Gearbox Software added a new mode to Borderlands 3 called "Takedown at the Guardian Breach" on June 12 that acts like a raid from Bungie's Destiny series, and offers players new Legendary Weapons to obtain through random drops. However, some players have apparently found the mode to be more difficult than the rewards are worth, and as a result the developer has announced it will be adjusting Takedown based on that feedback.
The first of these adjustments, announced on Twitter by the Borderlands 3 social media account Saturday, is a reduction of enemy health that will be coming "early" this week. No indication is given as to what the rest of the changes Gearbox has in mind will entail, but apparently there is "more info to come" at some point in the future.
Whether or not larger and more concrete changes will be coming to Takedown at the Guardian Breach sooner rather than later is up in the air, as Gearbox has also been preparing to launch Borderlands 3's next DLC, Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption, at the end of the month. The studio revealed 15 minutes of gameplay for Bounty of Blood last week to help foster prospective players' interests in the DLC.
That Gearbox is listening to its fans and already planning adjustments to Borderlands 3's newest game mode is nice to see, especially after Takedown at the Guardian Breach was delayed in solidarity with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests worldwide. Other companies took similar stances, leading to delays with new seasons of content for Epic Games' Fortnite as well as Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Sony also delayed its PlayStation 5 reveal event in order to give the protests more time in the spotlight, but that was officially held last week. Alongside the unveiling of the PS5, one of the multitudes of games spotlighted during that particular livestream was Counterplay Games' Godfall, being published by Gearbox for the next-generation console and PC, which received its first gameplay trailer.
However, with the Bounty of Blood DLC and Godfall both some time away, it's good to see Gearbox preparing adjustments to content currently going through the Borderlands 3 wringer. Fans of the series can also turn their attention to the battle royale Fortnite, which brought back its Borderlands-themed Psycho Bundle from 2019 to celebrate the free release of Borderlands: The Handsome Collection.
Borderlands 3 is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.