The \u2018double pump\u2019 is back in Fortnite \u2013 but there\u2019s a catch Fortnite players have discovered that the infamous \u2018double pump\u2019 shotgun mechanic is back \u2013 players have now discovered it is possible on PC as well as mobile. The term \u2018double pump\u2019 refers to using two pump shotguns in tandem. Before an update removed it, it was possible for players to completely avoid the \u2018pump\u2019 animation, by switching rapidly between two pump shotguns. By shooting, swapping to the other pump, shooting again, and then swapping back, players would skip out the pumping animation of the weapon, allowing for rapid firing. How to watch Fortnite\u2019s Ice Storm live in-game event \u2013 countdown, Ice King reveal and moreIt was a well received change, as players had grown tired of the overpowered nature of the double pump exploit, but it looks like it has made a return on the mobile version of Fortnite. Discovered by Twitter user @FNBRHQ, the clip below showcases how the once hated double pump action is possible on mobile. BREAKING NEWS: DOUBLE PUMP IS BACK ON MOBILE #FORTNITE pic.twitter.com\/8GIXgOLz1t \u2014 Fortnite News :snowflake:\ufe0f (@FNBRHQ) January 19, 2019 Update, 12pm EST: It has now been discovered that the double pump is in fact possible on PC too, and is particularly effective when using the Heavy Pump shotgun. Top streamer and TSM player Ali \u2018Myth\u2019 Kabbani, showcased on his stream that the double pump is possible with the heavy variant. It\u2019s unclear if this is an intentional addition to the the game, perhaps in an attempt to help make engagements at close range feel smoother. It\u2019s much more likely that this is an unintentional bug, which once Epic Games are made aware of, they will look to remove. For the time being, Fortnite players will want to be very wary of any opponents wielding two pump shotguns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The \u2018double pump\u2019 is back in Fortnite \u2013 but there\u2019s a catch Fortnite players have discovered that the infamous \u2018double pump\u2019 shotgun mechanic is back \u2013 players have now discovered it is possible on PC as well as mobile. The term \u2018double pump\u2019 refers to using two pump shotguns in tandem. Before an update removed […]<\/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-77385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77385","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=77385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}