Fortnite developer Epic Games recently hinted at a new, single-player vehicle coming to the game at some point in the future and, as you might expect, fan speculation immediately went into overdrive. That new addition appears to be The Baller - a giant hamster ball-like vehicle with a Grappler plonked on the side. We doubt many had predicted this.
The news comes from Fortnite's very own in-game messages, presented to players in between rounds. The message for The Baller is as brief as ever, with details still to be released on how it will work and when players will be able to get their hands on one.
"Round and Round We Go
Roll through the competition with the newest vehicle, The Baller!"
Twitter user and Fortnite data miner @lucas7yoshi_ recently discovered what appear to be charger bases, where The Baller will presumably sit to gain energy to move around. These have since reportedly been spotted in-game, too, so we doubt it'll be long before the vehicle arrives - perhaps in this week's update?
As Eurogamer points out, The Baller looks very similar to Jurassic World's hamster ball-like vehicles; as long as there aren't any dinos out there just waiting to rip our faces off, we're definitely up for having a go in one of these.
Do you still play Fortnite regularly on Switch? Will you be giving these a go when they appear in the game? Let us know in the comments.
[source eurogamer.net, via fortniteintel.com]
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I swear Epic is just tossing whatever idea they can into Fortnite at this point to try and gain interest. It's pretty gimmicky imo.
Also superficially similar to a certain special in Splatoon, although I forget the name. I think it was called the Blalre or something.
It looks like that sphere thing from Jurrasic World.
A hamster ball... with a grappling hook... So now they're ripping off Overwatch, too?
@iRiS have you not read the article?
Running out of ideas.
@fcknmrcls don't u already know the answer to that question?
Tetris 99 is the best battle royale game.
this was bad enough if they didn't already copy the name from splatoon and the fact that its literately a gyrosphere
Welcome... to Jurassic World!
Hmmm
Fortnite has undergone changes lately that feel either gimmicky or outright game-changing. This seems more gimmicky than anything and I'm sure anyone who uses this vehicle will just become an immediate target for multiple opponents.
@EvieRichards Yeah, this definitely seems extremely similar to Wrecking Ball.
Fortnite is boring, not sure why it is so popular.
@MH4 was thinking the exact samething, lol
Hahaha! That’s awesome. I imagine it will be similar to the drift board in terms of movement if they’re sticking a grappler on it.
@AxeltheBuizel I love vehicles in 3rd person perspective... it's why I'd prefer PUBG over Fortnite, but with stuff like this they are winning me over.
@senorwoohoo come on, vehicles are standard for other Battle Royale games (e.g. PUBG). What's so bad about this?
Seriously, @ryancraddock, the first thing that comes to your mind to compare to is Jurassic Park?!
Not the Baller from Splatoon, where Epic obviously copied it from?
https://splatoonwiki.org/wiki/File:BallerRoll.jpg
At least it will give me an easier time with getting the "deal 200 damage to enemy vehicle" challenge in Fortnite for this season!
@shani To be fair, this does look more similar to the ride in JW. I mean, both have seats.
@Mr_Horizon I don't mind most of the vehicles but I feel like there are enough in there as it is.
As someone who owns a Switch, I refuse to play this game anymore until they give us dedicated lobbies. Not even fun to play with friends anymore sadly.
What's a single-player vehicle? Is that another name for a single-player mode/campaign. This article is very 'insider' written. For non Fortnite veterans – what the hell is it on about? (and yes I did read the article).
Fortnite does a lot to adjust their game to the flow of what people want. I’m pretty impressed that they are so adaptive for the community. Many in this discussion seem to think it’s a bad thing or that Fortnite does this and just calls it a copycat. Would you rather that Fortnite didn’t change at all?
"...recently discovered what appear to be charger bases, where The Baller will presumably sit to gain energy to move around."
This is why you shouldn't presume things.
@Maxz It's called a baller.. :/
@Soda_Pxp Yes, which is what the entire joke is predicated upon.
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