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Borderlands 3 has a New Shooting Range

Social Media post about the weapons turn into a new whole different story
Borderlands 3 Firing Range with Legendary Doom Shotgun

Gearbox Software and 2K Games posted about weapon #370,143,121 on their Borderlands social media account. While it is cool to see new weapons in action, it is also interesting to see where it’s being used.

First the weapon; This Hyperion SMG is defined as the Synergized Powerplay and comes with its own front-facing shield that reflects incoming bullets back at your opponent. I think it is super cool that Gearbox Software added new gimmicks to the weapon manufacturers as this makes the gameplay in Borderlands 3 feel fresh again.

Now for the location; the gameplay showcases a firing range, something we haven’t seen from Borderlands 3 up to this point.

https://twitter.com/Borderlands/status/1130563850284281859

Shooting Range Analysis

It seems that we are getting a shooting range with moving targets. This is great because moving targets give you a better impression of the weapon’s handling.

We did have a shooting range in Borderlands 2 but those test dummies always stood still and were only useful for checking the damage numbers. Now you actually have to use the weapon in a moving simulation, therefore, things like weapon handling and reload speed matter more.

The Gearbox Devs did mention a shooting range on Sanctuary III during the Borderlands 3 Gameplay Reveal Stream, however, they didn’t show it off. Could this be the one that we will find behind Marcus Munitions this time?

Shooting range challenges

I think the Shooting Range will feature challenges because if you look at the right side of the Shooting Range, you can see a scoreboard that registers the number of targets that you have hit and on the left side, you can also see a timer that counts down. I assume that when you manage to hit all the targets within the set time frame, you unlock a little something-something.

Update: Here is my guide for completing the Shooting Range Challenge.

This shooting range looks to be one where you keep stationary as the player is standing in front of a guardrail. It would be interesting if we would see an obstacle course of some kind. While Borderlands has never been a game that tests your fast gunplay, the gameplay in Borderlands 3 has been modernized. There is a lot more fast-paced action possible this time around. Back in the day when I still played Call of Duty, I did run ‘the pit’ and at first, you only do it so you can get the achievement. However, then you go and see if you can get a better score than your friends. I don’t know if Borderlands 3 will have such a thing but all-in-all it’s a fun challenge.

Test Dummies

The Borderlands community requested test dummies for Borderlands 3 and Gearbox Software announced that they will be adding them to the shooting range. Therefore, you can now find one fixed target dummy in the shooting range. The dummy has a default (Red) health bar, therefore, if you are testing other weapon elements you must take the damage penalties into consideration.

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  1. Sweet

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  2. Do damage numbers pop up?

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  3. Why cant i play it right now?

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  4. Can we exploit it for xp like in borderlands 2

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