Fortnite\u2019s v7.30 update vaulted the Bolt-action Sniper and players are feeling pretty emotional The most surprising aspect of Fortnite Battle Royale\u2019s v7.30 update on January 29 was the fact that Bolt-action Sniper Rifle was included as one of the vaulted weapons in the patch notes. As you can probably guess, players and personalities didn\u2019t take long to react. The v7.20 Content Update that was released just a week ago, on January 22, vaulted the Quad Launcher, Port-A-Fortress and Grappler, so fans of Fortnite weren\u2019t expecting to see many, if any, items added to that list in the v7.30 patch. However, Epic Games made the surprising decision to vault a total of FOUR weapons \u2013 the Burst Rifle, Heavy Shotgun, SMG and Bolt-action Sniper Rifle. While any of these could be classed as surprising, the removal of the Bolt-action appears to have hit the community the hardest. \u201cR.I.P BOLT ACTION SNIPER,\u201d Tweeted FaZe Clan\u2019s Cizzorz shortly after the patch notes went live. \u201cWHAAAAAAAAAAAT.\u201d Fellow FaZe star, Jaomock, had an almost identical reaction: \u201cBOLT ACTION IS VAULTED. WUT!? :(\u201c Of course, there is an argument that the recently introduced Suppressed Sniper Rifle is basically a Bolt-action Sniper with a silencer attached to the end, but this only appears to have softened the blow for a select few. \u201cVaults Bolt, doesn\u2019t touch Deagle,\u201d said 100 Thieves pro player Parallax. \u201cLmfao alright that\u2019s stupid.\u201d \u201cI WOKE UP TO THE BOLT SNIPER BEING VAULTED!?\u201d exclaimed FaZe Avery. \u201cWHAT IS THIS MADNESS?\u201d Vaults Bolt, doesn\u2019t touch Deagle. Lmfao alright that\u2019s stupid. \u2014 100T Parallax (@100T_Parallax) January 29, 2019 I WOKE UP TO THE BOLT SNIPER BEING VAULTED!? WHAT IS THIS MADNESS \u2014 FaZe Avery (@Avxry) January 29, 2019 Reddit user DarkShoot3r took a relatively measured approach to the changes, noting that there are still options for players wanting to use versions the weapons that were removed: \u201cWell Silent [Suppressed] Sniper is basically a Bolt and Heavy was the worst shotgun currently (at least for me). And the SMG just got a silencer again.\u201d \u201cThey just done up and vaulted the bolty? One of the most well beloved guns ever? I\u2019ll be damned,\u201d said another Reddit user, Mobster-503, before noting one silver lining: \u201cBut hey the Suppressed Smg is back and that\u2019s all I wanted.\u201d Twitch streamer r0xy summed up the feelings of many, posting a rather emotional message to her dearly departed Sniper: \u201cToday I lost someone very dear to me. Think I\u2019ll be taking the day off to pay my respects. Rest In Peace Bolty, you will be missed 9\/26\/17-1\/29\/19.\u201d Today I lost someone very dear to me. Think I\u2019ll be taking the day off to pay my respects. Rest In Peace Bolty, you will be missed 9\/26\/17-1\/29\/19 pic.twitter.com\/l3oRTZVKLF \u2014 Roxy (@RR0XY) January 29, 2019 While the removal of the Bolt-action Sniper came as a surprise to many, the overall reaction towards the v7.30 patch has been overwhelmingly positive. Many players are reporting that the game feels smoother than it has in months, especially in North America where ping can often be an issue for players on opposite sides of the country. Don\u2019t forget to check out our v7.30 Fortnite patch notes article for more information about the January 29 update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortnite\u2019s v7.30 update vaulted the Bolt-action Sniper and players are feeling pretty emotional The most surprising aspect of Fortnite Battle Royale\u2019s v7.30 update on January 29 was the fact that Bolt-action Sniper Rifle was included as one of the vaulted weapons in the patch notes. As you can probably guess, players and personalities didn\u2019t take […]<\/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-75019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75019","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=75019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}