Fortnitemares Most Popular Weapon Brought A Huge Glitch, Causing Epic To Nerf It Immediately
It feels like a trick more than a treat after players gained access to a new weapon, only for it to immediately get nerfed on themafter a glitch was discovered. The weapon in question is the chainsaw, and if used during a sprint attack, it would launch players across the map, which was not its intended purpose.
Epic was quick to discontinue the sprint attack while they worked on a resolution. However, this left some fans enraged, as the chainsaw is one of the most popular weapons in the game as of right now.
After a delay in release with, their most popular weapon was shown to have a glitch when being used in the sprint attack.According to Logan Moore, the bug in question would cause players to skyrocket through the air if they attempted to use the chainsaw midair during a sprint attack. This glitch was quickly addressed by Epic, with FortniteStatus releasing their statement on X about how the sprint attack had been disabled.
Fortnite's Fortnitemare Event will be delayed as the developers make final updates for v31.40, with a new launch for Saturday at 2 AM.
While some remain hopeful for a quick fix, others are not so happy about their favorite weapon getting nerfed almost immediately. Redditors quickly came together to express their frustration with the launch, with many stating it barely feels like anything updated, especially when it came to weapons.
User El_Zapp said, "," when it came to the news about the chainsaw being disabled. Other users expressed a similar sentiment, saying they might as well abandon the whole concept as nothing seemed to work as planned, and removing the sprint attack rendered the chainsaw barely usable.
Players were also quick to point out that glitch or not, they were having a lot of fun with flying in midair. User Actual-Stranger7656 commented on another aspect of the chainsaw, stating, "!", noting that even though it was unsuccessful, they were having a lot of fun utilizing the latest weapon.
This is a sentiment I agree with, and
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