Fortnite: Battle Royale has another reason to hate the new mech. Because with a bizarre glitch, it may be that you automatically win the game without lifting a finger.
What is the glitch? In Fortnite, the new mech is a major nuisance for many players. The stomping battle machines are extremely powerful and difficult to counter. But there is another reason to be mad at them: A glitch enables an exploit that guarantees you win the game.
A YouTuber has explained exactly how it works on his channel. We don’t want to explain an obvious exploit here, as this is clearly not desired and could rightfully lead to a ban. After all, you are ruining the fun for everyone else.
However, when the glitch is properly exploited in duo mode, two players can use a mech and a grenade to self-destruct and somehow convince the game that they are still a living mech with 1,000 hit points.
This then allows you to survive as a bodiless but still present player until the last opponent miserably burns up in the storm. A cowardly and mean way to win that works like a charm if you exploit the complicated glitch.
What happens, however, if 2 teams use this exploit is not known.
Does the glitch finally lead to the mech being removed?
This is how players are reacting: The video about the glitch has already been viewed almost 29,000 times (as of August 10, 2019). While some are excited about the “trick” for an easy victory, others humorously hope that the mech will finally be removed from the game as a measure against this glitch:
- “Thanks for doing God’s work here, now hopefully they’ll finally remove the mechs!”
- “Thanks for getting rid of the mech for us!”
- “Hopefully Epic will finally remove the mech from the game because of the glitch!”
What is being done against the glitch? So far, Epic has not reacted to the glitch and exploit. Since the problem seems to be inherently related to the mech, it could possibly lead to a (temporary) removal of the vehicle from the game.
This is Epic’s response
Update 12.8. 16:33: Sean “MrPopo” Hamilton from Epic has now commented on the glitch (via reddit).
It is stated that Epic can confirm this problem will be fixed with the V10.10 update.
There is no exact date for the update yet, but possible release dates for the patch and thus the fix could be Tuesday, 13.8., or Wednesday, 14.8.
