Gearbox 'scared' by Borderlands 3

The idea of Borderlands 3 'scares' Gearbox president Randy Pitchford, who believes that the game would have to be "so crazy and so big" that he's not sure his studio would be able to deliver on expectation.

[Razputin]

I have to agree with him. While Borderlands 1 was a risky move by their part, luckily it did bring the success and a huge following.

Borderlands 2 improved on their great formula, but what could they do with BL3?

I'd personally like to see them take a decent break and put their efforts toward something else. Learn some new techniques in terms of game play and graphics, gather some really great experience and release a new Borderlands.

[Zichu]

I totally agree, for a new Borderlands, I would like an expansive world without loading times. One that transitions between areas smoothly and doesn't look out of place with many unique enemies, quests and such.

I'm actually glad that they are thinking about this and not just following through and turning into some cash cow that pumps out something that gets too big.

I haven't played Saints Row, but for each game that was released, it looked like they kept on pushing the craziness of the franchise, but pushed it that bit too much and now they are probably stuck on what to do next.

[kratoz1209]

I liked the hub areas because more.places have variety.

[PONTIAC08G8GT]

In all honesty, BL2 wasn't that much different then BL1.

BL1 had characters with abilities and a skill tree. BL2 has new character and new abilities, but same concept as the first. Weapons basically were the same from BL1 and BL2. New world to play in. When you think about it, did BL2 do anything drastically different then BL1? You can play online with a friend, loot guns, and do quests.

I love the BL series, but the 3rd one would have to be different then the first two and really do something different. Loot system needs to be overhauled, leveling up and experience could be changed, a lot less back tracking through areas you've been to 100 times, maybe increase the players online from 4 to 6, a better use for money and iridium, better variety of vehicles, and maybe a more in depth character customization rather than clothing colors.

[vickers500]

"When you think about it, did BL2 do anything drastically different then BL1?"

Yes, it added a story and some of the most memorable characters this gen(handsome jack, tiny tina), and one of the funniest stories this gen.

In terms of gameplay, it wasn't radically different, but it introduced a lot more depth to gameplay in regards to skills and the new slag type changed gameplay up a bit, added a new level of support.

If you really delved into the gameplay, and are a huge fan of the franchise, you can notice all the small little changes that make a big difference to the more hardcore player, while the more casual fan of the game might not notice much of a difference. Kind of like how my friend sees a huge difference in Dark Souls and Dark Souls 2, while to me, it looks all basically the same.

But I do agree BL needs an overhaul in some areas. Definitely in terms of loot drops. I went through like two playthroughs before I found a single legendary gun, while I found at least 3 or 4 in my first Borderlands 1 playthrough (granted two of them were mediocre).

[CyrusLemont]

*Ahem*

-Have your own spaceship with its own loot upgrades and living areas you can transition to seamlessly out of your cockpit. You can also display weapons.

-Customisation and loot for everything, armour for legs, pants etc.

-Seamlessly land on asteroids (low gravity gameplay callback to pre-sequel) and fight strange aliens or bounty hunters.

-Visit vault planets(BL2 continuation)

-Some waterworld planets and have boats/submarines or something.

TL;DR version: Star Citizen crossed with Borderlands = Borderlands 3

Boom.

[Zombro]

Remaster bl2 would be sweet

[tee_bag242]

What? Remaster it?!

[thehobbyist]

No, they're already making the pre-sequel game. They don't need a remaster. You want a prettier looking Borderlands 2? Get a PC and turn on PhysX

[fenome]

@Razputin

Have you seen the trailer for the new game Battleborn their making?

They just announced it the other day. It definitely has a Borderlands vibe to it (the robot guy totally reminds of Sir Hammerlock). I need to see some actual gameplay, but I'm definitely keeping my eye on this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Matt666]

I can't wait for BL3, BL1 was the best so far (my opinion) Number 1 DLC was certainly better then number two, but number two had a lot more weapons and missions. So either way I think they could do a good job of Bl3

[showtimefolks]

Matt666

I couldn't agree more man 1000%. Borderlands 1 was so much better than borderlands 2, yet Borderlands 1 was a simpler game. Gearbox made improvemnets but few things they did wrong and i mean really really wrong

the loot rewarding system in borderlands 2 is broken, for you to get excellent weapons/shields, you have to A:either hack your save or B:beat one boss 30 times and still hope you get something decent

Borderlands 1 rewarded you every few levels, the weapons you got felt good and rewarded.

sad thing is people just look at borderlands 2 and automatically assume its the better game, No doubt it made huge improvements in almost every aspect. But it wasn't as much fun()because of loot)

Also i believe borderlands 3 is in development. Borderlands 2 is one of the highest selling titles for 2K. Why would they release any info on borderlands 3 now when a new borderlands game is being released this fall

gearbox have 2-3 different teams working on 2 plus projects at a time

[mcarsehat]

we already have borderlands 3, it's called Destiny

[devwan]

To be fair to mcarsehat, he's getting a lot of disagrees but he's on point. Destiny contains a lot of content, a subset of which is very much in the same vein as the Borderlands games.

Destiny is something which the next installment of Borderlands will be compared with for obvious reasons. That in itself is no doubt a scary prospect for Gearbox, as anyone who played the non-PvP parts of the Destiny Alpha can attest to. The nickname "Bungielands" didn't appear without reason.

[NightStalker33]

Problem with the comparison is that Destiny is focused on a much larger world based on online interactions, more customization, and more realistic visuals.

Borderlands has the humor and couch co-op down better though, thanks to skill sets.

[mcarsehat]

People are reacting to my comment (disagreeing basically) because they think i am being spiteful towards Bungie, like i am accusing the company of ripping off Gearbox's co-op title.
The contrary really, if there is any similarity between the two games it is there on purpose, there is even a video that shows us the inspirations for Destiny. The head of Bungie states and i quote "Borderlands was a BIG inspiration for the creation of Destiny."

I am just letting people know the obvious in a facetious way :P

[Hellsvacancy]

Go back to your original design http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[deathtok]

I hadn't seen that trailer before, thanks for sharing.

[chaosx]

Wow that doesn't even look like the same game

[Razjin]

Yes I would like for them to do this I mean they can still make it borderlands by using the original design because the only thing that brought me into borderlands was the characters but the environments were dull with no detail,music for raid bosses were re-use over for different raid bosses.....plus the raid bosses didn't seem to epic which only would require no skill if you found the right spot. please do give melee characters an actual melee skill no a hologram that does little to nothing when use. I lost faith in gearbox because they drop the ball on number 2 because they were successful with the fist but we'll see in due time.

[fOrlOnhOpe57]

I look at that trailer quite often and think what might have been.

[lemoncake]

Cannot wait for borderlands 3.

[DLConspiracy]

Pitchford "You can do it!" we don't need it now, we definitely love the world that Borderlands is. Take your time with Borderlands 3 (hopefully BorderWORLDS). With all the great ideas you brought us. I am confident you could whip up some new powers, new planets and maybe a few new alien species of Vault Hunters to enjoy.

[LightDiego]

I love Borderlands, but please Gearbox, take it easy with the dlcs, releasing a GOTY edition without all the expansions was really a bad move.

[qzp]

Developers get that sequel disease were they think it has to be 10x better then go about ruining what made the original great in the first place. All i could ask for is more great borderlands, like BL2 wasn't 10x better it just was more of what we loved. they have a very creative team but this time more horse power to play with, I believe that's all gearbox needs.

[arkard]

More enemy variety please, not just palette swaps!

[MuhammadJA]

Just make it as big as BL2 while expanding upon it a little more. They shouldn't worry about anything. The name BL3 will generate them sales.

[pandehz]

Borders of Space?

[Gh05t]

After nerfing loot chests right before an expansion came out and personally responding to my complaint by telling me if I liked how looting chests felt (before the nerf) I should buy the $15 DLC to get that feeling back they can kiss my ass.

I wont be buying another Gearbox game out of principle.

[chippychan]

Just curious... which DLC?

[Gh05t]

The secret armory of General Knoxx.

[-Foxtrot]

I just want them to go back to the original vault hunters in the third game.

[thehobbyist]

Some of the original vault hunters are dead. So that's impossible.

[-Foxtrot]

Some...you mean one

He can easily be replaced...

[mrmack00]

Initially, I was upset that the pre-sequel was only on last gen systems, but Destiny is coming out..which incorporates the best of Borderlands (except for the gun porn, and crazy humor).

With Destiny, I'll be fine until they drop BL3.

[Phoenix76]

Sounds like their doing their best 'Valve' impression ;-)

[desolationstorm]

I love borderlands and will happily wait for the sequel. I missed some parts that were changed from the first but overall I liked how much bigger it was.

I hope it is a few years before the sequel comes out because we are already getting a slightly expanded more of the same game this year. Gearbox gets to take a break and really try to expand and 2k gets to milk the series.

The Presequal will undoubtedly have expansions to take us well into 2015.

[My_Name_BTW_Is_Dante]

I couldn't care less about the Borderlands games (especially considering that Bungie has the formula down better in Destiny).

[HonestDragon]

I love Borderlands 2! It is so much fun and incredibly written! The way I see it is that they do have the potential to make a third game. The universe is open-ended enough to allow one more addition to the series.

The best advice I could give is that they need to sit down, brainstorm, and formulate. We don't want another Colonial Marines incident. You just need a tight plot, great writing, great acting, awesome gameplay, and LOOT! Lots and lots of LOOT!

If they take this to Playstation 4 and Xbox One, then I would say it has to be the new consoles only. I know people are getting tired of games (Watch Dogs, Ground Zeroes) being multiplatform when they have next-gen capabilities to consider, so keeping to the newest consoles would be best. Also, no loading screens would be good, too. I think seamless transitions is where it should be at for video games these days, especially open world and role-playing games.

[j0ncap125]

The series has moved into a cash grab phase, and "Borderlands: The Pre-sequel" is proof of that. Gearbox should let Telltale provide their take on the series and move onto a new IP, but, well, that's just, like, my opinion, man.

[Nolando]

my only question is... Why haven't we seen any heavy rain scenes from Forza Horizon. Everything has been post rain or sprinkle...

I think if we could get a heavy rain comparison it would be a better comparison. I bet you anything Forza will have the exact same effects in heavy rain as far as water moving up the hood and windshield.

[Nolando]

WOW IDK how I posted this here...

[Kran]

From the sounds of it, I think it looks like they want to make Borderlands 3, but just for the sake of there being a third. I dont want a third if its just gonna be a "filled to the brim with stuff that just doesnt feel borderlands" if thats not what they'd end up going with.

[kambeix]

Borderlands Online? Just Say'in

[Einhert]

phuck this crap studio and their mediocre series.

[ninjahunter]

I would be, Borderlands 2 was a pretty big jump in series quality. Anything under orgasmic will get thrown in with series that recycle games.