We’re chatting this week concerning the lately unvaulted Drum Gun, the idea of LTMs within the event playlist, and need to weigh in on the dialogue round, “What happens when my Duo partner disconnects?” Let’s leap in.
Drum Gun
This previous weekend throughout the Unvaulting occasion, the group at massive selected to carry again the Drum Gun from the Vault. The gun was instantly added to loot tables in all modes inside Fortnite (together with Arena) besides the continued Tournament playlist for the weekend.
You can anticipate to see the Drum Gun on this weekend’s Tournament playlist. In the v9.00 replace at this time we’ve adjusted the spawn fee of the Drum Gun to be extra in step with different related objects. We will likely be carefully monitoring suggestions over the Season launch to find out any subsequent steps.
LTMs as Tournaments
After our Fortnite World Cup Online Opens conclude, we’re exploring including further enjoyable, new methods to compete. In the weeks main as much as the Fortnite World Cup Finals, we’ll be experimenting with including further non-Battle Royale occasions, equivalent to Creative modes and LTMs, to our weekly event rotation. This will open up a extra dynamic aggressive scene that permits for extra paths to win. We encourage you to hop in, check out some new modes, and have time whereas we collect learnings every week. We’ll have extra info to share as we get nearer to the conclusion of the Online Opens.
Disconnecting Duos
We’ve seen studies since Week 2 relating to a scenario the place a Duo accomplice doesn’t load in a event match, however the remaining participant continues to be in a position to take part and seems to have the ability to purchase factors. Officially, nevertheless, the Duo is not going to obtain the factors earned in that match because of the disconnection.
In our Arena and Tournament Modes, a match is at the moment not counted in the direction of the 10 placement matches if a Duo accomplice disconnects whereas loading into the pre-match island previous to the Battle Bus being boarded. This was by design, as we see enjoying alone towards Duos as a heavy drawback, and lots of gamers wouldn’t need to have one among their 10 potential placement matches scored underneath these uncommon and unfair situations. Additionally we replicate this in our official guidelines within the following part:
4.2.3 During Stage One all gamers on a crew should be current and partied up collectively with the intention to take part on this stage of the Event. Players on a crew might not play Solo throughout Stage One.
However, we do need to remedy for the sting circumstances the place this design penalizes gamers who’re in a position to excel regardless of being confronted with a disconnection. In the v9.10 replace, we’re planning so as to add particular new in-game messaging and choices to handle the uncommon circumstances the place a teammate disconnects whereas loading within the pre-match island. This messaging will offer you the choice to verify leaving the match, or the choice to say no and play by means of the match because the solo remaining participant. Note: If you don’t choose, we are going to default to eradicating you from the match earlier than the Battle Bus launches. We will default this manner as a result of in almost all circumstances, it’s extra advantageous to start out a brand new match together with your accomplice, quite than probably losing one among your 10 most games by being compelled to play as a solo towards duos.
We’ve seen options that beforehand discarded solo matches in Duos needs to be included in Fortnite World Cup scoring, and that standings needs to be modified accordingly. Based on the present implementation of the foundations, nevertheless, we is not going to be retroactively altering the outcomes of the event.This would have cascading results on integrity, with some groups having additionally exceeded the 10 match most performed.
Season 9 Update
With the v9.00 replace at this time, we now have a variety of main gameplay adjustments and tweaks coming to the game to kick off the brand new season.
You might have already seen inside the patch notes, but when not – right here’s an replace on the objects which might be vaulted as of this morning:
- Balloons
- Clingers
- Poison Dart Trap
- Pump Shotgun
- Scoped Revolver
- Suppressed Assault Rifle
- Thermal Assault Rifle
- Treasure Map
Here are among the new or legacy objects returning at this time:
- Combat Shotgun (for full particulars verify our patch notes)
- Grenades
Additionally we’ve included a change that may hold your character within the match for 60 seconds after disconnecting or forcefully leaving a match. This signifies that you’ll probably present elimination factors to enemies after a disconnect, and helps discourage compelled exits.
Why vault all these issues? And the Pump???
We need the start of every Season to really feel contemporary and permit for a brand new gameplay expertise together with all the brand new Seasonal content material. Whether its new cross-map mobility, new weapons, or simply new locations to drop – it’s best to really feel like there’s a lot to discover and expertise. Specifically in the case of Pump Shotguns, they stand out considerably: they at the moment account for over 26% of eliminations in default playlists, with the subsequent weapon kind not even coming shut. Rather than nerfing the Pump Shotgun to a degree the place it now not lives as much as its fantasy, our desire is to return it to the vault, giving us a chance to revisit the overall stability of the merchandise, whereas introducing a brand new shotgun.
Our purpose with the Combat Shotgun is to supply an merchandise that fills an analogous area of interest, however with a unique danger and reward. We’re excited to see the way you all use the brand new shotgun and sit up for your suggestions on this shift.
