The Fortnite pro SypherPK was considered the king of traps in Epic’s Battle Royale. He understands why Epic removed the weapons from the game, but hopes for a return. However, with two nerfs.
What’s going on with the traps in Fortnite? The traps are a type of weapon that players could use in Fortnite. They are areas that could be placed on a floor panel, walls, or ceiling panels. It’s handy when being pursued by players. You lure your pursuer into your self-built house and spike the entrance with traps. The opponent steps in and gets severely injured or even defeated by the traps.
This weapon category played a significant role in Fortnite for a long time. Too much? After nerfs, the traps were finally put into the vault in February 2020. The vault is a fictional safe where weapons are “locked away”. In the past, Epic has already taken weapons out of the vault and brought them back into the game.
If this is to happen with the traps, the former trap king SypherPK has two important changes in mind. This would prevent the developers from facing problems that occurred recently with the weapons.
2 Nerfs when placing and dying
This is what SypherPK says: In one of his latest YouTube videos (via YouTube), the pro addresses the traps. He mentions examples where the traps were just too powerful.
“But it started to become a problem. People panicked and threw down a bunch of traps, and [these] dealt a lot of damage. Before they were vaulted, they dealt 150 damage.”
“Another issue was: let’s say someone had low health and threw a trap under themselves right before they died. Even if you got the kill, you would then run into their trap and also get eliminated or severely wounded. It felt kind of cheated.”
“So while it was my favorite weapon, it was often just a spam fest. Especially when they introduced automatic trap placement, which made it very cheap. Overall, they were way too powerful and caused a lot of frustration.”
This needs to change: The two reasons from SypherPK address living and defeated opponents.
He wishes that when placing traps, you must first place a wall to attach the trap. The automatic construction of a wall while building the trap should no longer be in the game. This encouraged people to be “spammy.” They always carried five to six weapons and could just throw traps around wildly. If you have to first place walls, this behavior should occur less frequently.
The second idea regarding the traps revolves around defeated opponents. “If you place a trap and then get killed, your trap should be disabled.” He cites beginners as a reason. They would simply place traps anywhere in houses. You would have to check for traps every time you entered a house, even if the person who placed them had long since been eliminated.
Two more suggestions that SypherPK touches on are damage and appearance. The damage needs to be significantly reduced. Additionally, the appearance should be changed, perhaps to a golden sparkle similar to legendary items.
What do you think about the traps in Fortnite, and do you think they should come back with these changes? Or was the playstyle just not good, and is it better if they stay in the vault? Let us know your thoughts here on MeinMMO.
