Summary
In recent years, the review bomb has become the preferred choice of gamers to voice their frustrationsor thoughts on a particular product. In thecase of Helldivers 2, a review bomb was executed over the game’s PSN requirement. Elsewhere,fans review bombed Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 over “disappointing nerfs.”
It’s a significant enough movement that evenTake-Two, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, noted in a financial filing that a review bomb could have adverse consequences, including reputation harm and financial losses. Now, it appears that theBorderlandsfranchise has become the latest subject of such action.
A New EULA Is To Blame For Borderlands' Tanking Reviews
As first spotted by GamesRadar, the franchise as a whole has become the subject of a review bomb campaignover reported new changes to the End License User Agreement (EULA).
Indeed, taking a look atSteam, from the original Borderlands to its most recent release, Borderlands 3, there is no shortage of negative reviews, which has, in turn, placed the games at “Mixed” status.
“This invasive update effectively turns the game into ‘Spyware,’ and I encourage others to report the game to Steam for this disgusting invasion of privacy,“one review read in part. “When and only when this problem is reversed will I delete this review.”
Many of the reviews echo similar sentiments, but as GamesRadar noted, some fans aren’t convinced that the EULA has even changed in the first place.In a Reddit thread covering the situation, one user noted that the EULA that is available isn’t much different from the EULA that existed back then that players agreed to,
“Idiots online have just been stirred up by hate and lies and are jumping on the bandwagon,“one gamer wrote in response to the situation.
It’s worth noting that root-level access, which is being rallied against by players,is not uncommon in multiplayer-first games, including those from Riot. Additionally,it appears that the EULA is also a generalized document that covers the entirety of Take-Two and not just Borderlands specifically, meaning not everything will impact Borderlands and vice versa. As a final note, the EULA was updated in late February, making this particular situation all the more bizarre, given that it’s mid-May.
