It's Tuesday and a new update has just been deployed for Fortnite to integrate a new weapon in Battle Royale mode. The Proximity Grenade Launcher therefore lands with update 9.21.
Details of the weapon
- Fires an arcing, bouncing, explosive projectile that explodes when in proximity of an opponent.
- Available in Epic and Legendary Rarities.
- Semi-Automatic.
- Uses Rocket Ammo.
- Holds 2 Explosive Rounds.
- Rate of Fire: 0.65 shots per second.
- Player Proximity Radius: 250 units (about half the width of a tile).
- Explosion Radius: 300 units (about 60% of the width of a tile).
- Explosion damage:Player: 67/70
- Environmental: 131/138
- Reload Speed: 2.8s/3s
- Projectiles explode automatically after 10s or if it has nearly come to a stop.
Written by Robert "Marshall Gunner" Obéron. Translated from French by Millenium.us.org.