Epic Games has removed the Shotgun Striker Reality Augment fromFortniteafter a player noticed that it was possible to gain health and shields by hitting their teammates as well. Epic Games added fivenew Reality Augments in the latestFortniteupdate; although recent additions to the game had been slightly controversial, such as Shockwave Hammer and the Deku’s Smash, fans were still particularly excited about this update as there hadn’t been any content updates since the start of the Winterfest event.As soon as the new Reality Augments were introduced in the patch notes, they got theFortnitecommunity talking, and most players couldn’t wait to start their first couple of matches and try them out. The Reality Augments that a player picks throughout a game can greatly influence the course of the match for them. Augments are a fun new mechanic that lets players strategically choose their perks temporarily. Unfortunately, this addition didn’t go as planned as one of the Reality Augments had a serious glitch that made it overpowered and broken.RELATED:Rumor: Fortnite Dead Space Bundle Leaks OnlineFortniteTwitch streamer, NRG Aussie Antics, brought to light a major issue with the newShotgun Striker Reality Augment. According to the Shotgun Striker’s description, after choosing this Reality Augment, players would be able to siphon health from their opponents upon hitting them with shotgun fire. However, this isn’t exactly how the Augment was behaving in-game and Epic Games had to remove it to try and fix it as quickly as possible.
Before it was vaulted, the Shotgun Striker was actually activating when the user hit their teammates with the siphoning shotgun, and what made this so overpowered was the fact that it wasn’t even siphoning their teammate’s health. Since there is no friendly fire inFortnite, it wasn’t possible for the shotgun to drain any health from the user’s team member, so it was simply adding HP to their own health bar without any consequences. Unfortunately, this is one of the various occasions in whichFortniteitems and mechanics have been added or unvaulted with glitches and bugs.
This glitch was actually discovered in a competitive game; the Rarity Check, another new siphoning Reality Augment, wasn’t added to competitive playlists, unlike the Shotgun Striker, which is odd since they both allow the user to gain health by damaging opponents. This might make Epic Games reconsider if they truly want siphoning abilities incompetitiveFortnitegames. Regardless, hopefully, the Augment will return promptly and without any other issues.
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