06-29-2018, 09:35 AM
Fortnite Shopping Carts Are Back In Time For Week 9 Challenges
<p>It's not uncommon for <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/fortnite/">Fortnite</a> items to be added and removed, but the game's first vehicles--shopping carts--have been in and out an inordinate amount. Issues with the shopping cart saw the vehicle removed once again recently, but Epic has announced it has been re-enabled in Battle Royale across all platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. [<strong>Update: </strong>It turns out the timing for the returning of shopping carts is quite fortunate, as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-week-9-where-to-find-the-haunted-hills-tr/1100-6460076/">Week 9 challenges</a> task players with using one.]</p><p dir="ltr">Epic shared the news on Fortnite's <a href="https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1011631667868524544">Twitter</a> account, though that's inevitably led to quips from players asking how long this will be the case for. This most recent period saw it <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-shopping-carts-still-causing-problems-dis/1100-6459926/">disabled for almost a full week</a>, and this is just one of multiple instances where Epic has temporarily pulled the vehicle from the game.</p><p dir="ltr">Being Fortnite's first vehicle, it seems as if its introduction has been a learning process for Epic. Players have been able to use the shopping cart to reach areas they should not be able to (specifically, underneath the map), which is problematic for a competitive PvP game.</p><p dir="ltr">The shopping cart can be used solo; it also allows for one player to push around another who sits in the basket (where they can fire a weapon). It might not be the best way to win a match--though the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-updates-will-make-victory-less-about-the-/1100-6459949/">meta around that may be changing</a>--but it is a hell of a lot of fun.</p><p dir="ltr">Fortnite's most recent <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-update-44-is-out-with-stink-bomb-and-more/1100-6459887/">update introduced the Stink Bomb</a>, a new type of grenade that deals damage over time in an area. Meanwhile, the current season is nearly set to conclude, but there's still time to <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-map-locations-search-between-hungry-gnome/1100-6458737/">complete Season 4 challenges</a>.</p>
<p>It's not uncommon for <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/fortnite/">Fortnite</a> items to be added and removed, but the game's first vehicles--shopping carts--have been in and out an inordinate amount. Issues with the shopping cart saw the vehicle removed once again recently, but Epic has announced it has been re-enabled in Battle Royale across all platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. [<strong>Update: </strong>It turns out the timing for the returning of shopping carts is quite fortunate, as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-week-9-where-to-find-the-haunted-hills-tr/1100-6460076/">Week 9 challenges</a> task players with using one.]</p><p dir="ltr">Epic shared the news on Fortnite's <a href="https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1011631667868524544">Twitter</a> account, though that's inevitably led to quips from players asking how long this will be the case for. This most recent period saw it <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-shopping-carts-still-causing-problems-dis/1100-6459926/">disabled for almost a full week</a>, and this is just one of multiple instances where Epic has temporarily pulled the vehicle from the game.</p><p dir="ltr">Being Fortnite's first vehicle, it seems as if its introduction has been a learning process for Epic. Players have been able to use the shopping cart to reach areas they should not be able to (specifically, underneath the map), which is problematic for a competitive PvP game.</p><p dir="ltr">The shopping cart can be used solo; it also allows for one player to push around another who sits in the basket (where they can fire a weapon). It might not be the best way to win a match--though the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-updates-will-make-victory-less-about-the-/1100-6459949/">meta around that may be changing</a>--but it is a hell of a lot of fun.</p><p dir="ltr">Fortnite's most recent <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-update-44-is-out-with-stink-bomb-and-more/1100-6459887/">update introduced the Stink Bomb</a>, a new type of grenade that deals damage over time in an area. Meanwhile, the current season is nearly set to conclude, but there's still time to <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-map-locations-search-between-hungry-gnome/1100-6458737/">complete Season 4 challenges</a>.</p>