Fortnite to let players hide 'confrontational' emotes in new update

There was once a time where all we could do to assert dominance in competitive video games was to bring out the ol’ teabagging crouch. However, thanks to titles such as Fortnite, there are now multiple ways to show your enemy who’s boss.

However, that ability may already be on the scrap heap after Epic Games recently announced the ability to disable player emotes in Fortnite.

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This would mean popular emotes such as Laugh It Up, Take the L, Whipcrack and Make It Plantain will now be able to be disabled in settings with the upcoming v29.30 update.

It appears as though Epic is implementing this feature as a way of stopping the emotes being used to promote toxic behaviour. However, this controversial feature is already going down badly with fans.

The decision was announced via a blog post by developers on 22 April where they detailed how a “See Confrontational Emotes” toggle will now be added to Fortnite’s settings. If players choose to disable them, they will only be able to see the basic Standing Still emote in lieu of the others.

Epic Games also took to Twitter to share the controversial update, saying: “We want emotes to be a source of good vibes, but a few (*cough* Take the L *cough*) can sometimes feel a bit overly confrontational”.

As mentioned, this decision has already been mocked by fans with some replies reading: “Are you serious?” and “What's the point? Who’s getting offended by emotes lol.”

With just a few days to go until Update v.29.30, players will at least be able to opt in or out of visibly seeing the affected emotes. However, if being given “the L” is enough to invoke rage, maybe the shooter genre just isn’t for you.

Topics: Fortnite, Epic Games, PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch