Borderlands 3 “Cartels” Event and Mayhem 2.0 Detailed, Level Cap Increase Coming this Week

Looking for something to go on you lot busy during your coronavirus-imposed isolation? Well, you might want to selection Borderlands 3 dorsum upward, as the game is calculation a whole bunch of new content over the next month. The game's adjacent chunk of paid DLC, Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Matrimony of Wainwright & Hammerlock, launches tomorrow (get the full rundown on the expansion here) and it volition be accompanied past a level cap increase (you tin now grind to level 57).

Merely that'south not all that'southward on the way! In April Borderlands iii players can jump into a new limited-time event, "Revenge of the Cartels," and a newly-revamped Mayhem 2.0 style. If you've got a few minutes to spare, yous can go details on all the upcoming content courtesy of the latest episode of The Borderlands Testify.

Don't take time to watch a video? Here's what you need to know virtually Mayhem 2.0 and Revenge of the Cartels:

Commotion 2.0

Mayhem 2.0 turns Mayhem Mode into its own tab in your Echo device, so you lot won't have to visit the pedestal in Sanctuary Three every time you want to adjust it. At that place are now x Mayhem levels to conquer, too equally over 25 Mayhem Modifiers that are classified past full general difficulty for the ways they'll brand you adapt to new playstyles. Your chosen Commotion level volition likewise determine the kind of boodle you go; for example, a Mayhem 4 weapon volition take meliorate stats than the same weapon dropping at Commotion ii, so the gear you earn in one Commotion level will fix you for the adjacent.

Revenge of the Cartels

Revenge of the Cartels is new half dozen-week seasonal event affecting the entire galaxy of Borderlands iii. Your kindly Saurian pal Maurice has gotten himself in trouble with a shady character named Joey Ultraviolet, and now Joey's coming to collect on some debts. You need to help Maurice wipe his slate clean past taking care of unlike thugs hiding out beyond the solar system including areas added in campaign add together-ons. In one case you've eliminated these operatives, Maurice will use his handy portal device on Sanctuary 3 to whisk you away to The Mansion, a swanky new map where Joey Ultraviolet and his goons are hiding out.

Your encounters in The Mansion will modify depending on which of 3 distinct gangs currently reigns over the Cartel. You won't know what kind of enemies to look until y'all're in the thick of boxing, beyond the fact that you'll never fight the same faction twice in a row. Better yet, each gang has some unique loot drops and Anointed parts, so repeat runs are highly encouraged. An added suite of Cartel-themed Challenges will allow you unlock Revenge of the Cartels gear, including some '80s-tastic Vault Hunter cosmetics. And of course, you'll have the option to plow Revenge of the Cartels on or off every bit you choose for the duration of the issue.

Borderlands 3 is bachelor at present on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock arrives tomorrow (March 26) and Revenge of the Cartels and Mayhem 2.0 launch quondam in April.