Gearbox has never banned a player solely for profile editing. Randy Pitchford, Gearbox CEO, has stated in interviews: "We don’t police save files. Play how you want, but don't ruin others' fun." This laissez-faire approach has allowed the Profile Editor to thrive.
For a time, the prevalence of these exclusives made online co-op chaotic. Joining a public lobby risked encountering a player with a "Binary Thunderfist" (a modded hybrid) that one-shotted every enemy, trivializing the challenge. Gearbox responded by implementing and level-locking in later updates and Borderlands 3 , making many profile-exclusive tricks obsolete. borderlands profile editor exclusive