This year’s Summer Games Fest saw a number of massive reveals, including the long-rumored but now-confirmedTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a unique spin-off of theBorderlandsfranchise.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis a merging of the traditionalBorderlandsstyle with a high-fantasy RPG, in which Tiny Tina serves as the player’s “Bunker Master,” guiding them through a tabletop game brought to life. Judging from the trailer, it looks as though Tiny Tina’s standalone game is set to take the franchise’s traditionally wacky story to a whole other level.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandslooks as though it will bring a large number of interesting changes to the table. For starters, the game appears to be combiningDungeons and DragonswithBorderlandsfor the second time; however, this time it seems to commit even further to the fantasy aesthetic. But the aesthetics and genre aren’t the extents of the new features being brought into the franchise, with an intriguing “multiclass” system raising plenty of eyebrows.
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What Is Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Multiclass System?
Multiclassing is a feature inDungeons and Dragons5Ethat is set to make itsBorderlandsdebut inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Multiclassing allows the player to use levels to improve skills that fall outside of their main class. This feature allows players to diversify their skills inDungeons and Dragons, becoming a more well-rounded build, capable of handling a diverse range of situations. As a result, the player may miss out on max-level features, but it’s a balancing act of deciding which traits are right for which build. What this system will look like inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, however, is a bit less black and white.
What was made apparent fromTiny Tina’s Wonderlands’announcement trailerwas that the game will heavily indulge in the fantasy elements ofDnD. The trailer featured a hooded figure making a gun before fighting a dragon with a combination of the machine gun in one hand and a spell in the other. This is likely what multiclassing refers to in the case ofTiny Tina’s Wonderlands,the ability to combine traditionalD&Dclasses, such as the mage, with traditionalBorderlandsclasses like the Bezerker. This would be a huge shakeup to the series as it would allow the player to playBorderlandsas it’s never been played before, affording them far more control over the build of their character.
How Will Magic Work In Tiny Tina’s Wonderland?
The addition of magic to the series could bring an all-new dimension to the classicBorderlandsgameplay. The series has previously dipped into superhuman abilities with the Siren class, which gives the player a variety of powers that vary depending on the game. It appears, however, thatTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsfantasy elementsare set to see this aspect delve even further into the realm of traditional fantasy, but how will this work?
If leveling shares a similar pattern to otherBorderlandsgames, it’s likely that multiclass abilities like spellcasting will be improved by using skill points to buy perks. It’s unclear how skill points will function in a multiclass system, but presumably, it will be in a similar way toD&D, where the player chooses which class they would like to invest their points into. This would give the player the ability to create never-ending possibilities of multiclass combinations and would make replayability some of the best in the series.
This is a very exciting time forBorderlandsfans but, for now, they can only speculate as to how multiclass systems and otherDnDelements will be implemented intoTiny Tina’s Wonderland.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis set for release in 2022 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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