Fortnite Battle Royale has received the v6.02 patch on Wednesday, October 10. Epic Games has added a new weapon to the popular video game, as well as a new limited-time game mode. While this update was relatively small, it has added many balance changes to the game.
The Fortnite developer has changed drop rates for 11 items. Common pistol, sniper rifles, and explosive weapons have been affected by these changes. It is also important to note that only certain rarities of these weapons have been changed. Four items had their drop chance decreased, while the other items will appear in the game more often.
Fortnite loot drop changes in the latest patch
Many Fortnite players had noticed what seemed to be a drastic release in the drop rates of Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle and Heavy Sniper. Fortunately, the game developer has increased the drop rate of these two long-range weapons, making them more available for players.
- Increased Epic Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle drop chance from 0.33% to 0.42%
- Decreased Rare Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle drop chance from 0.92% to 0.71%
- Increased Epic Heavy Sniper Rifle drop chance from 0.33% to 0.4%
- Increased Legendary Heavy Sniper Rifle drop chance from 0.07% to 0.13%
Additionally, Rare Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle had its drop rate decreased to 0.71%, down from 0.92% before the patch.
Explosive weapons have also received big drop rate changes. Fortnite players will not be seeing more of Rocket Launchers and Guided Missiles, while Rare Grenade Launcher had its drop rate nerfed.
- Decreased Rare Grenade Launcher drop chance from 1.45% to 0.99%
- Increased Epic Rocket Launcher drop chance from 0.59% to 0.66%
- Increased Legendary Rocket Launcher drop chance from 0.08% to 0.21%
- Increased Epic Guided Missile drop chance from 0.11% to 0.2%
- Increased Legendary Guided Missile drop chance from 0.03% to 0.05%
Beside sniper rifles and explosive weapons, Epic Games decreased the drop rate of a Common Pistol from 5.8% to 5.47%. Fort-A-Fortress will also become less common, with its drop rate changing from 2.43% to only 1.83%.
The game developer clarified that the number of explosive weapons and sniper rifles will not change. Instead, there will be a greater distribution of their variants and rarities.