FORTNITE has made a controversial change that has many players angry.
The change has hidden certain emotes that players have spent real money on to buy.
Laugh It Up, Take the L, Whipcrack, and Make It Plantain are all emotes that players could purchase from the Item Shop and the new change makes them feel useless.
Fortnite has labelled these emotes ‘confrontational’, and the latest update turns them off by default.
If you go into your settings, you will see that the emotes are only available “From Friends In Party”, meaning you’ll only see them if you’re friends with the player who uses them.
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Otherwise, the character performing the emote will just be standing still in order to hide the emote from you.
This is funny in its own way, as you know they are doing one of the four emotes, but you’re not sure which.
This change is meant to reduce toxic behaviour in the playerbase, as people can use these emotes to taunt others.
However, some people still see the fun in it, so you might want to turn the emotes back on for your play.
If you want to turn the emotes back on, you first need to enter the settings and go to ‘Account and Privacy’.
From here, you will see an option titled ‘See Confrontational Emotes’ and you can choose the level of visibility you want.
You can turn them off completely, or choose ‘From Anyone’ to ensure that you always see them.
Don’t worry if you change your mind in the future, as you can change this setting at any time.
If you want to read more about the game, check out the biggest changes in the Fortnite v29.30 update.
