Borderlands 4 he's been out long enough now that it's easy to see what else he's missing. Another big update for Borderlands 4 is set to arrive on November 6th, and while Gearbox hasn't detailed what it will include, there are certainly things to tick off.
Borderlands 4 it already has a solid foundation, but a few areas still feel like a tweak or two away from being special. Some of these changes are realistic, others a little more pious, but they all come from the same place: wanting to see Borderlands 4 to reach the potential that is clearly there.
Borderlands 4's ending tweaks are pious but justified thinking
One thing that was constantly criticized Borderlands 4 is his end game – or lack thereof, according to some. Right now, the endgame lacks a sense of long-term progression and challenge, to the point that there is little incentive to keep pushing once players reach Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode 5. Much of this is due to how Borderlands 4's loot drops work in that players don't have a better chance to get significantly better equipment on higher difficulties, but UVHM just trivializes everything.
Simply put, Borderlands 4's endgame is essentially non-existent. Overall, it relies heavily on recurring boss farms and weekly wild card missions, but Gearbox could introduce multi-phase raids, time-consuming events, or rotating world modifiers that change the way players approach otherwise familiar encounters. For the past few weeks, Reddit threads have been full of players asking for new reasons to revisit Borderlands 4the best content, and not just a slightly rougher version of it.
At the heart of it all may actually be how Borderlands 4 masquerading as a live service game without fully committing to the model. As such, it raises expectations for more content beyond what a regular non-live game can offer, and that's probably where much of the endgame criticism comes from. The only downside to asking for a better ending is that not only does it not happen sooner than something like a performance or quality-of-life fix, but it ultimately boils down to game design and is therefore a much more difficult problem to fix. Still, it would be nice to see the November 6th patch at least have some dedicated improvements Borderlands 4game over.
Loot fixes are the patch that Borderlands 4 needs the most
One of the biggest frustrations players talked about Borderlands 4The current loot system is such that the grind just isn't rewarding. Even after hours of farming, it's possible to go long stretches without seeing a single worthwhile drop, and when those drops finally seem to happen, the odds of having the right combination of parts or stats are painfully low. Finally, it does the process of farming legendary items Borderlands 4 more exhausting than exciting, especially as the white and green rares continue to populate the land even on the highest difficulty levels.
For Borderlands 4However, players say that the loot system generally doesn't respect their time. Trying to find decent upgrades often results in most legendary drops still rolling bad or incompatible parts. Players on Reddit have suggested that Gearbox should either reduce the lower rarity drops in Ultimate Vault Hunter tiers, or increase the probability that relevant loot will spawn for each character class. Many of the same posts also call for tweaks to the Lost Loot vending and systems to make farming more efficient, arguing that small quality-of-life changes could make the job more exciting, and the upcoming November 6th patch would be the perfect time to implement such tweaks.
Quality of life fixes sit among Borderlands 4's most hopeful wishes
And, of course, there is always room for further improvement in the quality of life Borderlands 4with some that came a long time ago and are not here yet. Now that Borderlands 4With the number of players seemingly dwindling, there's probably no better time to give the game's quality of life the chance it needs to maintain what playerbase it has left, and possibly pull some of it back.
Improving the quality of life Borderlands 4 can be used in the next patch:
- Extractable firmware repository – remove firmware from weapons and store separately to avoid messing up the bank.
- Expanded bank capacity – larger storage to support build experimentation without constantly cleaning up items.
- Dedicated bank card for parts or firmware – a separate category for components to maintain order in stock.
- Improvements to the crafting system – Grinder or Diablo style scrolling mechanics that keep farming engaging yet balanced.
- Improving vehicle mobility – faster traversal options or improved hover mechanics for smoother exploration.
- More relevant Class Mod drops – Class Mod drops are currently weighted against the active Vault Hunter class.
Whether any of these changes will happen in the November 6th patch remains to be seen, but this could be a really big moment for Borderlands 4 if so. A stronger ending, fairer loot balancing, and a few long-overdue quality-of-life improvements could easily reignite interest in the game, even among those who have already moved on. For now, we can only wait and hope that Gearbox sees this wishlist as proof that its most dedicated players still want Borderlands 4 succeed.
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September 12, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Crude Language, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
