Borderlands Online was an online shooter developed by Shanda Games from 2014, until the company was shut down at the end of 2015[1]. The game was set in the Borderlands universe, and was planned to be released exclusively in China in free-to-play format.
Story[]
In the not-too-distant future, humanity has long since abandoned its no-longer-habitable home planet and is searching for new galaxies in deep space to live in.
But on Pandora, a frontier planet far from the central civilisation, the competition for rare minerals is intensifying, and the entire planet is at war, a terra incognita full of opportunities and dangers. Here, everything depends on the gun in hand. At the same time, a mysterious treasure trove also appeared here, the news spread, attracting countless adventurers to come to find out.
The player takes on the role of the protagonist, a trained treasure hunter, who is enlisted to board a spaceship and travel to Pandora in the midst of this gold rush. In the orbit of this Borderland, the main character travelling on the ship was shot down by sudden gunfire and crashed into the atmosphere amidst the whispering of a mysterious woman.[2]
Character Classes[]
Borderlands Online was planned to have four player-character classes (the same than Borderlands): a Berserker, a Hunter, a Siren, and a Soldier.
NPCs[]
Locations[]
- Sputnik
- Skag Gully
- Tombstone
- Trash Coast
- Tyrant's Brood
- Oasis Inferno
- Galactic Express
- Scrap Heap
- Wasteland
- Dragonskull Arena
- Arid Mine - Desert region
- Bloodrage Deeprun
- Doom Furnace
- Abyssal Pit - Arctic region
- Frozen Falls - Arctic region
- Talos' Liar - Arctic region
- Ancient Glacier - Arctic region
- Star Ship Eclipse - Space station region
- Thor's Hammer - Arctic region
Weapon Manufacturers[]
Five weapon manufacturers were planned for the game:
Planned Features[]
- Guilds - Players could form guilds.
- Gun Crafting - Guns could be crafted and upgraded from gathered pieces.
- Hub Cities - Areas where player encounter other player and can form groups and take quests.
- Mobile Game Companion - A companion game on mobile[4]
- Player Customization - Playable characters could be heavily customized, including: Hair, faces, face accessories, upper body, lower body, and boots.
- PVP Arenas - PVP Arenas for players who want to kill each other, with three modes: Last Man Standing, and Team vs Team[5], and Capture the Flag style[6].
- Restock Stations - Stationary station where players can restock bullets.
Demo Area[]
The promotional video was played repeatedly on the big screen of Shanda Games[7] main stage. The game's strong and distinctive American comic style made the players at CJ feel the shock brought by the alternative style.[8]
Media[]
References[]
- ↑ Borderlands Online – China-exclusive online shooter officially canceled
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20151105044901/http://act.blol.sdo.com/Project/introduce/story.html
- ↑ Borderlands Online (CN) - PVE gameplay
- ↑ Trailer compilation on Youtube
- ↑ Borderlands Online – New official game details emerge from China
- ↑ Borderlands Online – New test phase teased for China-exclusive shooter
- ↑ https://www.shanda.com/shanda-games/
- ↑ https://games.sina.com.cn/o/n/2015-07-30/fxfpcyu4967491.shtml
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