SHiFT account prompt will pop up as soon as the game loads up and there was no known way of bypassing it at the time of writing. Borderlands 2 and TPS can no longer be accessed at all until the player makes a SHiFT account for the purposes of matchmaking and 'cross-play' on PC. Gearbox Software seem to be moving away from relying on Steamworks for the multiplayer as they are now forcing their own accounts on the existing users. Many enjoyed the multiplayer looting and shooting but this could potentially change in the future. Borderlands 2 is an extremely popular title on Steam, considering that the game is old enough to have spawned two sequels afterwards.
