The latestFortniteupdate has brought back the temporarily disabled and controversial Shockwave Hammer melee weapon, vaulted burst assault rifle, and more. The Shockwave Hammer was removed fromFortniteplaylists just a day ago after some community backlash.ManyFortniteplayers are already dropping into matches with the Shockwave Hammer once again after a small update that includes some other adjustments. Because the Shockwave Hammer is a new weapon that was introduced inFortniteChapter 4 Season 1, there are some issues that have yet to be adjusted. Unlike the aforementioned melee weapon, the burst assault rifle has come and gone fromFortnitesince the early days of Chapter 1, which has allowed Epic Games to balance it more effectively, and the latest update doesn’t change it much.RELATED:Fortnite x Pokemon Trailer Fools Fans on Social MediaTheFortniteNews Twitter account and others have confirmed the Shockwave Hammer’s return to the battle royale’s playlists today, which may suggest that Epic Games has resolved the issue associated with its bounce. TheShockwave Hammer was vaultedfor just a day after aFortniteplayer discovered that they could use it for powerful jumps more often than Epic Games intended, letting them traverse the battle royale island much faster than they should have. In order to rectify the issue, Epic Games even tookFortniteservers offline on January 9 for about an hour.
Alongside the Shockwave Hammer and burst AR, the recentFortniteupdate also brings back hurdling which was temporarily disabled by Epic Games due to its own issues which have presumably been fixed. Although some players are expressing their enthusiasm for the return ofFortnite’s hurdling with the patch, others are lamenting the Shockwave Hammer’s quick arrival back intoFortniteplaylists. This update also marks the end ofFortnite’s Reboot Rally, an in-game event that ran from the end of December into early January that rewarded players with free cosmetic goodies for completing challenges.
Although the return ofFortnite’s Shockwave Hammersuggests that the known problems associated with it are fixed, there may be some lingering issues that remain. Given that it tookFortnitefans about a month to discover the Shockwave Hammer exploit, players may see fewer questionable moments involving the weapon than before the hotfix.
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