Fortnite: Battle Royale has received some changes in Update 6.22. One of them made the storm deadlier. This is due to the annoying tactic of Heal-Offs, which has been particularly intensified until recently.
What is meant by “Heal-Off”? This term refers to a tactic in Fortnite, where the last surviving players hide in the storm and supply themselves with healing items for as long as possible, hoping that the storm will take out all other players.
This tactic is effective, but not very exciting, especially when professionals do this in highly lucrative tournaments. Before Patch 6.22, the problem was particularly pronounced, as the storm damage was only 8 points per second (previously 10).
Players heal for minutes instead of fighting: A video can be seen on Reddit, where a player survives for over 2 minutes and has enough Med Kits and bandages to extend it even longer.
Moreover, he is not even in the final storm zone.
Especially popular among professionals: The video comes from a “scrimmage”, which is a practice game among professionals. Even in the “Grand Finale” tournament, the last minutes of many games ended this way.
The storm is stronger again, but Heal-Offs are still possible
What has Epic done? To curb the annoying Heal-Off battles, Epic has raised the storm damage again from 8 to 10 in the latest update 6.22.
This means that such stunts as in the Reddit post can no longer be done easily. The player would have barely survived with a damage value of 10 per second, before he could use the Med Kit.
Are Heal-Offs now history? Not quite. Because anyone who uses an additional healing effect, such as the cozy campfire, along with the Med Kit can continue to sustain themselves almost endlessly. But at least now you can no longer just rely on Med Kits alone to carry out these annoying Heal-Offs.
What do you think about it? Are Heal-Offs part of the Fortnite meta gameplay and therefore a fixed part of the game? Or is it an annoying tactic that Epic should further restrict?
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