Borderlands 3 is suffering from a raft of technical issues at launch

Maybe better to hold off 6-12 months.

Borderlands 3 is suffering from a raft of technical issues at launch

Players are turning to the Borderlands 2 Steam page for help.

Borderlands 3 came out this week, and players are reporting a raft of technical issues with the game.

On console, Gearbox's looter shooter suffers from framerate problems. Specifically, players are reporting a stutter in the PlayStation 4 Pro's performance mode, which is supposed to give you a 60fps experience. But this stutter appears widespread across platforms and modes.

There's a lot of lag, too, particularly when playing split-screen couch co-op and one player goes into their ECHOdevice during heavy combat.

Our Lottie Lynn, who's playing on PlayStation 4, encountered a strange glitch where one menu screen displayed placeholder text that seemed to refresh itself.

On PC, players are encountering fps issues, too, with stuttering a common complaint. In a tweet, Gearbox said it was aware and looking into it.

In light of Borderlands 3 PC launching as a timed exclusive on the Epic Games store, which does not have a forum, players are turning to other places to ask for help - and troll.

Gearbox's own forum has a section for Borderlands 3, which is packed with troubleshooting threads started by players asking for help. But it's the Borderlands 2 Steam page where most discussion is being had - and not all of it is helpful or wanted, it seems.

It's no surprise, of course, to see players of an Epic Games store timed exclusive flock to the Steam page of its predecessor to ask for help and indeed troll others. This has happened before with previous Epic Games store exclusives and will no doubt happen again. But given Borderlands 3's rocky launch, the issue is exacerbated - and given Steam's enormous online footprint, those who use Google to troubleshoot Borderlands 3 problems will likely be sent Steam's way.

Amid the troubleshooting threads from Borderlands 3 players are threads started by Borderlands 2 players complaining about the sudden influx of Borderlands 3-related threads. One user called for a Borderlands 3 Steam subforum "so the pooor [sic] ppl who can't be bothered to use the Gearbox forum can rant and gloat and support each other in there without totally outspamming on-topic BL2 content".

Gearbox will no doubt be working on a number of updates and patches aimed at sorting these launch issues out. Until they're released, Steam may - or may not - help.

Yeah, it's a pain. Even at locked 60, there is micro-stutter and it's really annoying.

it feels pretty good at 80+ FPS on my 144fps monitor, but at times when it drops towards 60 I definitely notice some stuttering during combat.

had a few other bugs as well but they have been minor and kinda funny even (like my guy getting in the car, and somehow ending up sitting a few feet outside the car to the right on the ground while driving around. only happened once but looked ridiculous)

its not in a disastrous state but could certainly be better optimized

Epic and Gearbox both need to do better, it seems.

And that's why a lot of people don't take critics seriously. Hand picked early reviewers, PC not taken into account and a selective build of the game.

Appreciate the Star Trek reference.

Didn't the first game have technical issues at launch as well?

That's what happens when you phone in your shit loot n'shoot game. Borderlands has just been one continuous slide backwards.

Step 1: make a decent game that sells well.

Step 2: capitalize off that fame by making the consecutive games worse. Idunno, don't change anything and use the interns to build the levels.

Step 3: ?

Step 4: profit.

@uninspiredcup said:

And that's why a lot of people don't take critics seriously. Hand picked early reviewers, PC not taken into account and a selective build of the game.

all the early reviews were on PC

@with_teeth26: Not true. I've seen multiple now that all claim they haven't seen the PC version yet. Digital Foundry included.

Edit: Why do publications depend on being given codes for games these days? Is $60 really too much of an upfront cost for content? Pubs are gonna go where the eyes are. That's Twitch and Youtube. Gamespot, IGN, Giant Bomb etc are gonna get less and less love as the hobby moves forward. Pubs and Devs no longer need them for exposure.

Just like mislike for the entirety of the borederlands series. You started this threat with a voyager picture.

Triggering even more dislike :P The true downfall of trek.

I'm level 22 on Chapter 10 and having a GREAT time! I LOVE this game. I had a bit of lag day one but today none whatsoever. I am looking forward to maxing out several characters. Game on!

Had the odd stutter on X1X but nothing too stressful. Got booted to home screen once and recently X completely shut down, although to be fair that happens to me in other games as well on occasion.

Screw the complaints, I'm gonna beat this game like Chris Brown did Rihanna.

All the Borderlands games have had technical issues. Anyone who bought this game day one expecting it to be flawless is an idiot.

Go play something else and wait for patches.

Haven't had any issues on the mighty x.

I will wait until it’s patched before buying this.

all the sites that had reviews up a while before the game came out were on PC (including the likes of Gamespot and IGN).

only some select sites got access though, apparently it was some weird debug version of the game and not a traditional 'review copy' with release code.

Hehe. Well, this is one of those few times I'm glad I have my OCD-ish habits. It's the only real reason I'm waiting six months to buy this.

Pretty much. I don't think BL1 or 2 ever ran great on my PC.