Reddit regularly organizes AMA (ask me anything) during which the community can ask any question to the development team in the hope of getting an answer. Traditionally Epic developers are quite talkative about the future of their game and this is an opportunity to learn a lot about upcoming updates.
We have therefore listed in this article the most interesting questions and answers.
- "Any plans on removing the boom bow? I am pretty sure it promotes unhealthy agression and requires much less skill than snipers."
There are balance adjustments coming in the 9.20 update. We'll be continuing to evaluate after these changes as well.
- Why are their 5 snipers in the game?
We're actively looking at this, the main reason being that each one provides a somewhat different role. But we agree it's probably a little higher than we'd like.
- "Could you please touch somewhere on ballers is all we ask."
We've discussed potentially disabling vehicles after storm phase 5, similar to how Slipstreams are disabled. Our main concern is making sure it's clear what's going on, so we're still iterating here.
- "Are you guys considering a separate loot pool for Arena/competitive?"
Not at the present time. Having the same core battle royale game played by players of all skill levels is healthy for the overall state of the game and keeps competition open, approachable, and for both players and viewers. We aim at one game, however we occasionally make exceptions (such as Siphon), but our threshold for branching core game play is very high.
- "What’s the percentage on the amount of deaths by a Drum Gun or SMG? If you vaulted the pump because it was over 26% shouldn’t the Drum Gun be vaulted if it’s above that too?"
We're always evaluating weapon variety. I actually just checked - Drum Guns are currently accountable for 5.26% of eliminations.
- "Any plans to unvault the pump?"
Vaulted weapons/items always have the possibility to come back.
Written by Augustin "TheGreatReview" Héliot. Translated from French by Millenium.us.org.
