Epic Games Teases New Escape Plan Item for Fortnite in v5.30 Patch

Epic Games announced on Monday, August 20th that the next major content update for Fortnite Battle Royale in Patch v3.50 will be implemented on Thursday, August 23rd. As with the buildup to the addition of a major new content patch for Fortnite, a thread discussing the upcoming update was created on the official Fortnite Battle Royale subreddit. 

However, an Epic Games representative by the username of MrPopoTFS posted a mysterious tease regarding a new item that will be making its way into Fortnite in the future. 

"Are you a player on the go? Carry an escape plan in your back pocket with a new item making it's way to Battle Royale! 

/popcorn emote," said MrPopoTFS. 

While no other information regarding what the mysterious new Escape Plan item is or when it would be added into the title was provided by Epic Games, the fact that it was teased in thread discussing the v5.30 patch suggests that the Escape Plan item could possibly be included in the next content update that is scheduled to go live on August 23rd. 

Due to the wording of the item description suggesting that it will be something that Fortnite players can use to escape from a battle that is not going their way, speculation has pointed to the Escape Plan item being the grappling hook item that has been previously leaked by dataminers. A grappling hook type of item would be the first of its kind in the popular battle royale game from Epic Games and would add a very unique and interesting dynamic to the world of Fortnite if this is what the Escape Plan item will provide to players.

However, players will have to wait to see on August 23rd if the teased Escape Plan item does indeed make its way into Fortnite with the v5.30 patch and to find out what exactly the mysterious item truly is. 

(cover photo assets courtesy of Epic Games)