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2019-02-05


(Video) Fortnite Save The World Dev Update (2/1) - Player Reporting, update on Hero Loadout, and more

Fortnite Save The World Dev Update (2/1) - Player Reporting, update on Hero Loadout, and more

In today's #SaveTheWorld Dev Update we talk player reporting, the latest on Hero Loadout, and more.

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Hey everyone! Billy here with another
Save the World Dev Update.
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Today we'll be talking about player reporting, Hero Loadout
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and a couple other things. Let's get started.
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[February 1, 2019
Dev Update]
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[Player Reporting]
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There've been a lot of questions around player reporting
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and handling AFK players in general
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so we wanted to give a brief update on how that's going.
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We've been consistently actioning reported players
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since the new systems's inception
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and the majority of players who've been
disciplined for an infraction
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have shown reformed behavior overall.
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However, due to various issues,
that hasn't always been very clear
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and some cases do continue to slip through the cracks.
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As part of the feedback system, whenever you
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successfully report a player who is subsequently actioned
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we send you a notification thanking you
for your contribution to keeping
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the Fortnite community fun for everyone.
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We discovered a few bugs within
the process that were actually
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preventing those notifications from being sent out
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to all but the first few reporters against a particular case
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meaning a lot of people weren't receiving feedback at all.
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We've since addressed that issue, and,
with the help of the community
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were also able to identify a bug that
was preventing AFK reports
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within the Frostnite event from being properly considered.
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Now, all of that said, we know we still have work to do
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and that it's frustrating to actually be in game with somebody
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who is intentionally going AFK and not contributing.
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We've recently increased the severity of repeated infractions
on some of the reporting categories
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and now we're looking into bolstering our in-game
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AFK detection so that it's not as easily
circumvented as it is right now.
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With some new changes, players who are not
contributing in public matches
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will receive a warning message on their screen before being
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automatically kicked out of the session if they don't shape up.
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This should be coming in a future build
and will be a work in progress.
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So we look forward to your feedback.
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[Hero Loadout]
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In a previous State of Development blog
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we mentioned a new Hero Loadout system coming soon
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and we know you're eager for updates.
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We're still working on it, but it's not
quite ready for prime time yet.
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The basic gist is that it will allow you
to use your Hero Collection
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to create custom builds,
but we're still iterating on the specifics.
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Right now, we're focusing on making Heroes
each have a unique perk
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you'll be able to combine in fun
ways to customize your playstyle.
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We'll be revisiting most of the heroes that
have been released in Season 7
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as re-skins as part of this change as well.
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It's almost all fully functional, so we're playtesting it
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and making improvements to make it
easier to understand and use.
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[Frostnite and More]
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We also wanted to give a shoutout to all the squads out there
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that have been taking on the hardest
challenges of the Frostnite Event.
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We love seeing all the creative builds and guides
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you've all been drafting up and sharing online.
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We'll be looking for more opportunities to present
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challenging content in the future as well.
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One final quick note:
On February 7th
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we'll be refeaturing last year's Lunar New Year
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Hero and Weapon Llama for Snowflake Tickets.
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If you missed out on it the last go around
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you'll have another chance soon.
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From all of us here at Epic, thanks again
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and stay tuned for more information.
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[Thanks for watching]