Epic Video games has some excellent news and dangerous information for Fortnite followers: Battle pass-exclusive skins and sure gadgets that seem in future battle passes may additionally be offered by the in-game store sooner or later, the corporate stated. That may go a protracted solution to decreasing the worry of lacking out that comes with battle move exclusives, however will even scale back the cachet of scoring these time-limited gadgets.
In a publish on the official Fortnite weblog, Epic says that gadgets in future battle passes “is likely to be provided for buy within the Fortnite Store after 18 or extra months from the Battle Move’ expiration.” Whereas 18 months minimal is a prolonged window of battle move exclusivity, and Epic makes no assure that every one battle move exclusives might be offered à la carte later, will probably be welcome information for Fortnite followers who miss out on a coveted “unique” within the coming years.
The change in battle move exclusivity, Epic says, will let the developer “proceed investing in new and thrilling Battle Move rewards whereas enabling gamers down the highway to additionally benefit from the content material, together with Outfits based mostly on fashionable licensed characters.” Additionally it is a means for Epic to earn extra income on skins exterior of the battle move, which prices 950 V-Bucks or $8.49.
Epic’s stance on battle move exclusives doesn’t seem to increase to previous battle passes and their unique skins — sorry if you happen to missed out getting that Darth Vader or Raven pores and skin. Reached for remark, an Epic spokesperson stated the corporate had nothing additional to share on its battle move plans past what was introduced in its weblog.
Possibly there’s hope for some older seasonal exclusives, although. On Tuesday, Epic re-released a Fortnite Season X pores and skin from 2019 — The Paradigm — by the in-game retailer, an addition described as an “unintentional return to the Store.”
