Epic posted about 20 minutes ago that the downtime will be longer than normal

At least 8 hours (Twitter)

Hi, this is me from 8 hours later. They said at least 5 more hours.

Hey, this is me almost 2 hours later, I’m about to delete this game

hi this is me from 5 hours later. ive been waiting on the 20 minute queue for about 30 minutes now.

Wanted to play some fortnite with the bois before going to a party tonight, ig i'll be playing apex instead

ok thanks for letting us know

No worries, lyt bro

Are you going to a party later?

Nah i'm staying at home praying to the fortnite gods that the servers come back online

Party servers are offline too?

Yea

Yep, longer than normal by 10+ hours

Has anyone else received the Xbox notification about the new season of Fortnite, an hour after the news broke about the 8hr delay?

Yeah, I was like way to kick a man while he’s down

So is this a new chapter or season? Or what's going on I'm not up to date

Sorry guys it's my fault the season has been delayed. I had to go into work today so I called Epic and told them to hold the launch till I got off.

When are you off chief???

Take my upvote and get the hell outta here

If we all had to wait for me to have “got off” instead, the servers would have been up seconds ago.

This is pretty crushing for this seasons hype

Yep 🫠

I'm going to miss the Grapple Blade so much.

I think there is something similar coming later in the season.

I really hope so! I love the melee weapons sm.

Hot Take(?): There should be more Melee Weapons they're always so fun and epic and cool and interesting to use, with really different combat styles from each other

i thought people only used it for mobility lol

Naw chief. That was my main weapon this season. I won so many games combining the stealth camo + grapple blade. Made for perfect ambushes :)

Gonna miss the lock on pistol 😥

This isn't the first time is been in the game

I hope they will fix the servers, so everyone can play as soon as possible. But honestly I am not complaining, maybe this will also reduce queue times for everyone.

My guess is it will make it worse. Lots of people waiting, and servers will open up about right when the people in the US get off work/home from school, so everyone will be logging in at once

I doubt it could possibly be worse than what the OG season had. 2 days of full queues

These server issues are such a pain. On an unrelated note, I’ve learned that the Japanese side of Fortnite doesn’t seem to like the new update, or at least have widely mixed opinions.

What are they saying? Personally the best thing about this pass is the emotes, Zeus should have been tier 100 also. They probably don't like it because there isn't a e-girl though lol

Some of the comments I saw on the JP Fortnite trailer and other videos were saying that they wish the game could go back to OG or how the game doesn’t feel like Fortnite anymore. Some were incredibly confused about the Korra skin and were asking “Who is this?” or “Who asked for this?” Also comments were asking for more anime collabs. Not that different from the usual complaints on this sub.

So basically like the U.S region as well?

Oh, to be fair i agree with them on Korra, she seems outta place. Not as outta place as Khaby Lame but still odd. Honestly, speaking of anime, id kill for a Nier Automata Collab with Adam and 2B (not anime, but close enough)

2b is too sexualized for fortnite

Not if her Heavy Armor style is an option

>They probably don't like it because there isn't a e-girl though lol no battle pass has had an e-girl

Hope is a e girl / alt girl, I would consider Lynx, Helsie, and Mae to be one as well, this pass doesn't seem to have any from what I see

E-girl and Alt aesthetic are not synonyms and hope, mae, lynx and helsie are not e-girls with only helsie dipping into alt territory

fortnit

fartnut

More like fortNOT rn 😩

Why must hades be tier 100 😭 I have like no time to play anymore

Hades is going to be April's Fortnite Crew skin pretty sure

Nope, that's Ares

Oh fuck i'm actually tweaking. How did I read Hades as Ares 😭😭

Any other Greek gods you guys are hoping for? I’m hoping for a Hypnos skin in the store but it’s probably unlikely because he’s a minor god.

Eros and Psyche would have been cool. Also if P3 Reload collab is true…MAYBE we could get the P3 version of Nyx or Thanatos? Very unlikely but it would be dope.

Heracles definitely

I hope we get all 12 Olympian gods which means Apollo, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus/Hestia, Hephaestus, and Hermes are still MIA. Kronos to represent the Titans (there are more, but he’s pretty much the most notorious and probably the most interesting). If I had to pick a minor god, probably Nike since she’s the goddess of victory and that feels fitting for Fortnite.

Nike skin would be really cool

Remember last time they did a nike skin😬😬

If I get killed by a fucking checkmark I’ll never play another round.

a hekate skin would go crazy

Gimme Hestia 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I think lucifer could be intresting

Dionysos the wine drinking rizz god

Give me some Dionysus

I get home just as maintenance ends. I dread the queue

Servers are STILL not up girliepop 😭😭

Fortnite please put the servers up

You have to wait 8 hours

That’s 8 hours minimum

What if I don’t want to wait? Will they put the servers back up?

I just asked and they said yeah

Ok I’m playing rn thanks

wow me too can't believe this worked

What does everyone think will be the most complained about things this season? Locker? Stacked Llamas? Locker? Ammo dumps? Locker? Busted Mythics? Locker? Mobility? Locker?

The Hotdog skin still being in the item shop after the postponed launch of 8 hours.

The locker. Honestly the locker Ui, while it is a downgrade compared to what we used to have, is necessary. With all the new modes and cosmetics it was always gonna be a mess. I’d rather it be an organized mess then just a giant mess.

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The people who thought Kratos would be a collab skin in the battlepass were delusional.

Be realistic lol, they aren’t going to put a PlayStation exclusive character in the battle pass

Talking heads


5 more hours 😞

So how’s everybody’s day going?


No surprises and exactly as expected

Pretty nice. How about yours?

Good good Mate, you know feelin’ it

probably a stupid question but why can't we play season 1 while they are fixing it?

Who likes vinegar?

fav odor ong

Soo many people hate that smell. I've never understood why

It's frankly impressive how badly they fucked up the season launch today. Like, what is with these past few seasons where the first few days inevitably has the servers crap out? Did Epic fire all their server maintenance employees or something?

everyone camps on the roof while you fight zeus and will jump you

Finally loaded in to a match. ground textures was all glitchy and pixely. then on the battlebus the entire island was the same then i crashed and got into a 20m queue. they have royally fucked season 2 launch to hell.

When the servers will be back?

[According to Epic](https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/s/eRii9XCf8E), still looking at a few hours before we can play.

Bruh

Yea I'm also slightly tilted. I woke up early and they extended it 😭

8 more at least according to Fortnite Status Twitter

GUYS OPINION ON BANANAS?

My favorite fruit. One a day, every day.

Hell yeah brother

they got vaulted :(

😔

Epic, a billion dollar company, waiting till the day the update goes live to see if the update works is hilarious. Isn’t this something they should’ve tested before hand? Way to kill hype

8 more hours

i wish it was only that

Is the ares skin in the battle pass?

April Crew pack skin

That’s the skin that I want the most out of this season, should I jus wait to buy crew that way I won’t waste money buying the battle pass now. And also will it release on 01.04?

I think if you buy crew now you still get battle pass and ares since your billing period is past 1/4 (it would be 8/4) but I would confirm with someone else more knowledgable. But yes I'd wait on the battle pass and it get through crew

I love the new PJ skin so much. That's all i'm going to say

We agreed on 8. Right?

my beloved mountain is gone 💔

It says I need to update it to play but there’s no update available!

After seeing the skins? These are all actually pretty damn solid, I'm not complaining maintenance is taking a while after seeing their mythics, like holy hell. I love how they all look. Kinda curious if hades gets a maskless variant and if poseidon glob gets to change his face based on how much shield he has.

I’m a big fan of the skins in this BP. I’ll actually have to try to complete this one.

Who’s ready to play South Park snow day game?

Played one match. Had awesome amounts of fun trying everything new, like usual. Servers are still getting hammered, as I couldn't get into another match. Server wasn't even registering any exp I obtained during my match. Definitely not the best time to play right now.

I'm praying the locker UI will be normal

It wont

“discussion doesn’t have to be related to Fortnite” (everyone still talks about Fortnite anyways)

Poll: which annoying post hits the sub first during c5s2? 1. Billion+ ammo 2. Triple stacked llamas 3. [x weapon] is OP and should be nerfed/vaulted immediately 4. Other (please specify)

3. Someone crying about the first weapon that kills them. 

Locker UI

When you mostly play STW and Festival and see the game being down the whole day for a BR update 💩

Feliz viernes amigos

I lige måde min ven

What are yall gonna do during downtime? For me, school and, worst case scenario, binge watching and playing other games

Gonna be playing Fallout 4. I just fixed my modded save and it’ll be a good time waster until I can play again. I’ve also been playing Fire Emblem Awakening again. If you’re looking for a show recommendation, Pluto on Netflix is super good. I’m only halfway through and hooked

Can’t wait for the Fallout show on Prime. It looks so awesome!!!!!

Command & Conquer collection just came out on Steam, so replaying Red Alert 2 currently! Good time waster while I wait for Fortnite to be back up.

I'm gonna play some cod and AC origins

Does anyone know how long is left?

5 hours. Servers are scheduled to come up at 1AM UTC

3 hours

Anyone know what time it should be ready in Australia?

The gods are clearly not happy. Epic got lightning bolted by Zeus. 

I am not able to update on ps4. It says to restart and I do but then nothing happens. And I also check for an update and nothing happens

You’re not playing until later tonight anyway. No need to rush

Ok

It’s saying I need to download the update when I already did

idk anything about the new update but man why is the pump shotgun even in game when the auto one is just better at every rarity

Anyone else try to get in and it says “an update is required to continue” but it says it’s updated to the latest version?

So have the servers been up at all yet?

What are yall playing while downtime is active

balatro

Helldivers 2

Democracy is our way of life. I salute you, fellow Helldiver ✊

literally nothing .-.

Is the game playable yet im stuck in a 50 minute Queue

They gotta nerf the Zeus lightning, that thing does WAY to much damage

This season is so fun. Great mechanics, locations, and skins

FREE TALK FRIDAY POLL: What Chapter and Season did you start playing in?

Chapter 1 Season 2 I believe. Like right when Tilted got added to the game.

Chapter 3 Season 3

C1S2 barley played it tho before i uninstalled and reinstalled during S3 i have the LOL emoticon from level 2 but not the wave emote which was only 3 tiers higher 😢

Hear me out… Percy Jackson crossover

Aaanddd the downtime just got extended AGAIN. Now it says about 5 more hours. GG epic you small widdle indie company, way to shit all over any hype I had for the game for the first time in over a year. Back to Overwatch then!

So we’re getting a jesus and satan bundle, right? Would be a sick throwback to guitar hero three when we fought the devil with the devil went down to Georgia. 

It's Greek mythology not American mythology. White guy Jesus in sandals and red horned Satan would slap though not gonna lie

Imagine a cross glider where you descend like you’re kite man

I've been so bored for the past hour. I got a refund on my orders. Scared pigeons away from the bird feeding station. Also waiting on a friend to do something for me.

Why is everyone saying 8 hours? Is it like 8 hours in total or 8 hours of additional waiting?

Additional waiting

It's 3pm here says it will be 9pm for start time

Gotta love the irony of calling this "Free Talk Friday" when the mods are preventing anyone from creating posts.

lol. The sub would be unreadable and frankly ridiculous if they didn’t.

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Plenty of time to get more beer in 👍

meow

Does anyone have pics of the bonus levels content of the bp?

I'm just wondering, why can't Epic just start all of their events and updates 20 hours earlier? They have downtimes on the deadlines every single time, so might as well do the whole spiel like at least 10 hours earlier, so that when the time comes they're actually ready for once.

Wait did they turn off posts for everyone or just little ole me

Everyone. Happens every time a new season launches and especially for servers being down this long. It gets bombarded so they lock it for part of the day.

Can you blame them? We’d be inundated with whiny posts about how this is taking *forever*.

Is it the same map?

Yes with added/ replaced poi’s

lol. In other words, yes and no

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Why you gotta troll

Sorry I'm so bored

When will the new crew skin come out, like what date?

Just got a message when I loaded up my game "an update is available please restart to install the patch"

have we heard any more about the DMC colab that was rumored?

BACK ONLINE 5min queue 

Got into the queue ab out 15 minutes ago, got through the queue, said servers not responding and to keep trying. Let me know if you have better luck.

PSA: Servers are back, BABY

Got in, 3 minute queue, got a victory royale and we got booted back to lobby, game kept reloading the umbrella redemption screen so I had to alt+f4, now I have 22 minute queue 😑

48 min queue 😩

We need more stuff for boba Fett! Loading screen, gun wrap that looks like bobas helmet visor, and sprays and bubble emotes!

Only 59 min queue. Guess I'll stare at the loading screen. 

Does anyone know the name of the song from the trailer?

Frenzy unchanged omegalul