Why Level 72 is Special in the Borderlands Franchise

The max level in the original Borderlands game may not have been 72, but this number is still considered to be a tradition for the max level of the later games in the franchise. Specifically, this has been the maximum level for every mainline game in the Borderlands franchise released after the original game, except for a surprise expansion that eventually raised the cap to 80 in Borderlands 2.