Borderlands Game of the Year

This is a franchise that was very near and dear to my heart for years, but unfortunately my favorite critique of corporate greed is now dead to me because of (you guessed it) corporate greed. Changes to Take-Two's ToS and Privacy Policy ahead of the Borderlands 4 release are in fact retroactive and will apply to all previous games in the series. Why they couldn't just let us have Borderlands 2, I'll never know.

For those out of the loop, here are the data Take-Two will be pulling from your system(s) if you ever hope to play these games again:

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.

Forcing spyware into an old game via EULA update? Really?
Considering we bought the game with a different EULA, we should be able to refund it. This isn't what we paid for.

Don't buy this game until they change their terms of service. It is outright predatory.

To play the game without accepting the EULA:

Launch the binary directly from Windows Explorer and don't play online.

Use a service like Tailscale and play with your friends over the internet in LAN mode.

[*] Get the PC DVD disk version of the game.

Borderlands aka Take-Two and 2K games quietly updated their Terms of Service to include spyware-level data collection, collecting your name, email, browser history, IP, 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. This TOS/EULA 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.

Get F u c k e d Randy.


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.

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.

Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, this extends beyond the Borderlands franchise.

Important Info in Terms of Service:

• Mods are a bannable offense
• Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable
• Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area
• You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers
• Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC
• Best for last, they reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time
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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.

All this data being collected by 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, and were supposed to just give in to these absurd terms of service?
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My take on these terms of service changes is that I now have more hard drive space and I will not be playing another Borderlands game until these terms are changed. This also extends to the majority of Take-Two published games. Welcome to my shit list Take-Two, you've earned it.

Reverse the fucking nightmare TOS update. This shit was written by goddamn Hyperion. Genuinely turning some beloved games into spyware.

My favorite game ever, but why tf can't I play online without selling my fucking soul to Take 2.

Suck my dick, you fat fucks

New ToS which makes the game spyware. Very unfortunate as I was about to do another play through of the games :(

To my dismay I just heard about 2K's EULA change.
I wanted to write something nice about the game, but I just can't, which is a shame considering how much time, effort, acting and all the nice things went into it, so another company just screwing it all up.

F*ck gearbox & take 2, all BL games including the first 16 year old game have retroactively changed their ToS to allow them to spy on you, surrender all human rights, now illegal to mod or show cheats/exploits, illegal to point out bugs, surrender all freedoms, forced arbitration(which means that they can skip court and have your case settled by a 3rd party company owned by them).

A team making a game whose story line was mocking ruthless mega corporations has turned into one, the irony.

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Was good, Now the TOS and EULA killed the game
Will not install spyware on my computer

All Borderlands games including Pre-sequel are now spyware for collecting your user data that includes Username and passwords, IP location and browser history data.

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.

They updated the ToS for BL1 to turn the game into spyware. You can't use mods or VPNs, and on top of that, 2K will now collect all your personal information because I guess they decided that draining players of their money with small and terrible DLCs (see Wonderlands) just wasn't good enough anymore, and decided to collect sensitive personal information to sell to dubious third parties.

Don't buy this game, don't ever install this game, and stay far, far away from 2K and any of their spyware games.

Massively overreaching EULA added to the game this year. They think they're entitled to your real world identity and passwords and even payment info, will ban you for modding or talking about any kind of exploit (IN A PRIVATE CO-OP GAME), and agreeing to the terms guards their asses legally. Make sure you don't have this spyware (or any other Borderlands game) even installed in your computer.

take 2 stealing info and selling it. take 2 is banning everything fun like mods and glitches. basically cant even make good videos on the franchise now. i guess go fuck the community right?

After doing every single main and side quest, secret quest and dlc's i can say this was really fun. I would not recommend this to be your first borderlands to play, but more so your second or 3rd borderlands game to see what borderlands have become. 8/10

I've been a massive fan of the franchise for years, and I was really exited to play though all the games again since I re-bought them for PC. But with the Terms of Service changes I'm deleting them and I wont bother. I'm really glad I at least got to play through most of the games prior to this. But it looks like this unfinished play though is my last.

2K is now forcing spyware on my PC and forcing me to agree to in in EULA? No game is worth giving that much control to a company. Im done with ALL past, present and FUTURE Borderlands games.

I'm doing my part, against oppressive changes to EULAs and forced spyware.
I have ZERO respect for Take Two for ruining a classic game like this.

Take Two has now turned the entire Borderlands franchise into a datamine, and you must accept this in order to play the game online (aka with full functionality). Screw Take Two and screw Gearbox.

Add nasty spyware and third party launchers to game years after purchase.

F Take-Two
F Gearbox
F Randy

Please get this version instead of the new one. I don't care that you have to edit the files for VSync, it's still the purist form of Borderlands

spyware in the game made by the company, cant recommend borderlands games anymore because i cant play them either for security risk

Having the ability to play old games I love walled behind an honestly insane new ToS that lets Takes Two acquire personal information that they have no justifiable business with is incomprehensible. From time to time I think about going back to enjoy the Borderlands series with friends but now I can no longer even do that.

t2 definitely breaking multiple laws to spy on its players. either undo these changes or delist them from steam. changing eula this drastically without users consent should be reason enough for this.

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.

this game is now owned by take 2 interactive aka spyware they have changed the terms of service and have made me never want to touch a game connected to them again its sad how a 12 plus year old game can be ruined with one small what is seamingly insignificant to the company can ruin their older titles but i guess this what the world has come to, base game is amazing dlc is great will change this post if they ever remove the spyware but i doubt that will happen

I can only say the ending of this game is such a massive disappointment, it turned me off from played the entire rest of the Borderlands series.

This version is better than enhanced. Less bugs, smoother frame pacing with less traversal stutter, and less general hitching.
No overpowered gearbox weapons, etc etc.

Apparently a memory leak is present in the original version as well as the enhanced version. But due to the lower RAM requirement of the original version, it will take almost 10x as long to even notice your frame rate being affected by this to the point it basically is negligible especially if you have newer system specs.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Borderlands

This link will provide you access to some things to improve the experience, such as FOV fixes, extra settings (V-Sync, and various other settings).

Sadly this version was unlisted, and as such probably can't be purchased anymore...

Personally I dislike the enhanced version, mainly due to some texture differences, color palette changes, some weapon textures being bugged or not displaying properly. Some weapons in the original version may have a semi-gloss finish, while in remaster they are a solid matte color.

The biggest complaint about the Enhanced version is the amount of bugs, one of the most common I've seen is when you get in Fight for your Life, and your camera begins to erratically spin, guaranteeing player death. I've never observed this in the original version on PC, or the Xbox 360 version.

good borderlands game as always

DO NOT BUY OR PLAY! The new EULA for all 3 games is blatant spyware. Seriously fuck you takes two.

It's a competent shooter and RPG, but the writing is extremely annoying if you aren't in the target demographic.

I love this game, just buy it when its on sale for the 5th time this month.

75/100

Borderlands has a great vibe that I wish they'd go back to in future games. I'm still not a fan of having to play the game multiple times to hit max level. I prefer steady progression through 1 playthrough until all the content is done.

Also... why is E and R tied together for reloading?! Maybe the enhanced edition fixed it but that version of the game is borked.

I've stopped playing and my vote became Not Recommended due to the Take-Two EULA that popped up...THIS WEEK/march2025.

Its not nearly as good as 2 but if you enjoy 2 you can find something to appreciate here. very very old tho so beware of that 2009 jankyness. boss fights are a joke or underbaked and a marvel how they let this be the final idea. decent tho bloodwing/10

they have a really shitty level system for example you will be a level 24 doing a mission that says its for players who are level 24 but there are level 27 enemy's who kill you in 2 shots its annoying asf but its only some missions so if you can get through it the game will be fine

Yes, it's raw, it's unbalanced, it's light on story, and it's excessively brown, but it's got personality and an incredible gameplay loop. I love it and I keep coming back to it.

Loves the story and looting, Sometimes it gets boring for a while. But I still love the game, Just try to get used to it.

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.

Take Two has changed the EULA in 2025 for all Borderlands games to allow data collection in and outside of the games. They also are forcing arbitration on us like Disney did with Disney+. Although I doubt any borderlands theme park will exist, just know you lose rights by accepting the EULA. This game is no longer worth the money online, buy a 360 disc copy of the game instead and play on a 360.

love all the borderlands games. gearbox has a great team and i love all the little surprises in the games!

The game that popularized and defined the looter shooter genre, while the game lacks some QOL features it still holds up great to this day.

sick game can be repetitive at points but yh overall good game

The game that started looter shooter RPGs

it's fine but don't feels very good

It pretty good when i was kid played it wit DLC zombie very fun

The genesis of the looter shooter genre. I blame this game for everything.

i havent beat it but the song in the opening “aint no rest for the wicked” goes so hard for the vibe of the game

Who doesn't love Borderlands!

Though the achievements WERE PAINFULLLLLL