More Changes Coming To Core Fortnite Gameplay In Coming Weeks Say Epic
By Ford James ·
Fortnite has recently seen a nerf to both material gain and shotguns, but it doesn't look like Epic has finished changing the meta yet.
Epic aren’t afraid of making changes to the gameplay in Fortnite, as they recently nerfed both shotguns and material gain. No longer can players be one-shot by any shotgun at max health, and build battles aren’t as common anymore due to the 33% nerf. Epic clearly don’t think it’s enough though, as they’ve announced in their latest blog post that they will “continue to make more changes” to give players options to counter the meta.
Read the full blog post below:
“Fortnite is constantly evolving. Our goal with any changes is to keep the game fun and interesting, keeping it feeling fresh and new.
It’s important to support a variety of late game strategies, that don’t boil down to “just build lol”. We strongly believe that the evolution of Fortnite supports a wide range of play styles and counterplay. Currently, the superiority of shotguns, rockets, and uncapped building are such a dominant play style in the final circle that most other strategies are being drowned out.
RECENT & UPCOMING CHANGES
We have made a few changes recently -- and will continue to make more -- to give you options to counter other players in combat, especially in the late game.
We are exploring changes to weapon balance and resource economy, like e.g. resource caps.
MOVING FORWARD
So, where does this leave us?
You should be able to find Victory Royales through multiple strategies. Shotguns should be strong, but other weapons have room to grow. Not every encounter should have to end in a build-off. We want to empower you to showcase your skill, strategy, and tactics in all variety of ways.
We’ll be exploring these changes over the next few weeks - we’re excited to hear your thoughts and encourage you to participate in discussions on our various social channels.”
Of course, we don’t know exactly what this will entail but it sounds like some more nerfs are incoming. You can check out the full blog post on their site, and in other Fortnite news, one Redditor has a very interesting theory about season five.