Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 Weapon Balance Changes Explained – All Nerfs and Buffs

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 “Paradise” is finally live. While most players are already getting to know and learn about new named locations, map changes, quests, weapons, mechanics, and other similar things, there’s something that you won’t find in-game. And that is the weapon balance changes. This guide will explain the Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 weapon balance change while highlighting the buffs and nerfs that weapons have received this season. 

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 Weapon Balance Changes Explained

In Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 4, the Sniper category weapons are the ones that received an overhaul in terms of stats, making some of them even do one-shot kills—returning them to their previous glory. 

That said, here is the complete list of weapons that received balance changes in the latest season of Fortnite. 

• Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper – Damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Hunting Rifle – Damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Automatic Sniper Rifle – Damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Lever Action Rifle – Damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Suppressed Sniper Rifle – Damage increased
• Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle – Damage increased
• Rail Gun – Damage increased
• Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle – Damage increased
• Heavy Sniper Rifle – Headshot multiplier increased
• Storm Scout Sniper Rifle – Headshot multiplier increased
• Boom Sniper Rifle – Explosive damage increased 

Apart from these, the Suppressed Sub Machine Gun also received an overall stat adjustment. Also, if you go through the above list, you can see none of the Snipers received a debuff, and they only received buffs that will shift the gameplay aspect of Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 4.

Here are some other guides on Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 that might come in handy:

• How Much XP You Need For Every Battle Pass Level in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4
• Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 Week 0 (Zero): All Quests and Challenges
• Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 Week 1 (One): All Quests and Challenges
• Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 Week 2 (Two): All Quests and Challenges

Fortnite is a free-to-play battle royale game currently available on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PC, and Classic Mac OS.