13 New Details Revealed About Borderlands 3

By Colin Stevens

Thanks to various Twitter replies from Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford (and one from managing producer of narrative Randy Varnell) 13 new details about Borderlands 3 have been revealed.

The majority of these details were collected by Reddit user BooleanBarman in a comprehensive thread. One of the biggest pieces of news is that the Slag effect won’t be carried over to Borderlands 3, and will instead be replaced by a similar nuclear radiation-like Elemental effect. “We replaced it with something that actually makes a little sense. The new ‘element’ damage type, which is like a nuclear radiation effect, has a similar effect to slag (increased vulnerability by those affected) and also has a damage-over-time component.”

In Borderlands 2, the Slag effect caused enemies to receive double damage from non-Slag weapons. Many fans criticized this implementation, as it was seen as necessary to beat late-game enemies in a timely manner, and forced players to switch between Slag and non-Slag weapons frequently.

Other details revealed by Pitchford include the confirmation of local co-op, actress Ashly Burch will return to play Tiny Tina, there will be one off-hand melee weapon, and while the map is “a lot bigger” than other Borderlands games overall, some locations will be smaller than past averages, with a variety of location sizes.

Here’s every Borderlands 3 detail revealed on Twitter:

• The Slag effect will be replaced by a similar nuclear radiation-like ‘Element’ effect
• Local co-op has been confirmed
• Ashly Burch will return as Tiny Tina
• There will only be one off-hand melee weapon (but a billion guns)
• There will be locations with a variety of sizes, but the map will be bigger than past Borderlands games
• It will have a larger endgame than even Borderlands 2 – Tweet
• Borderlands 3 will be playable offline (via Randy Varnell)
• Gearbox can’t promise cross-play just yet, as “not everyone is playing well with another” – Tweet
• A companion app doesn’t appear to be planned for the game – Tweet
• Weapons will have more color and skin variety compared to Borderlands 2 – Tweet
• Like in The Pre-Sequel, Vault Hunters will have dialogue with the world and people around them – Tweet
• The ECHOnet 3.0 is a physical device used with every vending machine transaction and every menu transaction – Tweet
• Outside projects like the mobile Borderlands Legends won’t be developed to focus on the main game – Tweet
• Bonus detail: To move forward with development, Gearbox confirmed it won’t be making the canceled Luxy’s Space Adventure DLC for The Pre-Sequel – Tweet

For more on this explosive looter shooter, here’s what we want from Borderlands 3, here are the internet’s most burning Borderlands 3 questions, and read about how Troy Baker was approached to reprise his role as Rhys, but turned it down.

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