![]() ![]() ![]() To offset that difficulty, enemies can drop Anointed gear which grants buffs to your Action Skills, including some that are specific to just one Vault Hunter class. Mayhem Mode has more badasses and Anointed enemies basically, things are going to be tougher all around. Jumping straight into Mayhem 3 is basically a death sentence instead, you should start at Mayhem 1 and work your way up to higher difficulties once you've acquired enough upgraded gear. Taking on one of these Mayhem Modes ups the ante on risks and rewards across all worlds: enemies get increased health, shields, and armor, while you get bonus cash, Eridium, experience gains, and chances for better loot. Upon completing the story campaign, you'll activate a mysterious terminal aboard Sanctuary III that can enable three difficulty levels: Mayhem 1, Mayhem 2, or Mayhem 3. Mayhem Mode has the power to change the entire universe of Borderlands 3. Your character's mission progress is unique to Normal or True Vault Hunter playthroughs, but your Vault Hunters' stats and equipment are shared across both modes. ![]() As you'd expect from a challenge befitting a True Vault Hunter, the enemies will be tougher and the loot will be better compared to your Normal mode conquests. When you're ready for the next step up in difficulty, beating the story campaign also unlocks True Vault Hunter Mode, which is Borderlands 3's take on New Game+. Unlocking Guardian Rewards takes serious dedication, but the payoffs will be felt across all your playthroughs from that moment on. For instance, the second tier Guardian Rewards will grant additional gun damage to all shots while in Fight For Your Life (the Inner Fury buff in the Enforcer tree), make you recover from FFYL with full health and shields (Resilient in the Survivor tree), or grant extra ammo from all ammo pickups (Bullet Collector in the Hunter tree). These Guardian Rewards include weapon and Vault Hunter skins to help show off your commitment to vault hunting, as well as passive buffs that can seriously boost your overall power. There are six tiers across all three trees, unlocked by spending 10, 15, 25, 35, 50, or 75 tokens in their respective category. By investing a certain number of tokens, you'll unlock Guardian Rewards specific to the Enforcer, Survivor, and Hunter categories. These stat bonuses are nothing to sneeze at on their own, but the real prizes lie in the Guardian Rewards trees. Spending a Guardian Token lets you choose one option from a total of six randomly selected stats, two from each tree, from a total list of 17 helpful varieties: The Guardian Rank bar sits above your usual XP bar on all your Vault Hunters and is leveled up via experience points every bar you fill unlocks a Guardian Token, which you can spend to unlock bonus stats across three distinct trees. But Guardian Rank reinvents this mechanic by providing the opportunity for some powerful buffs atop all the smaller bonuses. If you're familiar with previous Borderlands' Badass Rank system, the basic idea is the same: you can unlock incremental stat improvements that apply to all your Vault Hunters. When you combine Mayhem Mode, True Vault Hunter Mode, and Guardian Rank progression with the highly replayable Proving Grounds and Circle of Slaughter arenas, Borderlands 3's endgame has a lot to offer.īeating the campaign unlocks a crucial component of Borderlands 3's endgame: Guardian Rank. The Gearbox Main Theatre Show at PAX West sheds more light on Borderlands 3's endgame which includes the return of True Vault Hunter Mode, Guardian Rank, which is an evolution of the Badass Rank mechanic introduced in Borderlands 2, and introduces the new Mayhem Mode which provides gameplay changing randomness to the Borderlands experience. Even after you've traveled the galaxy, eliminated countless enemies, and finally finished Borderlands 3's story campaign, your quest for the best loot is only just getting started. ![]()
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