In Fortnite: Battle Royale, players are currently wondering about the sudden scarcity of shield potions. This could be due to a new item in the game. This is disrupting the drop rates.
What’s going on with the shields? Many players in Fortnite are currently reporting a noticeable shortage of shield potions. The useful potions are said to spawn much less frequently since Update 7.20 than they did before the patch.
The issue has already led to funny memes about the topic emerging on Reddit. One player even issued a search notice for the shield potions.
Is this the reason for the shield scarcity?
According to some players, the new items from Update 7.20 are to blame. Since the patch, reusable gliders have been introduced as new items. And they seem to be dropping quite often in Fortnite.
Could the gliders possibly share the same loot spawn slot as shield potions and are disproportionately spawning more often than the shields due to a bug?
Then every potential shield spawn would compete with a glider spawn, which would explain the current rarity of shield potions.
This is how the problem could be solved: Many players are unhappy with the situation, as being without shields makes one an easy target. Epic has not yet provided a statement on the matter. However, there are already various ideas from the community:
- Epic should implement an additional loot spawn slot in chests that contains gliders and other items. Then shields would return to their previous state, chests would have more loot, and gliders would still drop quite often.
- The developers should introduce the gameplay mechanics from a previous Pop-Up Cup tournament. There, players could regenerate shields and health by getting kills.
Other players, however, find it okay that there are fewer shields. It wasn’t any different back in Season 1, one just has to play more carefully!
What do you think about this? Is Fortnite more exciting without shields or should Epic quickly fix the problem?
