Just two weeks ago, Gearbox Software launched two temporary events inBorderlands 3– one of which makes it more common for players to encounter Rare Spawns and receive Legendary loot, while the other addsscaling to Takedown at Maliwan’s Blacksite. In general, these offerings have been received relatively well by the community, and Gearbox has now announced that yet another temporary event is coming toBL3imminently.
This newBorderlands 3event, dubbed the Rare Chest Riches Event, is set to launch today, January 30, by 3pm PST, and it is all about improving the game’s Rare Chests. More specifically, the event will increase the rate at which Rare Chests award rare loot, and that means that players will receive Legendaries more frequently when looting these caches.
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Opening Rare Chests is not the only way that players can take advantage of theBorderlands 3Rare Chest Riches Event, though, as watching aBL3Twitch streamer open a Rare Chest will also be more likely to net the viewer with a Legendary. This assumes that both the viewer and caster have theBorderlands 3ECHOcast Twitch Extensionenabled, which is done by linking one’s Shift account with their Twitch account, and this new event certainly incentivizes fans to get the extension setup.
With respect to when theBL3Rare Chest Riches Event will come to an end, it is currently scheduled to run until February 13 at 8:59am PST. That said, it seems thatGearbox Softwarehas recently been using these temporary events to test more permanent changes, and it would thus not be extremely surprising to see the improvement to Rare Chest drop rates retained after the event comes to a conclusion.
Case in point: the developer has now confirmed that aspects of the aforementionedBorderlands 3Farming Frenzyand Takedown at Maliwan’s Blacksite events are being made permanent. Indeed, this is something that many fans had hoped for it, and perhaps it is Gearbox’s intention to increase Rare Chest drop rates for good if the event is received well. However, until this is officially confirmed by the developer, players should ensure to get the most that they can out of the Rare Chest Riches Event.
Borderlands 3is out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
