Gearbox Software has confirmed delay for the most anticipated Borderlands 4 patch, meant to bring some major balancing changes among them the fix for the overshadowing Vex ‘Infinite Bleed’ build. Earlier this week, it was supposed to go live but has since been pushed back, with the development team now targeting a release for “early next week”, suggesting an implementation on Monday or Tuesday rather than the usual Thursday deployment schedule. This move gives a little reprieve to players relying on the overly powerful skill combination to face the endgame content of the game.
Of all is the Vex build, the most talked-about build of the community, due to its really insane and unintended power. It allows you to initiate a practically infinite damage loop by exploiting a weird interaction between the Bloodletter and Contamination skills of the Vault Hunters while using a Throwing Knife equipped with a Penetrator Augment. Hence, it leads to a steady, continuous bleed effect which has rendered the difficulty curve for these users utterly useless. The Vex exploit itself was never referred to directly by Gearbox, but the patch notes for the October 9 update contained plans to address “unintended interactions in certain Vault Hunter skills” and make “adjustments to overperforming gear,” which was widely regarded throughout the community as signaling the imminent end of the build’s dominance.
With this postponement comes a double-edged sword for much of the player base. Vex players now can enjoy an added few days of unparalleled power over the entire weekend, but the delay also means that many other important fixes promised by the developer will be put on hold. Included in the slated patch would be a holistic balance pass on Class Mods, Repkits, Shields, and Firmware primarily aimed at making melee-focused characters more viable against known deficiencies found in other Vault Hunter specializations. All those are now postponed yet again along with fixes most highly requested in terms of stability and performance, among general quality-of-life improvements.
As the community awaits the altered deployment rate, so do the enthusiasts of the Vex enjoy an interim action prior to the scheduled rebalancing of the tree skill. Importantly, Gearbox confirmed that the game has new Weekly Activities still to roll out today, providing fresh content during that expected comprehensive technical and balance adjustment. It’s crunch time over the next few days for players looking to max out their use of the Vex build before the inevitable impending correction arrives next week.
