Borderlands 4 has introduced a quality-of-life change that automatically unlocks Faction Towns and other Fast Travel points for new Level 30 characters.
This change benefits veteran players who create a new character after completing the game, addressing criticism of the new character experience.
The lack of progression carry-over was a sore spot for players, who wanted to avoid redoing busy work from their first playthrough.
Author's summary: Borderlands 4 improves new character experience.