Fortnite Players Aren’t Happy About Recent Change to Healing

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Fortnite players are frustrated over a change preventing healing items from being used while jumping or falling. Blitz Royale emphasizes fast-paced action and mobility for quick matches that can be completed in five minutes. Epic Games recently buffed Superman's mythic item, giving players who use it more health and higher damage potential.

Fortnite players have come together to express their frustration over a recent change that prevents gamers from using healing items while jumping or falling during a match. Epic Games is currently in the middle of Chapter 6 Season 3 of Fortnite, which added iconic DC superheroes like Robin and Superman to the title.

Epic Games' popular battle royale has always emphasized fast-paced action meant to keep players on their toes during a match. Fortnite recently introduced Blitz Royale, a mode that was originally designed for mobile but is currently available across all platforms. Blitz Royale focuses on giving players a short experience that highlights the very best parts of the battle royale. Matches can be played in just five minutes, and players are constantly pushed into combat with one another as the storm circle closes on a fairly small map. Because of this, mobility can be the key to achieving victory in Blitz Royale.

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In a recent post on Reddit, ICBAWithAName commented on the fact that players no longer seem to be able to use Fortnite's healing items while jumping or falling. This is a major change, as players have become accustomed to healing while on the move. In the past, players needed to remain still in order to use healing items, but that has changed in recent years as the game continues to encourage players to remain mobile during a match. One person suggested that the developers may have meant to implement the change in a specific mode, such as Fortnite OG, and accidentally enabled it in every mode.

Fortnite Players Can’t Heal While Jumping or Falling

A representative of Epic Games actually commented on the thread, stating that the change was unintentional, and the developers are actively working on a fix. This came as a relief to many fans, as they were afraid that the change was designed to be permanent across all of Fortnite's game modes. Until the developers manage to correct the issue, players will just need to keep in mind that they'll be slightly less mobile while using healing items in the middle of a match.

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Epic Games also recently buffed Superman's mythic item in Fortnite, giving players who manage to claim it more health and damage potential than before. It's worth noting that only one player can claim the mythic item during a match, and its effects (which turn the player into Superman) only last for a limited amount of time. With so much content to enjoy and even more just around the corner, many fans are feeling optimistic about the future of Fortnite.