In Fortnite Battle Royale, Epic has nerfed the damage from traps. Players are already frustrated by this nerf, but it could become much more annoying this week. A leaked challenge requires kills with traps.
Before the patch, traps dealt: Before patch 4.2 last week, traps dealt 125 damage points. Anyone without a shield was immediately dead. This was not considered a huge problem because trap kills occurred relatively rarely.
How it is now: After the patch, traps only deal 75 damage points. So you can survive, albeit injured. Hardly anyone stays in a trap long enough for it to strike a second time, so trap kills are now rather unlikely.
Trap kills are considered creative and varied
Fans react with confusion: Fortnite fans have discussed this nerf on Reddit. There is a large thread saying “If you’re dumb enough to walk into a trap, you deserve 125 damage points.” Overall, the mood is negative. Players feel “No one wanted this nerf.”
What’s the problem? The problem is especially seen in the early minutes of a match. If you find a trap instead of a weapon, you’re pretty much out of luck because you can’t take anyone out with that. Previously, you could cleverly trap one or two opponents in such a situation. Generally, trap kills are seen as varied and clever because you have to anticipate where someone will run.
Fans suggest alternatives:
- Fans have the idea of introducing different rarities of traps – the rare ones would deal more damage
- Or there could be different types of traps – besides the “spikes from the ground” trap. In PvE “Save the World” there are some cool traps like Ground Griller and similar ones. These could also be used for Battle Royale
- Or traps should continue to deal 125 damage, but only as long as the trap creator is alive. If the trap creator dies, the damage could drop to 75
Nerf could become annoying this week: The mood about the trap nerf is already negative. This week could be worse – one of the leaked challenges for week 4 is “Kill someone with a trap.” But maybe Epic will show some mercy and change this challenge.
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