This week Epic Games (developers of Fortnite) released Season 4 to the public. In Fortnite Battle Royal which is the more popular version of the game right now, there are seasons that last when they’re in effect you can buy a Battle Pass which allows you to get cosmetic items as you play the game. Also along with the new cosmetics, there are usually changes to the map. Last season was Season 3 which added a few extra places on the map but they weren’t as drastic as Season 4’s.
There has been a whole lot in the past few weeks of comets and meteors hitting specific places and you can probably search those theories up on Youtube or Google. However, most theories suggested that a comet in the sky would end up striking Tilted Towers which is a popular landing spot for lots of players. Most of these speculations were actually incorrect though despite the loads of evidence that could be found to prove it. Instead, it seems like the comet turned into a meteor and hit Dusty Depot which wasn’t that good of a landing spot (in my opinion) even though it was named on the map.
Dusty Depot was changed drastically with the area around it creating a crater. It is now named “Dusty Divot” due to it being a divot in the ground. Inside the crater, there are Hop Rocks that can be consumed by a player and allows them to jump a little higher than normal for around 30 seconds although I’m not sure if they are able to be stacked on top of each other if multiple are consumed at once. It seems like there are facilities and other things like that scattered around Dusty Divot, but I haven’t been able to go in-game to check it out yet.
Overall I think these changes have granted the game more media attention than usual which is already a lot. However, I also think that these changes will keep players interested with something new. One thing that just for my friends and me might be disappointed in is that on the damage from Dusty Divot too South-East with it being just a little tail next to the circle of damage. Before the update, my friends and my somewhat favorite landing spot was an unnamed location in between Salty Springs, Retail Row, and Dusty Depot. However, due to the extra tail from the circle of damage, it’s now no longer there which kind of disappoints me.
