Fortnite's Hunting Party reward skin might have leaked and people have feelings
A lot of folk aren't keen on this season's robot challenge skin, although that back bling's getting everyone hyped
The Fortnite Hunting Party Challenges are always an interesting part of the game - weeks of trying to complete tasks for... a skin you don't know about yet. The reward is usually secret, meaning all that effort is a bit of gamble.
However as Fortnite Season 6 approaches week 7 it looks like the Hunting Party skin has been unearthed and emotions are all over the place.
This is reportedly the skin, called A.I.M. :
* LEAK * Hunting Party(Very Late) pic.twitter.com/ChqQ8f5w89November 6, 2018
We waited 7 weeks for this absolute mad lad... /s via/@HYPEX pic.twitter.com/hALCAvAqCzNovember 6, 2018
The reactions have been mixed but it's safe to say there's a leaning towards the negative.
So mad I grinded these awful challenges for this skin 😂😂November 6, 2018
Wtf is thatNovember 6, 2018
pic.twitter.com/5eDs9Ci5WDNovember 6, 2018
pic.twitter.com/NhsRjVXsSnNovember 6, 2018
So i did my challenge for this...you know what. pic.twitter.com/Jw0hr0AlWxNovember 6, 2018
You get the idea. Although a lot of people seem to feel the challenge skins are always let down, which might come from seven weeks of grinding for a mystery reward. That's rarely going to end well.
Some confusion seems to stem from what a big robot has to to do with the more Halloween themed Hunting Party story so far. However, this could link to Fortnite Season 7, especially after the last Fortnite live event which had a slightly techy feel to the otherworldly dimension it teased .
Not everyone's down on the skin though. Some people dig it.
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Omfg....this skiiiin is dooooope!!!November 6, 2018
I love this skin is so coolNovember 6, 2018
It's the best week 7 skin imoNovember 6, 2018
Whatever people feel about it, there's some consensus on one thing: everyone has seen at least one other robot, with Fallout 3's Liberty Prime getting a lot of mentions in particular.
pic.twitter.com/chWtwT9VubNovember 6, 2018
ChapieNovember 6, 2018
RobocopNovember 6, 2018
This is what happned when overwatch nerfed bastionNovember 6, 2018
the iron giantNovember 6, 2018
And something that does seem to be going down well is the idea that the Back Bling might function as a kill counter. Everyone likes that idea.
That back bling would be dope if I displayed how many kills you haveNovember 6, 2018
We'll find out for sure next week when Fortnite season 7 starts and people can actually unlock the skin for real.
In other news it looks like controller support might be coming to Fortnite on mobile, which would be a literal game changer.
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