According to leaks, Fortnite Creative will soon add a proximity chat feature; players fear it will “doom” the game mode.
At present, the only way to communicate with other players inFortniteis through standard voice chat features for people on the same team or in shared lobbies.
Rumors ofEpic Games potentially adding proximity chathave been circulating for several months, though. Proximity chat functions as the name suggests, letting players use the in-game chat system to hear communications when characters are close to each other.
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Reputable leakersHYPEXandiFireMonkeyclaim the same functionality will “soon” hit Fortnite Creative. Thus far, the community is divided on whether or not such an addition counts as good or bad news.
Some people in the replies to HYPEX’s post have expressed an interest in seeing proximity chat in the main game. “Add it to the main game now,” wrote content creator FNATIC Stallion in all caps.
YouTuber Pluto V2 joined the chorus with, “We need this in Pubs ngl.”
Not everyone’s on board, however. Several users think proximity chat inFortnite Creativewill prove ruinous for the mode. One person simply responded with, “We are DOOMED.”
Others think the new feature will likely result in a massive increase of “accounts getting insta banned.”
Of course, there are also concerns about bad actors who will abuse the feature to harass fellow players. One person explained, “Yeah, I just know this is gonna be a horrible idea especially what’s been happening with content creators these days and customs people not behaving, cursing, and being racist.”
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Such a sentiment was echoed by Fortnite Creator NickEh30 who asked, “Can we keep it family-friendly?” Players remain skeptical as ever, considering the responses to his post.
Reads one comment, “I doubt people are going to be family-friendly. Have you seen Call of Duty voice chats?”
Though Epic has yet to announce proximity chat, Fortnite players already expect the worstamid backlash to Item Shop changes.
Brianna Reeves is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert, covering Baldur’s Gate, Diablo, Pokemon, fighting games, first-person shooters, and single-player games. Brianna has bylines at CBR, PlayStation LifeStyle, and ScreenRant.
