Borderlands 4's New $30 Expansion Pack Isn't Winning Over Fans
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Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned includes a new playable character and region to explore, but is that enough to bring back lapsed players?
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I used to love Borderlands…

    Then they locked characters behind expensive DLC. So I started waiting for the “everything” editions, but then it made sense to just wait for big sales…

    And eventually not caring about the franchise.

    Its like Crusader Kings or Sims. It’s better than annual releases that don’t really change, but the DLC structure turns people away from the entire game. Even if you wait for a sale, all the “new” DLC stays expensive.

    So people put off buying anything till they just don’t care.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 days ago

      I feel you.

      1 was fun, 2 was AMAZING, 3 was a disappointment, and 4, I finished the story and haven’t really touched it since.

    • hydrashok@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Yep. I remember I bought the GOTY edition of the first for $5 during a Steam Sale on a whim. Meanwhile, BL4 is $130 for the “Super Deluxe Editon” to get all the DLC. Even the current 30% off sale brings it to $90.99. It’s insane. Probably one doomed to remain on my wishlist for many years.

      I’d rather just replay BL2 with a new character type.

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Okay. And…?

    Alright alright, I want to wrap a negative comment back to a point. All other comments in this thread are going to be moping huffy attitude towards Gearbox being jerks, Borderlands sucking now, etc. No disagreement, but also: What is the point? I just came back from PAX East, looking at a good dozen indie game devs eagerly seeking their next source of attention. And here people are filling the front page with junk about games they don’t like getting railed?

    New plan! Whoever’s reading this: Post about a cool-looking game you’ve heard about that you’d like to see get positive impressions! Don’t just let Borderlands get negative attention - let it sink.