
With that reason alone, it would not be hard to understand why the players are outraged. The main menu was obscured and could not be accessed at all, meaning that if you wanted to enjoy your game in singleplayer offline mode, you can not do so until you do the SHiFT chores.Įven though creating the new SHiFT name is not a complicated process, this new requirement is essentially DRM that prevents the paying customers from playing the game unless they comply with a new requirement that was forced in, years after the initial purchase. Currently it says the connection the Shift server failed.
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Now ingame it asks me to enter a Shift code, I never received one, in fact on Gearbox forum it is said you get 1 golden key for free without any code, I have not received one. I confirmed my account and linked it to my Steam account as well. Head back into the game and go to the Social menu (either from the main menu or the in-game pause screen). On the window for the extension, click on Activate and set it to Overlay1. From here you can install the Borderlands 3 ECHOcast Extension.

SHiFT account prompt will pop up as soon as the game loads up and there was no known way of bypassing it at the time of writing. I have a problem with Shift, I created an account 2 days ago. Select 'Extensions' on the left side of the screen and then search for Borderlands. Borderlands 2 and TPS can no longer be accessed at all until the player makes a SHiFT account for the purposes of matchmaking and "cross-play" on PC. Gearbox Software seem to be moving away from relying on Steamworks for the multiplayer as they are now forcing their own accounts on the existing users.

Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine will be moving to a new location on Thursdays at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET and is activated with a hotfix. Today’s changes to Borderlands 3 continue the Borderlands 3 Second Anniversary Celebration with Mayhem Made Mild and Show Me the Eridium. Many enjoyed the multiplayer looting and shooting but this could potentially change in the future. Borderlands 3 Hotfixes: September 9, 2021.

Borderlands 2 is an extremely popular title on Steam, considering that the game is old enough to have spawned two sequels afterwards.
