Fortnite Flare Gun Leaked to Return to Season 4 With a Buff

The Flare Gun is set to be reintroduced by Epic Games in Fornite with a minor buff. The weapon never really caught traction in its first go around, but a buff will hopefully entice more players to carry it in Season 4.

The leak comes from Fortnite dataminer @Mang0e_ on Twitter.

This addition arrives after the buffed Combat Shotgun, which was overpowered, then vaulted, then brought back a shell of itself. It was again buffed to try and compete with the Pump Shotgun.

Fortnite Flare Gun Leaked to Return to Season 4 With a Buff

The Flare Gun is used in two different capacities. One, a player could shoot the gun overhead and now can see all players in that designated area similar to shaking down a knocked player and being able to see their teammates for a short period of time. With the buff, players will now be able to see all opponents for 15 seconds, which should provide ample time to move in for the elimination.

The second way to utilize the weapon remains unchanged from its original capacity. A player could shoot their opponent for 60 damage. It is not the easiest way to do 60 damage, and definitely requires a higher level of accuracy.

The speculation is the weapon will be reintroduced during the next update.