Back in November, Gearbox had announced plans to do some tweaking of the end-of-game Mayhem mode in Borderlands 3. For those not up to speed, Mayhem unlocks once you complete the game, allowing players to adjust various modifiers that increases the game’s difficulty and rewards. Starting today, Mayhem 2.0 goes live across all platforms, along with a new seasonal event, Revenge of the Cartels.
Mayhem 2.0 will feature more than 25 new modifiers, each rated by difficulty. Easy modifiers like Big Kick Energy, which increases weapon recoil and spread but also damage output, are “largely helpful,” but aside from that, they all aim to crank up the difficulty for the player. To compensate, weapon drops will be more powerful at each higher Mayhem level, but so will enemy health, shields, and armor.
As for Revenge of the Cartels, the story goes that your Saurian friend Maurice has a problem with Joey Ultraviolet, the head of the Eridium Cartel. You’ll be given a repeatable quest which will set you off on a quest that will take you to Villa Ultraviolet. There, you’ll do battle with gangs, bosses, and Joey himself. Each gang in the fight will drop new loot, and special themed cosmetics will also drop from 18 limited-time challenges.
Borderlands 3 is available for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
