
Fortnite is changing all the time. Gone are the days of Dusty Depot, Tomato Town, and Fatal Fields (god, do we sound old?) as the map is shaped and reshaped each and every season, bringing in new mechanics, locations and unexpected crossovers.
Diving into a game today had us looking around the place like that one John Travolta Pulp Fiction GIF, but, with 'Chapter 6 Season 1: Hunters' kicking off this week, we were pleased to see one familiar face make a return amongst the newbies: the 'No Emote' sign.
These little structures used to be more of a suggestion than an enforcement, with occasional weekly challenges daring the rule-breakers out there to throw some shapes in front of them or turn them into scrap. But not any more. Disobeying the sign's clear instructions in the latest season comes with some sky-high consequences (thanks, Polygon).
A new 'No Emote' sign has appeared on the mountain to the west of Foxy Floodgate, clearly marked by its surrounding barriers, and pulling out your finest moves in front of it sends you catapulting off the cliff face to your untimely demise.
Being a staple of the game for so long, more than a few players have expectedly fallen into the trap. We won't lie, there's something almost therapeutic with the speed at which the rule-breakers are dispatched:
We even dropped into a game and tried it out for ourselves. The elimination part isn't great, but it did bring us a little giggle to see the sign finally getting its revenge on all those who have disrespected its orders in the past.
For those after a hit of Fortnite nostalgia, the game's "OG" map is returning this week, with Epic Games promising that it's "here to stay". Sure, there might be some new mechanics to get used to, but at least we'll recognise some of the locales again.
Are you still playing Fortnite to this day? Let us know in the comments.
[source polygon.com]
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I will not redownload Fortnite I will not redownload Fortnite I will not redownload Fortnite I will not redownload Fortnite I will not redownload Fortnite. . .
Enjoying the new season so far (on PC, switch is not a super pleasant experience for this game lol). Visually, it looks super pleasing, though the high damage and speed of weapons means fights will end in a blink.
As someone who constantly does this to no emote signs, i’m glad i saw the articles before actually doing it here.
Excited for OG to return in a few days
I’m sticking with Star Wars Battlefront 2.
@solarwolf07 I've been heavily enjoying it and the theme. There's that one mountain town that I absolutely love. I have yet to play it on Switch, but since Switch is my travel buddy to squad up with, I know eventually I'll be on there. It's funny because the game benefits from gyro aim, but not so much at that framerate..! I somehow make it work, but that's probably because I'm usually thrown into a bot lobby. Otherwise I'm on Xbox. (PC broke on me)
@nuff64 Switch 2 please save my portable Fortnite experience!
I mainly play it on ps5 because switch is just way too bad.
However I do like to organize my locker presets on Switch.
Zero Build saved this game, for me. So much more fun when you can focus on the other players instead of building an entire castle every time someone shoots at you.
They sure really want you to buy your levels instead of earning them by playing the game modes you want anymore.
I basically just idled on a trampoline in Lego for all my levels last season since it bored me. Can't even do that now as they ramp up their greed with their crew pass.
Would be funnier if they were smashed up into the sky like with the giants in Skyrim. Also what is the point of a no emote zone other than to catch people using a feature of the game? Seems strange.
My partner and roommate both found this hilarious. We always stop by to disobey this rule.
@darkswabber Ever since they changed how locker presets work, I haven't had the motivation to go back and change things up. The old way was nice because you could set a specific set of emotes, load screens, and music to a character. I really just need to go through and figure out the new way, because it hasn't clicked in my mind yet still to this day..!
"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes", goes the popular saying.
Fortnite players: "We need to go deeper!"
Reminds me of the crossing of the Bridge of Death in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Those that could not successfully answer the five questions(three questions!!) would be cast by magical forces into the Gorge of Eternal Peril much like those emoters did in the video. That's probably the most I can say about Fortnite.
My son told me it gives you a random gun if you did this, then I got flung down the hill!
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