14 DAY TRIAL // Gearbox continues to throw at us with new Borderlands 3 content and in-game events in celebration of the series 10th anniversary. The fourth week of the month-long Borderlands Anniversary Celebration debuted on October 22 and will run through October 29.
If you're still playing Borderlands 3, you'll be thrilled to know that you'll be getting a double dose of new content this week, as Bloody Harvest draws near. Anyway, this week’s event is called Mayhem on Twitch, and if you haven't guessed yet, it rewards players and viewers alike as Mayhem Mode and the Borderlands 3 ECHOcast Twitch Extension get a little upgrade.
The studio announced that for the duration of the event, players who enable Mayhem Mode will see an increased drop chance for Anointed gear, increased XP gains for defeating enemies, and reduced values for various Mayhem Mode penalty modifiers.
Also, viewers and streamers on Twitch will enjoy amped-up ECHOcast features. For example, Badass Viewer Events will occur more often, and voting periods will be accelerated during the event to make these viewer-controlled badasses even more of a challenge.
Moreover, Rare Chest Events will have a 100% guaranteed win rate this week instead of the usual one-in-four chance, the more reason to play Borderlands 3 during this specific event. Keep in mind though that Mayhem Mode can only be enabled once you’ve finished Borderlands 3’s main story campaign, which unlocks a special console aboard Sanctuary III.
The good news is earning rewards through ECHOcast doesn't have any requirements. Simply link your SHiFT and Twitch accounts and you're all set. Even if you don’t own Borderlands 3 yet, you can still take part in the fun since any rewards you score via Rare Chest Events will be waiting for you in your in-game mailbox whenever you manage to buy the game.
As mentioned earlier, Mayhem on Twitch is already live and will run through October 29, when the final week’s theme begins. More details about the fifth week of the Borderlands Anniversary Celebration will be revealed Monday, October 28.