The weekly Borderlands 4 update has gone live, and at the same time, several in-game events have also being refreshed. If you’ve been looking to embrace your inner Nicolas Cage, you can farm for a Legendary SMG that unleashes an angry hive of bees at anything you point it at.
For the patch, players can expect changes to the Forgeknight’s Dragon’s Breath and Exo-Soldier’s First Impression passives, as these have now been adjusted to apply the correct bonus damage amount to each projectile. Gearbox says that these passives previously applied their bonus to the total amount of damage dealt, rather than to each projectile as originally intended, making them overpowered when used in conjunction with weapons like shotguns. The chance rate for the Maliwan legendary sniper rifle Complex Root dropping as Phosphene has also been adjusted this week.
For the weekly activities, a new Weekly Big Encore Boss has entered rotation, and like the previous enemies fielding an increased amount of health, this one will have a rewarding loot pool that reflects the challenge of taking on an enhanced Pango Bango. The Weekly Wildcard Mission–Mob Rules–will also allow you to farm your desired Birt’s Bees, a legendary SMG that usually drops from the boss Sludgemaw in Watershed Gate.
The gun fires a stream of angry bees that act as homing projectiles, and with the right roll of licensed parts, it can be absolutely devastating in combat when you clear mobs. “Not the bees!” they’ll yell, in agony.
Finally, Maurice’s Black Market vending machine can be found in a new location. Similar to Xur from Destiny 2, Maurice offers two legendary items every week with different rolls, but they’re different for each player. For potential gear synergy, you can redeem a few Borderlands 4 Shift codes to add a few Golden Keys to your inventory and test your luck with a run at the golden treasure chests.
Last week’s Borderlands 4 update also brought the infamous Crit Knife back briefly, making it almost as good as it was before it was nerfed a few weeks back. A Switch 2 version of Borderlands 4 is also currently in development.
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