In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the developers recently made changes to Turbo Building. However, players didn’t like them at all and they have now been reverted. What’s next?
This was the problem: On August 27, Fortnite changed Turbo Building in Battle Royale mode. Turbo Building is used by players who hold down the mouse button to build. In order to give players with lower ping less of an advantage, the developers increased the time needed between building consecutive structures.
Many pros and players reacted negatively to these changes because they had to completely change their playstyle.
The top player TSM-Myth demonstrated in a video how significantly the change in Turbo Building affected gameplay.
What is new now? On August 28, Fortnite announced that they would revisit these changes. In a blog post, they state that the changes from August 27 have been reverted, and the ability to build “90s and Waterfalls” has been restored.
The specific changes are:
- Turbo Building delays on consecutive building placements reverted to 0.05 seconds instead of 0.15 seconds
- After a building piece is destroyed, there is a delay of 0.15 seconds before a new building piece can be placed at that location.
If two players try to replace a building piece at the same location simultaneously, randomness decides which player will place the piece. This is intended to ensure that player ping is less significant in these situations.
Why did Fortnite have to act? Many players were unhappy with the changes from August 27. The hashtag #RevertTurboBuilding trended on Twitter. In other social networks like Reddit, many players voiced their opposition to the changes because they could no longer build 90s as usual.
What does the community say about the new changes? On Reddit, players seem to be satisfied with the changes. “Perfect fix. Doesn’t affect regular building but nerfs turtle and defensive building. Thanks,” writes flapjack626.
In response, a player said, “Yes, exactly! This small update made the game better now than it was before all this. Epic brought this bad Turbo Building nerf with good intentions. And after listening to the community, they reverted it AND improved the game. […]
Moreover, it is often stated that after the new mechs and their nerfs and now the Turbo Building changes, there should be some peace this season. Such major changes are not easy for players to digest.
“Okay, can you chill for the rest of the season now? The last few weeks have been a hell of an emotional roller coaster. Let’s please catch our breath and enjoy the game now. Also: Thanks,” writes Aldosarii on Reddit.
Do you think Epic acted correctly here?
