Fortnite players call for \u201cunfair\u201d pay-to-win superhero skin to be nerfed Epic GamesFortnite players have discovered a major flaw with the customizable superhero skin, and now they want it nerfed or removed from the game entirely. Epic Games\u2019 popular battle royale has always offered some of the best downloadable skins in gaming, with recent additions including Master Chief from Halo, Michonne and Daryl from The Walking Dead, and of course The Mandalorian. These skins \u2013 as well as the various other cosmetics like pickaxes and gliders \u2013 have always been included on the basis that they \u201cgrant no competitive advantage\u201d in Fortnite, meaning they\u2019re purely visual additions. But the customizable superhero skin that was introduced in Season 4 has now been called out by fans for being \u2018pay-to-win\u2019, as turning the skin all-black means players can get an advantage by remaining hidden in shadows. In a thread titled \u201cSo do you think the black superhero skins need a nerf?\u201d on Reddit, user Pricytoaster highlighted the problem at hand with a simple screenshot. The image was taken during a match where an opponent wearing the all-black superhero skin was hidden in the corner of a house. Because of the shadows, they were unable to be seen, giving them the perfect opportunity to sneakily take down other players. The thread in question has drawn hundreds of complaints from fellow Fortnite players who have experienced the same problem, and many of them have been calling for Epic to nerf the skin to keep the game fair for everyone. \u201cThis is blatantly unfair and pay-to-win,\u201d wrote one frustrated player. Another added: \u201cRemove this immediately! Having the Superhero skins be all white or black ruins the fun of it, due to their camouflage potential.\u201d The issue is especially prevalent for those playing Fortnite on consoles, as they don\u2019t have the option to turn off shadows in their graphics settings. All-white skins have also been a problem in snow-covered locations. We\u2019re assuming Epic will address this issue at some point, especially if players keep speaking out about it. Some have suggested that a different-colored outline could be applied to the skin, which would fit in with the superhero comic-book style. \u201cThey should just give it a white outline or something simple like that,\u201d wrote one Fortnite player, to which another responded, \u201cThat would be pretty cool actually. I honestly think it would make the skin better to look at.\u201d Some fans had a more cynical view of why the skin hasn\u2019t been changed yet, with one writing: \u201cI think the main reason Epic is not nerfing the skin is because this black style makes them so much money.\u201d The superhero skin has attracted a lot of attention since players began complaining about it, so much so that Epic have now addressed the issue with a comment on Reddit confirming that the team is investigating. \u201cWe\u2019re looking at it,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThanks everyone for raising it.\u201d Comment byu\/HeWhoHasSeenFootage from discussion inFortNiteBR We\u2019ll have to wait and see whether Epic nerfs the customizable superhero skin, or lets players carry on using it to their advantage. It would be a shame for it to be removed completely, so we\u2019re hoping it gets adjusted slightly instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortnite players call for \u201cunfair\u201d pay-to-win superhero skin to be nerfed Epic GamesFortnite players have discovered a major flaw with the customizable superhero skin, and now they want it nerfed or removed from the game entirely. Epic Games\u2019 popular battle royale has always offered some of the best downloadable skins in gaming, with recent additions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73844\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}