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Epic Games issues V-Buck refunds for Fortnite ‘Birdie’ skin pricing error
The Birdie skin was offered briefly in the Fortnite Item Shop for 1,200 V-Bucks, which was 400 V-Bucks over the original price, and Epic has refunded those players.
On April 14, Epic Games released the Birdie female skin in the Fortnite Item Shop for 1,200 V-Bucks, however, there was an error with the pricing.
Fortnite Birdie Skin Pricing Error
The Birdie skin was meant to cost 800 V-Bucks, and the price was corrected within two hours, however, some players still lost out on 400 V-Bucks.
On April 15, players who purchased the Birdie skin for 1,200 V-Bucks were refunded the 400 V-Bucks that they overpaid.
Kondorarpi on Reddit posted a picture showing that they received the 400 V-Bucks refund.
More players have posted in the FortniteBR subreddit showing that they were refunded from Epic as well.
Fortnite’s Cosmetic Craze
Fortnite’s Item Shop is updated every day with the potential for new cosmetic skins, pickaxes, gliders, and emotes.
Players in Fortnite like to collect as many skins as possible, especially the more expensive ones like Raven or Skull Trooper.
There are tons of videos on YouTube where players show off their Fortnite locker
Unfortunately, all skins are locked to each account, so there isn’t a way to trade.
This has lead to a Fortnite Black Market where players trade and sell accounts with specific cosmetics.
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Fortnite skins continue to bring in millions of dollars in revenue for Epic Games, and remains one of the biggest methods of making cash for the company.
Epic Games have rolled out their first update in a few weeks, with the arrival of Fortnite patch v15.50, and a number of skins and cosmetics have leaked as a result.
These weekly updates were never missed in times gone by, however Fortnite Chapter 2 has been a lot more inconsistent in that sense. Some weeks there is a huge update with map changes, new crossovers and challenges – while others will just make very minor bug changes.
You can always read about what to expect from the patch here on Fortnite Intel, and alongside those patch notes, let’s run through some of the game’s unreleased outfits.
On March 2, once the downtime began, a number of leakers started looking into the game’s files to see what had changed. To their surprise, with just two weeks left in the season, not much had been tweaked in terms of content.
However, we do have some leaked skins and cosmetics to dig through – courtesy of Lucas7Yoshi and VastBlast.
Fortnite leaked skins and cosmetics from v15.50 update
Bundles
Midas female GoldenTouch bundle
Emotes
So, there you have it! Those are all of the newest unreleased skins in the Fortnite world, some of which may actually roll out following the latest update.
Keep an eye out on the Fortnite Item Shop and you never know, one or two may appear there in the near future.
Guides
All Fortnite Season 5 Exotic Weapon locations
Fortnite Season 5 brought Exotic weapons to the game to replace Mythics. Here’s where to find all of them.
Fortnite Season 5 introduced Exotic weapons to the game instead of Mythics, giving more players access to them. Here’s where you can find them.
There’s no shortage of new mechanics in Fortnite Season 5, with the addition of NPCs, quests, and a whole lot more.
Mythics have returned to the game in Season 5 but in a limited capacity. The only classic Mythic items in Fortnite Season 5 include The Mandalorian’s Jetpack and sniper rifle, both available from the bounty hunter himself.
The other items in the game are classified as Exotics. There’s only one of each Mythic item in each game, but can be multiple Exotic weapons.
You can purchase these Exotic weapons from specific NPCs across the map. Of course, this means you’ll need to save up your Gold Bars to afford them.
Twitter user @MikeDulaimi created an easy-to-follow guide on how to locate all of the Exotic weapons in Fortnite. You can purchase them from NPCs in the areas surrounding Hunter’s Haven, The Zero Point, Dirty Docks, Craggy Cliffs, and Stealthy Stronghold
Mythic items were relatively controversial for the past few seasons of Fortnite – especially in competitive modes. Doom’s Mystical Bomb and Kit’s Shockwave Launcher dominated tournament play for the past two seasons, and the competitive community largely called for them to be removed.
We’re curious to see how this community treats Exotic weapons. They’re more widely available and aren’t as powerful as Mythics, making them more balanced than the latter – that is, until a player eliminates the NPC selling them.
Newly-added Exotics (Update)
February 24 Exotic Shuffle (Update)
On February 24, Epic shuffled some of the original and new Exotic weapon locations, giving them to new NPCs across the Fortnite map. The Storm Scout Sniper, Nighthawk Revolver, and Hop Rock Dualies now have new homes. You can view them on the map, below.
We wouldn’t be surprised to see Epic shuffle the locations once again, so we’ll update this map and article if we see any more changes.
Image Credit: Epic Games, Fortnite.GG
Challenges
All love potion locations for Fortnite Season 5 Week 11 challenges
Here are all locations of Grimbles’ love potion from Fort Crumpet, Coral Cove, or Stealthy Stronghold for the Fortnite Season 5 challenges.
One Fortnite Season 5 Week 11 challenge requires players to collect Grimbles’ love potion from Fort Crumpet, Coral Cove, or Stealthy Stronghold. Here’s where you need to go.
This week’s Fortnite challenges are a lot more difficult than ones we’ve seen in the recent past. We have to search several specific locations to help Fishstick find love and, more importantly, earn some XP.
Here are all of the Grimbles love potion locations in Fort Crumpet, Coral Cove, and Stealthy Stronghold. You only need to find one, so this guide should help.
Grimble’s love potion locations
You can find one love potion in each Coral Cove, Stealthy Stronghold, and Fort Crumpet.
The first, in Fort Crumpet, can be found on the bottom floor of the fort in a roped-off room. The Coral Cove potion is located behind the main building of the unnamed POI.
In Stealthy Stronghold, the potion is located in the middle of the POI, next to a chest in one of the ruins. Here’s a map that should help you out.
Deliver the love potion to Slurpy Swamp or Shanty Town
Once you find the love potion, you need to deliver it to Slurpy Swamp or Shanty Town. The easiest place to visit is Slurpy Swamp.
Here, you’ll find the location in that boxed-room that houses slurp barrels and a Teddy bear sitting on a chair. Frequent visitors of Slurpy Swamp should know the location all too well. All you need to do is interact with the love potion and receive your XP.
This is a difficult week of challenges for Fortnite players, but the XP is well worth the grind. You can take a look at the rest of the Fortnite Season 5 Week 11 challenges here.
Image Credit: Epic Games, HarryNinetyFour
Fortnite leaked skins & cosmetics from v15.50 update
Epic Games have rolled out their first update in a few weeks, with the arrival of Fortnite patch v15.50, and...
All Fortnite Season 5 Exotic Weapon locations
Fortnite Season 5 brought Exotic weapons to the game to replace Mythics. Here's where to find all of them.
All love potion locations for Fortnite Season 5 Week 11 challenges
Here are all locations of Grimbles’ love potion from Fort Crumpet, Coral Cove, or Stealthy Stronghold for the Fortnite Season...