Epic Games had rolled out a new map into Fortnite alongside the launch of Chapter 2 Season 1 and Slurpy Swamp is one of the various new points of interests in it. It has been a very desirable one for fans because of its exclusive healing and shield-providing tendencies.
The water present at Slurpy Swamp is capable of restoring the health and shield of players gradually. The large drum, or the Slurp Barrels at the location, are filled with Slurp Juice that optimizes health when players destroy them.
Health Exploit at Slurpy Swamp in Fortnite
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Last week saw players reporting a healing exploit at Slurpy Swamp. A bug reportedly allowed players to keep healing at the POI and helped them survive the storm. Many players were disappointed as they lost to health exploiters, who kept healing themselves at Slurpy.
A no-heal bug at Slurpy Swamp in Fortnite
Post the health exploit, many players posted on social media that Epic Games had patched out the healing powers of Slurpy Swamps. Recently, many from the Fortnite-playing community have been reporting bugs at Slurpy Swamp. The point of interest, reportedly, was neither increasing players' health nor their shield. A lot of them took it to social media including Twitter and Reddit to share their grievances.
Epic responds to the bug at Slurpy and fixes it
On October 22, 2019, Fortnite's official service account 'Fortnite Status' on Twitter responded to the bug issues reported by numerous players assuring that they have taken note of it. "We're currently working to resolve Slurp Barrels not healing or giving Shield when destroyed. We'll update you when we resolve this" the tweet read.
True to their word, the Fortnite devs have finally fixed the bug. Fortnite's service account's tweet, after the update, read, "Slurpy Swamp has recalled the defective Slurp Barrels and put out a better batch. Slurp Barrels will again heal/give Shield when destroyed!"
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