The Baller Fortnite Vehicle Has Been Temporarily Disabled
By Nicholas Barth ·
Epic Games took to the official Fortnite Twitter account to announce that The Baller has been disabled for a temporary amount of time.
The Baller was the latest vehicle that Epic Games added to its massively popular battle royale title of Fortnite in the game's latest content update. Overall reception to The Baller Fortnite vehicle has been mostly positive, as a majority of the community for the battle royale game sees the hamster ball like item as an enjoyable addition. Unfortunately, Epic Games announced on the morning of Monday, March 18th that The Baller Fortnite vehicle would be temporarily disabled.
The Baller Fortnite Vehicle Disabled
Taking to the official Twitter account of the game, the developer announced that the vehicular item would be temporarily disabled in order for Epic Games to investigate a stability issue with the vehicle. The developers went on to state that it would roll out a status update once they knew more of the situation.
You can find the official announcement of The Baller Fortnite vehicle being temporarily disabled below.
We've temporarily disabled The Baller while we investigate a stability issue.
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 18, 2019
We'll roll out a status update once we know more.
While The Baller has been seen as a fun addition to the battle royale title, the competitive community has not been too fond of the new vehicle in late-game situations where players tend to only stay in the vehicle to avoid combat.
ballers are extremely fun but they fucking ruined end game
— Chap (@LiquidChap) March 18, 2019
This thought led to a couple of members of the competitive community to voice their opinions of the announcement.
It would be a real shame if some how there was a baller stability issue permanently....
— Code “Enzo” (@Ghost_Enzo) March 18, 2019
*balance issues you mean
— 100T Kenith (@kenith) March 18, 2019
— Code: Svennoss (@Svenosss) March 18, 2019
Epic Games did not give a timetable for when the Fortnite community could expect to hear any news about the return of the hamster ball to the title's live servers. We will continue to update this article with any new information that is made available regarding the newest vehicle being temporarily disabled.
What are your thoughts on The Baller Fortnite vehicle being temporarily disabled? Are you hoping to see the vehicle make a swift return to the battle royale game or would you rather see the recently added item be removed from the title permanently? Let us know in the comments below!
UPDATE: 3/18/2019 - 9:18 AM PST
We've collected the data we were looking for and have re-enabled The Baller.
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 18, 2019
Jump in the driver seat and roll out!
Epic Games announced on Twitter that it has completed its investigation of The Baller Fortnite vehicle and have added the item back onto the live servers of the battle royale title.
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)