Scoped Revolver Comes to Fortnite
Epic Games’ successful battle royale game, Fortnite, will be getting a new weapon. Confirmed by the upcoming content messages found in the game, the scoped revolver is going to be added to the game and it seems that it will be treated as a legendary item. Though, there is also an epic variant available.
Legendary items in Fortnite are special weapons that have better stats than average weapons but are also much harder to find. It’s an interesting addition, combining the force of a revolver with support for range. The description for the item reads: “Six-shot pistol that packs a punch and provides perfect accuracy at range.”
Scoped rifles in the game are generally more useful than their pistol counterparts. The scoped revolver hits 42/44 to the body and 84/88 to the head. Additionally, there is no bullet-drop or time travel when you fire since the weapon is also hitscan. The weapon was only released a few days ago, so it remains to be seen if the weapon is a viable alternative to sniper rifles or if it’s just overpowered and poorly balanced.
The new v7.20 patch went live on January 14th and shipped with the new gun. The regular pistol has been something of a mainstay in the game, but it doesn’t do much damage neither does it have much accuracy. It would seem that the general disinterest in pistols has affected the response to the scoped revolver.
Many in the Fortnite community aren’t very excited about the new weapon. In fact, some seem to think Epic Games is taking jokes too far. Many fans on social media expressed their disbelief and that ‘the meme is so real.’
Interestingly enough, roughly a year ago, another user started a thread on the community-based website Reddit, asking for a scoped revolver to be added to the game. It didn’t get too much attention beyond 33 comments, but it certainly was a lucky guess!
Patch v7.20 also brought with it other updates. For example, the approach to the glider redeploy feature was revised, some weapons were tweaked such as the minigun getting nerfed, and there are various stability improvements aimed at resolving bugs.