In a move that's got the looter-shooter crowd buzzing, Gearbox dropped a substantial update for Borderlands 4 on October 2, tackling some of the balance woes that have plagued the game's Vault Hunters since launch. The patch, clocking in as the title's most aggressive balance overhaul yet, rolls out buffs across the board—all four playable characters get meaningful power boosts, but none more so than Amon, the sniper specialist who's been lagging behind in endgame viability. Players have complained for weeks about his underwhelming damage output and clunky skill tree, and this seems like Gearbox's direct response, amping up his critical hit multipliers by up to 25% in certain builds.
Indeed, the changes don't stop there. Gearbox is smoothing out progression hurdles, fixing a few pesky crashes on PC that cropped up during co-op sessions, and adjusting loot drops from the Gilded Glory Pack to feel less stingy. However, don't expect miracles on the UI front just yet; those auto-sorting glitches in the inventory and bank screens are still hanging around, with fixes promised for a future patch. It's a bit frustrating, really, how these small annoyances persist even as the core combat gets polished—almost like the team is prioritizing firepower over finesse.
Looking back, this October update builds on the September 25 patch, which finally brought an FOV slider to consoles and shaved off some performance hitches that made Kairos feel sluggish on older hardware. Moreover, earlier notes from mid-September addressed stability basics, but the community on forums and Reddit has been vocal about needing more than just bug squashes. Gearbox seems to be listening, at least, with these preliminary leaks from late September hinting at even bigger reworks down the line. Still, for a game that's all about endless grinding, these iterative buffs could make or break the long haul.
One can't help but wonder if Gearbox will keep the momentum going, or if player feedback will finally push for those deeper systemic overhauls.