A massive set of preliminary patch notes for Borderlands 4 has surfaced online, outlining significant changes across gameplay, performance, Vault Hunter balancing, and in-game rewards. While the notes remain unconfirmed by Gearbox, the scale of adjustments suggests one of the largest updates planned for the looter shooter to date.
Among the highlights are major reworks to Harlowe the Gravitar, Amon the Ironsmith, Vex the Siren, and Rafa the Exosoldier, alongside stability fixes, UI refinements, and new loot adjustments. Weekly missions are also receiving a refresh, with guaranteed legendary rewards and a more challenging Big Encore Boss variant being introduced.
Full Patch Notes (Preliminary):
- Weekly Activities
- New Big Encore Boss variant with improved loot pool
- Joker Missions now guarantee a legendary drop
- Black Market Vending Machine relocated with refreshed stock
- Stability & Performance
- Fixed crashes, frame rate drops, and cross-play loading issues
- Character animations optimized for performance
- Improved character loading in menus
- Rewards & Progression
- Fixed Skill Point loss and excessive gain bugs in multiplayer
- Fixed DLC content visibility errors
- Updated challenge progression to Ultimate Vault Hunter Level 5
- Reward Center fixes and cosmetic exclusions for duplicates
- Vault Hunter Rebalancing
- Harlowe the Gravitar: Lifesteal updates, damage buffs to Action Skills
- Amon the Ironsmith: Major Vengeance tree buffs, skill damage increases across all trees, cooldown reductions
- Vex the Siren: Spirit Bomb fixes, buffs to Incarnation and skill trees
- Rafa the Exosoldier: Passive and Action Skill buffs, improved melee scaling, duration increases
- Gameplay
- Mission bugs resolved (A Mistake to Fix, Talk to Zadra, Information Overload, etc.)
- Improved enemy AI and movement synchronization in multiplayer
- Laser hit detection improved
- Weapon and augment bugs addressed
- Gear Updates
- Buffs to Tediore weapons, Order gear, and iconic weapons like Hellwalker
- Heavy weapon targeting issues resolved
- Reload and ammo desync bugs fixed
- UI & UX
- Gear thumbnails corrected
- Reward Center navigation improved
- Compass and waypoint fixes
- Updated translations and interface consistency
- Graphics & Audio
- Fixed visual effect bugs for weapons and shields
- NPC and environmental polish
- Radio mix improvements and missing audio restored
- Accessibility & Settings
- Field of View slider added for consoles
- Split-screen vehicle FOV fixes
- Added controller haptic feedback for Exosoldier augment
- Miscellaneous
- UI character display fixes
- SHiFT menu updated with Tab key functionality
- Updated credits
The complete list of changes was posted on the Borderlands 4 French support website; however, there could be a mistake, and not all of these changes are planned for the next update.
Borderlands 4 continues the series’ blend of humor, frenetic combat, and looter-shooter progression systems. This update, if accurate, represents one of the most extensive balance passes in the franchise, affecting nearly every Vault Hunter and multiple game systems at once. With sweeping improvements across performance, accessibility, and mission flow, the patch could mark a turning point for players seeking a more polished and rewarding experience.
