Fortnite 'Syndicate quests' not working (stuck on Stage 3), issue acknowledged (workarounds inside)

Every week, Fortnite players usually receive a new set of Syndicate quests. Completing these quests allow them to earn large amounts of XP points that can be used to level up the Battle Pass.

However, it seems that the Fortnite ‘Syndicate quests’ from this week are not working or bugged as multiple players are getting stuck on the ‘Stage 3’.

To complete Syndicate quests, players must meet the requirements for each ‘Stage’. For instance, the current Stage 3 challenge is ‘Survive storm phases carrying an epic weapon’.

But, according to multiple reports, Stage 3 challenge is not completed even though players have met the requirement. Therefore, those affected cannot progress further.

Is the survive 3 storm phases with an epic weapon quest broken for anyone else?

I play on PS4, I landed at the dueling grounds and got a sword, an epic weapon. I held onto this until I died in 9th place, that was way more than 3 phases and my counter didn’t go up at all. Am I missing something?
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Bug with the quest „Survive storm phase while carrying a weapon of Epic rarity or higher“

the quest „Survive storm phase while carrying a weapon of Epic rarity or higher“ is bugged. It will not advance, no matter how many storm cycles you survive with a epic weapon. Im currently playing on the Xbox Series X. It is the Stage 3 of 6 Syndicate quest.
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Apparently, the ‘trigger’ of the bug is having an ‘Epic’ rarity weapon (Purple color) equipped when trying to complete the Stage.

Fortunately, the Epic Games team is already aware of the issue and working on a fix. However, there is no ETA yet.

We are investigating an issue preventing players from completing Stage 3 of this week’s Syndicate quests. We will provide an update when we have more information
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In the meantime, there are some potential workarounds you can try. First, it seems that if you change the ‘Epic’ rarity weapon to a lower rarity one you will be able to complete the Stage 3.

For instance, if you have an Epic pickaxe (Purple), try changing it to a Rare pickaxe (Blue) or an uncommon one:

Similarly, you can try the following:

there is a fix for stage three of the syndicate quest, equip the default harvesting tool then in match pick up an epic weapon and hold on to it
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Another alternative is to try to complete Stage 3 in a regular lobby instead of a bot lobby:

I just did it in a regular lobby, not a bot lobby, and it worked fine for me
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We will be monitoring the situation to update this story as the matter develops.

NOTE: You can also check the Fortnite bugs/issues tracker.

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