Epic Games announce change to new Storm Flip for Fortnite World Cup qualifiers Epic GamesEpic Games have announced on June 6 a big change coming to the Week 9 iteration of the Fortnite World Cup Online Open that will disable a major new component to the game. The Fortnite devs introduced the Storm Flip in the v9.20 update, and while it added a new dimension to how players maneuver in the zone, it looks the tournament organizers are keeping it away from official competitive matches. The Epic Rarity throwable item lets players create a sphere-shaped zone upon impact that either provides for a safe haven in the storm or a storm in the safe zone. In a Reddit post, Producer at Epic Games Matt \u2018Loomin\u2019 Layman didn\u2019t give much of a reason for the item being disabled, but notified the fan base of where they can expect to see the Storm Flipped disabled. \u201cWe will be temporarily be disabling the Storm Flip for this weekend\u2019s tournament,\u201d Loomin said. \u201cAll regions will play the Week 9 Fortnite World Cup Online Open with the Storm Flip disabled.\u201d Furthermore, the Storm Flip is going to be disabled in Arena playlists for the time being, at least \u201cuntil the weekend tournament concludes.\u201d We’ve disabled the Storm Flip in Arena and the Week 9 Online Open this weekend. More details here: https:\/\/t.co\/FWgD4HBUBe \u2014 Fortnite (@FortniteGame) June 7, 2019 Plenty of members of the community welcomed the change, but were perplexed to see how the Fortnite Battle Royale devs didn\u2019t have the foresight to \u201cThat\u2019s good I guess,\u201d Reddit user \u2018kinsi55\u2019 said. \u201cBut somebody has to ask this question: How could you not possibly realize that this is completely broken without even having released it.\u201d 600Storm Flip joins list of items previously disabled in the Fortnite World Cup Even as the Storm Flip introduced a ton of potential strategies for teams to incorporate, it seems like the developers have decided to keep it away from the upcoming competitions. The quick turnaround didn\u2019t come as a surprise to many as controversial items in the past have been disabled for Fortnite World Cup matches. Read more: How to watch $20,000 Friday Fortnite on June 7 ft. Ninja, PewDiePie, & more \u2013 stream, bracket, players, format – Previously, items like the Drum Gun and vehicles had been disabled prior to official qualifiers due to balance issues or heinous glitches that made them more of a liability than a tool to use. Either way, players should take note of the change seeing as it doesn\u2019t look like they\u2019ll be able to get their hands on the Storm Flip for the next qualifiers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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