Official BL3 Hunt 2024 Rules
What is The Hunt?
The Borderlands Community unites for the ultimate gaming scavenger hunt! In this event, Vault Hunters race to loot the rarest items in the game. The player who completes the list in the shortest time from new character creation will be crowned the Champion! This in-game event also raises funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
The primary goal is to bring the Borderlands Community together to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Remember, this is a charity event, and all competition should be in that spirit. Please actively encourage donations through your stream, using chat links, title commands (e.g., “Type !stjude to donate”), or chat timers to share the donation link. Visit the Discord server’s Charity channel for more information and fundraising tips.
Start Date
The Hunt 2024 (BL3) starts on September 13th at 9:00 AM EST and ends on September 22nd at 11:59:59 PM EST.
The Hunt Champion
The winner is the player who completes the Hunt Checklist in the shortest STREAM TIME. The leaderboard can be filtered by Vault Hunter and platform, recognizing the fastest completion for each.
You do not have to end your stream after obtaining the final item to lock in your time. VODs will be used to validate completion times. There is no daily streaming limit, but please remember to take breaks, stay hydrated, and focus on total stream time rather than being the first to finish. Your stream timer starts when you hit PLAY and enter the game and stops when you Save and Quit. This allows you to interact with your audience and raid other Hunt streamers without worrying about total time.
Event Registration
- Register for the leaderboard at https://atg.borderlandshunt.com/. Ensure you select the correct Vault Hunter and platform.
- Join the Borderlands Community Team on Tiltify: https://tiltify.com/team-invite/CBcyLY1TRyBxwYJi7fKnKpp.
- Create a campaign on Tiltify by supporting the team campaign: https://tilt.fyi/Cl1MUGJWzt.
Character and difficulty
- You must create a new level 1 character and use only that character throughout the competition. You may restart from scratch, but all progress must be reset.
- Select NORMAL difficulty. Do not choose an easier setting.
- True Vault Hunter Mode is allowed but not required.
- Guardian Rank must be disabled.
Gameplay restrictions
- The competition will take place in Borderlands 3.
- All gameplay must be streamed on Twitch.tv with public Video On Demand (VODs) enabled. Enable VODs in your Creator Dashboard under Settings -> Stream -> VOD Settings -> Store past broadcasts. VODs will be used to validate drops and time, and hunters will be disqualified if any gameplay is not streamed and available in VODs.
- If playing on console, be sure to display the game console dashboard before beginning play for each stream to verify you’re using the version you registered for.
- Some streamers may not be able to store VODs for longer than 7 days:
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If unable to store VODs for 14 days or longer, create a Highlight of the videos which can be saved indefinitely.
- Play on the latest version of the game with the latest hotfixes.
- Mods, macros, cheats, trainers, and save/profile editing are strictly prohibited.
- Absolutely no use of Read-Only files.
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- *Note: Using mods, manipulating save files, or any cheats will result in disqualification.
- Upon entering Mayhem Mode, you may no longer disable Mayhem, except when Tannis forces you to enable it after beating the story, at which point you can immediately turn it off. Once in Mayhem, you can adjust the level as desired.
- Special Events (Bloody Harvest, Broken Hearts & Revenge of the Cartels) can be toggled at the character select menu.
- Science boosters from Sanctuary are banned. However, you can complete the science mission for the mission XP.
Exploits and Glitches
Banned Glitches/Exploits:
- Complex Root splash/area of effect boosting (you CAN use the Complex Root, but you CANNOT use it with anything that boosts splash or area of effect related stats. When in doubt, don’t use it)
- Pestilence reload cancel/flying
- Unlimited skill point stacking
- Stacking shield effects of any sort
- Abusing Re-Volter effects
- Abusing Phalanx Doctrine
- Abusing the Toboggan
- Emote canceling to abuse Multi-Tap, Gargoyle or any other weapon or item.
- Pushing Photomode camera through walls/bars or any other area you can’t access normally.
- Item duplication
- Leaving Eista in Fight For Your Life to easily farm him without fighting him. (you must kill him for each drop)
- Refreshing the Vaulthalla armory by walking away and back.
- Skipping Scourge the Invincible from teleporting the player away using Dakka Bear or any other means.
- Using Dakka Bear to charge crystals in Guardian Takedown.
- Intentionally going out of bounds for a skip or to cheese a boss is prohibited.
Allowed Exploits
These gameplay exploits are allowed during the Hunt. These have been widely discussed amongst the community and are found to be more fun than gaining advantage over others.- Rocket jumping
- Grenade jumping
- Instant gun reloading
- Apply damage over time to self (Used for stacking Amara’s Mindfulness skill, activating elemental projector artifacts, activating Moze’s purple tree skills, etc)
- Resetting Scraptrap spawns by walking in and out the arena
- Respawning Rampager by entering/exiting the vault
- Overlapping dialogue (Sometimes when you progress a mission fast, dialogue can overlap and skip mission objectives forward)
- Getting thrown out of Iron Bear to reset cooldown
- Canceling action skills by opening inventory on Zane
- Missing Phasegrasp on purpose for Amara
Co-op regulations
- Co-Op play is allowed and encouraged, but all party members must be signed up and streaming. Non-participants may not assist in any way.
- Entering a co-op players game late into any activity is NOT allowed. (i.e. waiting for them to have the boss nearly defeated and then joining to get the loot).
- You may farm with friends up to the max party size (The Host + 3 Players). Each player must be the same level or within three levels (+/- 3) of the host of the game.
- *Note: Boosting will result in disqualification.
- If a drop is found while playing with a group, only ONE highlight is needed for each member to claim that drop for points; please make sure to put the names of your co-op partners in the clip title.
Item restrictions
The Following items sources are NOT allowed for use in the playthrough:- Golden Chest
- Diamond Loot Room
- Vault Cards
- Vault Card XP is allowed as there’s no way to disable it.
- Vault Card Chests
- You can use your bank, but only Arms Race Extraction Loot earned during your Hunt can be taken out. You cannot pass items to your Hunt character from other characters using the bank.
- Sell old items from your bank or Lost Loot Machine
- Use super Deluxe or other edition bonus items
- Use mailed items sent from people on your friends list or items you won from a loot chest or extraction event
- Accept rare spawn missions in Sanctuary (on the wall before Moxxi’s)
- You can use mailed items that NPCs or manufacturers send after completing challenges (Ex. 100 kills with Jakobs weapons, crew challenges, etc).
- You may count the Baby Maker and Lyuda for points in your mail if you receive them through the challenges.
World drops and points
- Only ONE world drop of your choosing is allowed to be redeemed for points from any random enemy, chest, etc. toward your progress.
- *Note: A world drop is defined as a unique/legendary item that a specific enemy/boss normally doesn’t drop.
- You can redeem your world drop choice either immediately when you pick up the item or hold the world drop points for the end of the Hunt. Either way, you are required to clip and LABEL the drop as “WORLD DROP – (ITEM NAME)”.
- The Arms Race exclusives can be claimed for points no matter where they drop within Stormblind Complex.
- Rocket Boots, Launch Pad, and Rowan’s Call from the Slaughterstar are allowed to be obtained via world drops and counted for points.
- You can count all DLC 1 Class Mods for points no matter where they drop within that DLC.
- Slot machines, Vendors, (If using your one world drop from a vendor, make sure to purchase the item and clip it)
- Gun Gun
- Lilith chest (after beating the story)
- Desolations Edge Cube
- Jackbot loot room (Handsome Jackpot DLC)
- Bank chests/lockers (Bounty of Blood DLC)
- Vaulthalla loot rooms (Fantastic Fustercluck DLC)
- Unique purple items in DLC 4, The Fantastic Fustercluck are NOT included in The Hunt.
Proof of drops
Twitch clips must be provided on the Item List page (click Claim) for each drop. You must show the item drop from its source and you must look at the item so the item card appears. Without the item card visible in the clip, the drop will need to be re-farmed.- Legendaries in the Arms Race DLC do NOT need to be extracted to count, you just need to provide proof of the drop.
- Legendary dedicated drops from the final Proving Grounds Bosses CAN be counted for points.
- Drops from named Cartel enemies CAN be counted even when they spawn outside of Villa Ultraviolet.
Campaign | OOB Allowed? | Final Story Mission | Areas Unlocked |
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Borderlands 2 | Yes, after turning in: | Talon of God | Sanctuary/Claptrap's Place/Southern Shelf/Three Horns/Southpaw Steam & Power/Frostburn Canyon/ The Dust/Friendship Gulag/Bloodshot Stronghold/Tundra Express/The Fridge/The Highlands/Caustic Caverns/ Wildlife Exploitation Preserve/Thousand Cuts/Lynchwood/Opportunity/Eridium Blight/Sawtooth Cauldron/ Arid Nexus/Hero's Pass |
Pirate's Booty | Yes, after turning in: | X Marks The Spot | Oasis/Wurmwater/Hayter's Folly/The Rustyards/Washburne Refinery/Magnys Lighthouse* |
Campaign of Carnage | Yes, after turning in: | Long Way to the Top | Badass Crater of Badassitude/The Beatdown/Badass Crater Bar/Southern Raceway/Forge |
Hammerlock's Hunt | Yes, after turning in: | The Fall of Nakayama | Hunter's Grotto/Scylla's Grove/Ardorton Station/Candlerakk's Crag |
Dragon Keep | Yes, after turning in: | A Game of Games | Unassuming Docks/Flamerock Refuge/The Forest/Immortal Woods/Mines of Avarice/Hatred's Shadow/Lair of Infinite Agony/Dragon Keep |
Fight For Sanctuary | Yes, after turning in: | Paradise Found | The Backburner/Dahl Abandon/The Burrows/Helios Fallen/Mt. Scarab Research Center |
Bloody Harvest | Yes, after turning in: | The Bloody Harvest | Hallowed Hollow |
Wattle Gobbler | Yes, after turning in: | The Hunger Pangs | Gluttony Gulch |
Mercenary Day | Yes, after turning in: | Get Frosty | Frost Bottom |
Wedding Day Massacre | Yes, after turning in: | A Match Made On Pandora | Rotgut Distillery |
Son of Crawmerax | Yes, after turning in: | Fun, Sun and Guns | Wam Bam Island |
Digistruct Peak | NO OOB ALLOWED | N/A | Digistrict Peak |