Like any other mass multiplayer game, Fortnite has a history of items that have bit the dust.
They’ve been removed for a number of reasons; because they were too over powered, because
they didn’t integrate well into the game, because of ways that players used them to
break the game, or because they created an unfair advantage to those who managed to obtain
them.
Regardless of the reasons, there’s a lot of cool stuff that Fortnite players just won’t
be able to get their hands on again unless Epic decides to resurrect them.
So today, in memorial, we’re counting down the best of those long lost items with our
list of the top 10 Fortnite items that got banned.
10 Crossbow Vaulted back during the 4.0 patch, the crossbow,
despite being pretty cool, was not a weapon that many people relied upon, let alone preferred
to use.
Instead, it was often a last resort when you didn’t have any other weapons available.
Initially added in as part of a Valentine’s Day update, it was great for having unlimited
ammo, and many believe that it has potential to come back into the game someday, even for
a limited time, especially since there’s a very avid fan base for the weapon, despite
many others feeling it was one of the worst weapons that has ever been in the game.
Oh, mixed feelings!
9 Smoke Grenades On March 15th 2018, the smoke grenade was
vaulted, which shocked quite a few people at the time, especially since they were quietly
removed from the game.
This unique and fun item was great for making an escape when in a time of need or desperation,
although to many players, if the smoke grenades didn’t fit into their play style, they were
pretty useless, and just inventory fillers.
Many suspect that wasn’t the end of the smoke grenades though, and one day they’ll
make a return.
8 Wall Dynamos Traps used to be a thing in Fortnite.
And it makes sense why they would be removed from the battle royale portion of the game;
it gives cunning players too much of an advantage, and it kind of sucks if you walk into one
unsuspecting, rather than getting eliminated from a match due to a player attacking you,
therefore getting knocked out because of someone’s skill rather than their sneakiness.
The Wall Dynamo specifically would stick to walls, and electrify all enemies within its
range when triggered.
Eventually, the traps were removed and amalgamated into the damage trap instead, but these days,
it still exists in the less popular Save the World mode of the game.
7 Tactical SMG The Tactical SMG is one of the most recent
Fortnite weapons to get sent to the vault, as of the 5.0 update.
Capable of firing quickly, it was a good tool to use to compete with the shotgun, despite
having a low damage per shot.
Instead, it’s been announced that a new compact SMG will be coming to the game, set
to be released during the next major update.
While not much has been revealed about it, the description of the weapon reads, “Epic
and Legendary rarity SMG that excels at close quarters combat.’
Based on footage that’s been revealed of it, many a player already think it might be
too power, since its fire rate is incredibly fast and it seems difficult to counter.
6 Standard Submachine Gun Back during the V2.5.0 patch, the standard
submachine gun was vaulted.
At one point, the game boasted three different SMGs, including our previous number, and the
suppressed SMG.
This one though wasn’t all that different from the tactical SMG; it had a larger clip,
but not by much, and did ever so slightly less damage than the tactical.
So why did it get vaulted?
Not because of any sort of controversy.
Rather, it was vaulted to reduce confusion and simplify the game, really.
What’s the point of having a gun that doesn’t stand out much from another very similar gun?
5 Ceiling Trap Similar to the SMgs, Fortnite used to have
a variation of ceiling traps that you could get your hands on.
Another reason why traps were vaulted was because of the amount of time it took to cycle
through the traps in your inventory.
Players would bait people into walking into their traps by placing one above loot, luring
them in.
they also didn’t affect the player who placed it, or their teammates, so you could walk
underneath one and not worry about getting yourself trapped by it.
There were a few different kinds of ceiling traps you could get your hands on, including
the ceiling zapper. 4 Guided Missiles
It’s easy to see why the guided missiles were taken out of the game.
Controversial at best, many had criticized the guided missiles for being too overpowered.
The explosive weapon allowed you to take direct control of it after it was fired.
Despite being slower than the RPG, having that much control made it a hell of a tough
thing to go up against.
On the flip side, those who were controlling it were left vulnerable while doing so.
But that downside didn’t outweight the missiles benefits, especially when playing in squads,
since your pals could protect you while you were firing it.
And, as many may recall, it was brought back for a limited time during the 50v50 LTM because
of the edited loot sets for extra materials, healables and ammo.
3 Jet Pack The Jet Pack was a fun time!
This legendary item was only available to be found in treasure chests, and often it
would take a few rounds before you actually managed to find one.
You could fire and throw grenades at other players while flying around in one, but couldn’t
use scopes or targeting mode.
While it always made for an eventful match, it often defeated the purpose of building
since players could fly around your structures and easily target you if they had one.
2 Shopping Carts Back on May 30th of this year, shopping carts
were introduced into the mix, and people immediately adored them.
You could drive the shopping carts or push other players around in them.
So what did people do?
They built elaborate ramps and simulated their own amusement park rides, and it was a grand
ol time.
They ended up being vaulted because players kept using the shopping carts to abuse a glitch.
People discovered that if you built a pyramid over top of a shopping cart, you could get
under the map.
What proceeded to happen with the carts was a frustrating back and forth; on June 11th,
two weeks after its initial release, they were disabled.
Then they came back three days later, only to last two days before being removed again.
THEN on June 20th they were back again!
But only to be disabled once more TWO HOURS LATER.
Epic tweeted out through their Fortnite twitter that “dues to ongoing issues, we’ll be
disabling Shopping Carts again.
We’ll update you when this issue is resolved.”
1 Zapatron The Zapatron was a weapon that barely existed
in the game.
According to the patch notes, the official description for the gun was, “The Zapatron
can be used to fire electric bursts, or charged up to release an enormous amount of damage.
Fire sparingly, as Cell Ammo is extremely limited.
This weapon is only available in Supply Drops.”
Essentially, it was absurdly powerful, capable of melting enemies from long range, and it
only appeared in the game for about a day or so before it was removed.
Epic announced in a tweet, “We have disabled the Zapatron.
We feel like it doesn’t fit well in the current state of Battle Royale.
This is something we may revisit.”
Ever since, rumours of its return have always been in abundance, with some speculating that
perhaps some of its mechanics may be adapted into other electrified weapons.
Want to see the Zapatron in action?
There’s only one piece of recorded footage of the weapon online, from a French streamer,
and the clip is pretty short.
There we have it friends!
Which of these items do you wish would make a return to the game?
And were there any on this list that you got the opportunity to use while they were still
available?
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