Fortnite Battle Royale's first PvE mode back after disastrous launch

News by Lauren Aitken Former Guides Writer

Published on Oct. 24, 2018

Fortnite's Halloween event, Fortnitemares, started yesterday and players were struggling to log on. But there's good news.

There was a bit of commotion yesterday as the new Fortnitemares LTM had to be taken down due to server issues. The mode is now back online and seems to be performing much better than yesterday, so go ahead and join in the Halloween fun!

Update 2:

Matchmaking has been stabilized in Fortnite, allowing Epic to re-enable Fortnitemares. The studio said players in some areas may "experience a higher ping" as it works to restore sub-region matchmaking. It is also aware players are experiencing "degraded performance," but it has pinpointed the root cause and are working on a fix.

Matchmaking is now stable and we’ve re-enabled #Fortnitemares. Players in some areas may experience a higher ping as we work on restoring sub-region matchmaking.

Drop in now and explore everything available in v6.20!

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 24, 2018

Update:

Epic Games has announced it is disabling Fortnitemares in Battle Royale due to severe matchmaking delays. The new LTM only launched a few hours ago and fans are disappointed, to say the least. It might be a few hours before there are any updates, so we'll keep you posted.

We have disabled Fortnitemares in Battle Royale while we investigate issues with matchmaking. Watch for updates at https://t.co/3y0X6buriO

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 24, 2018

Original story: Players have been met with unprecedented waiting times trying to access the latest update in Fortnite, which includes new Fortnitemares challenges, weapons and skins.

Epic Games is aware of the issue and posted on Twitter about it earlier:

We're aware of an issue causing some players to experience long queue times. We are checking into it and will keep you updated.

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) October 24, 2018

There have been the usual kinds of replies, ranging from jokes, insults and pleads to get back in the game:

Plz waiting 15 minutes to die in 30 seconds is physically painful

— Lannan (@LazarBeamYT) October 24, 2018

Make a better update, and fix the bugs that have been in the game for 3 seasons. The servers suck. They are having problems every other day. We waited two months to get the cube to do something and we get a few zombies?! Make some new map changes please also. The one now sucks...

— John (@JohnE556) October 24, 2018

You think waiting 15 minutes is painful ? pic.twitter.com/ZEzYfiTnOL

— E v i l S l o t h ✌ (@ItzEvilSloth) October 24, 2018

Why would you force people to play this and take out regular gameplay... I've won every game and its not even satisfying or fun to me and I thought I was gonna be upset about flying you're killing the game and all the players who enjoyed a challenge and the rush of winning smh..

— . (@AdextroX) October 24, 2018

If you're looking to get into Fortnite, we suggest playing or doing something else in the meantime until this all calms down. If you're one of the lucky ones who got in, you can check out our Fortnitemares dance at different gargoyles page here.