"Fortnite" Chapter 4 Season 1 has not been having the best of times lately. It has been plagued by bugs, the most recent of which has players being launched far above the map and then falling to their deaths.

This was due to hurdling, which should have allowed players to gently leap over fences and other low objects. This move had already been disabled in December thanks to a bug, but was reinstated later in the week. Sadly, Reddit has begun uploading videos (open in new tab) of the game making players jump a little farther than intended, and it has yet to be fixed.

It seems that the distance at which you are sent into orbit varies, with some people getting a great bird's eye view of the entire map, while others are only teleported a short distance. Others are sent high enough to die, but not high enough to have time to react properly. While very interesting to witness after the fact, it may not be as much fun for those who are actually trying to play the game normally.

Frustrated that the fix has still not arrived after being disabled for almost a month, Epic was once again forced to withdraw the move. The issue has been addressed and the hurdling has been temporarily disabled," said Epic's CEO, Mr. Randy Harris. Players will still be able to mantle over tall obstacles. We will provide an update as soon as the issue is resolved."

Besides complaints about moves that have yet to be fixed, hurdling in general seems to be a fairly unpopular addition among Fortnite players. One Reddit user posted (opens in new tab), "I hope it stays until they add an option to disable it, or at least enable it with a long press on another button." 'There are a lot of actions you can't perform during a sprint, like reloading. But even then, 99% of the time, you should still be able to jump over it normally."

Replies seemed to agree, with one saying, "A totally pointless addition that actively makes movement worse," and another saying, "Quite a few times I've run up to something, tried to open it, and jumped over the railing instead."

In other words, perhaps the lack of hurdles is a good thing; no one seems particularly sad about the second removal. Instead, most are complaining about what feels like a rushed start to the season; Epic took the game down earlier this week for unscheduled maintenance (opens in new tab) in an attempt to plug the ever-increasing number of bugs that are plaguing the game. From a game-breaking bug in the popular "Shockwave Hammer" weapon to widespread login issues, Fortnite's season launch has been the most erratic to date.