PUBG, Call of Duty Warzone, Warface – many challengers have risen, but none have surpassed Fortnite. Between collaborations, skins, seasons, chapters, and innumerate updates and changes, for the last seven years, Epic’s landmark shooter has remained perhaps the biggest videogame – barring maybe Minecraft – in the entire world. Despite all of that success, however, one thing has always been missing. Seemingly a small little tweak, that in other shooters you might take for granted, it could also upturn the entire meta. Nevertheless, in the new update, Epic is finally trying out Fortnite first person – and so can you.
The Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 5 release date is getting nearer, marking the next part in the battle royale game’s already storied history. As of Tuesday September 17, Epic has just dropped Fortnite patch v31.20, which alters spawn rates on Doom Island, and introduces the Fortnite birthday bash event, as well as a new version of the acclaimed Iron Man skin. There’s also data, hidden in the patch, about the upcoming Incredibles crossover, though it’s still unclear exactly what that pack will contain. All of these changes, however, pale in comparison to what Epic’s just done with Creative Mode.
The Fortnite first-person mode was already expected to arrive this year, but we didn’t know precisely when or in what form. As of the latest update, however, Epic is finally making it public – but not completely. As it stands, you can’t play in first-person in battle royale mode, but Fortnite map makers can enable the first-person view on their own creations. So, if you want to sample what Fortnite feels like from a completely different perspective, you just need to find a creator-made map where the feature is allowed.
Presumably, Epic wants to give Fortnite first person something of a test run before setting it loose on the multiplayer game entirely. If it works just like it does in PUBG, locking players into first-person view could change the balance of Fortnite entirely. As it stands, the third-person perspective makes it easier to stack against a wall and see what’s coming around the corner. Take that away, and the rhythm of combat will likely change significantly – players might become more cautious, and matches might last longer.
On the contrary, some battle bus passengers might find playing in first person ups their accuracy and makes them deadlier – maybe we’re about to get a whole-new generation of Fortnite sharpshooters. Go and try it out in Creative, see what you think, and we’ll let you know when Epic is bringing first-person mode to the rest of Fortnite.
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