Overview

• Creative director Graeme Timmins said the team will start with underperforming skills and gear rather than immediately nerf powerful or unintended builds.
• Gearbox acknowledged the widely used throwing-knife interaction but said those changes will come later after the first round of buffs.
• Players report the build hinges on a Penetrator Augment that turns damage into crits and synergizes with Vex’s Contamination to trigger recursive bleed procs and rapid boss kills.
• No timing was announced for the upcoming buffs or any follow-up adjustments to overperforming items and interactions.
• Coverage highlights broader balance gaps, with multiple skill trees and many legendaries underperforming and Amon frequently described as the weakest Vault Hunter.