Two fan-favorite weapons to return in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4
In Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, players will see the return of the Stark Industries Energy Rifle and Cluster Clinger. While the latter was only introduced back in Chapter 5 Season 1, the former is an OG weapon in some ways. It was first unveiled in Chapter 2 Season 4, which is now being dubbed as the OG Marvel season.
The information comes from Epic Games themselves. Both of these weapons were showcased in a recent video that was uploaded to the official account on X.
The video in question is gameplay footage recorded on a mobile device. With Fortnite now available on iOS (in select locations) and Android worldwide, it makes sense that the developers would promote the new season. Here's more information on the Stark Industries Energy Rifle and Cluster Clinger.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 is about to get a dose of Stark nostalgia
With the Stark Industries Energy Rifle making a comeback, the meta for mid to long-range combat is likely to change. It is a formidable assault rifle whose Legendary variant deals a maximum of 180.4 DPS (damage per second).
This translates to 41 damage per shot and at a fire rate of 4.4 shots per second. To compensate for the high damage, the magazine size has been capped at 15. Surprisingly, the reload time is 2.7 seconds, which is rather decent. It also features a headshot multiplier of 1.5x. Here are stats for all variants of the Stark Industries Energy Rifle:
These stats could change when the Stark Industries Energy Rifle is added back to the loot pool in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.
As for the Cluster Clinger, there is not much to say. It functions as a normal throwable in-game. When thrown at something, it still sticks to it and explodes. It's useful for taking out moving targets (players and cars), provided your aim is true. It deals a fair bit of damage and is rather lethal when spammed in combat.
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When could the Stark Industries Energy Rifle and Cluster Clingers be added to Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4?
Epic Games has yet to provide a timeline for the same. The only hint as to when we could expect them to return is from the video's caption which reads:
"Weekend plans: defeat Doom… on the GO! That feeling you get when you realize you finally get to experience a Fortnite Marvel szn on mobile."
The aforementioned text would suggest that the weapons could be added to the loot pool over the weekend. However, with new weapons/items just being added at the start of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, adding more now, does not make any sense. Things are already rather quite saturated as they are. That said, you will have to wait a while before these new weapons are integrated into the loot pool.
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