Fortnite is currently down for maintenance while Epic push out the V3.5 content update. The update itself isn’t as big as the previous one, which a lot of players didn’t take too kindly to, but it has introduced a couple of additions and tweaks that are worthwhile.
First up, 50v50 makes its long-awaited return after months and months away. It pits two teams of 50 players against each with the winning team the only one left standing. Epic are changing it slightly this time out so that each team has a bus. This LTM has been a lot of fun in the past and is a great way for newer players to acclimate themselves to the game without much pressure.
There’s a lot of changes for the LTM, including the following:
Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges (‘Place Top 6 in Squads’, etc.).
Storm & Map
Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.– Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.
– Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and – another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.
– Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.
– Added dotted line to map, which indicates the “battle lines” between the two teams. Crossing the line will make – running into enemies more likely.Loot
– Farming resources increased 75% over default.
– Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
– Floor Loot spawns double ammo.
– Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
– Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
– Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.
– Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements
– Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.
– Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).
The LMG has been added, which pre-release looked like being another minigun. It will be interesting to see how this fits into the meta, if at all. It’s available in Rare and Epic forms and does 25 / 26 damage depending on which version. The reload time of five seconds might take it out of serious play contention, however.
Since the latest update, peeking has been a real…well, it’s been a real pain in the ass. This new update should stop you from so regularly shooting up your own construct.
Perhaps most interestingly of all to some, Battle Royale players get 20 Battle Pass Stars as an apology for the downtime on top of the free backbling. Everyone also gets 2x XP as we move towards Season 4, so this might be a good time to jump on Fortnite again if you’re a lapsed fan.
For a full list of the changes, check out Epic’s patch notes here. There’s no sign of Tilted Towers being exploded, however, so you may have to wait until you’re in-game to find out.
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