Randy Pitchford Doesn’t Want You Editing Your Borderlands 2 Files

Have you heard about the easy exploits for Borderlands 2? Might be a good idea not to take advantage of them. If Mr. Pitchford's tweets are any notice, punishments are a-comin'.

[DeleteThisxx]

LOL Too bad, Randy, too bad.

[HammadTheBeast]

You'd ruin the game for yourself.

[Carl_Shocker]

Well I wouldn't say the exploit were you can get all the pre order items is a bad thing...

Fair enough if they bundled them into the CE but they didn't even do that. If I can figure out how to do it myself I'm going to do it...pre order stuff is silly.

[rdgneoz3]

It wasn't about the pre-order bonuses. It was about the free golden keys. The pre-order bonuses aren't going to kill anyone, but infinite golden keys is a different thing.

"What corrective action can we anticipate for the golden keys exploit?"

[DeleteThisxx]

Thanks for telling other people how their enjoyment is scaled.

[vortis]

What kind of moron wouldn't mess with the INI files?

Anyone worth their salt using the PC version has had to mess with the INI to activate things like PhysX for AMD cards or custom resolutions or tuning memory allocation for certain assets.

I love how the article makes it like something in your possession is now an evil you shouldn't be messing with. I say unlock the keys for yourself, keep the loot and just avoid going online with it.

Common sense says if you didn't want people to access it without paying for it then it shouldn't be there. Just like with SFxT and the on-disc DLC.

For everyone saying "Herp derp, but you only paid for the license"....

Welcome to the wonderful world of modding games on PC, it's only been happening for the past 40 years.

[TronEOL]

It's a slightly different situation with this since the guns are there so those playing with people WITH the special weapons could actually see them.

For all you know the pre-order DLC was loaded AFTER the full game was pre-loaded to your PC. No matter how you aquire Borderlands 2, that content will be on your game files since you need it there to see the assets in game.

If they didn't give them to you, there'd be a placeholder, which would render Golden guns useless.

People need to stop being so damn jaded, and acting like every corporation is out to get you.

Other than that, I don't see anything wrong with what you said and agree that editing INI files in general shouldn't be a punishable thing.

[vortis]

"For all you know the pre-order DLC was loaded AFTER the full game was pre-loaded to your PC. No matter how you aquire Borderlands 2, that content will be on your game files since you need it there to see the assets in game."

See it doesn't matter. This whole pre-order BS thing will have situations like this happening one after another after another. Why? Because as I mentioned, PC gamers usually fumble with files for one reason or another all the time.

It's funny because this EXACT same situation happened before with Risen 2 and the DLC, which was also accessible via console commands. I couldn't believe there were idiots saying "Well, they shouldn't have been messing with the console commands." REALLY? REALLY?!

I understand your point and I don't believe Gearbox is out to get anybody. I just think that there shouldn't be punishment handed out to people who are simply doing what PC gamers do. It's just part of the PC gaming culture, it's how Skyrim got fixed. It's how Dark Souls got fixed on day one and the 60fps got unlocked. It's how Fallout got fixed and Resident Evil 4 and all those other games.

I suppose, though, we'll have to see how Gearbox handles the situation before getting too riled. I'm just kind of speaking on behalf of the PC modding community who open up and access every single aspect of a game for better or for worse.

We really shouldn't forget that without the modding community we wouldn't even have stuff like Natural Selection, Half-Life, Counter Strike or DOTA.

[Kushan]

THere's 3 Pre-order DLC's. 1 is the golden guns that EVERYONE who preordered got. They're decentish little guns at the beginning of the game, but you'll soon find replacements for them. They're also not worth very much, so there's absolutely no competitive advantage to having them.

The second is some skin customisations, nothing special, nothing anyone will miss or be bothered about.

The 3rd is the "natural selection annex" and it's the Gamestop DLC. I haven't tested it myself, but I believe it's just the BL2 equivelant to "Mad Moxxi", the most disliked of BL1's DLC.

In other words, the only thing people are missing out on here of any notable worth is the golden guns, most people who own the game now already have (had?) them and they're not even great guns. SO non-issue all around.

[Aghashie]

@Vortis

I don't fully agree with you, but I know you are right. Sad isn't it...

[zslash]

Who cares, it's not like the exploit affects other players.

[LinLeigh]

What isn't Borderlands 2 non competitive multiplayer? If so what gives them the right to decide you are not allowed to mess with it.

[Chucky2003]

Just did it cause i could,besides i don't play online

[CrimsonessCross]

I am one person who won't be editing the file. While it might be fun to screw off and give yourself so many keys, it really isn't in my nature to do such a thing. So I won't. It's no fun being able to give yourself something for nothing at all. Oh well, to each their own, just be wary.

I'm glad people are enjoying themselves in doing so, I thought about editing it so I could access the slaughter dome but it isn't something I NEED so I'm fine with the pre-order stuff I have. I'm enjoying the game and I have my two keys on me still so I'm not entirely worried.

I wonder how they'll discipline people for that certain exploitation of keys and content so early in the life of the game.

[Trenta27]

I didn't even have to edit the files to get golden keys. My game got corrupted, which took some time to fix, but I finally got it to work. However, when I logged back into my character, I was given a message saying I had 999 golden keys.

I was stunned. If I get banned for something like that, I'll be furious.

[Bladesfist]

Lots of people had this issue, there were people livestreaming the same bug.

[AztecFalcon]

That's a crazy bug.

[GTRrocker666]

Im not going to cheat. I dont want the game to be too easy. I hate easy games.

[CrimsonessCross]

I'm with you there! :)

I am a purist if I can help it. I know things are difficultly earned and that's how I want to keep it.

I'm not saying I do things by the book for every game, but I'll play the game without exploiting it because there's no point and it takes the fun out of it.

I won't buy a game to immediately find back-goors, glitches or cheaats. Although games in the past had those for fun (would've been cool to have unlocked extras or cheats like some old games (big head style or something, those types haha)), I'm all for it being fun as well and am happy for those who find it to be in that same manner, but I will squeeze what I can out of a game before I consider trying to screw with the files :P

Oh well, to each their own :)

[wallis]

Firstly - who cares. Infinite keys would break the game and you'd be an idiot to do it.

Secondly - I'll edit whatever the damn hell I want. It's a game not heart surgery. Taking shortcuts doesn't hurt anyone except you. "Ooooooooh no you're going to get some achievements on a video game without playing it the correct way! Never has such a tragedy been seen before on this planet".

Thirdly - the golden chest and pre-order thing was a bit of a dick move anyway. Golden chests aren't really necessary and to be honest I don't really want them. I opened one and the fucking thing gave me shields. Shields!!!! I walked out did a Lilith quest and you know what I get forty five minutes later? A legendary shield. Oh wait there goes my pre-order bonus fluttering out the window like an obsolete turd. Not to mention the only reason I opened it was because I was in a flurry of looting and I thought it was an ammo crate.

[Dr Face Doctor]

Of all the things to fix from Borderlands 1, you'd think making it a little harder to completely break the game and then take it online with no trouble would be high on their list.