Borderlands 3 writer urges fans to stop sending him their story ideas: "I cannot incorporate your headcanon"
Jan. 8, 2024The future of Borderlands will not be shaped by fanfiction, says Sam Winkler
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Borderlands 3writer andGearboxnarrative director Sam Winkler has asked fans not to send him their theories and story ideas for the looter-shooter series.
A hugely popular series like Borderlands comes with an avid fanbase full of their own ideas for future instalments, and while that’s all well and good, reaching out to Sam Winkler in the hopes of having them made canon is not the way to go.
In a “PSA” on Twitter, Wrinkler says: “Don’t send me your Borderlands theories or story ideas. Seriously. I will not read them. I cannot incorporate your headcanon (even if I like it myself) or ‘fix’ a story beat (even if I didn’t like it myself).”
The writer goes on to explain that he’s all for discussing writing “as a craft and a career” but draws the line at being given “advice on what you think I or anyone else should do with Borderlands.”
That’s not to say he doesn’t appreciate fans' effort and enthusiasm, far from it. “I absolutely love that you all have these theories/ideas/fanfics,” he explains. Lord knows I had mine back when I was solely a fan outside of Gearbox. I’m solely talking about people making suggestions with the intent to either canonize them or affect my work."
Just what Winkler and the Borderlands team have in store for the future remains to be seen. The next mainline instalment, Borderlands 4,has yet to be officially announced, but both it and a sequel to the fantasy-filled spin-offTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsrecentlypopped up in a LinkedIn profile, suggesting Gearbox has plans for a lot more looting and shooting.
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