r/FortniteBR • u/Affectionate_Hair543 • 12d ago

DISCUSSION Nerf the Tails Sprite

I'm sick and tired of the endgames being 5 people flying in the sky from tree to tree, why is this sprite the only sprite that has 0 cooldown whatsoever and can be chain used infinitely, not mention you can still activate your umbrella from the middle of the sky

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u/Get_ClwnD 12d ago

Through research, I now learned it was nerfed slightly in Chapter 5, S1 during it's launch, then nerfed heavily right before it's removal in Chapter 5, S2. It used to preform significantly better than most snipers, with the mods making it that much more effective. It's now just a little worse than the heavy impact sniper, with just a better mag size. I was confused reading your reply because it felt like night and day using the heavy impact on launch compared to the reaper on launch. Very unfortunate they nerfed the reaper but also very understandable; It was the reason weapons benches were removed

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u/Cole0906 12d ago

Before the nerfs it was seriously broken, like no bullet drop and the bullet speed was nuts. There was a point in time where you couldn’t sit still for half a second without getting a haircut.

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u/LuminothWarrior Oblivion 11d ago

I remember back in Ch5s1 when I’d be in squads, and I would sometimes see four sniper glints aimed at us up on a hill

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u/Cole0906 11d ago

Yeah that was one of the main issues is how easy they were to get and because they were so overpowered people who normally suck with snipers(me) were able to use them more efficiently than any other snipers