Fortnite v5.10 Patch Notes to Likely Feature Return of Guided Missile

Monday, July 30th saw Epic Games update the in-game news tab for Fortnite Battle Royale that revealed the infamous Guided Missile weapon will be making a return to Fortnite very soon. With announcement of a new item "coming soon" usually meaning that the next content update will introduce the piece of equipment or weapon, players can expect to see the Guided Missile make its return in the Fortnite v5.10 patch notes that will be made available when the new content update is implemented on Tuesday, July 31st at 4 AM EST. 

Blast off into the v5.10 Content Update! ?

Downtime will begin tomorrow, July 31 at 4am Eastern Time (0800 GMT).

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 30, 2018

The return of the weapon was first announced by Epic Games in the latest developer update for Fortnite. During the update, Epic Games stated that they made made some major changes to the overall design of the Guided Missile in order to make it not as over powered as it once was when it was first introduced into the popular battle royale game. 

Reducing the Guided Missile damage output, damage radius, movement speed, turning radius, Epic Games is hoping to see the Guided Missile be used as more of a scouting tool instead of a high damage threat in Fortnite matches. 

With the vaulting of the Guided Missile being widely accepted by the community, it will be interesting to see if players will have a positive reaction to the return of the controversial weapon and its revamped design or if it will still be looked upon as a weapon that should not be able to be used in Fortnite. The nerf to the total amount of rockets that players can have to only 12 should also be a major factor in the balancing of the weapon when it is officially back.

Are you excited to see the return of the Guided Missile in the patch notes for the Fortnite v5.10 content update? Let us know in the comments below!

(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)