There are 3 primary types of movement in borderlands 3:
- Sprinting
- Jumping
- Sliding
Optimizing your character's movement speed is essential for making legendary farming routes as seamless and efficient as possible. In Borderlands 3, the addition of the sliding mechanic introduces a whole new dimension to the game. This begs the question, how do all these movement mechanics come together in-game? And what combination of movements will allow you to move the quickest?
A few guiding questions to address:
Does sliding actually increase one's movement speed? (when one does not consider any relevant gear)
Is sliding downhill faster than doing so on level surfaces? Consequently, does sliding uphill slow you down?
If sliding (without mods) increases your movement speed, what can I make of the prompt during loading screens that states that sliding
does not make you any faster than sprinting? Is it just a lie?What combination of movement is the fastest? (2 answers, one with gear and one without)
What is the fastest way to move in low-gravity environments like Skywell-27?
Do the different characters and their varying movement mechanics affect the answer in no.4?
Best Answer
Sliding does not increase movement speed. This is known from both this test, my own knowledge and a loading screen in-game that actually comments saying 'sliding only feels faster but actually isn't' (paraphrased). (It does appear he ends timers a bit off and that they're all essentially the same time)
ArrowCase in the comments is suggesting if you time it properly you can actually slide faster than running.
Without gear:
With gear, you can slide around much faster:
No, their base speeds are all the same. Only movement mechanics I've witnessed as varying are vaulting/climbing around. (Moze is better at getting into/onto small things)
However, as seen here you can boost character movements based off their skill trees. (Things in parentheses are my additions)