Borderlands two reveals a list of common issues players have reported following the release of Borderlands 4‘s first story pack, including a planned change to the recently added shared progression feature. It’s been a big week for Borderlands 4 players as the highly anticipated Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned Story Pack finally arrived. The premium DLC added a new story into the game along with tons of additional content like weapons, gear, and a fifth vault hunter called C4SH.
Alongside Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, Borderlands 4 released a huge new update for all players. The free update featured a number of highly anticipated changes, including raising the level cap in Borderlands 4 by 10, going from 50 to 60. Players now have an additional 10 skill points to use in their builds, making Vault Hunters even stronger than before. However, the update also added a highly requested feature, allowing players to have shared progression between their characters. This meant that various collectibles, Vault Powers, SDU tokens, map progression, and many other things no longer had to be completed again with new characters. Interestingly enough, it seems that not all players were on board with this big change.
Borderlands 4 is Raising the Level Cap on March 26
Alongside a new Story Pack, Gearbox Software reveals even more features coming to Borderlands 4 and its major update on March 26.
Borderlands 4 Making Shared Progression Optional
While many fans welcomed the addition of Shared Progression alongside Borderlands 4‘s Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned Story Pack, some weren’t thrilled about it. Based on that feedback, Gearbox announced that the studio is working on a way to make the feature optional, allowing players to turn off Shared Progression if they want from the game’s settings. There appear to be plenty in the community who are not fond of the “everything or nothing” nature of this change, so getting the option to really start fresh with a new character and having to unlock and find everything is a welcome announcement. Unfortunately, there’s no confirmation of a time frame, so it’s unknown how long players may be waiting for this setting to be implemented.
In the comments, some players took things a step further and asked that Gearbox make the Shared Progression aspect of Borderlands 4 more customizable. Ideas range from a toggle style menu where players can essentially select what they’d like to be shared, to SDUs still being unlocked, but the original events continue to be active and offer XP for completing them. Based on the feedback, there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of opinions on how Borderlands 4 should be, but time will tell if Gearbox will ultimately agree with these ideas.
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Feedback is nothing new for the Borderlands franchise, especially with this current entry. The discussion surrounding Shared Progression is actually much more civil than usual as Borderlands 4 experienced its own review-bombing event last year after it launched. Back then, many fans were upset with the technical issues impacting the game, especially on the PC version. Adding fuel to the fire was Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, who made some comments before and after launch that didn’t sit well with franchise fans. Fixes eventually arrived and tensions melted away, though not all problems were addressed.
As it stands, PC players are still experiencing lingering issues six months later. While the game experience is better now than it was back then, Gearbox managing producer Eli Luna admitted that the remaining Borderlands 4 issues are proving to be stressful, especially when attempting to balance the new content while continuing to work on the game’s performance. Still, Luna noted that the recent Borderlands 4 update has boosted the FPS by 20% but noted that there’s still plenty of work to be done, and they won’t be abandoning players who only meet the minimum system requirements.
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September 12, 2025
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
