Gearbox software distributes Borderlands 2 for free on Steam, but some fans warn others to stay away from the series because of the recent controversy related to its services.
The studio behind a series of shooting loot surprised PC players today, enabling all Steam users to add a continuation to their libraries for free. It’s freebie, which provides access to the 2012 title without additional costs, but because many share their emotions online, Borderlands 2 Steam reviews They tell a different story.
While the section of all reviews offers a “very positive” Steam rating with over 287,000 user reviews, over 3300 last reviews have the reactions of the second Borderlands game marked as “usually negative”. The downward trend began around May 20, 2025, and a particularly gigantic movement of negative answers today fills the review section.
This escalate in negative Borderlands 2 reviews does not come from updating the gameplay or restless servers, but the key changes of Pięta Mother company Dist-DWO Interactive transmission Service conditions in February this year. Players apply their reviews to indicate several topics, including fears, the end user’s license agreement (EULA) condemns the apply of mods, codes and VPN. However, the main problem repeated in social media channels refers to fears related to two, 2K, 2K and gearbox, collect data and private information.
Another complaint The transition to the top of the conversation includes a broader idea of the publisher changing the conditions of the game, which will start almost 13 years ago. Some even went to ask for return options if they want to reject the conditions of the updated document. Others also emphasize the status of Borderlands 2 as a relatively free video game, focusing on the experience of one player and cooperation. The point is that without a significant, competitive multiplayer component, there should be no reason to worry about how fraudsters can affect the experience of an average Borderlands player.
People are browsing Borderlands games because the gearbox/2K has changed Eula
It seems that people are browsing the bombing of the whole ** borderlands ** because gears/2K have made Eula changes, which apparently can access the machine at the level of roots under the guise … pic.twitter.com/fzwaosr9wo
– pirate_nation 🔴 (@pirat_nation) May 20, 2025
Update Take-Two services can be found when starting other 2K titles, including the original Borderlands AND Borderlands 3which are currently on sale for 9.89 USD and USD 3.99, respectively. Each title received a different level of bombing of the review, with almost all users indicated Eula as the cause of their freshly added rating of the thumbs. It is even A specific list of complaints that are copied In the Steam review section for each game, which includes concerns that Take-Two uses confidential information such as names, e-mail addresses, IP addresses, billing details, phone numbers and many others.
“Changing the TOS and transformation of games into spy software, and then offering the game for free to steal data from unconscious people is quite brave” User steam = silviohammer = claims.
Many people used their reviews to be specially caused by the head of Gearbox, Randy Pitchford, who last week tried to deal with the fears of privacy with post on X/Twitter. When One fan said Eula update “Basically transformed each Borderlands game into spy software with access to all our information”, Pitchford assured Computer fans that there are no changes at the Borderlands software level in which players should worry about spying software.
“Nothing will change or change in the software,” Pitchford said at the time. “I think that the publisher’s legal team covers its bases, but it has nothing to do with what we do. I can not change Eula – it is resolved at the publisher level. But I assure you that there is no software in the software.”
Yes – people are involved. Summering the brigade when we are here, creating good games. However, everyone should make their own decisions, so if you protest because of fear of some lawyers covering their ass, I think it is a world in which we have to live.
– Randy Pitchford (@duvalmagic) May 31, 2025
Pitchford’s comments were supported by other players who believe that the reaction to vision changes is slightly exaggerated. This includes the explanation of some who claim that Eula has been unchanged for years, and to say the previous versions of the document have already contained several conditions for which players express concerns. It is not clear how significant February changes in the conditions of service, but excessive reaction or not, it is clear that the vocal part of the Borderlands community is no longer satisfied with what the contract entails.
“People definitely exaggerate”, one Reddit’s comment says. “Eula is almost no different from the one before her in 2018. People are already going crazy because the creator of the click content told them.”
It is currently not clear whether the take-day will update its services in any way that could alleviate the fears of privacy or criticism related to the support of MOD. For those who choose Borderlands 2, which are available for free until June 8 at 10.00 PT / 13 PM ET, the conditions in question appears when starting the game for the first time. Those who refuse him can still enjoy experience, but only during offline.
The updated services of the service will probably have to be accepted to play Gearbox’s Borderlands 4 Also online. It is to be launched on September 12, 2025 on PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S. The Nintendo Switch 2 version will be launched at a later date. You can check all the latest details of the game revealed as part of the Borderlands State of Play focusing on Here.
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