In Fortnite, it is now official: The next new weapon is the suppressed sniper rifle. Dataminers had already discovered the sniper beforehand, and the community is excitedly discussing it. The weapon could come in the new patch tomorrow.
This is the next weapon in Fortnite: As Epic informs via the launcher, the next weapon is the “Suppressed Sniper Rifle.”
The text on the weapon states: “Eliminate your enemies silently with this suppressed bolt-action sniper rifle.”
The weapon could be in the update 7.10.3 tomorrow
When will the weapon come? The weapon is expected to arrive on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Then, the patch 7.10 Content Update #3 will take place. This is the third and final of three interim updates that Epic wants to provide to fill the time between the holidays.
A Epic employee has already confirmed the planned date on Twitter a week ago. The update should come on Tuesday if nothing goes wrong.
The content updates for Fortnite are generally smaller patches. The last two only brought a few new items:
What can the new weapon do? Dataminers discovered the “Suppressed Sniper Rifle” in Fortnite’s code on Friday. They assume that the weapon is much quieter than the other sniper rifles. This could make it difficult, but not impossible, to track down a shooter.
The new battle royale weapon is apparently inspired by a weapon from “Save the World.”
According to the datamining site Stormshield, the weapon will be available in purple and gold. The damage will then be 100 (epic) and 105 (legendary).
Some players fear the “silent death”
This is how players are reacting: The weapon is being actively discussed on reddit. Some players are already fearful, as with every new weapon, and believe that the silent sniper rifle will completely disrupt balance in Fortnite.
- Many believe that an old “sniper rifle” will be vaulted for the new weapon, meaning it won’t be actively used in Fortnite anymore. There would be hardly any justification for the “regular” bolt-action sniper rifle.
- Some are already painting horror scenarios of invisible death snipers playing “death from above” with balloons. After all, new weapons are notoriously “too common” to find in Fortnite.
- Others hope that the new sniper might bring back the bush.
- Still others are plagued by self-doubt and say: Definitely a weapon I’ll never pick up again after the first time. I’m just a terrible shot.
You will find everything about the new patch and what it contains at MeinMMO. Probably already Tuesday morning.
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