It is a time to joy for Fortnite buffs with coming back of Tactical Shotguns and Infantry Rifle in Fortnite Season 6. After a very long period, players will get to use these weapons. Apart from the addition of Tactical Shotgun and Infantry Rifle, there are some weapon balances done.
We will discuss all new weapon balance changes in this article. Although it not for the first time that players will get to use these weapons. The excitement of fans is high due to the retrieval of these weapons after a long duration.
Additions to Tactical Shotgun and Infantry Rifle in Fortnite Season 6: Complete information
Epic Games accidentally added the image along with a caption giving hint at the comeback of Tactical Shotgun and Infantry Rifle in Fortnite Season 6. It reads as,
“we reintroduced tac shotguns and infantry rifles”! Expect these weapons to return soon!
Apart from bringing back Tactical Shotgun and Infantry Rifle in Fortnite Season 6, other additions include
✅ Two favorites return! Unvaulted the Tactical Shotgun and Infantry Rifle
✅ Doubling chance of Crafting Parts in floor loot (again!)
✅ Mech Parts dropped from cars increased 50%
✅ Improved loot chances for fish spots, Supply Drops, and Bunker Chests – favoring Classic weapons pic.twitter.com/O2gnsHj4Yh— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) May 3, 2021
- Two favourites return Unvaulted Tactical Shotgun and Infantry Rifle
- Doubling chance of Crafting Parts in floor loot (again).
- Mech Parts dropped from cars increased 50%
- Improved loot chances for Fish spots, Supply Drops, and Bunker Chests – favouring Classic weapons.
Tactical Shotgun: All You Need to Know
If we talk about Tactical Shotgun, then it is available as rare, common, uncommon, Epic, and Legendary variants. In addition to this, it is exclusively available in Battle Royale. Moreover, you can get the Tactical rarities via floor loots.
Further, Tactical Shotgun comes with a fast fire rate. Also, it is an automatic shotgun. You can find different types of shotguns from different places. The list of these locations is given below.
- Rare Tactical Shotguns– By Fishing
- Uncommon and Legendary variant of Tactical Shotguns– From chests
- Epic and Legendary Variant of Tactical Shotgun-Fishing, Supply Drops, and Rare Chests
- Common Variant of Tactical Shotgun-Heavy Marauders, Floor Loot
In addition to this, Tactical Shotguns have high fire rate than Pump shotgun and Charge Shotgun. However, their fire rate is less than Drum shotgun, Double Barrel shotgun, and Combat shotgun.
Infantry Rifle: All You Need to Know
These rifles are well-known for their accuracy to shot down sights. Also, it is useful to deal with heavy damage. Infantry rifles are also available in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Legendary, and Epic Variants.
In addition to this, you can find all of the above variants from floor loots, vending machines, and supply drops. Infantry rifles give a headshot with a multiplier of 2.0x. It works with medium-sized bullets. It is semi-automatic. Also, it has a limitation on its magazine size of about 8 to 10.
Although this update is fully focused on Mechanical items, you can craft Primal weapons.
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