Are you fans of the submachine gun in Fortnite: Battle Royale? Then you should make good use of the few hours you have left with the weapon. Epic has now provided further details in a Reddit post about why it is disappearing – and whether all submachine guns are, in fact, vanishing!
At some point this week it will happen – the submachine gun will be removed from the game. In Epic’s latest developer update, it was only stated that submachine guns would disappear. But will this be permanent? And are all types of submachine guns affected?
The lead designer Eric Williamson answered these questions on Reddit!
Only the standard SMG is disappearing
According to Williamson, only the standard submachine gun will be removed – tactical and suppressed SMGs can still be found. Why Epic decided to remove only the standard variant and why it had to be this particular variant is not known.
Among all submachine guns, the standard SMG produced the best results. The other representatives of submachine guns lag behind in terms of DPS (damage per second) and magazine size when compared to the standard representative.
However, Epic emphasizes that no weapon disappears for good. There will be regular rotations – and for a good reason!
Too many items in Fortnite: Battle Royale?
As Eric Williamson further explains, Epic wants to ensure that not too many items are in the rotation so that players are not overwhelmed and have to choose from too many situational items. The balance should also not be destroyed in this process.
Furthermore, Epic plans to integrate new weapons, consumables, or even entirely new items into the game in the future. What does this mean for future balance adjustments or weapons that will then be removed from the game? Time will tell.
When the update 2.5.0 will come that removes the submachine guns is still unknown. More specific information about this should be available in the next few days.
Robert says: Has Epic reached a point with Fortnite: Battle Royale where every new item, every new weapon results in another item being removed from the rotation? Recently, the crossbow was introduced to the game – the submachine gun must now make way.
Since the crossbow is a silent weapon, I think it would have made more sense to forgo the suppressed SMG. However, Epic will consider other criteria that are unknown.
The exciting question will be in which direction Epic will change the balancing through the item rotation – will the focus be on silent gameplay, heavy weapons, or something entirely different? The more potential weapons and items are available, the more varied Epic can design the game – even in the short term.
It is even possible that items that have been removed from the game could serve as the basis for limited-time game modes. Time will tell!
What do you think about it? Will you miss the submachine gun?
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