New Thermal Scoped AR Fortnite Battle Royale Gun Announced
By Nicholas Barth ·
A new weapon will soon be added into Fortnite Battle Royale in the form of the thermal scoped assault rifle that looks to be the third weapon with an optic to be brought to Fortnite.
Fortnite Battle Royale has had a multitude of new weapons added by Epic Games throughout Fortnite's life and now the newest weapon that will be added into Fortnite has been announced. A new thermal scoped assault rifle (AR) Fortnite weapon was announced by Epic Games in the battle royale title's in-game news tab.
It was stated that the new thermal scoped AR Fortnite weapon will be coming soon, which means that it is likely that the assault rifle will be coming to the game with this week's update. The newly announced assault rifle joins the likes of the scoped AR and the sniper rifle as the three weapons equipped with optics for players to use. However, the thermal scoped AR weapon will be the first in Fortnite that utilizes an optic that is not a standard scope with its thermal capabilities.
Through the addition of new guns and other weapons, Epic Games has expanded the inventory of he battle royale game a great deal. Now the community will get to see if the new assault rifle is a solid addition to the battle royale game or if it will be not highly received by players, such as the guided missile.
The rarities that the thermal scoped AR will be available in were also not announced, but with the standard scoped assault rifle being of the epic rarity, it would not be surprising to see the new thermal scoped weapon be of a epic and legendary rarity, such as the recently added burst AR weapon.
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