Chris Jecks
The news comes via popular Fortnite leaker HYPEX, who claims that Epic Games is working on a wall-running mechanic in Fortnite Chapter 4. You can check out the tweet below.
What’s important to note here is that HYPEX doesn’t say that it’s coming this season only that it’s coming in Chapter 4. Given that the Chapter could run for as many as 10 seasons, that does mean that it’s unclear as to just how close wall-running is to arriving in Fortnite.
It’s also unclear exactly how the mechanic will work. It may be added to a players’ default movement arsenal, as we’ve seen with things like mantling, parkour and charging through doors in recent seasons. Otherwise, it could require an item pickup in order to activate, like the Grappling Glove did when that dropped last season.
Finally, as you should with all leaks, it’s worth taking this with a pinch of salt. While HYPEX may well have found game files that elude to wall-running, there’s no guarantee that Epic Games will pursue with it if it feels it wouldn’t work within the current meta of Fortnite.
Would you like to see wall-running in Fortnite? Could it be worse than the BRUTE mechs or X-4 Stormwing planes? Let us know down in the comments below.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1 is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS5, Xbox One, cloud gaming, and Nintendo Switch. We already know what the Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1 map looks like, the update size, all vaulted and unvaulted weapons, and all week 0 quests, to help you get started in this new era of Fortnite.
