Summary:
This comprehensive history covers 28 instances of items and features being disabled or removed from Fortnite due to various glitches, exploits, or game-breaking issues. These range from skins like Zoe and Waypoint, to pickaxes like Star Wand and Bash Burner, and even features like account merging, zip lines, and sand tunneling. Some were pay-to-win, like the Orbital Abductor pickaxe, while others were game-breaking, such as the Kinetic Blade exploit. Notable mentions include the Shockwave Hammer and the Dub Shotgun, which caused significant disruptions in gameplay. These incidents highlight the challenges faced by developers in maintaining a balanced gaming experience.
1. Fortnite removed the Midas skin due to a game-breaking bug.
2. The Zoe skin was disabled in October 2018 after players discovered it had a glitch that made it invisible.
3. The Street Shine pickaxe was accidentally released with an extra pickaxe feature in April 2022.
4. The Shotgun Striker perk was removed in chapter 4 season 1 due to a game-breaking bug.
5. The Star One pickaxe was removed in September 2019 due to a bug that gave it the save the world stats in Battle Royale.
6. The Alien Abductors were removed from the map after players found a way to exploit the system.
7. The Dragon Ruin Lance pickaxe was removed due to its silent footstep feature, which was exploited in tournaments.
8. Account merging was disabled due to its abuse in the Fortnite black market.
9. All synced emotes were removed from competitive in October 2021 due to a glitch that allowed players to instantly reload their weapons.
10. The tents were disabled in December 2021 because they weren't breaking in the storm and players could heal and get easy wins.
11. The Fabio Sparkle quest line was removed due to an exploit that granted infinite XP.
12. The Orbital Abductor pickaxe was removed due to a glitch that allowed players to pinpoint their location.
13. The Bushy's Bulb backlink was removed due to a high chance of crashing the game and the entire server.
14. The Whirlpool bug was found in Chapter 2 Season 3, causing players to become invisible and invincible.
15. The Slurp Legends skin pack was removed due to a glitch that allowed players to remain invisible after using the Shadow Bomb.
16. The Hurtling feature was removed in Chapter 4 due to its buggy nature.
17. The sand tunneling feature was removed at the beginning of Chapter 2 Season 5 because players discovered they could use it to turn invisible.
18. The Code Axe pickaxe was released on April 3rd, 2020, but had to be removed due to its longer range and speed boost features.
19. The Dragacorn glider was removed in May 2020 because its animation made it impossible to hit the player deploying the glider.
20. The kinetic blade Lane was removed due to a glitch that allowed players to slice anyone in the lobby while disconnected from the internet.
21. The Shockwave Hammer was removed for a short period of time due to an exploit that allowed players to use it without consuming any charges.
22. The Exotic double barrel shotgun was vaulted from competitive and tournaments due to a glitch that allowed players to fly if combined with the soaring Sprints augment.
23. The siren skin was vaulted in the Chrome season due to a glitch that made the skin completely black when the Chrome wore off.
24. The Neymar skin was vaulted due to a glitch that made most of the skin invisible.
25. The Deku smash Mythic was vaulted due to its numerous glitches and bugs.
26. The Guzzle Juice was vaulted due to a glitch that allowed players to heal infinitely while using it in the storm.
27. The Shadow Stones were removed due to a glitch that allowed players to become completely invisible while using them.
28. The glitch consumables were removed due to a glitch that allowed players to pop Med kits infinitely in the storm.
29. The Final Storm was changed to do eight damage instead of 10 in patch 7.1, causing every competitive match to turn into a med kit heal off.
30. The rogue agent skin pack was removed due to a glitch that allowed players to purchase it onto their accounts.
31. The Toy Soldier skins were refunded due to a glitch that allowed them to blend with the grass, trees, and bushes.
32. The Spider-Man mythics were removed due to a bug that caused a weird flash and tanked the tick rate of everyone in the server.