Fortnite down: game's server woes haven’t ended with yesterday’s update

Fortnite fans have taken to Twitter to express their frustration over the game's downtime  
The update will bring introduce new objects and challenges
Epic Games
Amelia Heathman31 May 2018

Fortnite's server downtime didn't end with its update yesterday.

As Fortnite players will know well now, Fortnite Battle Royale regularly goes offline as a new update rolls out.

It’s a frustrating experience for Fortnite fans who often take to Twitter to ask how long Fortnite down will last. Particularly as the downtime is affecting their chances of winning that £100 million prize.

But it looks like yesterday's downtime hasn't improved much.

Whilst Fortnite's 4.3 version is now live, console players are having a difficult time with certain aspects of the game.

If you're playing on an Xbox One or PlayStation 4, gamers' wins are not being counted properly.

Fortnite's developers, Epic Games, says they are fixing the situation now.

Epic said: "We've identified and are actively looking into a situation where Battle Royale match wins for console players are not reporting correctly. We will contine to provide updates as they are made available."

New updates coming this week include shopping carts. The game's first vehicle, Fortnite players will be able to race across the map in shopping carts, because, why not.

If you’ve been playing the Blockbuster challenge, the second Save The World mission will be live. Epic says you can reunite with Ray and join the effort to save the Spitfire in the new blockbuster event.

For mobile players, Epic has introduced voice chat. You can enable the new voice chat option in settings, and push to talk with your party members.

As well, there will be faster storms, more loot and exciting finishes.

Aside from pushing out new updates and dealing with downtime, Epic Games have a few other issues to contend with. Its rival, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), is currently suing the gaming studio.

The two games are similar. In both instances, up to 100 players are dropped on to an island, where they search for weapons and have to kill one another until there is only one person left.

As a result, PUBG’s creator has asked a court in South Korea to determine with Epic has copied its intellectual property with Fortnite Battle Royale.

And whilst Fortnite’s popularity is only going up, PUBG has reportedly seen numbers full more than 50 per cent since January.

It’ll be interesting to see how the lawsuit proceeds. Fortnite released its Battle Royale version just as PUBG's numbers started to fall, and could point to some reasons why the game's creators will be keen to take on Epic.

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