Fortnite is streamlining its many battle passes

Oct 29, 2024 04:40 AM - 2 weeks ago 18868

Fortnite is bigger than a conflict royale now, and to thief make progressing done the various disposable conflict passes a small spot much streamlined, Epic Games is going to let XP from immoderate acquisition use to immoderate of those passes.

Currently, XP you gain crossed various modes successful Fortnite doesn’t thief you advancement done the typical passes for Lego Fortnite and the music-themed Fortnite Festival. Instead, you advancement by earning “studs” and “festival points,” respectively, by playing those modes.

Starting November 2nd, however, Epic will statesman the migration to fto you advancement utilizing XP. As Epic specifications successful a blog post, the alteration will first use the upcoming Music Pass (renamed from Festival Pass), meaning show points will spell away. On December 1st, the alteration to XP will spell into effect for the “Brick aliases Treat” Lego Pass and studs will beryllium retired. That aforesaid day, the “battle stars” that you gain pinch XP successful Fortnite’s main conflict walk will besides beryllium removed.

Epic is continuing to make Fortnite much of a level pinch tons of Epic- and creator-made experiences alternatively than conscionable 1 main mode. Letting players usage XP to each of its various players helps reside immoderate increasing pains pinch that modulation — particularly now that Epic has had astir a twelvemonth since the motorboat of Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival to fig retired what players want.

There are a fewer much changes coming, too. Music and LEGO Passes that merchandise aft December 1st will connection 1 way that has some free rewards and premium rewards exclusive to group who bargain them, for illustration really the main Fortnite battle walk works. Epic will fto users straight bargain a reward connected a walk that they mightiness want, meaning they won’t person to grind levels conscionable to get it (or bargain the basal levels to scope that point). And while the conflict pass, Lego Pass, and Music Pass are presently each abstracted purchases, Epic is promising that it will “soon” connection a measurement to bargain each of them astatine once.

The conflict walk changes are being announced conscionable days earlier the conclusion of the current Marvel-themed season, which is group to extremity connected Saturday astatine 2AM ET. Epic is already teasing a caller unrecorded arena and that the adjacent season, “Remix,” will return to the Chapter 2 island, meaning we’ll astir apt get different “OG”-like travel done the game’s history.

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