Borderlands 3 has dropped a new update, which includes an array of tweaks and improvements. Most notably, some of the game’s most irritating bosses, including Gigamind, Katagawa Ball, and Billy the Anointed have been toned down. I can confirm all three of those bosses were pains in the ass (particularly the Katagawa Ball) so I’m glad to see them get theirs. Meanwhile, FL4K is getting a solid buff, while Moze is receiving a minor nerf. Check out the full patch notes, below.

　　Boss Changes

　　Adjusted the balance of Gigamind, Katagawa Ball, and Billy the AnointedThese three boss fights had concerns with their health and shields that made their combat loops more difficult than we intended. Gigamind had a little too much health, so that was reduced slightly. Katagawa Ball will no longer regenerate its shields; we found that while players contended with the adds during the fight, it would unfairly regenerate its shield, negating the players’ progress. Finally, Billy had 25% of his health removed; we agree that this fight often dragged on needlessly. We will be monitoring each of these bosses and may make further adjustments in the future.

　　Vault Hunter Adjustments

　　FL4K

　　Rakk Attack! status effect chance as been increased to 100%.Leave No Trace now has a re-trigger delay of 2 secondsBarbaric Yawp stat bonus increased by 100%Pets no longer push around player characters“Touch Pet” prompt is now a lower priority and should no longer interfere with looting or vending machinesRakk Attack! is great for constant damage output, especially when paired with Anointed gear. The base skill still seems to be lacking, so Rakk Attack! now has a guaranteed status effect on any enemy that it damages. Leave No Trace was returning much more ammo than intended, and we have added a re-trigger delay to keep its ammo return within expectation. Barbaric Yawp has an increased bonus, as we didn’t feel that the amount of investment had an equal payoff. In addition, we felt that FL4K’s pets were demanding too much attention, which was interfering with players trying to stand still for any length of time, so we disabled the ability for them to move you around.

　　Moze

　　Means of Destruction now has a re-trigger delay of 2 secondsInfinite Grenades is not an intentional build for Moze—even if it is hilarious. To lower the power (and spam) of this build, a re-trigger delay has been added to the grenade portion of Means of Destruction.

　　Miscellaneous Changes

　　Stability

　　Addressed a reported issue where an infinite loop could occur when hitting the Guardian Rank experience ceilingGeneral Fixes And Improvements

　　The Hollow Point Guardian Rank skill no longer damages yourself or alliesHollow Point Guardian Rank skill has been re-enabledAddressed a reported issue where some players were unable to unlock the Ultimate Vault Hunter achievement on XboxAddressed a reported issue where mouse functionality may have been lost when hot joining a friend’s session on PCAddressed a reported issue where some players’ inventory would not be saved in their bankGameplay Changes

　　Bloated Rakks no longer spawn so many Rakklesnakes. This change should make the Cistern of Slaughter in particular much more fun.Adjusted the cooldown values when they are displayed for Zane’s skillsAmara’s Glamour will now turn enemies on each other, as described in the Action SkillModified the loot spawn for Sera of SupremacySpiderant Emperors occasionally wouldn’t drill back out of the ground, which created a potential progression blocker in the Proving Ground of Survival; we have adjusted this and the issue has been addressedResolved an issue that could have prevented enemies from spawning while in Devil’s RazorLavender Crawly’s physics were adjusted to prevent them exiting the world like a popped balloonFurther safe guarded Apollo from being launched out of world as wellThe Rampager will no longer enter an idle at state at inappropriate timesSaurian Slingers attacks were addressedGuardians now use all their attacks in Playthrough 2Guardian Wraiths now reliably use all their ranged attacksNPCs in the Slaughter maps were reported to sometimes attempt to automatically revive players in the arena. Going forward they will no longer attempt to revive playersMinimized the glow effect when opening Eridian ammo chests, can more easily see the ammo inside when openedI found Borderlands 3 to be a solid new entry in the series, with many of the game’s issues being surface-level stuff that could be fixed with patches, so hopefully Gearbox keeps working on the game. Better-balanced bosses are a nice start!

　　Borderlands 3 is available now on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.