Global football star Zlatan Ibrahimović joins the many critical voices who criticize the latest Patch 8.2 for the online shooter Fortnite . Epic should take it back.
This is what Ibra says: He keeps it short. He simply tweeted “Zlatan says take it back” to Fortnite developer Epic Games.
The tweet has already received 36,200 likes on Twitter. Ibrahimović has about 5.6 million accounts following him on the platform with the bird.
This is how his followers react: Most are amused by the tweet, cheering or posting gifs.
For many, Zlatan Ibrahimović is somewhat like Chuck Norris or simply “God.” When he says something, it automatically means that he is right and that people have to follow him.
Controversial change makes Fortnite slower again
What is this about? The Patch 8.2 was released last Thursday for Fortnite and has been a topic of discussion in the community since then. Zlatan Ibrahimović does not specify exactly what bothers him about the update, but it will probably concern the change that has been controversially discussed for days.
The patch on Thursday reversed changes to the basic rules of Fortnite that Epic implemented 6 weeks prior to Fortnite and which were active in all modes. It is now back to how it was before:
- Players no longer receive health or shield points for kills
- Additionally, farming building materials now takes significantly longer (40% fewer resources than before the patch)
- Killed opponents no longer automatically leave 50/50/50 building materials
- Moreover, the limit for building materials has increased again from 500 to 999
This is why it bothers many players: Overall, this change is being heavily criticized.
Because players now have to spend more time “farming building materials,” i.e., destroying objects with a pickaxe to be able to build structures.
Moreover, the game’s pace is slowed down: aggressive players have to regenerate health points after fights. Previously, they healed through kills and could continue right away.
Why is Epic doing this? Epic apparently wants to create two types of Fortnite,
- the calmer Fortnite with standard rules, where players are supposed to farm more
- and a faster Fortnite with “aggressive rules,” which is then used for esports and in which the new arena mode also runs
Because Epic’s problem is that Fortnite should be accessible to everyone. But by now, the regular players are so skilled that beginners hardly have a chance against them.
Epic is apparently afraid that weaker players will become frustrated and quit if they have no chance against the strong players.
Will Epic change this again? Epic is known for frequently changing its online shooter.
However, the change on Thursday is receiving much criticism – even from Zlatan Ibrahimović. In the past, such fierce criticism has already led to Epic reversing such changes.
Let’s see how it goes this time.
Note: We sourced the title image of the article from the footballer’s Facebook page. It shows him in the dress of his current club LA Galaxy.
