After about half a year, players in Fortnite apparently have had enough of fleeing Llamas. They are asking: Can we please have the old ones back?
What are Loot Llamas? The Loot Llamas have existed since 2018 in Fortnite. They serve a similar function as the regular loot crates but are significantly rarer. Moreover, they primarily offer support items such as building materials, potions, ammunition, and more in large quantities.
Especially in the late phases of a Battle Royale match, this can be extremely useful.
Previously, there were always 3 Llamas per match on the map waiting to be found. If you caught one, you had to take some time to open it – but at least it was done quietly. However, at the start of Season 7 – Chapter 2 in summer 2021, a change was made.
Not only could you find more Llamas per match now – they also run away!
The change that happened with the Llamas: Before the change, the Llamas were just rare, stationary special crates; now they are living beings that panic when you approach them. Then they bounce away and try to escape from loot-hungry players.
In this case, you can only shoot at the living piñata until it is defeated and drops all its loot.
- It is quite helpful that the Llamas drop items during their flight that can be collected. With the audio visualization, you can also easily track them.
- However, you only have a limited time to catch the Llama once the chase starts. If you take too long, it teleports away and is gone forever.
Additionally, Llamas have quite a bit of health, so they can consume a lot of ammunition initially. Overall, they are significantly more challenging to deal with than before Season 7 – Chapter 2.
And that seems to be irritating some players now.
Criticism of fleeing Llamas – Are they too “dangerous”?
This is what the community says: In the Fortnite subreddit (via reddit), a post with over 2,000 upvotes and more than 250 comments is currently being discussed, titled “Can we finally get the old loot llamas back?”
User “CorbinMar” criticizes several points about the current Llamas. You need too much ammunition to take them down and would also attract other players in the process. In the worst case, you can hardly fight them if you have just used your ammunition on the Llama, but it teleports away at the last moment (via reddit).
In the comments, there is much agreement with the post:
- “Yes, they are a trap. Just leave them out,” writes a user (via reddit).
- “I used to open Llamas before they started moving. But now I don’t even bother. I just get sniped or taken down by the MK7 while I’m hunting them,” “Sk49captain” shares their bad experiences (via reddit).
- “The idea of taking a risk and making noise to get primo loot is great. The problem is that the loot in the Llamas is never worth it,” criticizes user Kazehana_3 (via reddit).
- “At first it was fun, not so much the second time, and then it just became annoying. Even worse is when they suddenly teleport into nothingness. I don’t know why that even exists,” says user pizzaredditor (via reddit).
How are players solving the problem? While many players say they would rather skip the Llamas now, some are still finding the loot exciting enough to take the risk.
One solution to the “escape problem” is to sneak up and quickly build a cage around the loot Llama with building materials. However, this is not exactly easy for beginners, and the Llama can still escape quickly before you have built your box.
Another solution is to stick to the loot that the Llama drops while fleeing and not shoot at all. But then you only get a fraction of the possible loot.
What do you think about the topic? Do you think the current loot llamas are good, or would you prefer the old version back? Let us know in the comments!
At the same time, another, fresher item is currently very popular. So popular that players in Fortnite don’t want to part with it.
