In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the newly introduced dynamite is back in the game after a short absence. Fans of building are not happy about it.
What was wrong with the dynamite? Dynamite was introduced as a new type of grenade along with the new Western mode in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Shortly after, it was removed again due to client crashes.
However, it has been patched back into the game via hotfix, along with a nerf for the turret.
However, the dynamite has the potential to become another item that the community might dislike.
Another Anti-Build Item?
What can the dynamite do? Dynamite flies slightly shorter than a grenade and causes 70 damage to opponents, but 800 to buildings. Additionally, the fuse automatically burns down when activated. You can’t hold dynamite indefinitely.
How does the dynamite work in action? Just before its temporary removal, Ryan “Chap” Chaplo from Team Liquid tested the dynamite and achieved remarkable success with it. He whimsically placed three sticks in a skyscraper in Tilted Towers across three different floors.
Skyscraper gets blown away: The result was more than convincing, as only a few walls were left after the explosion. Chap himself was so surprised by the blast power that he was promptly blown away by a surviving opponent.
Rest in Peace, Building
Towers and dynamite make Fortnite a super noob game: Chap’s tweet with the video of the action is titled “R.I.P. Building, 2017 – 2018”. According to the pro gamer, building in Fortnite is thus permanently dead with this item and already existing anti-build items like the Quad Launcher and Quad Ram.
What is so special about building? Building is considered the holy grail among Fortnite players. Only professionals master this tactic flawlessly and can erect powerful fortresses in seconds. Beginners, on the other hand, have the disadvantage.
With items like dynamite and the turret, however, any noob can easily blow away a pro and shoot them to pieces.
Players already hate the dynamite: As a result, there are sharp words about the dynamite under Chap’s tweet, along with agreement with his assessment. Many players demand that Epic should not nerf dynamite again but rather remove it from the game altogether.
The dynamite hasn’t been in the game for long, so we’ll see whether Chap is overly outraged or if dynamite has truly killed building for good.
