'Fortnite' Latest News & Update: Blind Loot Boxes Removed, Know Before Buying

Blind loot boxes have been a common practice in video games for quite some time now and the same goes for “Fortnite.” However, this is about to change with Epic Games announcing that it will be removing the feature in the game. However, this particular announcement applies specifically to its “Save the World” mode, so those playing the Battle Royale aspect of the game might not find it that interesting.

As Comic Book reports, Epic recently noted in a blog post that it is taking out one of the biggest issues that “Fortnite” players have had with the game. This has to do with buying loot boxes where they won’t know what they will get until they open it. At that point, the money can no longer be recovered, which is why many players have such a big problem with it.

“Since launch, we've been refining the way you expand your item collection. We previously introduced loot drops, the ability to directly acquire any non-event item through the Collection Book, Llama dupe prevention, as well as gameplay-based event rewards, and now we're ready to take the next big step,” the blog post reads.

"Introducing ‘X-Ray’ Llamas! Previously known as V-Buck Llamas, X-Ray Llamas will now show you the contents before you purchase it. Not interested in what the Llama offers? Simply wait until the daily store refresh and there will be a new selection."

This is obviously good news because it helps the company move closer to becoming even more customer-friendly practices. Too many companies focus on making money off of gamers who become hooked to the pleasure-inducing practices of purchasing blind loot boxes. “Fortnite” will likely gain even more renown for breaking away from such practices.

On that note, there are still microtransactions in the game and this is still a point of contention in the industry. However, if games like “Fortnite” can find a compromise between gamer satisfaction and company profit, this would make the gaming world better as a whole.