Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox Entertainment is planning on releasing an update for the game that will bring with it a few changes. These changes, however, are going to have a large enough effect on the overall game that creative director Graeme Timmins has taken to social media to give players a seven days notice to make arrangements for new builds before the update goes live.
“Small update this week before a larger one next week,” wrote Timmins on social media platform X. “There will be some changes next week to specific gear and those unintended interactions, this is your 7 Days Notice.”
Timmins’ post comes hot on the heels of a new update that has been released for Borderlands 4. The update is a small one that focuses on making adjustments to some of the in-game gear. Along with this, the studio is also keeping an eye on player feedback that will then feed into future updates for the game. As for the warning by Timmins, the seven day notice is planned for release next week.
“Looking forward to next week, we are planning another round of adjustments that will focus on Class Mods, Repkits, Shields, and Firmware being tuned to provide greater viability for melee builds, and account for deficiencies in other specific Vault Hunter builds,” wrote Gearbox about its next update. “We will also address unintended interactions in certain Vault Hunter skills, and make adjustments to overperforming gear. Importantly, next week’s update will include a host of improvements to stability, performance, and some highly requested quality-of-life changes!”
As for the newest patch released for Borderlands 4 across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, check out the full patch notes below. In the meantime, also check out recent reports that indicate that Borderlands 3 character Ava could have potentially showed up in the newest title’s story. And also check out our review of Borderlands 4 while you’re at it.
Borderlands 4 October 10, 2025 update patch notes:
Weekly Activities:
- Weekly Big Encore Boss switched to a tougher variant of a different existing boss with an even more rewarding loot pool for those who take it on.
- The Weekly Wildcard Mission changed. These missions feature a guaranteed Legendary drop you can earn repeatedly to get your ideal roll.
- Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine moved to another location and changed its offerings.
Gear Balance Adjustments:
- Ruby’s Grasp damage increased by 50%
- Ruby’s Grasp fire rate increased by 25%
- Bully drone damage increased by 50%
- Bully base damage increased by 50%
- Rangefinder base damage increase by 30%
- Queen’s Rest spawn chance increased from 30% to 50%
- Queen’s Rest fire rate increased by 50%
- Seventh Sense orb damage increased by 250%
- Hellwalker base damage increase 30%
- Convergence base damage increase by 25%
Additional Changes:
- Legendary Tediore Shotgun Anarchy was adjusted to properly award Stacks of Mutualism when auto-reloading or killing enemies
- All Pets from all classes (such as Trouble, Specters, Reapers, and Forgeweapons) now properly gain Critical Hit Chance from Passives and Gear
- Adjustment made to Vex the Siren’s Bleed to count as Status Effect Damage
