Chapter 2 Season 6 ofFortnitehas been arguably the most ambitious season yet for the hit battle royale game. Introducing an all-new weapon crafting mechanic, bringing all sorts of wildlife to the island, and loading the map up with new POI’s, weapons, NPCs, and more, many fans feel that the game has had new life breathed into it. However, that’s not to sayFortnite’s latest season has been perfect.
While early on players encountered bugs that made it difficult to see in the storm or gave them unlimited amounts of health, the first major update for Chapter 2 Season 6 dropped two days ago. Aside from fixing bugs and addingnew Raptors to theFortniteisland, Epic Games also introduced adjustments to two of the game’s most polarizing weapons.
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Over on Twitter, popularFortniteleaker HYPEX tweeted some datamined statistics on the Mechanical Shotgun and Primal Shotgun weapons. In the tweet, HYPEX noted thatthe Primal Shotgunreceived a slight nerf, bumping its fire rate from 2.7 to 2.3, making players wait a bit longer between firing shots. However, the Makeshift Shotgun received a number of buffs, making it faster to equip, increasing its ammo slots from two to three, and making it five percent faster to reload.
Since the launch ofFortniteChapter 2 Season 6, players have expressed that the Primal Shotgun felt overpowered, offering a large clip size, a fast fire rate, and two-round bursts. In some situations, the Primal Shotgun could overpower almost any other close-ranged weapon. In terms of the Makeshift Shotgun, which can be upgraded to either a Primal Shotgun ora Pump Shotgun,it made sense this wasn’t the most powerful weapon. However, fans expressed that only having two ammo slots and a slow reload made the weapon difficult to use, especially as it is one of the most common weapons in the game. Now, with the new buffs, fans argue that the Makeshift Shotgun could help players hold their own in fights.
Primal and Makeshift Weapons are some of the brand new additions toFortniteSeason 6. With Makeshift Weapons, players can scavenge for mechanical parts in order tocraft them into a Mechanical Weaponof the next highest rarity. Additionally, Players can scavenge for Animal Bones to craft Makeshift Weapons into a Primal Weapon.
It’s worth noting that players will now have to collect six Animal Bones instead of four to upgrade a Makeshift Shotgun to a Primal Shotgun of either Epic or Legendary rarity.Fortnite’s newest seasonis still fairly new, so as it grows and develops, it will certainly be interesting to see what else Epic Games decides to change down the line.
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