Fortnitehas managed to separate itself from its competition in the battle royale genre through unique game mechanics, events, and frequent updates. While some updates have had a mixed reception, a large amount of the work done in the game has helped separate it froma saturated battle royale marketand a leak about a future update looks like a continuation of this practice. This leak confirms previous rumors, although it should be taken with a pinch of salt until developer Epic Games confirms the plans.
While most battle royale games consist of pitting teams or individuals in an increasingly small area to find one winner,Fortniteallows players to build and interact with weekly challenges. This kind of gameplay alongside events has allowedFortniteto break concurrent player recordsand become incredibly popular. The latest update could radically change the way fans play the game and may split popular opinion.
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The previouslyrumored ability to be able to dive underwaterseems to be confirmed with the leaked images from a Twitter user, FortTory. All the leaked images are water-based with a floating house, Meowscles in water with armbands on, and perhaps most interestingly, the Peely skin is mirroring the Jaws poster with a shark swimming below. There has already been plenty of conjecture from fans that the shark may be a vehicle or new feature to add to the game. There is also an umbrella on fire in the corner of all these images and this may give an indication of how an excess of water comes to the map. Either way, if this leak is correct, plenty of changes are coming toFortnite.
Fortnitehas been the subject of a fair bit of criticism in recent weeksand #RIPFortnite was trending on Twitter at one point. Many fans claimed that the game had lost what made its special with annoying features and unnecessary updates, but many wanted the game to return to the way it was. While this leak suggests that the game isn’t going back to the way it was, a radical change may attract some players who have grown tired with the game and also introduce newcomers to the title.
Whether this leaked update is a hit with fans remains to be seen, but it is clear thatFortnitehas plenty of ideas of how to keep the game fresh. It will be interesting to see whether the game can win back fans and how a diving feature would work on a new map.
Fortniteis out now for iOS, Android, PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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