In Fortnite, players will need to find a Malfunctioning Vending Machine to complete the season quest for week 6 in Chapter 3. The challenge is for players to purchase an item from a Malfunctioning Vending Machine. While regular Vending Machines are commonly found throughout the map, the malfunctioning machines are much more challenging to locate. Additionally, the malfunctioning units will spawn randomly, so players may have to re-visit normal Vending Machines to determine if they are now Malfunctioning Vending Machines.
With a traditional Vending Machine in Fortnite, players can input Gold Bars in exchange for high-tier items such as weapons or healing items. When players insert Gold Bars into a Malfunctioning Vending Machine, they will likely receive a small amount of building material they otherwise could have obtained for free. In addition, there is a small chance players could receive a rare in-game weapon from the Malfunctioning Vending Machine. Still, players will need to sacrifice their Gold Bars for the likely unimpressive prize given by the malfunctioning unit if they hope to complete the quest. Players will need to collect and spend 100 Gold Bars to complete their quest to obtain an item from a Malfunctioning Vending Machine.
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Players can identify a Malfunctioning Vending Machine in Fortnite by the red display with a white exclamation mark, in contrast to the regular Vending Machine's blue display lights or pictures of a friendly animal. A Malfunctioning Vending Machine will spawn randomly, and it will take the place of an existing in-game Vending Machine. Accordingly, there is no set location that guarantees players will find a Malfunctioning Vending
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