Epic are always looking to improve Fortnite Battle Royale by making changes to existing items and adding new ones every week. Some items are place in the Vault so that Epic are able to rotate new items into the game. There are some items that are placed in the Vault when there are issues with the item/weapon and are added into the game after they have been improved. Even though an item is placed in the Vault, these items can be re-released back into the game, with some improvements.
The Pump Shotgun is a weapon the Fortnite Community have been asking Epic to change for quite some time and looks like necessary changes are being made. Eric Williamson, Lead Designer at Epic Games, has tweeted the following:
The upcoming 6.31 update will include a Pump Shotgun rebalance to improve effectiveness: damage will increase in close quarters and range will be reduced slightly. Additionally, ALL shotguns will have a minimum damage of 3 pellets (even if only 1 or 2 hit).
— Eric Williamson (@erwil9) November 20, 2018
“The upcoming 6.31 update will include a Pump Shotgun rebalance to improve effectiveness: damage will increase in close quarters and range will be reduced slightly. Additionally, ALL shotguns will have a minimum damage of 3 pellets (even if only 1 or 2 hit).”
The Pump Shotgun has been a concern for a long time, as there would be many times were players would only deal 9 damage to opponents in close quarters. As the reload time is long for the Pump Shotgun, it defeats the purpose of the weapon if the damage is so low and so many players do not pick up the weapon for this reason.
All Shotguns will have a minimum of 3 pellet damage, but they may not all hit the opponent.
The new changes for the Shotguns will be implemented in the next update, v6.31. It has not been announced when the update will take place, but we will keep you update with the latest.
What do you think of these changes? Let us know in the comments section below.
Can u pls add double pump back
Nope
Yes
DOBLE PUMP PLESE
Can you add double pump please
nope
I hate this idea give us back the double pump man damn…..
that was the best thing u do when it was at the top of the game
I don’t understand the 3 pellets and the damage thing please clarify
It means that no more 9 damage, base damage is 27 now
Thats the right thing to do !!
Just nerf the new sentry gun because its OP and good luck !!!
Double pump
Nope
yes
Doublepump!!!!!!!!!
Double Pump Double Pump everyone is commenting Double Pump but i feel like u guys arent listening to what we have to say we want Double Pump
Please now and nerf it to please 110 wtheck how about 201
They Are never going to Add double pump back because it was a glitch!!
Players who want the double pump back are players who are too bad to play legit
True but what if there pump will not do enough damage to finish the player and they have to reload. It is such a unfair situation
U said that but u probably haven’t play long enuff to have ever used it so shut up
Or were just players who liked the idea and concept of double pump but if wanna catch this 1v1 add me tsm_buildoverug
You’re a fool
1v1 me
ok
Do you guys realize double pump was exploit it was never supposed to be on the game epic just never knew how to take it out…don’t u derstand why people cry over it
Double pump to me would be best because of all these guns we have in the game now
I love the update, but would really like to see double pump come back. But because of how unlikely that is I’m fine settling with this and I think it is a massive improvement and can’t wait to test and play once the update is live. Should be lots of fun!!!
Thank God now just add double pump back
Double Pump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doubleee pumpppl
Hi my name is cat27
like new ltm or something like that to get the game back to where it was
Pls bring back double pump I have been waiting for .months
tbh fortnite was at it’s prime in season 4. This isn’t a double pump update, it’s a buff to pump damage. I think that epic should narrow the bullet spread and make the pump 1 or 2 shot weapon
The pump is so weak now why shouldn’t we be able to have double pump… I mean since they’re so weak bring back double pump or just make it where you’re shotgun can hit for 200 if all the pellets hit in the head
Get rid of FOOD FIGHT LTM
FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE
When will they get rid of food fight, it got lame after the second day, and bring back 50 vs 50?
Double pump plz
pls bring back double pump!!!