Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe Codes Given Away, Fans Cry Foul Over Bots

The official Borderlands account celebrated 100 million series sales by dropping free Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe Steam codes, but players say bots snatched them all in seconds.

Picture this: the Borderlands team hits a massive milestone, decides to celebrate by handing out free copies of Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe, and the internet immediately turns into a feeding frenzy. That's exactly what went down recently, and let's just say the vibes got a little spicy.

The official Borderlands account hopped on social media to mark the series passing 100 million copies sold. To celebrate, they announced they'd be giving away Steam codes for the Borderlands 4 Super Deluxe Edition. And they did it with a cheeky little tease: "This will absolutely not turn into a code drop... absolutely not... 😏" Classic.

Sure enough, the replies started filling up with Steam codes. Seven of them got dropped right there in the comments, with the team promising even more would be sliding into people's DMs. Sounds like a good time, right? Free stuff, celebratory mood, everyone's happy.

Well, not quite. The giveaway quickly turned into a bit of a sore spot for a lot of players. The complaint? Bots. Automated scripts allegedly swooped in and vacuumed up those codes before any actual humans could even blink.

"Bots grabbed them all in a second," one player lamented in the comments. Another chimed in with a weary "It's not 15 years ago, bro—bots can snatch a code in the blink of an eye now." And then there was the truly defeated: "Bots didn't leave us humans a single chance, guys. We'll just have to wait for the next one."

Now, whether bots were actually responsible is still up in the air—nobody's confirmed that. But there were definitely plenty of disappointed folks who walked away empty-handed. Either way, it's a familiar headache for anyone who's ever tried to grab a limited code in a public comment section.

So what do you think? Should devs ditch public code drops and switch to something more bot-proof, or is this just the wild west of gaming giveaways now? Drop your take below.