Fortnite’s latest patch is here, and its chief addition is new weapons: a new pistol, new stink bombs, and even a Tommy gun. New flag skins just in time for Independence Day are also on order. Not mentioned in the notes is the Playground limited time mode, which was supposed to roll out last week but was sidelined due to bugs. The short version was apparently “system performance” problems, along with server capacity issues and matchmaking problems “specific to the LTM,” but it’s up now.
“Success! We’ve completed deploying our servers containing the improved matchmaking changes. All players can now join in on the fun in the Playground LTM. Please remember to change your region back to “auto select” and verify you’re on your preferred region. There is the possibility that you may encounter an error, as many players are attempting to join this game mode. Just attempt to requeue until you find a match.”
Oh yeah, and as I type this, my nephew is sitting next to me playing Fortnite and pointing at the ever-widening crack the sky. I’m sure that’s not going to be a problem in the future. Nope.
Meanwhile, Epic Games has kicked off a filmmaking contest; players will be using the game’s replay system and “a little in-game movie set magic” to create a video hyping the season 4 drama. A grand prize winner will see his or her video ported into the game itself – plus 25K currency.
Success! All players can now join in on the fun in the Playground LTM. Drop in and let your imagination run wild.
More details: https://t.co/nSpL6uQDwl
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 3, 2018
