that will give players the option to disable"confrontational" emotes in the game, so they won't have to deal with excess taunting from other players.
The new"See Confrontational Emotes" option will give players the ability to select whether or not they want to see"certain emotes that are sometimes used in confrontational ways," Epic. Players who toggle them off will see other players using the offending emotes simply standing still, and there will be no emote sound.
It's one thing to take a little trash-talking from friends, but another thing entirely when an abrasive stranger is doing this in your face all goddamn day long: Some people responding to Epic's tweet are critical of the move, taking a predictable"if you can't stand the heat" attitude toward an effort to make games less toxic . Others point out that it's a toggle, not a deletion: Anyone who wants to see these emotes in all their glory is still fully free to do so. It's simply a way to make the experience less crappy and frustrating for those who don't enjoy the"I'm better than you" theatrics.
The"See Confrontational Emotes" toggle will be added to Fortnite in the 29.30 update, set to go live on April 23. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer.