FORTNITE: New "Suppressed Sniper Rifle" Weapon Will Be Added Tomorrow, Epic Games Confirm
The "Suppressed Sniper Rifle" weapon, which leaked earlier this week, has now been confirmed as coming to Fortnite by Epic Games. Hit the jump to find out more info...
Fortnite's in-game "Message of the Day" was recently updated to anounce the upcoming addition of a "Suppressed Sniper Rifle" weapon (via /r/FortniteBR). Epic Games also tweeted out when exactly it will be arriving.
New Suppressed Sniper Coming Soon! from r/FortNiteBR
This new weapon was, of course, revealed prior to now thanks to a leak which occured earlier this week. Epic haven't revealed the sniper's specs yet, but we're privy to them thanks to said leak; the sniper will be available in both "Epic" and "Legendary" weapon types - the latter's damage being 105, with a reload time of 2.7 seconds. Both versions come equipped with a single bullet per magazine.
Epic's tweet (@FortniteGame) states that the sniper will be added as a part of the v7.10 Content Update. This will drop at exactly 8am ET, on the 8th of January (that's tomorrow). Epic teases the weapon, within the tweet, as such: "Unseen & Unheard...A stealthy new addition arrives to Battle Royale."
What do you think of the upcoming sniper rifle? Are you looking forward to using it in-game?