Is the Parasite overpowered? Some believe so

Fortnite’s extraterrestrial-themed 7th Season is filled with out of the world weapons, cosmetics, chests, and recently parasites

Competitive players have generally been in good standing with Epic in regards to splitting up the casual and competitive loot pools. The stark contrast between chapter 1 and 2 is very much appreciated by the playerbase

Once in a while, certain utilities and weapons will slip into the tournaments and lead to inevitable bugs. There’s one particularly *invasive* bug associated with the wearable Parasite occurring in Fortnite right now

Reddit users are reporting this error in mass:

Taking a deeper look at this issue, it seems that structure damage might be the culprit. Regardless, it’s definitely offering a makeshift helmet against close range encounters

A more in depth explanation of the bug is shown below; it seems that damage randomly gets through between zero and full capacity

The parasite also comes with a slew of passive player benefits. You’ll be faster, jump taller, and dodge hefty headshot damage. All at the cost of (up to) 40 white HP

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