Fortnite bans Yoda backpack due to Zoidberg emote bug

An image shows Zoidberg holding the Fortnite Yoda backpack in one hand.

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There’s really no gentle way to put you in this situation, so I’ll say it bluntly: Yoda has been removed Fourteen days because an emote inspired by Zoidberg out of Futurama turned the little Jedi master into an evil monster who crashed people’s games. What kind of world do we live in?

In case you missed it, last week Fourteen days started his massive war of stars Day event. Something new has been added war of stars Character skins, accessories and even the catchy song by the cantina band to the game Fortnite Festival Mode. One of them new Star WarThe S-style cosmetic item was a Yoda backpack that players could purchase and wear as any character while running around Fourteen days Goku and Ariana Grande kill. But as documented online and confirmed by Epic Games, trying to perform a certain emote while on his back triggered a game-breaking bug.

On May 7thiFireMonkey, a popular one Fourteen days News and leaks reported that players encountered a strange bug with the Yoda Backpack that turned the Jedi Master into a noodle monster before the game crashed. You can see the game-changing glitch in action in the video below.

Epic was apparently aware of the problem on May 6th and the next day it was officially announced that the Yoda backpack (along with several others) would be removed war of stars Cosmetics) removed from the game due to the bug.

“Due to an issue that may have caused crashes for some players, we have temporarily disabled Yoda Back Bling while the team works on a fix.” tweeted this Fourteen days Status account.

I’m honestly surprised this kind of thing doesn’t happen more often Fourteen days as it continues to add more and more content to the game. It makes sense that at some point a strange combination of licensed content can lead to unforeseen errors and problems. The dangers of creating a metaverse, I guess.

No word on when Yoda is expected to return Fourteen days. As someone who bought the Yoda backpack, I’m very sad to see it go. I loved the way he giggled when I murdered other players and picked up new weapons. I need my giggly green boy back, Epic. Please fix this error and send Yoda back Fourteen days.

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