naiwa 2026-03-30

The community has slammed the $29.99 price tag for the main storyline lasting only one and a half to two hours — the gap between price and content was too obvious

On March 27, 2026, the first major story DLC for Borderlands 4 was released — Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. It includes a new playable character C4SH, the fifth Vault Hunter, a new region called "Whispering Glacier," as well as a story campaign featuring Ellie — the daughter of the well-known fan-favorite Mad Moxxi. However, by the weekend, the DLC had dropped to a "mostly negative" rating on Steam: only about 32% of over 230 user reviews were positive.The main point of irritation is the price-to-content ratio. At a cost of $29.99, completing the DLC takes between three to four hours, with the main storyline lasting one and a half to two hours. For comparison: the Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 costs exactly the same but offers around 30 hours of content. Players also recalled precedents within the series itself: campaign DLCs for Borderlands 3 were once sold for $14.99, and some Borderlands 2 expansions were even priced at $9.99. A separate wave of outrage was caused by the fact that owners of the $130 Super Deluxe Edition did not receive the new DLC in the base package — they have to pay separately.Amid criticism of the price and length, the character C4SH received generally warm reviews — many players noted that playing as him is enjoyable, but this is clearly not enough to justify the pri…