Defender post recycling will not give you the material, if you kept your mats in them, don’t recycle them for now. Fortnite

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1. HomebaseBot January 11, 2020

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   * [Comment by Magyst](/r/FORTnITE/comments/emqqdu/defender_post_recycling_will_not_give_you_the/fdrt59j/?context=1000 “posted on 2020-01-10 20:49:30 UTC”):

   > Thanks for the heads up! We’re currently investigating this. Please follow the [Trello Card](https://trello.com/c/ZKrzt8EA/1183-no-crafting-materials-are-returned-when-recycling-defender-pads-in-the-front-end-menus) for updates.

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2. uxvulpix January 11, 2020

   trick is go to your storm shield and break them in there.

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3. Itz_Electro January 11, 2020

   Oh that’s where all my planks went

   #shit

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4. BioUgin January 11, 2020

   And here’s me over here thinking I’m smart and storing materials in 600 defender post

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5. fofofofofofofofo January 11, 2020

   This happened to me, lost 200+ of them before I realized it was bugged RIP

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6. LastgenKeemstar January 11, 2020

   Wait, why is this the first time realising I can store mats in the form of traps?

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7. Magyst January 11, 2020

   Thanks for the heads up! We’re currently investigating this. Please follow the [Trello Card](https://trello.com/c/ZKrzt8EA/1183-no-crafting-materials-are-returned-when-recycling-defender-pads-in-the-front-end-menus) for updates.

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8. Darkranger18 January 11, 2020

   That has been an issue since the introduced the recycling based on durability in you backpack. Defender post don’t have durability so they return 0 mats.

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9. Roz117 January 11, 2020

   i posted this months ago dude so dont expect epic to do anything, its been like it since we were able to recycle traps for 100% return, if u do it in-game ur fine!

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10. Ultrabluex January 11, 2020

    happened to me too, lost mats from 200

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11. saeedxmus January 11, 2020

    to be honest its the first time i knew about saving mats like that

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12. Vincentaneous January 11, 2020

    My how i wonder if this has happened with any other material before and we still dont realize it

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13. MoroccanWarrior5 January 11, 2020

    Thanks for this PSA.

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14. xXTrex808Xx January 11, 2020

    This whole game is under investigation at this point with so many bugs 🤦‍♂️

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