A recent update has seen controversy flood the Fortnite landscape; where the introduction of firearms to the game’s popular ‘Limited Time Mode’ (LTM) is prompting backlash from the gaming community.
Summary
- Players are upset over the introduction of guns in a LTM that was supposedly exclusive to throwable weapons.
- The post has resulted in a landslide of game glitch suspicions, with many agreeing with the post author, Term-Cool.
- Surprisingly, a portion of the gaming community has sided with the seemingly unintentional change, adding depth to the gameplay.
Players Grievances
A range of frustrated comments punctuates the online community. For instance, barocaainiig’s humorous/, yet frustrated note questions the need for guns stating ‘who needs throwables when you can just spray n pray with an AR?’.
Another user, Rainbowscarf_ also emphasized the imbalance ‘One guy with a shotgun can kill a whole team faster than clingers can kill just them. So annoying.’
The Surprising Advocates
Interestingly, there’s a group of players embracing the accidental game alteration. User AlphaTeamPlays believes that the guns were not planned and tried to reassure fellow gamers that they have already been taken out from the game.
Developers’ Response
The developers have been accused of trolling, with user Shipporno humorously quipping; ‘Epic is trolling’.Despite the jokes, it’s clear that this ‘bug’ has created a rift in the Fortnite community.
As Fortnite tried to shake things up, user Term-Cool raises an interesting aspect of player consideration. If unexpected changes can spark such a reaction, what precedent does this set for future updates? For now, it remains to be seen how the company will address the outcry from those preferring their LTMs sans bullets.