Summary
- A leak revealed new augments coming later in Fortnite Chapter 5, including a storm upgrade, elimination upgrade, item grant, and passive health upgrade.
- These augments offer unique advantages that players can choose every two-and-a-half minutes and stack up to four by the end of a match.
- The addition of new augments and fresh gameplay mechanics in Chapter 5 continues to keep Fortnite exciting and enjoyable for players.
A Fortnite leaker revealed new augments coming in future Chapter 5 updates, including a storm upgrade, an elimination upgrade, an item grant, and a passive health upgrade. Augments are a gameplay mechanic introduced in Fortnite's Chapter 4, which give players various buffs as a match progresses.
Chapter 5 introduced some significant changes to the popular battle royale, such as slowing down movement speeds. Although this change wasn't received well at first, Fortnite introduced additional tweaks to alleviate these new adjustments, like slowing down the game's storm circles. It seems that Fortnite will continue to get new gameplay mechanics as the season progresses, such as a set of interesting new augments.
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Fortnite leaker iFireMonkey revealed on their Twitter account that Chapter 5 will see at least four new augments added to the game. These are Bars in Storm (gain 150 bars while in the storm), Crashpad Grant (gives user a crashpad), Elimination Slap (user gains slap effect after each elimination), and Hide N' Heal (slowly regain health and shield up to 100 HP + 50 Shield while not in combat). Users commenting underneath the tweet expressed excitement over the new Hide N' Heal augment in particular, which will give users a significant advantage by not needing to prioritize health and shield items in their inventory as much. However, it should be noted that the exact speed at which Hide N' Heal users regain health and shields is not known yet, and it may be quite slow.
Players can choose an augment every two-and-a-half minutes, and can stack up to four augments by the end of a match. Each augment offers a unique advantage that players can mold their play style around for that specific match, creating a fun way to enjoy Fortnite.
Following the massive success of Fortnite's previous season, Season OG, the popular battle royale has maintained its momentum into Chapter 5. Many fans are enjoying the game's new map and its plethora of fresh game mechanics and items.
Rumors have surfaced surrounding the possible release of a Fortnite guitar controller for the game's new rhythm mode. Epic Games seems to be intent on expanding Fortnite's reach in many directions, following this month's addition of the robust LEGO Fortnite. Although the new title can be launched from within the regular Fortnite player, it's almost an entirely new game, featuring its own unique map, buildable LEGO blocks, a mining feature, and much more.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Epic Games
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