Fortnite Update 15.40.1 Brings Back the Heavy Pistol and Adds a New LTM
The surprise v15.40.1 update for Fortnite replaced a popular weapon and also introduced a brand new LTM called The Return.
There have been many updates throughout Season 5 of Epic Games' popular Fortnite battle royale, bringing new hunters such as Predator , themed locations such as Star Wars cafe , and exotic weapons such as the healing Chug Cannon .
Usually these quasi-weekly Fortnite updates are announced in advance by themselves Epic , but even those who constantly monitor the news in the game did not notice the release of the latest season 5 fix, which appeared at the last moment from the official Fortnite Twitter account.
Fortnite introduces the Heavy Pistol
Fortnite update v15.40.1 released 23 February 2021 year, returned an old favorite from storage back to the loot pool on the Island.
Players can now find the Heavy Pistol in Battle Royale for the first time in a year.
In the rare variant, the weapon deals 75 damage with a x2.0 headshot multiplier and 60 DPS. It has a rate of fire of 0,8, a magazine capacity of 7, and a reload time of 2,1 seconds.
I hope you had the opportunity to enjoy Flint; explosive weapons were added just last week in v15.40 patch update , and 6 days later it was sent back into oblivion by Epic to make room for the Heavy Pistol.
Fortnite Adds New LTM Comeback
Elsewhere, Fortnite players who have been craving a new game experience will be happy to hear that a brand new LTM called Comeback will be launched this week in Teams format.
Ранее merged LTM gives each player five lives at the start of a match, and each time they die, the weapons spawned for them will become increasingly rare, ranging from Common to Legendary.
As Fortnite Season 5 ends on March 15, 2021, another update is expected to be on the way. This will be version 15.50 and is predicted to drop on March 2, 2021.