In Fortnite, you can now play with the airstrike, but the weapon is not well received by professionals. We will tell you what the problem is.
What is the airstrike? This weapon was introduced with Patch 9.30 update 3 and works like a classic airstrike. The player throws the found smoke grenade where they want the airstrike, and shortly after, numerous rockets rain down from the sky and destroy everything there.
For beginners, this weapon is a blessing because you don’t need to aim well, and the damage is therefore much greater. For professionals, however, the airstrike ruins their plans for the World Championship, as the weapon drastically changes the meta.
That’s why professionals have a problem with the airstrike
Why are there problems? The airstrike is especially effective against large structures. It destroys everything there, and an embedded player quickly loses their cover.
This is a huge problem, especially in tournaments, as the professionals navigate from cover to cover and real action is not the focus. Mastering the art of building is an essential skill that defines professionals.
When a player throws the airstrike, they can destroy structures and instantly expose dozens of players to the open field. These can then be eliminated very quickly.
It doesn’t require much skill anymore, and anyone with an airstrike doesn’t need to know how to build.
This is what the professionals say: After the mood between the pros and Epic has been calmer recently, feelings are now swinging again.
Diverse professionals are venting about the airstrike on social media. Bizzle from GhostGaming writes on Twitter: “Somehow strange. I had this nightmare where I woke up and suddenly there was the airstrike in Fortnite. Luckily, I was just dreaming.”
Various videos also show how powerful the airstrike actually is and that it could cause serious problems in tournaments.
This is what the professionals see as the biggest problem: The big Fortnite World Championship starts in just a few days, and professionals are diligently training their tactics.
The new airstrike forces professionals to change their tactics. This is very short notice, and the pros are worried. After all, millions of dollars are at stake at the World Championship.
What do you think about the airstrike? Is it good or a bit too powerful?
