In Fortnite, developer Epic has now commented on the sword “Infinity Blade”. With the next update, a nerf is coming: the sword will be weaker. However, the nerf is not what fans expected.
This is the nerf: With patch 7.1, players will no longer be able to build and harvest resources while holding the Infinity Sword in Fortnite. Epic announced this via reddit.
When will the nerf come? It is not entirely clear when update 7.1 will arrive. It is likely to happen next week, at the earliest on Tuesday.
The sword should feel powerful, but risky to use
This is why the nerf is coming: It is said that when the sword was created, the goal was to give players a weapon that grants enormous power while also posing a risk to the wielder.
If the sword bearer is no longer given the opportunity to build and farm resources, Epic hopes that this risk is present.
The sword should feel powerful, but also be risky to wield.
Even after the nerf, Epic will monitor how the sword performs in Fortnite and make further adjustments.
More “mythic weapons” will be coming to Fortnite
Are more things like the sword coming? In fact, Epic says that the sword is just the first in a series of “mythic items” they want to bring to Fortnite.
These items are a class above legendary items and they want to bring them further into the game. In Fortnite’s PvE, there have been mythic items for a while now.
Fans demand: sword only in its own mode
This is how players are reacting to the nerf: Many expected that a nerf for the sword would come. It was just too powerful and made the pros go crazy. But hardly anyone expected this form of nerf.
In the reddit thread, many wish that Epic would put the sword into a special, limited-time mode. Many demand that the sword must disappear from “normal Fortnite”.
With this current nerf, many seem dissatisfied. The announcement of even more “mythic items” does not bring applause either. On the contrary, Epic is again being accused of patching Fortnite to death, just like Paragon before.
This is the background of the news: Last Wednesday, the sword “Infinity Blade” came to Fortnite, an extremely powerful weapon. It is only available once per match. The wielder can regenerate health, jump extremely high, and becomes a killing machine.
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Update 19:06: There is a surprising twist in the story:
