'This is your 7-day notice' – Borderlands 4 developer warns that crazy boss-melting builds based on 'unexpected interactions' won't be around for long

Borderlands 4 Developer Gearbox has issued a seven-day warning to fans: Melted versions of bosses based on “unexpected interactions” will be nerfed next week.

Borderlands 4 is packed with powerful builds that use what developer Gearbox describes as “unexpected interactions” to deal massive damage, even against the hardest bosses in the game. The most notorious of these is the “crit knife” Gearbox says it knows. But there is there are many others.

Gearbox has spent the first few weeks since Borderlands 4's launch focusing on improving performance and polishing underperforming gear, rather than nerfing something or eliminating those broken builds. But it's time for a change.

Borderlands 4 creative director Graeme Timmins Tweet it Say “There will be some changes next week to specific gear and those unexpected interactions, here's your 7 day notice ;)”

Next week's update will also include “a series of improvements to stability, performance, and some highly requested quality of life changes!” Gearbox has added on the official account.

“Looking ahead to next week, we're planning another round of tweaks focused on Class Mods, Repkits, Shields, and firmware to provide greater viability for melee builds and address bugs in other specific Vault Hunter builds,” Gearbox said. “We'll also be addressing unexpected interaction issues in some Vault Hunter skills and making adjustments to gear that perform well. Importantly, next week's update will include a range of stability, performance improvements, and some highly requested quality of life changes!”

Today, October 9th, there's a small update focusing on minor tweaks to the gear. Patch notes via Borderlands 4 website,as follows.

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last week, one Borderlands 4 dataminer has uncovered evidence that one of Borderlands 3's most hated characters was removed and replaced at a relatively late stage of development. 2K Games and Gearbox declined to comment when contacted by IGN.

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“Borderlands 4” October 9, 2025 update patch notes:

Weekly activities:

• Big Encore Boss of the Week Switching to harder variants of different existing bosses provides a more valuable loot pool for those who take it on.
• this Weekly wild card tasks changed. These missions have guaranteed legendary drops that you can get over and over again to get the ideal dice.
• Morris's Black Market Vending Machine Moved to another location and changed its offerings.

Gear balance adjustment:

• Ruby Grasp damage increased by 50%
• Ruby Grasp's rate of fire increased by 25%
• Bully Drone damage increased by 50%
• Bully's base damage increased by 50%
• Rangefinder base damage increased by 30%
• Queen's Rest spawn chance increased from 30% to 50%
• Queen's Rest's rate of fire increased by 50%
• Seventh Sense Orb damage increased by 250%
• Hellwalker base damage increased by 30%
• Aggregation base damage increased by 25%

Other changes:

• Legendary Tedio Shotgun anarchy Adjusted to correctly reward reciprocal stacks when auto-reloading or killing an enemy
• All pets of all classes (e.g. Trouble, Ghost, Reaper, and Forged Weapon) now correctly gain critical strike chance from passives and equipment
• Adjusted Disruption Siren's bleed to account for status effect damage

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