Summary
Fortniteis adding a highly requested and long-awaited chat feature to the game on December 10.Fortnitejust started its sixth chapter called “Hunters,” sporting a more traditional Japanese theme than whatFortnitehas touched upon before.
So far, the current chapter has been well received by fans. This chapter brings an additional movement mechanic, withwall kicking and wall scrambling being brought toFortnitefor the first time. The new movement mechanics also allow players to roll after they fall from a ledge, making them take less damage than they would from a far enough distance.
In a report on December 9 byThe Verge,Fortniteannounced it is getting support for a revamped version of the in-game text chat feature. This will be available as an option for all players on December 10, with multiple kinds of text chat available. A party channel will allow talking with a player’s squad, a game channel for public conversations, and the option to DM people on your friends list. Epic only had voice chat and lobby text chat in theFortnitelobby and Save the World as a means of communication for years, withproximity chat being one of the voice options inFortnite. Concerns were made in the past about text chat being abused, but Epic has taken steps to mitigate any harm the feature may pose for players.
The New Chat Features in Fortnite Will Also Come with Filters
Along with the various channels of text chat, Epic is also adding a new chat filter that removes personal information. It’s also upgrading the mature language filter to better filter out various kinds of mature language and toxicity. The personal information filter and the language filter will always be on for all players under the age of 13, and it will also include a reporting system like thevoice reporting tool Epic added toFortnitelast year.
Chapter 6 is set to be full of major crossovers, with a rumoredHatsune Miku collaboration coming toFortnitesoon. The chapter already has Godzilla, Baymax, various Spiderverse characters, and cars from theFast and Furious. Even more are planned to come soon withCyberpunk 2077,Avatar, and even Disney Pixar’sCarsin the works.Fortnitehas been a major powerhouse for clashing major properties together over the past few years, bringing much excitement to fans.
The end of the last chapter had a major concert event featuring Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, Eminem, and the late rapper Juice WRLD. The live event featured thedebut of a new Juice WRLD song inFortnite, with the addition of a music video for the song at the end of the concert.Fortnitehadn’t done a major concert like this since Ariana Grande’s in 2021. Fans ofFortnitecan look forward to more live events, game modes, and features coming to the game as time goes on.
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