Summary
Various firearm-based weapons in Creative are bugged and have inconsistent reload speed. Halfway through the reloading animation, the animation speed may slow down or speed up depending on the weapon type, reload time, and rarity. It is the easiest to notice with the Legendary Maven Auto Shotgun, Common Rocket Launcher, Oscar’s Frenzy Auto Shotgun, and the recently added Mythic version of the EvoChrome Shotgun.
In some cases it can ruin a Creative / UEFN experience in terms of balance. The Heisted Explosive AR is a good example as it isn’t supposed to reload as fast as a normal Red-Eye Assault Rifle because it would be unbalanced, this bug altered its functionality.
Please select what you are reporting on:
Creative
What Type of Bug are you experiencing?
Assets
Steps to Reproduce
Equip a weapon that is common, legendary, or mythic rarity, fire it, and then reload it.
Expected Result
When reloading, the reload time should be consistent and match the reload time depending on the weapon rarity.
Observed Result
While reloading, the animation may slow down or speed up halfway through depending on the weapon rarity and type. Common rarity weapons may reload as fast as a legendary, or legendary weapons may have the reload speed of its common rarity counterpart or slower than that.
Platform(s)
PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, & Mobile/Streaming platforms.
Additional Notes
This bug was first encountered with the release of Fortnite version v31.00 and it hasn’t been fixed since. This bug is not present anywhere in Battle Royale or Reload, it only happens in Creative and UEFN.