Shockwave grenades, the king of movement items, Fortnite's evergreen purple propellants, have been removed from battle royale, and I've been grieving them for the past week. I feel stodgy and static without them.
The argument for vaulting them, as laid out by Epic's design director Ted Timmins, is that Fortnite had a "combat fleeing issue" that spoiled fights. "If we are being honest with ourselves," he said, "as much as we all love shockwaves, is it actually skilful to just throw one at your feet and immediately be able to escape an engagement?"
