armaments? Nicholson wouldn’t confirm or deny that but said the developers “want[s] to create exciting moments when a rare weapon, item, or something altogether unexpected drops.”
Given that not much about the game has been shared so far, a new rarity tier might be one of the new things added to the latest iteration of the franchise since it hasn’t seen any drastic changes for quite some time now.
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While this claim has been made in past Borderlands games, never to this extent of billion(s). When Borderlands 3 was unveiled, part of Gearbox’s marketing spiel for it was how the game offered a billion guns in the game. While I didn’t count how many guns there were, there were many — like a lot. But billions? I can’t say for sure.
If this promise is true, Borderlands fans are in for a treat. The varied weapon pool is one of the game’s main draws and certainly adds to the combat experience.
Borderlands 4 is set for release sometime this year, but 2K Games has not specified exactly when. Expect more news about the looter shooter to make its way out in the coming weeks and months.
The latest numbered entry in the franchise was Borderlands 3, which was released back in 2019. It continued the franchise’s tried-and-true formula, and while we scored it well, we did note, “At the end of the day, I love Borderlands 3 for its addicting gameplay, but it had so much potential to accomplish more.”
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