WithTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsintroducing a character creator, a wide range of cosmetic unlocks was always going to be a necessity. Fortunately, the game delivers in this area, with players able to pick up and unlock a variety of armor colors, masks, headgear, and more for theircustom character inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Unfortunately, it can be argued that the cosmetics are a bit too prevalent.
Alongside the aforementioned character customization drops, players can acquire statue poses and materials as well as banner icons, shapes, and patterns. Emotes are unlockable as well. While it is great that all this content is in the game, as cosmetics are a great loot form in theBorderlandsseries, the issue withTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis that all the items are unlocked in the same way. This is problematic for a few reasons.
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The Issues With Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Cosmetic Drops
With so much cosmeticloot available inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, it is not too surprising that players see a lot of it. However, the sheer volume of cosmetic drops can be overwhelming. Seemingly every group of enemies killed drops a cosmetic item, whether they be regular foes or badasses. This is a far cry from what is seen in theBorderlandsgames, asBorderlands 3’s cosmetic drops were a lot less prevalent.
Having so many cosmetics does not just complicate the loot process since they are all purple (the same color as epic gear), but it slows down the gameplay as well. If a cosmetic item has not yet been unlocked, players need to pick it up and unlock it themselves via their inventory menu. While this only takes five seconds or so, that time adds up quickly, as gamers need to do it all the time. WhileTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsplayerscould stack up multiple cosmetics and redeem them all at once, this takes up a lot of backpack space that many will not have to waste early on.
Ways To Improve Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ Cosmetic System
The best possible way to improveTiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ cosmetics would be to add a quick redeem option. This way, if players hold down a certain button when looking at an item on the floor, they could instantly redeem it. While gamers should be able to pick up the cosmetic drops so that they can trade them with their friends whenplayingTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsonline, having the option to redeem them instantly could cut out the more tedious aspects of the drops.
Another small but meaningful changeGearboxcould make would see the color or cosmetics adjusted so that gamers do not need to wonder if they got a new epic weapon or received another cosmetic. Instead of purple, cosmetics could be pink, cyan, or even rainbow-colored, boasting their own look so that gamers avoiding them or players hunting them down know exactly when they have dropped. For late game players who have most of the many cosmetics in the game and want to speed up their looting, this would be a great change.
Lastly, there is a case to be made for something like Crazy Earl’s shop fromBorderlands 3. In that game, players could spend theirEridiumon exclusive cosmetics that were only available in that shop. Not only did this give cosmetic lovers options over what they unlocked next, but it limited the number of cosmetics that dropped when playingBorderlands 3. By taking a chunk of the cosmetics fromTiny Tina’s Wonderlands’ loot pool and putting them into a shop, the drop rate for cosmetics could be lowered to a reasonable rate. While this issue is hardly game breaking, and it is good to have so many cosmetics at the end of the day, it is worth looking into a better way to distribute them.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
