Fortnite is rolling out a setting that allows players to toggle “confrontational emotes” off in a decision that is being called “soft” by some members of the community.
Theupcoming April 23 updatewill go a step further by limiting what emotes are deemed as “confrontational.”
“We want emotes to be a source of good vibes, but a few (coughTake the Lcough) can sometimes feel a bit overly confrontational. Tomorrow’s update will introduce a new Confrontational Emotes setting to toggle visibility on these Emotes,” the official FortniteTwitter/Xshared on April 22.
This featureaims to prevent emotes like “Laugh It Up”, “Take the L”, “Whipcrack” and “Make It Plantain”from being shownif it is toggled on.
The community has already started sharing their thoughts on the new update. With a majority of the fan base calling the decision “soft.”
“What’s the point, who’s getting offended by emotes lol,” said Fortnite creatorPeQu.
“LMAO we are so doomed,” agreed former Fortnite streamerCourageJD.
Fortnite notes that this setting won’t prevent players from using any emotes. This is unlike the changes made to cosmetics which will prevent their usage in certain modes.
However, for those curious about turning this feature on after tomorrow’s update, it can be found in the social privacy settings. There will be three toggle options including never, from friends in party, and from anyone.
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