Fortnite streamers and pro players react to Infinity Blade nerfs, and they\u2019re still not happy Despite Epic Games pledging to nerf the new and controversial Infinity Blade item in Fortnite Battle Royale, some of the game\u2019s biggest content creators and pro players are still not satisfied. The Infinity Blade is a powerful sword added to Fortnite on December 11, and after a contentious couple of days of seemingly endless complaints, Epic Games announced that they would be adjusting the item in the next game update. However, upon reading the details of the announcement, many prominent content creators and pros remain unhappy about the Infinity Blade. One of the more consistently seen complaints, which was ringing around before and after news of the nerfs was announced, is that the sword throws off the competitive\/casual balance that exists within Fortnite. Many are contending that the Infinity Blade should either be vaulted or be moved to its own Limited Time Mode, which would essentially be a blanket solution for all of the issues. However, Epic Games do not seem to be inclined to go down that route, and have instead opted to introduce changes to the item and continue to have it in the game. A small step in the right direction but still not enough. Nobody enjoys fighting the sword. At least when you fought Thanos you were like “”oh this is badass”” because it was the LTM. Right now it’s like “”oh no here comes the sword idiot”” and you just are stressed the whole time \u2014 Jack “”CouRage”” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) December 13, 2018 Okay\u2026all jokes aside. How on earth is the sword still in-game in its current state? I absolutely love Epic and 95% of what they do to the game but this just fundamentally ruins Fortnite. Please just make it a LTM and everyone will be happy. \u2014 Jack “”CouRage”” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) December 13, 2018 Rather surprised that Epic intends to keep the Mythic item theme going in Fortnite with the outcry from the competitive community about the sword. Curious to see how the sword plays after the coming nerf in 7.10. (No more building or farming with it.) :shrug:\u2642\ufe0f \u2014 DrLupo (@DrLupo) December 13, 2018 My bet \u2013 this will be mostly effective in competitive, UNLESS people start using the sword to rotate for an elim, then drop the weapon, gather mats, build around the sword, and pick it back up. \u2014 DrLupo (@DrLupo) December 13, 2018 By the way \u2013 “”Just remove it”” isn’t how this works, y’all. If you want to be heard, try to express your desires with a middle ground. Don’t yell at Epic like they owe you money, “”or else.”” Compromise. They coded this thing in. If you want change, be constructive. \u2014 DrLupo (@DrLupo) December 13, 2018 Your game grew because of the way it once was. Why will you not listen to what EVERYONE is saying and just remove the things we ask to be removed? What is the point of these mythic items? I just don’t get it\u2026 Please, I want to play Fortnite. This is not Fortnite. \u2014 Vivid (@VividFN) December 13, 2018 \u201cFortnite\u201d stuff to me is quirky, but not plain stupid. Bouncers, impulses, freeze traps, boogie bombs, grapplers, etc But a sword that gives you double health, regens over time and on kills, allows you to fly around, etc while still being able to build is just plain stupid \u2014 100T SirD (@SirDimetrious) December 14, 2018 So Fornite plans to continue adding Mythic Items to the game. Not a fan personally. Doesn’t make the game more interesting or diverse in anyway. Makes it the opposite. I can now with 100% certainty predict that I will see someone with a Sword every game. \u2014 Tyler (@I_AM_WILDCAT) December 13, 2018 \u201cThe presence of Mythic items in gameplay is to provide an interaction a step above the Legendary item functionality and something you\u2019ll continue to see.\u201d I gtg \u2014 100T Parallax (@100T_Parallax) December 13, 2018 It\u2019s still going to be busted I believe. Watching comp and actually playing popup cups players didn\u2019t often build anyways with the sword. \u2014 100T Parallax (@100T_Parallax) December 13, 2018 Friendly reminder to remove the sword from the game completely. thank you. \u2014 Creator code:fazecloak (@cloakzy) December 14, 2018 Daily reminder to remove the sword from Fortnite. I’m losing my mind. \u2014 FaZe Thiefs (@Thiefs) December 14, 2018 In solos you don\u2019t need to build with the sword. I think it\u2019s a decent nerf for duos and squads but solos need it\u2019s own nerf \u2014 FaZe Avery (@Avxry) December 13, 2018 I care about Fortnite a lot. Even though I do not typically like Reddit, I signed on to voice my opinion on the post. I really want what’s best for the game. For everyone, not just myself. \u2014 FaZe Avery (@Avxry) December 13, 2018 We wanted re deploy back, 50 health\/shield per kill, and ranked play and we got airplanes and an item in every playlist that makes you Thanos \u2014 WizKay (@WizKayTV) December 14, 2018 Once again, the way to fix Fortnite, like almost every other game, is seperate competitive and casual. Every BR game tries to balance both and it doesn\u2019t work. What\u2019s good for Casual is almost always bad for Competitive and vise versa. \u2014 Criz (@C9Criz) December 13, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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