Lead Balance Designer @FortniteGame @EpicGames, Paragon, Prev @RiotGames, competitive gamer, FRDU DotA, FGC, UCLA Philosophy alum, lover of food. LA๐ซ๐ซNC
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Less hair, more energy ๐ด
Absolutely incredible weekend, thanks to all the players, coaches, fans and creators who took the time to talk with me - the future of Fortnite burns as bright as ever.
You are all why we do what we do, thank you.
Photos courtesy of @KonkolMichal ๐ท
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Thanks to everyone who shared reports with us about close-range aim assist, and the absolute LEGEND @JibbSmart!
Keep the feedback coming, gamers๐งโ๐ณ๐งโ๐ณ๐งโ๐ณ
Jun 12
Close-range aim assist should feel better now, folks. Thanks to those letting us know, and thanks in particular @tcevasive for sharing your logs with us so we could get a clearer idea what was going on
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So many teams cooking on multiple fronts! We'll continue to fine-tune the experience as the season continues, you keep on runnin' ๐โโ๏ธ ๐โโ๏ธ
Hopefully the adjustments today make things feel fresh, fun & fantastic - keep the gameplay feedback coming & the (civil) discourse flowing ๐ซก.
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Nick Shapiro ๐ โก๏ธ EVO Vegas retweeted
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THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN NBA PLAYOFF HISTORY.
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So @MarkMan23 calls folks for the secret EVO Sneaker Tournament every year, @crofts we running the Watch Bracket (or at least a meetup photo)?
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My genuine reaction.
I love my job ๐ฅน
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While I appreciate the flowers, I really want to stress that everything we do on Fortnite is a team effort.
No one individual is out there making all the calls, the work is shared by multiple teams of talented, passionate developers.
Keep up the (hopefully civil) discourse๐ซก
Jun 7
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.@KieranMegaPrime raised a good question when it comes to feature evaluation and what guides the questions of buff/nerf/adjust - shared a bit of personal philosophy here.
tl;dr it's complicated, but we're always going to try :)
There's no smoking gun single answer - data plays a huge part, we lean on our community team to relay wider sentiment, lots and lots of playtime ourselves etc.
We have access to a significant amount of data that the wider community doesn't, which helps inform a lot of decisions
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Round two, electric boogaloo.
Still chasing a few bugfixes and adjustments, but hopefully this continues to address specific pain points y'all are having, as well as outliers we're seeing in our data.
Keep runnin', gamers ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
Runners keep runninโ - new balance tweaks & bug fixes coming in hot ๐ฅ
These changes aim to keep the Chaos Exploder Rifle in check, while giving other Shotguns a chance to shine too. Consumables & utility items have had a drop rate pass, and bugs with Vending Machines & Supply Drops are fixed. Take a look:
BALANCE
๐ถ Chaos Exploder Rifleโs explosion damage to environment and players, explosion radius, fire rate, and headshot multiplier are reduced. It now equips faster.
โซ Maven Auto and Extending Focus Shotguns damage increased.
โ๏ธ Chug Jugs and Vault Keys are less common.
โ๏ธ Brick-A-Bunkers are more common.
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๐ฐ Fixed Vending Machine prices in Build Zero Build.
๐ Fixed an issue causing WAAAAAYYY too many Midas Floppers to drop (sorry anglers).
๐ฆ Adjusted drop rates for consumables and you will always find shields in rare ammo boxes.
๐ Supply Drops should no longer be empty in Competitive.
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Some fast-follow adjustments here, hopefully leaves some pain points people have called out feeling better.
Keep the feedback coming and the discourse flowing, gamers.
Launch day's looking good! ๐ We just dropped a few quick balance tweaks to fine-tune the fun:
๐ฅ Chaos Exploder Rifle now deals slightly less damage and has a smaller magazine size
๐ฃ Overdrive Grenades now drop more frequently
โฌ๏ธ Striker Pump Shotgun now equips faster
๐ซ Lancehead Pistol now deals more damage, performs better at range, has improved handling, and drops more frequently
๐Extending Focus Shotgun (Triple Barrel) now reloads faster
๐๏ธ Vault Keys are now significantly less common (more of a bug fix than a balance adjustment)
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Thread here with some thinking on the Chaos Reloader and it's place in the meta, and shotgun meta holistically. Leans more Competitive for sure, but hope y'all can read and discuss.
Going to try and catch a short nap ahead of launch, see you on the (newly Shattered) Island ๐ซก!
Seeing some mixed (to put it lightly) reactions here from the Competitive crowd - let's talk.
Bifurcating the shotgun pool between core:comp, ESPECIALLY in a three-shotgun meta, tends to be historically extremely unhealthy. One will almost always rise, moreso when you only (1/?)
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THAT BEING SAID - we are keeping a very close eye on the Competitive meta as the season progresses, especially early. We want it to feel fresh and exciting, especially coming off of the Summit!
Tell us how it feels to play, what's working, what isnt, and what we can do better.
consisrently punishing when executed - but in an ideal world you should expect opponents to maximize their punish windows when taking the limited opportunities presented with maximum damage anyway, at least most of the time. Long thread, so I will quote with a summary.
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Seeing some mixed (to put it lightly) reactions here from the Competitive crowd - let's talk.
Bifurcating the shotgun pool between core:comp, ESPECIALLY in a three-shotgun meta, tends to be historically extremely unhealthy. One will almost always rise, moreso when you only (1/?)
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less impactful or respected. Comp Fortnite is at its best when we reward both tactical decision making with mechanical execution; an "easier" shotgun is by design less mechanical but the skill required to set up for those big damage windows is still there. Definitely more (4/?)
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consisrently punishing when executed - but in an ideal world you should expect opponents to maximize their punish windows when taking the limited opportunities presented with maximum damage anyway, at least most of the time. Long thread, so I will quote with a summary.
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To everyone I spoke to at FNCS Summit - hopefully now you can see why I was dodging your questions about your POI ๐ญ
NEW SEASON NEW MAP WOOOOO!
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Fun fact - many of us at Epic (including myself) have on-purpose avoided any event spoilers, previews, playtests etc in order to share in the surprise with all of you.
Hats off to everyone who has put in the insane amount of work required to bring this to us, can't wait to see!
Havenโt dropped in lately? Tonightโs the perfect nite to jump back in ๐ฅ
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Nick Shapiro ๐ โก๏ธ EVO Vegas retweeted
POWER RANKINGS ARE LIVE! ๐จ
Check out the first 500k: fn.gg/power-rankings
We will add more players in the coming weeks.
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90% of the replies and QRT's are just this.
The FGC has a swag problem, barely anyone dresses well to these events! And they stink like dog ass
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