I think the loot drops are better in this game, just because there are several bosses you can continue to farm as much as you want where you're guaranteed at least one legendary drop each time. They made a mode you can activate called Mayhem mode as well after you beat the game, where you have a large luck boost. If you farm offline, you can typically get 7 legendary items every time you kill a boss. So, at least it's somewhat better in that way, but I can understand your viewpoint as well. Since, only giant turbo virgins like me are into farming, probably.

Nah, I think it's kinda ridiculous that they're trying to switch to digital media over physical for games, for several reasons. The game crashing or having errors is one issue, as it's definitely way more noticeable with digital downloads than physical ones in my opinion. Another huge issue I have with that is just the fact that games are fucking huge these days. Even having 9-10 modern games can pretty much eat up all your hard drive space on a console, it's ridiculous.

I assume by annoying robot you mean Claptrap, the absolute God of RAWR XD I'M SO RANDOM LUL humor. And, yes, he is. He has a different voice actor though, and most of his interactions in the game are due to a collectible side quest where you're helping him build a female robot companion.