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• ✅ Firmware isn't super important when you first start the game, but it's crucial for setting up your endgame build once you hit level 50 after clearing the main story.
• ✅ Firmware can be equipped on 5 pieces of gear besides your weapon, and it acts like a 'Shadow Helper'.

• ✅ Equipping the same type of firmware triggers set effects, allowing you to get up to 3 stages of 3-set effects.
• ✅ Choosing the right firmware for your build is important for completing it, and finding firmware that you personally prefer is also important.

• ✅ Firmware can be swapped using the firmware transfer machine installed at the base.
• ⚠️ Be careful when transferring firmware, as the original firmware's equipment will be destroyed.

• ✅ Firmware can only be transferred to equipment of the same category.
• ✅ You can apply firmware to your main equipment by acquiring equipment with the desired firmware attached and transferring it.

• ✅ When items drop, gear with firmware equipped is indicated by a light pillar with a moya-moya geometric pattern.
• ✅ You can easily identify whether firmware is equipped through this pattern, and selectively acquire only the gear you want.

• ✅ There are a total of 21 types of firmware, and some firmware can only be obtained in certain difficulties.
• ✅ The legendary drop rate doesn't differ much by difficulty, but you need to select UVH (Ultimate Vault Hunter) difficulty to get specific firmware.
• ✅ There are 8 firmware that only drop in UVH difficulty and cannot be obtained in normal difficulty.

• Air Strike:
  Set Effect 1: Sweeping range increased by 20%
  Set Effect 2: Sweeping damage increased by 20%
  Set Effect 3: Missile bombardment on nearby enemies when an enemy is killed
• Deadeye:
  Stage 1: Accuracy increased by 30%
  Stage 2: Critical hit damage increased by 25%
  Stage 3: Critical hit damage increased by 15% per stack upon critical hit (up to 5 stacks, duration 10 seconds)
• High Caliber:
  Bullet speed increased by 25%
  Shooting damage increased by 10%
  Bullets penetrate enemies

• Trick Shot:
  Reload speed increased by 5%
  Critical hit damage increased by 10%
  50% chance to replenish 1 bullet to the magazine of the equipped gun upon critical hit
• Extra Ammo:
  Rate of fire increased by 5%
  Magazine size increased by 20%
  Rate of fire increased by up to 50% depending on magazine size
• Deo:
  Mode switch speed increased by 25%
  Magazine size increased by 15%
  Damage and rate of fire increased by 20% for 5 seconds when switching modes

Often used in combination with Deadeye, and Extra Ammo contributes to increased DPS by increasing magazine size.

• ✅ None of the firmware dropped in normal difficulty has the effect of increasing magazine size.
• ✅ You can increase magazine size through firmware such as Extra Ammo and Deo, which are only dropped in UVH difficulty.
• ✅ Magazine capacity is important for increasing DPS, and it is recommended to utilize UVH difficulty exclusive firmware.

Borderlands 4 has various selective elements, but it's very fun, so please continue to enjoy the selective swamp in the future.