While a second Season Pass for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands could solve this issue by adding in some proper expansions, this content would take a lot of time to craft. As such, Gearbox needs to deliver something a lot quicker, and Borderlands 3 could be the perfect source of inspiration. In particular, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands could benefit from the release of some community challenges and special events.
RELATED: Borderlands 4 May Not Feature an Overworld, but It Can Learn Something From It
Community Challenges and Events Could Bring Players Back To Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Borderlands 3’s post-launch support received a lot of praise, and for good reason. Alongside some stellar paid expansions like Mad Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, players received free content like Takedowns to keep them engaged. Major updates to Mayhem Mode were released, too, though it is the seasonal events and community challenges that were arguably the most beneficial.
Community challenges would take the least amount of effort to add to Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands right now, yet they would still give gamers a reason to play. These objectives tasked all players with contributing to a goal, such as completing 30,000 Proving Grounds Trials. Once the community completed the challenge, they would get access to a special Shift code that unlocked a unique head for their Vault Hunters. Usually, these cosmetics were themed around the challenge.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands could release challenges just like this, with the possibilities being easy to imagine. Players could be tasked with completing 20,000 random encounters in Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ Overworld, unlocking a big head mode for the character creator once the goal is reached. Another option would see a Mushroom head unlocked for killing a certain number of Mushroom enemies. Given how many over-the-top foes there are to fight in the game, a lot of fun cosmetics could be added via Community Challenges.
Special events were even more exciting, as Bloody Harvest and Revenge of the Cartels gave players access to some additional areas and bosses to battle against. Players could collect special loot in these seasonal events, with bonus challenges available to grind through if gamers wanted even more cosmetics. Revenge of the Cartels provided hours of content for free, and a similar event for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands could be just as appealing. New enemies could be introduced alongside a fresh fantasy-themed location, giving fans another story-focused quest to enjoy in the process. Many of the rooms from the Mirrors of Mystery DLC could be expanded into proper locations for an event if Gearbox was interested, with the bone-filled troll graveyards and the rainy docks seen in Glutton’s Gamble being perfect candidates.
With so many players angry with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ paid content, winning fans back with some free updates seems like an ideal approach to take. Though some paid expansions would be nice to see eventually, focusing on getting new content in players’ hands immediately seems even more important. Currently, players have no reason to stick with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, with many returning to Borderlands 2 or Borderlands 3. Community challenges and special events could give players a reason to keep playing, though. With how quick the discussion about the game has turned negative, free content could be a smart way to sway the conversation back to the positive end of the spectrum.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
MORE: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ DLCs Prove That Pre-Order Bundles Can be Misleading
