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$80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.eurogamer.net/80-for-borderlands-4-too-costly-randy-pitchford-says-if-youre-a-real-fan-youll-find-a-way-to-make-it-happen

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  • bss03@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I agree, but when you wouldn’t let Aspyr do a Linux port for BL3, I stopped being a “real fan”.

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  • MehBlah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Arrrrrr!

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  • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    ﹏𓊝

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    • neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Theseus’ ship? 😱

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      • Mustakrakish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Would be better than 3

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    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Unfortunately, the real appeal of the Borderlands series is multiplayer. The games are alright in single player mode, but multiplayer is where it really shines.

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      • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        IIRC all of the past ones have worked over LAN, including over a private VPN if you so desire. I definitely played pirated copies of 1 and 2 with my mates. I had no real desire to get very deep into 3 because the campaign storyline was so stupid, but I don’t doubt you could.

        It’s only online matchmaking with randos that you’ll be blocked from, which if you ask me is not really that much of a detriment.

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  • JigglySackles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Guess I’m not a real fan. Fuck you Randy. He’s such a cunt.

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    • xiii@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      While working on Borderlands 3, the team was severely underpaid. People started quitting, so Randy promised them an “unprecedented company profit-sharing bonus model.” That never got paid—he blamed “higher-than-anticipated development costs and sales not meeting projections.” Borderlands 3 went GOTY, a few dozens millions copies sold. Randy secured a $12M executive bonus for himself. When staff expressed dissatisfaction, Pitchford told them they were free to quit. This was in the middle of the pandemic, and the job market was absolute crap.

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      • JigglySackles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’ve not heard a single good thing about him. He’s just a toolbag through and through.

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      • conditional_soup@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If anyone deserves for his workers to get unionized, it’s this asshole

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  • alexaralvarado@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve found a way to play every Borderlands game, 2 is my fave, and not pay more than 12 usd, for the 3rd one which I didn’t even get halfway through 'cause it’s boring AF - I love Steam sales and don’t have FOMO

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  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s like they don’t understand how piracy works.

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  • 3migo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve been a big Borderlands fan for 10+ years. I played through the first one multiple times and loved it. My wife and I bonded over BL1 when we first started dating.

    Was super excited for BL2, and have played it many times throughout the years.

    But the pre-sequel was a let down, and BL3 felt soulless and lacked the same spark as BL2.

    Tiny Tina Wonderlands was great, and felt like a return to what made BL2 so fun.

    All that to say, I don’t have high hopes for BL4, nor will I be paying $80 for it. It just feels like they’re coasting off the brand name at this point and trying to exploit longtime BL players like myself.

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    • Spaniard@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      What’s your take on the telltale game?

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      • 3migo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I never played the Tales from Borderlands myself, but my wife did and she really enjoyed it. She said it added a lot to the story lore presented in BL2.

        I did enjoy the Walking Dead telltale game along with the Wolf Among Us, though.

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      • Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Not OP but Tales from the Borderlands 1 us my favorite of the telltale game collection and has some of my favorite music videos ever and wears its emotions on its sleeve for you to empathize with its characters in clever real ways.

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  • Drbreen@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh I’ll find a way alright.

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  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Give us guaranteed emploment of the staff that built it, and you get guaranteed pre orders?

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    • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Wait, how do you guarantee employment to a team after their work and contract is complete?

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      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Game development should not be a gig economy. It is often treated as such so studio execs can pocket more money by dropping staff at release to pad their own wallets. There are plenty of game companies, and millions of companies in other sectors, that reinvest that capital into the company.

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      • theneverfox@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        You say what project they’ll be transitioning to as less and less bug fixes are necessary. Could even be dlc

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  • EarWorm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    TIL real Borderlands fans are pirates.

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    • tomi000@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They become pirates if necessary.

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  • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    put it on my wish list

    buy it for $15 in a year

    yawn

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    • technomad@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I feel like if it drops that much in one year, it’s probably a pretty shit game anyway right?

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      • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If it being Borderlands 4 wasn’t enough of a tip considering the stellar writing we had on pre-sequel and 3.

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  • neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m absolutely ready to pay 80$ for a game. But then I don’t want to see scummy shit like lootboxes or advanced access in it. If I pay 80$ I expect to see a game release that isn’t half-baked and has to get fixed with hotfixes and patches over the next two months but that just works out of the box and that doesn’t try to get me to spend even more money on it. That also includes no content that they’ve already produced being held back for DLCs.

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    • Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This has always been my counterpoint for the Nintendo haters when they complain about price. (Although they are a shit company in several other ways) Because when my daughter wants a new switch game if its a top tier Nintendo title its going to be a finished game with zero bugs and zero concern about problematic content for me.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Exactly. That’s why I buy Nintendo games near release and am patient for PC games.

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  • Lootboblin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I got bored with Borderlands 3 in one hour. Copy pasta gameplay and I’m tired of the art style and humor. I only paid a fiver but I wish I had bought a burger instead.

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    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I thought Borderlands was lots of fun, but not four games (for now) and a movie (for now) worth of fun. Even two games was pushing it a bit. You can only stretch things out so much.

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  • Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Weeps in Canadian

    I’ve been paying $80 the whole time! Now I have to pay even more!

    Either way I won’t be buying Borderlands 4 for like $100 I can tell you that much.

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  • daggermoon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Guess I’m not a real fan 🤷‍♂️

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  • hark@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I didn’t want borderlands even when it was cheaper.

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  • C1pher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well, new Doom is 90€ I aint buying that garbage.

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  • damdy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Can’t wait to play it…in 2035 summer sale. Maybe I’ll even get bored in under 2 hours and get the instant refund.

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    • ne0n@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Randy actually needs to see this. It’s reality.

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  • scbasteve7@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, I’ll fucking pirate it LMAO

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  • chatroom@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
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    • Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Imagine preordering a game in 2025.

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    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Didn’t pre-order PS, 3, or any of the others, why would we for this one?

      Especially with Bl3 getting their eula updated to be horrible

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  • AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah, the way to make it happen is adding it to my wishlist and waiting for the price to drop to at least $40.

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  • obelix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Aw, he’s telling people to pirate it. What a thoughtful guy.

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    • LettyWhiterock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      That’s legitimately how I read what he was saying at first.

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    • cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You wouldn’t download a shit to give.

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  • w8ghT@lemy.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    More like 80 plus gamers not supporting the NintenoDONT greed trend.

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  • Almacca@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Borderlands isn’t that good, Randy.

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  • carlossurf@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Borderlands 3 was the first game I didnt even bother finishing, just super boring lol

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  • NeryK@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’d think he’d be better media trained by now. But no, here goes the foot in the mouth.

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    • zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Nothing has stopped him so far, including assaulting the VA of their most well known character

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    • psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      He got the horrible Hand, Foot in Mouth Disease.

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  • Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Real fans “Find a Way” Yarr.

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  • eronth@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I guess me and my several thousand borderlands hours are not a real fan then? The games weren’t worth $80 even when they came with goodies. They’re not worth $80 without the goodies. I’ll just wait for a sale.

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’ll just leave this skull and bones flag right here FOR NO REAL REASON!!!

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  • SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Stop buying Gearbox slop. Jesus fucking christ people. Why are they still getting a free pass for being objectively shitty developers?

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Tbh, most AAA games are ass nowadays

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  • Harvey656@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Suck my cock pitchford. Hope the game bombs as bad as the movie fuckwad.

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