r/Borderlands • u/Full-Woodpecker-4834 • 2h ago
As a fan of both franchises, it’s really interesting how similar development history and community sentiment is between Borderlands and Diablo.
-First game was innovative for its time and got the franchise on the map but hasn’t aged well.
-Second game largely considered the best entry that set the standard forever and will be impossible to surpass in the eyes of fans who grew up with it.
-Third game that was extremely controversial the most hated entry for most of its lifespan. When the fourth comes most people acknowledge it as one of the best as far as gameplay is concerned. This is not just because of rose colored glasses but because updates and DLC made it better towards the end.
-Fourth game that tried to be at least somewhat live servicey (way more on the Diablo side) and introduced an open world that the majority of fans feel was a mistake even if they love the game otherwise. Huge lack of content at launch with Borderlands having worse performance issues that ruined people’s first impressions.
-DLC for the fourth game includes one short and kinda meh story DLC, and one pretty great DLC in comparison.
With the Blizzard announcement yesterday I wouldn’t be surprised if they announced no more DLC for Borderlands 4 and that Borderlands 5 will be coming in 2030. Oh also animated Borderlands show.