Machine Pistol

The Machine Pistol is a Submachine Gun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added to the files in Season 7 and officially released in Chapter 3: Season 1.

Functionality
The Machine Pistol functions similar to other SMGs, being a fast firing, close range weapon. The Machine Pistol can hurt targets at longer ranges, but due to weapon spread and damage drop off it is exceedingly weak.

Stats
The Machine Pistol ranged from dealing 15 to 19 damage per shot (202.5-256 Damage per Second) to both players and structures. The Machine Pistol uses. The Machine Pistol has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x. The Machine Pistol is a hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy enabled, and will always fire a random spread of bullets, which increases with continuous fire. This spread is decreased whilst crouching.

Season 7

 * Update v7.10: Added the Machine Pistol to the files.

Season X

 * Update v10.00: The Machine Pistol was accidentally added in the Solid Gold LTM, in only. This was the weapon’s first appearance since its addition to the files in Season 7. It was removed very quickly.

Chapter 2: Season 5

 * Update v15.00: The Machine Pistol was brought back in every rarity with the Unvaulted LTM, in both regular Unvaulted and its Team Rumble version. It was removed not too soon after.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Update v18.10: The Machine Pistol was accidentally added again to the Unvaulted LTM in Chapter 2: Season 8 in all rarities. It was quickly removed.

Chapter 3: Season 1

 * Update v19.00: The Machine Pistol was added to Fortnite: Creative in all rarities.
 * Fire Rate was buffed from 14 to 15
 * Recoil was reworked to be less jumpy and follow a more consistent pattern compared to other weapons
 * Damage scaling per rarity was adjusted
 * Ammo count increased from 32 to 35
 * Added and  versions.
 * 12/06/2021 Hotfix: Removed the Machine Pistol from Creative
 * Update v19.10: The Machine Pistol was added to Fortnite: Creative in and  rarities.
 * 01/18/2022 Hotfix: Removed the Machine Pistol from Creative.
 * Update v19.20: Fire Rate nerfed from 15 to 13.5.
 * Content Update v19.20: Added the Machine Pistol To Battle Royale and Creative in to.

Trivia

 * The Machine Pistol was in the files for over 11 seasons, or roughly 3 years before it was released to the game. It was in a fully functional state but only released in Chapter 3: Season 1.
 * The Machine Pistol Icon and Model are based off the Israeli UZI, specifically the Mini version.
 * It had been suggested/teased multiple times for its addition:
 * A Creative Featured Island News page on July 21st, 2020 featured the Pistol in its image.
 * The Google Play Store had shown an image of it.
 * The weapon was added to Creative mode in Chapter 3, but removed shortly after.
 * The promo video for the Pizza Party item also showed the Machine Pistol.
 * A Challenge in Week 12 of Chapter 3: Season 1 has "Deal damage with a Machine Pistol."
 * Confusion used to exist between this gun and the old Submachine Gun, as the weapons bore many similarities. Both weapons:
 * Came in the same three rarities (The Machine Pistol later got 2 more)
 * Are classed as Submachine Guns.
 * Both modelled after real life Machine Pistols.
 * Use(s)(d) the same WID in the game files.
 * Have a similar function and statistics. The Machine Pistol also frequently appears in the Unvaulted LTM, despite the weapon never being vaulted, if it was classed as a separate weapon.

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