Augments in Fortnite Chapter 4 are so broken, its almost cheating

Augments are a brand new gameplay feature in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1. It's no surprise that Epic Games introduced a fresh mechanic for the latest chapter, and this one is a pretty unique choice.

They are essentially in-game advantages that players can earn during a match, but they're pretty overpowered. Some of the augments are downright broken, too. The advantages they provide can give a gamer an incredible boost over their opponents.

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Augments in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1: The most broken advantages

The first thing to note is that loopers have to stay alive long enough in a match to unlock augments. That condition is basically all that's required at first, so it's pretty easy to get some mindblowing perks.

One such perk is an increased magazine size for pistols. This isn't really broken as pistols don't get used all that often, and more bullets won't make them overpowered anyway.

A second Fortnite augment is the ability to drive vehicles with increased health, which doesn't consume gas either. The latter half of that is pretty strong, but not necessarily broken.

Players get two options and can re-roll them once for free. After that, it will cost them 100 gold bars. That's still a fairly low price for a potentially game-winning boost.

Players can have four augments, which come at random times in a match. By the end, they can be pretty overpowered. One of the more broken options is called Bloodhound. If Fortnite gamers have this, they can briefly mark any opponent they hit with a bow or marksman rifle. That can be very advantageous, especially since bows are so prominent.

The Bush Warrior has the potential to make bush-camping a genuine tactic, and is pretty overpowered as a result. It regenerates health and partial shields while inside large foliage.

One of the busted perks this season (Image via Reisshub on YouTube)

Light Fingers is a Fortnite augment that allows gamers to reload their light ammo guns faster. This makes the spray-and-pray meta even more lethal.

The Aerialist allows players to redeploy their glider. This is such a broken mechanic that Epic had to remove it when they initially decided to make it a part of the game a few seasons ago. Players who have it will be able to sky-base and basically do whatever they want.

Another augment will grant a Chug Cannon, which can be a devastatingly overpowered perk for the entire team. It's harder to use in Solos since it takes two inventory slots, but it's still a surprisingly busted choice.

The Forecast allows loopers to see the storm that's coming next. This used to be something gamers had to purchase from an NPC, and it was only single-use then. Now, it's an unbelievably broken augment. It is always active as well, so getting it early will allow gamers to see every single storm circle.

Many perks are fine and only slightly helpful, but others have the potential to win the match. Many of these might end up being nerfed by Epic further into this chapter to provide more balance, but if not, they can be major game-changers.