After the Fortnite version 37.00 drop there is good news and bad news.
The good news:
my red herring of the players inventory not changing and staying the same was due to one of my class devices having its inventory set to remove inventory for one, but never for the other. Ignore that additional comment
The bed news:
After 37:00, the issue persists and Furthermore, the new Spire Spikes will not receive damage meanwhile the Scout Spire and the Overload Spire will take damage though.