The weapon upgrading feature in Fortnite is unique and helpful for the players during the match. In Fortnite, there’s a weapon upgrade bench available that allows the players to upgrade their preferred weapon for better performance. This system of the game is quite different from the random loot system. By upgrading a weapon’s power, you can put extreme damage on your opponent.
This new weapon upgrading system is getting a great response from the Fortnite community. Epic Games have already made several changes and improvements in existing features, but upgrading weapons will bring more competition between the players.
Upgrade weapon bench is placed at a certain location, and the bonus for players is that there are plenty of upgrade benches available on Fortnite’s map. Players have to find those locations to upgrade their weapons. To upgrade a weapon, players have to spend earned materials.
On the map, there are a total of 28 weapon upgrade benches. You can find them on several areas of the island. However, some benches are placed on open areas, while most benches are placed inside the buildings or similar buildings. You can easily find most of the upgrade benches simply by exploring. All the 28 weapon upgrade benches will help you upgrade your weapons, but you have to visit there.
As mentioned earlier, most of the upgrade benches are situated inside the buildings, and to find those benches, and you have to check every room of the buildings. The great thing about upgrade benches is that they don’t disappear after using them once. Players can use the benches multiple times. As long as you have the required materials, you can visit the upgrade weapon bench to upgrade your weapons. The cost of the upgrade is mentioned below.
- Common (grey) > Uncommon (green) = 10
- Uncommon (green) > Rare (blue) = 100
- Rare (blue) > Epic (purple) = 150
- Epic (purple) > Legendary (orange) = 200
Apart from upgrading a weapon, players can also sidegrade their weapons using a weapon upgrade bench. So, for converting a charge shotgun into a pump shotgun, or any other upgrading process, the cost will be a minimum of 20 materials. Right now, players can only sidegrade between suppressed submachine guns and tactical submachine guns and charge shotgun and pump shotgun. Other weapons are not included in the sidegrade feature, but soon after the update, Epic Games will release more weapons.
Conclusion
Like most shooting games, Fortnite has launched a new weapon upgrading system, but some new features. Players have to use materials to upgrade their weapons, and materials can be found while exploring loot. Currently, the side-grade feature is available for a few weapons, but hopefully, the developers will include more weapons.
