Don’t have a date this Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry, Gearbox has you covered, as the studio has released the Borderlands 3 update today February 11 which brings the Broken Hearts 2021 event into the shooter! Note that this is a server-side update, and the event goes live at 12 p.m. PT! Players can apply the hotfix by waiting at the main menu until you see a sign that says “Hotfixes Applied.”
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Aside from the Borderlands 3 Broken Hearts 2021 event, there are also gear adjustments included in this hotfix.
Borderlands 3 Update Today February 11 Patch Notes:
GEAR ADJUSTMENTS
Hail
- Increased weapon damage
Crit
- Lowered the chance that the weapon would drop on reload
Bouncing Pair Grenade Mod
- Increased damage
Kaoson
- Increased weapon damage
Garcia
- Updated weapon to fire correctly in multiplayer. Players will notice that the weapon will now only fire two shots before reloading in both solo and co-op
- Increased weapon damage
Impaler
- Increased damage dealt
Void Rift
- Increased Spike damage
- Increased Black Hole singularity damage
Black Hole
- Increased damage dealt
Borderlands 3 Broken Hearts 2021 Details:
From: February 11 to February 25
Hearts aren’t all the same, of course, and during this event there are six distinct ways they can break. Some will fall to the ground with a fiery explosion, while others will drop loot, regenerate your health, or briefly turn nearby enemies into allies. Word has it there are even rare hearts that will spawn groups of ghosts from the Bloody Harvest, affording you an off-season opportunity to score some spooky loot.
Maurice places an equal value on all the various heart types and will keep track of how many you’ve broken. Obliterate enough hearts, and he’ll mail new Broken Hearts Day rewards for your troubles:
10 – “ECHOcardiogram” ECHO Skin
25 – “Cosmic Romance” Weapon Trinket
50 – “Terminal Polyaimorous” Legendary Maliwan SMG
75 – “Heartbreaker” Vault Hunter Skin
100 – “Wedding Invitation” Legendary Jakobs Sniper RifleVault Hunters that helped the sentient Saurian last year will notice that this year’s Broken Hearts Day seasonal event includes recolored ECHO skin, Weapon Trinket, and Vault Hunter Skin cosmetic rewards. It also brings back last year’s Legendary guns— which can only be obtained during this event— at the current level cap of 65.
Now go out there and break some hearts, people!