A Borderlands modder seems to have found what may very well be proof of a brand new weapon tier heading to Borderlands 2 and three. CaptainKoby_, the creator of Borderlands 2’s widespread Reborn mod pack posted their work on a beforehand unseen loot tier uncovered within the game’s recordsdata.
In a tweet final week (which you’ll see additional down this text), Koby posted about Rainbow Rarity. They say it’s “a fully functional rarity added in Borderlands 2.” While the brand new tier doesn’t appear to have any affect in your gun’s injury output, Koby’s newly-modded tackle the weapons does appear to supply a slight beauty tweak.
It’s price stating, nonetheless, that the brand new weapons are technically not obtainable in-game. The game’s recordsdata turned up proof of the tier after the newly-implented 4K patch, and Koby has solely managed to convey them to life by way of what they describe as a sophisticated modding course of. Nevertheless, gamers are questioning whether or not the invention implies that they’ll finally be capable to entry the brand new weapons in Borderlands 2, and in Borderlands Three when it releases later this yr.
Currently, Borderlands weapons seem in eight totally different rarities. For essentially the most half, Gearbox has adopted the precedent set by Blizzard, with loot starting from frequent (white) all the best way as much as legendary (yellow). Beyond that, nonetheless, are three extra rarity tiers – orange, darkish orange, and pearlescent. If Rainbow Rarity had been launched to the game, it appears as if it might be much more uncommon than pearlescent.
People: Gearbox did not add something new with the BL2 replace
Me: RAINBOW RARITY pic.twitter.com/RvE3PLnayz
— Koby (@CaptainKoby_) April 6, 2019
Koby factors out that whereas the recordsdata are current inside Borderlands 2, there’s no assure Gearbox will make the brand new tier broadly obtainable, or that it’s going to seem in Borderlands 3 (or any of the opposite games, for that matter).
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Thankfully, we gained’t want to attend too lengthy to search out out, because the Borderlands 3 release date is only some months away. It would appear that Gearbox has a lot extra to tease us with till then, nonetheless – hidden messages have proven up within the game’s advertising teasing the potential return of The Destroyer, the ultimate boss from the primary game.
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