Epic Games Explains Why Fortnite's SMG Is Being Vaulted
In a news post that was released on Friday, Epic Games revealed several plans for the future that included a 60 FPS update for consoles along with the SMG being vaulted. During that announcement, it was said that the SMG would become unavailable soon but may return at a later date.
“Next week we’ll be putting our first weapon (SMG) into the Vault,” the announcement read. “These weapons may or may not return and this allows us to manage the weapon pool as we introduce newer weapons.”
With this being the first weapon to be vaulted, Fortnite players had some questions about how the system works. Responding to some of these questions, the Fortnite Twitter account shared a tweet clarifying that all rarities of the normal SMG would be vaulted with a link to a Reddit comment where the process was explained further.
“As we add more weapons, consumables, and other item types we want to make sure that the balance of itemization isn't ruined,” an Epic Games representative said on Reddit when asked if being vaulted meant the SMG was rotating out. “Expect more items to be released (and likewise vaulted!) in the future. And of course, items will often come back out of the Vault when the timing is right.”
Epic Games also added that both the Tactical SMG as well as the Suppressed SMG would still drop with only the normal SMG being vaulted at the moment.
In addition to the questions about the SMG and the vaulting process, some players have already expressed qualms with matchmaking balance tweaks, another idea that was briefly brought up in the initial post that laid out future plans. A brief section of this post mentioned that Epic Games was working on “changes to matchmaking that are aimed at creating matches with a more balanced distribution of skill.” While “skill-based” wasn’t explicitly used, that’s essentially what most players got out of the statement with some expressing disapproval of the change and in favor of keeping the game a more casual experience. Epic Games said that players’ feedback is being listened to, but more information on the topic hasn’t been released.
Posted:
Related Forum: Gaming Discussion
Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/02/12/fortnite-smg-vaulted/
Related Articles
Comments
GhostPosted:
The smg has gone from being absolute shite to actually decent. Just don't challenge at longer then medium range.
QTPosted:
Yachty i think it is good that they are removing it because no one really uses it. also now since they removed the gun maybe they could add more weapons to the game and spice fortnite up a bit.. what do you guys think?
They could they also need to remove the minigun... Just tears through buildings and makes the game no fun.
YachtyPosted:
i think it is good that they are removing it because no one really uses it. also now since they removed the gun maybe they could add more weapons to the game and spice fortnite up a bit.. what do you guys think?
TOXICPosted:
I understand its a shit gun, but does it really hirt to keep it? Their players out their "not me" that are good with this gun and now they gonna loose it.
QTPosted:
TomTimezoneKyloCrux Because it's a bad gun and no one uses it. Got it. Lmao.
No gun is a bad gun if you use it right.
Just like COD.
debatable, COD has a lot of guns that are pretty trash that are nothing compared to the better ones. But this gun was pretty bad if its not the purple version.
Cod has alot of trash guns, yes. But if you knew how to use them right you could get alot of kills with. You just had to learn how to use them.
TomPosted:
TimezoneKyloCrux Because it's a bad gun and no one uses it. Got it. Lmao.
No gun is a bad gun if you use it right.
Just like COD.
debatable, COD has a lot of guns that are pretty trash that are nothing compared to the better ones. But this gun was pretty bad if its not the purple version.
QTPosted:
TimezoneKyloCrux Because it's a bad gun and no one uses it. Got it. Lmao.
No gun is a bad gun if you use it right.
Just like COD.
This might be the most truthful thing I have seen all day. I have seen multiple people win games with fortnite wit hthe SMG
Latest Downloads
- 01. Lost Winds | 100% Savegame(0)
- 02. Mega Man 10 | Savegame(0)
- 03. Mega Man 9 | Savegame(0)
- 04. LASTFIGHT Secret character unlocked(0)
- 05. PC Horizon Forbidden West Complete Save(5)
- 06. Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth | 100% Savegame(0)
- 07. ExciteBike World Challenge | Savegame(0)
- 08. World of Goo | 100% Savegame(0)
- 09. La Torre de las Sombras | 100% Savegame(0)
- 10. Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Savegame(0)
- 11. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Savegame(2)
- 12. [US] Kingdom New Lands _ Crowned - CUSA10970(4)
- 13. GTA 3 Definition Edition Game Save(6)
- 14. [US] Kingdom New Lands _ Heraldic Achievement CUSA10970(0)
- 15. [US] Kingdom New Lands - CUSA10970(1)
Latest Tutorials
- 01. The Redress Of Mira 100% Walkthrough | Trophy & Achievement(337)
- 02. Russian Pinocchio Quick Trophy Guide(385)
- 03. Venatrix Quick Trophy & Achievement Guide(328)
- 04. Call of the Sea 100% Platinum Walkthrough(514)
- 05. Wire Lips 100% Platinum Walkthrough(422)
- 06. The Expanse 100% Platinum Walkthrough | Trophy & Achievement(440)
- 07. Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality - PS4 Platinum P/Thru(360)
- 08. Doctor Who:The Lonely Assassins - 100% Guide(330)
- 09. DAYMARE 1998 PS4 - Full game 100% TROPHY WALKTHROUGH(312)
- 10. Stray Platinum Walkthrough | Trophy & Achievement Guide(349)
- 11. Raji: An Ancient Epic | Complete Gameplay Walkthrough(414)
- 12. Corpse Killer: 25th Anniversary Edition - Longplay(381)
- 13. Song of Horror: Complete Edition Gameplay Walkthrough(298)
- 14. Remoteness 100% All Trophies Walkthrough(342)
- 15. Detective Inspector Mysterious Clues Platinum Walkthrough(380)
"Epic Games Explains Why Fortnite's SMG Is Being Vaulted" :: Login/Create an Account :: 20 comments