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[–] [email protected] 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And my way is, wait a few years for the deluxe edition to come out on sale.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

Yeah, Randy, I find a way to make it happen, it's called Xbox sale. That’s how I bought Borderlands 3. Which I haven't played yet. And don't get me wrong, Randy, Borderlands 2 is one of the most fun games I've played, I'm definitely a real fan! I'm definitely a video game enthusiast, I have a ginormous backlog on both Xbox and Steam.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

I won't be buying any game that costs $80 not when I have a mountain of games in my Steam Library, many of which are getting played thanks to the Steam Deck and if that's not enough I have Game Pass too so why the hell would I even consider paying $80

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, the real appeal of the Borderlands series is multiplayer. The games are alright in single player mode, but multiplayer is where it really shines. And cracked copies likely won’t work with multiplayer, because they use game servers for matchmaking.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Theseus' ship? Borderlands 4 is just the projectfile of borderlands 2 with every part replaced? 😱

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

Would be better than 3

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago

I agree, but when you wouldn't let Aspyr do a Linux port for BL3, I stopped being a "real fan".

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guess I'm not a real fan. Fuck you Randy. He's such a cunt.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

While working on Borderlands 3, the team was severely underpaid. People started quitting, so Randy promised them an “unprecedented company profit-sharing bonus model.” That never got paid—he blamed “higher-than-anticipated development costs and sales not meeting projections.” Borderlands 3 went GOTY, a few dozens millions copies sold. Randy secured a $12M executive bonus for himself. When staff expressed dissatisfaction, Pitchford told them they were free to quit. This was in the middle of the pandemic, and the job market was absolute crap.

https://mcvuk.com/business-news/borderlands-3-developer-gearbox-accused-of-reneging-on-staff-bonuses/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago

I've not heard a single good thing about him. He's just a toolbag through and through.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

If anyone deserves for his workers to get unionized, it's this asshole

[–] [email protected] 9 points 23 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

Nope, just would play Tiny Tina's Wonderland again honestly, which I got for around $10 when it was heavily on sale a year ago.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago

Oh I'll find a way alright.

[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Aw, he’s telling people to pirate it. What a thoughtful guy.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

You wouldn't download a shit to give.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

That's legitimately how I read what he was saying at first.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

put it on my wish list

buy it for $15 in a year

yawn

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

TIL real Borderlands fans are pirates.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I've been a big Borderlands fan for 10+ years. I played through the first one multiple times and loved it. My wife and I bonded over BL1 when we first started dating.

Was super excited for BL2, and have played it many times throughout the years.

But the pre-sequel was a let down, and BL3 felt soulless and lacked the same spark as BL2.

Tiny Tina Wonderlands was great, and felt like a return to what made BL2 so fun.

All that to say, I don't have high hopes for BL4, nor will I be paying $80 for it. It just feels like they're coasting off the brand name at this point and trying to exploit longtime BL players like myself.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can't wait to play it...in 2035 summer sale. Maybe I'll even get bored in under 2 hours and get the instant refund.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (6 children)

Randy pitchford?

THAT Randy Pitchford? The Randy Pitchford that, because he loves magic tricks, downloaded himself some squirt porn (sfw youtube link to moistcritical) on the same thumb drive as company secrets, and then left it at a Medieval Times? The same Randy that grabbed the Claptrap VA by the junk because he was tired of voicing Claptrap for free and had the audacity to ask to be paid so Pitchford tried to intimidate him? The same Randy Pitchford that somehow "lost" millions dollars of Segas money causing Colonial marines to bomb so that they could fund Borderlands 2 and Duke Nukem Forever He's also not above putting journalists who bad mouth him in his games as petty revenge.

Fuck that guy. Fuck anything he says.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I hear he also collected child porn, citation needed.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

I've found a way to play every Borderlands game, 2 is my fave, and not pay more than 12 usd, for the 3rd one which I didn't even get halfway through 'cause it's boring AF - I love Steam sales and don't have FOMO

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm absolutely ready to pay 80$ for a game. But then I don't want to see scummy shit like lootboxes or advanced access in it. If I pay 80$ I expect to see a game release that isn't half-baked and has to get fixed with hotfixes and patches over the next two months but that just works out of the box and that doesn't try to get me to spend even more money on it. That also includes no content that they've already produced being held back for DLCs.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

Guess I'm not a real fan 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 day ago (5 children)

If Randy Pitchford was a real CEO he would find a way to make $60 games

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[–] [email protected] 138 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Like waiting 6 months for them to panic over low sales and put on 50% sale?

Maybe, or maybe I'll wait for the ultimate edition with all dlc to hit $40

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I'll fucking pirate it LMAO

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You'd think he'd be better media trained by now. But no, here goes the foot in the mouth.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Give us guaranteed emploment of the staff that built it, and you get guaranteed pre orders?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I got bored with Borderlands 3 in one hour. Copy pasta gameplay and I’m tired of the art style and humor. I only paid a fiver but I wish I had bought a burger instead.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

It's like they don't understand how piracy works.

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