I finally got around to play yesterday's big Fortnite patch...
The build battling meta is officially under attack. Reddit is flipping out. Every third post is of someone threatening to quit the game.
The Good:
- The starting health of walls go nerfed so it's much harder to ramp rush and build battle. Hooray for engagement variety!
- Storms and storm wait times decreased a bit which means matches are now around 20 minutes long as opposed to 23 minutes long.
- More incentive to chase down Supply Drops now as they drop better stuff on average.
The Bad:
- This was the fourth week in a row (full month!) where all we got was a boring weapon addition. Where are my telenades Epic?!
- The new compact SMG is definitely OP. Shreds walls and players a little to quickly.
There's just a few things I'm hoping to see Epic address.
1. Drop material carrying capacity from 999 each to 499 each (or less).
2. Give the SMG weapons a harder time in the mid range against players. A ton of pro players don't even carry the SCARs anymore.
3. Nerf explosives to how they were before their massive buff.
4. Start focusing on adding unique weapons/items to the game (Airstrikes, Invincibility Potions etc...)
Edit: Aaaand it's patched. SMG dominance lasted for roughly 40 hours. RIP.
The build battling meta is officially under attack. Reddit is flipping out. Every third post is of someone threatening to quit the game.
The Good:
- The starting health of walls go nerfed so it's much harder to ramp rush and build battle. Hooray for engagement variety!
- Storms and storm wait times decreased a bit which means matches are now around 20 minutes long as opposed to 23 minutes long.
- More incentive to chase down Supply Drops now as they drop better stuff on average.
The Bad:
- This was the fourth week in a row (full month!) where all we got was a boring weapon addition. Where are my telenades Epic?!
- The new compact SMG is definitely OP. Shreds walls and players a little to quickly.
There's just a few things I'm hoping to see Epic address.
1. Drop material carrying capacity from 999 each to 499 each (or less).
2. Give the SMG weapons a harder time in the mid range against players. A ton of pro players don't even carry the SCARs anymore.
3. Nerf explosives to how they were before their massive buff.
4. Start focusing on adding unique weapons/items to the game (Airstrikes, Invincibility Potions etc...)
Edit: Aaaand it's patched. SMG dominance lasted for roughly 40 hours. RIP.
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