Borderlands 2

DO NOT INSTALL AND ACCEPT THE EULA UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
A Recent update to this game has updated the EULA that if accepted gives Gearbox/2K access to:
Root level access to your machine under the guise of "anticheat" software
Your IP Address
Personal information including your phone number, email and address

Refusing the EULA breaks mods and cuts off netplay in a 10+ year old game. This same dangerous level of access has been added to the following games in the catalog:
+ Borderlands GOTY Edition (Yes, the de-listed one)

+ Borderlands GOTY Edition Enhanced (https://store.steampowered.com/app/729040/Borderlands_Game_of_the_Year_Enhanced/)

+ Borderlands 3 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/397540/Borderlands_3/)

+ Borderlands TPS (https://store.steampowered.com/app/261640/Borderlands_The_PreSequel/)

+ Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

This invasive update effectively turns the game into Spyware and I encourage others to report the game to Steam for this disgusting invasion of privacy. When and only when this problem is reversed will I delete this review.

Don't buy this or any of the other Borderlands games -- or any game under the publishing group Take-Two Interactive, or the following Publishers: 2K, Dynamixyz, Rockstar Games, and Zynga. All of the information about their publishers and developers are publicly available.

Here is why:
They have added Terms of Service changes, or EULA changes to their games saying that they can and will collect your personal information such as: Passwords, Phone Numbers, IP Addresses.
They also wish to put a stop to Community Modders.

I recommend uninstalling these games if you have already agreed to these term changes. If you haven't agreed, best to do it to be safe.

Do not buy this game until gearbox reverses the new ToS implemented by take two. They are taking so much of your personal data it's genuinely scary.

borderlands 4 needs to fail with this disgusting terms of service stuff. I hate it because bl2 is one of my favorite games, but essentially turning the game into spyware is unacceptable. There's probably a solid chance these negative reviews are being taken down also, so kudos if you see this while it's still up lol

One of the most enjoyable coop romps. Properly insane with zero moral compass.

However Take-2 now want you to click on a "If you play our game you got no rights, maggot".
So, it's uninstalled, and I will not be buying BL4. Only one lost sale so not going to sting, but for evilcorps to win, all that is required is for good gamers to do nothing.

As of April 2025 this game forces you to agree to spyware in order to play it. No one should support spyware that scrubs your personal identity, address, phone number, email, and browser history - to be sold to malicious organizations


Piracy is the only option to avoid this agreement

Borderlands 2 has quietly updated its Terms of Service to include spyware-level data collection - collecting your name, email, search history, and more.

It’s a blatant invasion of privacy, and companies this size are constant targets for hacks and leaks. Your personal data, even your bank info, could be at serious risk. Borderlands 3 can be fun at times, but this TOS change poses a real threat to your online safety.

No game is worth exposing your identity, finances, and digital life to this level of risk.

Amazing game, and I've hundreds of hours on BL2 and BL:TPS on console and decided to buy them on PC now. Didn't realize what the new EULA was about so I pretty much signed something where I sold my soul and privacy to Gearbox and Take Two.

Nice Spyware. Also, game no longer works on some modern systems.

I will not be playing any Borderlands game published by Take-Two until they remove the "spyware" portion of their TOS/EULA. This is a disgusting business practice, and they cannot be allowed to let this go unchecked.

The game is spyware now. The ToS have killed this franchise for me and I will never buy another game from them until the ToS are reverted.

honestly thank you take two for making us sign our digital privacy away, by us playing any borderlands game we are required to agree to your terms of service which inside those terms are the following: agree to give our address to yall, to stalk our info, ip address, contact information, browser history and phone number and sell it and this also applies to gta games aswell, i will never be playing any borderlands game and i also have played borderlands on ps3, 360, ps4, ps5, and my pc but i'm going to uninstall borderlands and quite honestly i don't feel any remorse for a shady company who decides that we need to submit all of that info and allow you to do whatever you want with it and also won't allow us to mod or do whatever we want TO OUR OWN GAMES WE PAID FOR, so screw you take-two.

Another old game destroyed by greed companies...

I don't agree giving my personal information to anyone.

Wow, and here I thought that one of my childhood games wouldn't be bottom of the barrel material. Figures that it would need take 2 to become that, but still, that's real nice.

Unless you like giving literally all of your information to a greedy company who's CEO is known to misplace USB drives full of illegal shit and sensitive documentation on their own employees in restaurants, that also actively ruins every game they touch, I wouldn't buy this game anymore or any of the others that Take2 has put their hands on, seriously, it's not worth it.

Remember when we thought EA was greedy and crazy? Yeah, kind of goes to show that there's actually other players that make it WORSE somehow.
Wish I could get a refund, but they won't give me one, even though I've been pretty well eligible for it. Oh well, I guess. Just wont play it

Jeu de mon enfance, toujours mon jeu préférer de tout les temps car je suis nostalgique, svp venez jouer avec moi....

Borderlands 2 is a perfect blend of intense action, hilarious writing, and endless loot. One of the best co-op shooters ever made!

One of the games that I play the most, whenever I say I'm gaming I'm just playing Borderlands 2, nothing else.

This is an amazing looter shooter and is definitively the best way to play Borderlands 2 but please don't play any Borderlands game at the moment. I recommend reading the new Take-Two EULA and TOS as to why.

DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID.

After purchasing and setting up a new PC, Borderlands 2 was one of the first games I downloaded and wanted to get back into. When I got the notification that a new EULA had been put into place, I thoughtlessly simply clicked "accept" without reading the fine prints and went on playing like usual.

If you've already accepted the terms, terminate your Shift and/or 2K account, uninstall any and all products where this predatory EULA is in effect or required, request for the deletion of your gathered data if it is an option and do everything in your power to opt out of the agreement and mitigate the damage. Format your entire PC if you feel like it to fully ensure nothing's been slipped into your system by these greedy bastards.

If giving up this beloved franchise means ensuring that Take Two won't get its hands on my precise location, contact information, device details, information about my internet browsing habits and bank details among multiple other sensitive targets that others have already pointed out, then so be it. Consumers vote with their wallets, and I have a strong feeling that's going to show on BL4's release if this is the direction Gearbox's and 2K's products are headed after Take Two has stepped in.

The game is good, this and multiple other Borderlands titles have a special place in my heart, too bad people in charge are stupid af *cough* Randy (child usb pron, bonus salary stealing, critisism avoiding, franchise ruining, voice actor/staff beating, poop joke liking, twitter manchild) Pitchford.

EULA 2025
• Mods are a bannable offense
• Saying something in game or using Borderlands content in the back of your discussion/critisism videos that Take-Two deems as offensive/toxic can now warrent a ban or even court.
• Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable
• Forced arbitration so long as it is permitted in your region
• You can be banned for the using a VPN while connecting to online servers
• Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC
• They reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time

Not only that but they violate your privacy rights by collecting data outside of the game(passwords,browsing history, location, billing info, device and usage data)

Seeing in what state they left Pre-Sequel with no dedicated drops, quality of life changes or the rest of the DLC's and then further banning people for using mods such as Community Patch that fixes alot of the problems that the vanilla game was left with is ignorant at best and dim-witted at worst.

This new TakeTwo EULA/TOS has got me uninstalling this, any other bl game I had installed and prevents me from buying Borderlands 4. Go watch a breakdown video on it; This could seriously affect how BL4 is received and experienced by the community. Extremely disappointing, as this was one of my childhood favorite games.

2k added an insane agreement where to play online you have to allow them to collect data on you including your password, location, age, gender, and web browsing activity. Spy my fucking nuts.

Borderlands 1 and 2 are hands down the best in the franchise, amazing games, some of my faves. However with the new EULA it's just not worth it. People need to vote with their wallets, companies need to stop intentionally hurting the consumer.
You definitely wont see me buying borderlands 4 unless they walk back this giga cringe EULA. Its a shame cause i really wanted to play 1 and 2 recently but I can't even install the games without signing my soul away.

Spyware. Simple as. If you accept their new EULA you "consent" to them spying on you. NOT okay.

Really really fun game. Much improved over the original in virtually every single way. Much better story, gameplay, art direction (more of a diverse color palette), enemy variety, and location variety.

The story does still suffer from the same pacing issues because you have to do a ton of side quests to stay on level, but the side quests are at least done much better this time around.

Outside of the story, the gameplay is fun in its own right. It's much faster-paced than the first game, and the loot pool is much more interesting, creating more unique ways to tackle different enemy types throughout the game.

Recent Terms of Services 28/2/2025 changes makes any Take Two game a potential Privacy risk. You Must agree to these terms to play online and given I'm posting this for BL2 this applies for all Borderlands games and other Take Two games.

Information examples and not limited to include:
IP Address
Billing Information
Phone Number
Location
Name/Username/Password (Shift Account)
Mobile/Service/Platform ID
App Browsing related to service
Hardware Details
OS

Most of this information is said to be used for Marketing purposes and protected Information such as Age and Gender are also collected.

Other parts of of changes will also effect community modding under:
"You will not use exploits or illegal unauthorised means to interfere with or adversely impact any other user#s ability to use the services as intended; to gain unfair gameplay advantage' or to gain access to Virtual Items or other content to which you do not have valid entitlement. This includes the use of cheats or so called "mod menus", unauthorised mods, hacks glitches or any other technical exploits and phishing. scamming or social engineering,"

This is in attempt to combat cheating, hackers and exploiters in Multiplayer but this hits the community at the same time which is why i shared this quote. There are more to these changes but these are concerning enough to leave a review in protest.

I love the Borderlands games 1 and 2, but these changes are a high risk to privacy. I will however point out that not agreeing to these terms and playing Offline is an option: it just means you cannot play Online.

https://www.take2games.com/legal/en-US/ This a direct link to the changes in TOS
https://www.take2games.com/privacy/en-US/ And Software Privacy Policy

Thanks for reading,
If these get changed and no longer pose a risk to Privacy my review will change to Yes but for now it will be a No.

well almost 1000 hour in. my 1st borderlands game ,,, seen the TOS well was fun. love the game but that TOS is outhand

Don't you love it when a publisher retroactively changes the ToS of a 10+ year old game and effectively turns it into spyware?

I get it, there are probably plenty of other games that are equally as aggressive with data collection, but the fact they added this to a game they haven't touched since 2017 (the 2020 update that implemented an ad on the main menu doesn't count) just feels extra scummy.

The only silver lining to this is that the new ToS won't take effect if you play offline, so at least the game still makes for a good time killer during internet outages.

Can't believe I'm doing this, I have over 550 hours in this game. I LOVE BL2. Done countless playthroughs. But take two (studio who bought gearbox) has implemented a predatory contract that allows them to spy on you, and ban you simply for talking bad about them. Go watch hellfire's video about it. I won't be touching another borderlands game until this braindead company figures itself out. Don't accept the new agreement before reading it.

This game was great and all for ages. However, since the new Big Brother Take Two TOS agreement came out, I refuse to play these games. Have a spine and refuse this behavior. Down with big brother behavior.

this is one of my favorite games of all time, now thanks to 2k it's spyware. they're probably logging geolocations, ip addresses, internet history, passwords, and usage of other apps so they can silence negative press before the release of borderlands 4, and the forced arbitration clause is meant to stop you from suing them when, (not if) that data is eventually stolen by hackers. ever heard of the streisand effect?

So once upon a time, you and the boyz decide to get on Steam and do a night of some BL2.
Sure it may have been fun for you & your friends, but only for awhile.
Then years past and now and again you play this game by yourself at your own pace.
And then you decide to install mods into this game. Why? Because fun things are fun!!
Now that's a bad thing according to the new ToS that just rolled out.
"YOU MUST PLAY OUR GAME OUR WAY AND NOTHING ELSE!!!!!"
Of all the guns that had to be chosen by them is the one that shoots themselves in the foot.
Do not update this game ever, folks. It's over.

Take-two has recently implemented a disgustingly unfair and overbearing user agreement that basically gives them access to all your information, binds you to only commenting positively about the company, the employees, and the mediocre products they make recently. To make matters worse, a lot of the language in the game hints at the possibility of them implementing kernel-level anticheat for a game that doesnt need it for anything other than to infringe on your privacy at a kernel level.

Take-Two Terms of Service
Last Updated: February 28, 2025

Unilaterally adding a new Terms of Service to a 13 year old game that makes the use of mods a bannable offense and makes it so that they can ban you for sharing bugs or exploits. While I doubt they will use this power they bestowed upon themselves against anyone in BL2 it will certainly be in use for BL4. Randy called people who displayed bugs or mods "Internet Terrorists" and now that company can ban you from all Borderlands games new and old.

Important Info in ToS:
• Mods are a bannable offense
• Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable
• Forced arbitration so long as it is permitted in your region
• You can be banned for the using a VPN while connecting to online servers
• Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC
• Best last they reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time

A company who's CEO was accused of leaving a USB with illegal material on it as well as sensitive data of Gearbox/2K partners in a medieval themed restaurant wants all your delectable data and will never let anyone gain access to your data intentionally or not. ᴾʳᵒᵐᶦˢᵉ

Collected Data Types:
• Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address
• Protected Characteristics: Age and gender
• Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information
• Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address
• Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications
• Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)
• Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest
• Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)
• Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

It's a really fun game. The art style looks amazing. But I gotta be honest, the humor borders on being straight cringe at times.

Take-Two Terms of Service
Last Updated: February 28, 2025

Unilaterally adding a new Terms of Service to a 13 year old game that makes the use of mods a bannable offense and makes it so that they can ban you for sharing bugs or exploits. While I doubt they will use this power they bestowed upon themselves against anyone in BL2 it will certainly be in use for BL4. Randy called people who displayed bugs or mods "Internet Terrorists" and now that company can ban you from all Borderlands games new and old.

Important Info in ToS:
• Mods are a bannable offense
• Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable
• Forced arbitration so long as it is permitted in your region
• You can be banned for the using a VPN while connecting to online servers
• Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC
• Best last they reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time

A company who's CEO was accused of leaving a USB with illegal material on it as well as sensitive data of Gearbox/2K partners in a medieval themed restaurant wants all your delectable data and will never let anyone gain access to your data intentionally or not. ᴾʳᵒᵐᶦˢᵉ

Collected Data Types:
• Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address
• Protected Characteristics: Age and gender
• Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information
• Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address
• Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications
• Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls)
• Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest
• Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting)
• Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

Game play and story are amazing. Cell shading graphics throughout really set the tone. This game never gets old and the DLC is awesome.

If you ever feel like to be casual and enjoying a well developed game where the characters are to die for?!
AYOOOOOOOOOOOOO>steve

Jogo bastante divertido e que melhora absurdamente quando você joga com amigos. Terminei a campanha principal tão "rápido" que mal vi o tempo passando.

Never wanted to play borderlands... until no game is fun anymore and you decide f*ck it and play borderlands 2 for reals this time. You will quickly find yourself sucked (off) into a pit that only borderlands can quench. if no other game is fun anymore, play borderlands

Amazing, wild worlds to explore and endless, hilarious, bizarre loot. Infinitely replayable.

got the hornet first try, game threw me to main menu and "created an online session" despite me playing SINGLEPLAYER, i alt-f4, go back in and the hornet is gone. fuck this dogass game that can't save your fucking progress

This game is an absolute masterpiece. I'm not big on RPGs and story based games, as i am a competitive multiplayer player, but this game is just always a blast to play. I started playing this game back on the Xbox 360 and have always returned to it since. The main story is fun, engaging, deep, good length story, and most importantly, a truly great villain. But what really sells me is the DLCs. My favorite by far is Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. Not only is this one great, but the others provide entertaining and fun stories as well. Its no wonder this game is still so loved many years later. Highly recommend.

A fantastic game to play whenever your bored or in the grinding mood, I've been playing it since my ps3 days and I will always love coming back to play it. Definitely 10/10

Love the colorful world and combat is great. Love the Gaige character.

Fun and addicting gameplay, and all the different rng weapons you can get really make you try all the types of weapons to find your favorite! The game is really fun alone, but even more so with friends! It's really cheap on sale, so there's no excuse if you ask your friends to join :)

Also, Tina and Gaige are cute!

Beat the game too many times on ps4. Got lazy and got a save editor for pc, and modded it here and there. Love it.

This franchise was my childhood and the spark of me becoming a kleptomaniac in games like this.

10/10 would hoard an entire armory's worth of weapons again

Adult Cartoon Graphics took some getting used to, but other than that, it's a great franchise. Looking forward to Borderlands 4.

been playing since the 1st one and i absolutely love the entire series, even the newer games