Say goodbye to Fortnite’s SMG, for now no less than

According to Epic’s improvement weblog, the SMG is being put into the Vault the place it might stay indefinitely. 

“We’re continuing to prototype new weapons and consumables, and will roll them out as they’re ready,” Epic Games clarify. “Additionally, we’re trying so as to add various kinds of objects down the highway (past simply weapons and consumables) that may permit for thrilling new methods to play.

“Next week we’ll be placing our first weapon (SMG) into the Vault. These weapons could or could not return and this enables us to handle the weapon pool as we introduce newer weapons.”

An Epic Games representative on Reddit clarifies that this implies the SMG is actually being rotated out of the sport to permit for brand new weapons to be examined. However, the tactical SMG and suppressed SMG will nonetheless drop.

“As we add more weapons, consumables, and other item types we want to make sure that the balance of itemization isn’t ruined,” Epic clarify. “Expect more items to be released (and likewise vaulted) in the future. And of course, items will often come back out of the Vault when the timing is right.”

This means we might be seeing extra objects rotated out of play sooner or later, not simply weapons, to permit for brand new objects to be examined. Some will make it out of the vault, whereas others could not.

The SMG might be put into the Vault subsequent week, although we have no idea when, or if, it should return.