Fortnite<\/em>\u2019s controversial new sword Infinity Blade was a game changer at the Winter Royale North America Finals, for better or worse.<\/p>
The top 100 players in North America battled it out in six matches with the Infinity Blade enabled, despite rising controversies around the presence of this powerful item in a competitive environment. It grants its bearer increased health and shield pools, movement speed, two powerful skills that can destroy structures in one hit, and health regeneration. <\/p>
Wielding this powerful sword is how three of Winter Royale\u2019s top five players got to their placements<\/p>
Related: <\/strong>Myth speaks out against Epic Games\u2019 production team for holding Ninja to a \u201cdouble standard.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>
Second-place 72HRS, who represents Team Liquid, got a worse placement because of the blade. He says a bug caused him to take fall damage and die <\/a>while using the leap skill granted by the sword in the last game. If he had survived until the top three, he would\u2019ve won the tournament<\/p>
Epic Games’ decision to keep a new and powerful item like the Infinity Blade enabled in a professional competition showed how big of a competitive advantage it is. This might just become another argument backing the theory that Fortnite<\/em> has become almost unplayable<\/a> since the Infinity Blade was added.
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