
A balance patch applied to Fortnite on Tuesday doubled the availability of crafting parts in addition to buffing stats for the SMG.
⬆️ We’ve also equalized Primal and Classic weapon drop rates to be more evenly spread out alongside Makeshift weapons.
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 15, 2021
Epic Games did not release numbers for any of the Fortnite changes, opting instead to describe them in broad terms. The changes are as follows:
Data miner VastBlast reports the Primal Pistol’s fire rate increased by 20% across all rarities, while its damage was buffed according to rarity:
The SMG, meanwhile, had its fire rate increased by 10% and reload time decreased by 9% across all rarities.
Another data miner, imFireMonkey, reports all bows do 2.5x damage on headshot, making common makeshift bows deal 125 damage on headshot.
Fortnite Update 16.20 arrived earlier this week, bringing vehicle mods and plenty of new cosmetics to the game.