: Just as Pandora has no government, BitTorrent has no central server.

: The threat of a DMCA notice or a virus mirrors the elemental damage taken from a Skag bite.

The "Vault" in Borderlands is a mythic cache of power that everyone wants but few can reach without risk. In our world, the "Vault" is the concept of intellectual property. By bypassing the paywall, the torrent downloader is effectively trying to "crack the Vault" without the permission of the Atlas or Hyperion corporations of our world—the major game publishers. A Cycle of Resourcefulness

Ultimately, downloading Borderlands through a torrent is the most "Borderlands" way to experience the series. It is an act of digital banditry that perfectly aligns with the chaotic, corporate-defying spirit of the wasteland.