If you haven't heard about Fortnite, then you have now after the game pulls one of the largest publicity stunts in video game history. Fortnite ended their last season with everything being swallowed into a black-hole which remained on the start screen for over two days. The shutdown of the game drew massive amounts of attention from fans and news media alike. Some were sure that it was over, but Epic Games had other plans.
Fortnite Has Been Saved
Fortnite was in a state of distress before the Chapter 2 of the game came to the rescue. The Epic Games creators decided that it was time for something new with the popular video game. Many fans had been asking for months for a new map, weapon changes and other technical/mechanical changes to the game. While changes to the map were made often, they were typically in conjunction with certain crossovers or special events and players got over them pretty quickly. The new chapter has brought many needed changes and answered many of the players frequent prayers and complaints.
This video shows the trailer for the new chapter!
New Map Same Game (Sorta)
Many changes were brought to the new chapter, but the map is the biggest (literally). The new map has kept some of the old POI's from the last chapter, but has updated them to fit the style of the current game. Many new POI's have been introduced and have interesting built-in advantages. Some places allow you to swim in the water and gain shield, while others give you plenty of fish to catch, yes they brought fishing into the update. The map has grown larger than the previous map as well, allowing for more spreading out of players and less early game contact.
New Vehicles, Activities and Redesigned Weapons
With all the new water areas across the map, what better things to bring than a new boat and the incentive to cast out a line and catch a fish. The boat can seat up to 4 players, has a boost function, a missile launcher and can be driven on land (weird but true). The boat helps traverse the water parts of the map, can be maneuvered on land and skilled players are somehow able to make this boat fly. The boat isn't the only addition brought to the game for the water, but a fishing pole can now be used as an inventory slot to pull fish out of the water. The fish have different uses such as shield and health, but you can also pull weapons out of the water as well. The fishing is fun, but it does leave you exposed to enemy fire so make sure you don't get caught dead in the water. The weapons have also been redesigned. New looks and damage has been brought to these guns, and the rarities seem to be a lot more balanced as to what type of gun you find.\
As you can see, Fortnite has made a comeback and people are more excited than ever to jump back out of the battle bus and start playing again!
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