Yes, Borderlands 3‘s Season Pass 2 is absolutely worth buying for fans of the franchise. While you get less new story content compared to the first pass, the new modes, skill trees, bosses, and gear added in the Designer‘s Cut and Director‘s Cut DLCs make Season Pass 2 a must-have for those looking to get the most out of Borderlands 3.
What‘s Included in Season Pass 2
Here‘s an overview of everything included in Borderlands 3‘s Season Pass 2:
- Designer‘s Cut DLC – Adds Arms Race mode and new skill tree for each Vault Hunter
- Director‘s Cut DLC – Includes new raid boss, missions, Vault Cards, behind-the-scenes content
Unlike the first pass which included full story expansions, Season Pass 2 focuses more on end-game content. But there‘s still plenty here to enhance the experience for dedicated vault hunters.
A Deeper Look at the New Modes and Content
Let‘s dive deeper into the new features included in Season Pass 2 and see why they make it a worthy purchase:
Arms Race – A Roguelike Mode That Ups the Replayability
Arms Race is a new roguelike mode where you start from scratch and have to extract before a ring of death closes in. This provides a unique shift to Borderlands‘ combat and looting gameplay:
- Each run starts you with basic gear on a brand new map fragment
- You loot and fight to gather gear and extracts before the death ring encloses
- Extracts award you permanent gear and cosmetics for your main game
- Runs play out differently each time based on randomized gear and map layouts
This high-risk, high-reward mode offers virtually endless replay value and some powerful exclusive gear like the Tizzy pistol. Fans estimate you may need around 50 runs to collect all the exclusive Legendaries which provides hours of new content.
The New Skill Trees Add Exciting New Build Options
Each Vault Hunter gets a brand new skill tree with Season Pass 2. This allows you to further customize your builds and try out new playstyles:
| Vault Hunter | 4th Skill Tree |
|---|---|
| Amara | Phasezerker |
| FL4K | Trapper |
| Moze | Bear Mother |
| Zane | The Professional |
For example, Moze‘s Bear Mother tree focuses heavily on her Iron Cub allowing you to summon two cubs at once or detonate a nuclear explosion. These new trees bring great end-game customization and ability synergies for advanced players.
Vault Cards Offer Plenty of Cosmetics and Challenges
Vault Cards are a new reward system added in the Director‘s Cut DLC. They provide series of challenges that award you cosmetic skins, emotes, and gear skins as you progress through the card tiers.
With 3 total Vault Cards included, this gives cosmetic collectors and challenge chasers lots of long-term goals to work towards. Each card takes significant time to fully complete, so they help keep the late game rewarding.
A Raid Boss Provides Intense Co-Op Action
The Director‘s Cut DLC also adds Hemovorous, a large raid boss lived at the end of The Vault. It‘s definitely the toughest boss added to the game yet.
Hemovorous has 2 health bars, hits hard, and summons smaller enemies. It provides a major challenge designed for co-op parties of max level players with optimized gear. This brings another intense activity for end-game players to master.
Investigative Missions Offer More Story Content
While light on narrative expansions compared to past DLCs, Season Pass 2 does include new investigative missions from Dr. Benedict working to uncover a murder mystery.
These missions provide a nice change of pace from standard "shoot everything" activities with objectives like:
- Searching crime scenes for clues
- Interrogating witnesses and suspects
- Piecing together digital diaries and logs
It‘s not a huge addition, but does offer some welcomed new story content and detective work.
Final Verdict – A Must-Buy for Borderlands 3 Fans
While more casual players may be satisfied with just the base game and Season Pass 1, Borderlands 3‘s Season Pass 2 is a must-buy for diehard fans who have already sunk dozens of hours into the game.
The new modes, skill trees, bosses, and cosmetics provide exciting new ways to build your character and keep the loot grinding fresh in the late game. The roguelike Arms Race mode alone adds practically infinite replay potential.
So for $29.99, Season Pass 2 offers a ton of value – easily over 50+ hours of new challenges and content to master for just $0.50 per hour of entertainment.
Unless you only play Borderlands 3 very casually, I highly recommend Season Pass 2 to any vault hunter looking to get the most out of their Borderlands 3 experience. Gearbox did an awesome job catering to their hardcore fans here.
