Fortnite's New Building Changes Are Good (But Come At A Cost)

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Fortnite's latest gimmick, removing building in favor of other traversal options, is sure to be controversial, but may be exactly what the game needs. Fortnite has let new mechanics slowly trickle in over its existence, but it has not removed a major function of gameplay before now. With that in mind, chapter 3, Season 2 is going to look unlike any past season of Fortnite.

Through all of the incarnations that Fortnite has seen in its existence, building has been a constant. The ability to use gathered materials to either cross gaps or create cover has been one of the game's signatures that sets it apart from the field of online multiplayer exclusives. With Chapter 3, Season 2 launching without building, Fortnite is going to be very different, at least for the time being.

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Removing Fortnite's building at season 2's start will bring both positives and negatives. Players will have to adapt while they don't have building, and it will be interesting to see how they learn to deal with this new status quo. How matches look in the coming weeks will be an indicator of how this change has affected the game as a whole.

The new mechanics introduced to Fortnite at this season's start are sprinting, mantling, and overshield. All of these are simple to explain and perform. Sprinting will let players run more quickly in short bursts, mantling lets players jump and climb onto ledges, and overshield is essentially a regenerating shield that absorbs up to 50 extra damage. These new skills, like Fortnite Season 6's mechanical and primal weapons, are another example of the innovations Epic continues to apply to the game All of these are explained in a tutorial that activates upon