With Fortnite's fifth season now coming to a close, developer Epic Games has announced the start date for Season Six. If you hadn't already guessed from the title, that date is 27th September.
Following on from last season's changeover, a bonus XP weekend is taking place to help players reach their final targets for the season and unlock any leftover cosmetic goodies. Players will receive an additional 400% Match XP in all games from now until 24th September at 8am ET (1pm BST / 2pm CEST).
What changes will Season Six bring? We still don't know. Last season saw a dramatic 'Blast Off' event which resulted in multiple changes to the map and new rifts, and all sorts of other new mechanics were introduced throughout the season, too. If you've been playing regularly, you'll likely be aware of the giant purple cube that's been roaming around the map, recently creating a strange bouncy lake. Perhaps this will play a large part in the new season?
Will you be buying a Battle Pass for Season Six? Let us know below.
[source twitter.com]
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Good. I hope there's a consolation umbrella for anyone who hasn't won a single ranked match yet.
Yeah, I suck that bad!
@AlexSora89 There is a new umbrella to unlock each season besides any default umbrellas.
This game is full of false advertising, I didn't see Reggie anywhere on the battlefield!
That's pretty nice. I'm assuming that "additional 400%" means it will stack with my current 100%. I only need 1 1/2 tiers to get that soldier with the beard haha.
@AlexSora89 I've only gotten Victory in solo once, but I'm usually playing for challenges and not to win.
Considering I haven't touched the game since the first few days of this season, I decided to archive it for microSD card space earlier today. Unlikely that I'll ever go back to it.
@Undead_terror
Are you talking about free users or is it a paid pass-exclusive item?
@HobbitGamer
Lucky you. I need the (ANY) umbrella because it's smaller. I've been spotted from the ground once and it's not been a pleasant experience - as in, it's not even been a pleasant way to lose the match either. If I lose, I want to be sniped at the very worst. Being seen from below is just miserable.
(inb4 "but everything is caaaaaaaause-meh-teeeek!!!!11!11121")
@HobbitGamer Its the sledgehammer skin
400%?! Level 100 here I come!
@DarkSithDoom Yep, couldn't remember the name
@iLikeUrAttitude Um... How exactly is it false advertisment? And why does Reggie have to do with this? You're sounding like Reggie is to blame for life's problems.
@Alantor28 ...You know I was joking right?
@iLikeUrAttitude Oh... ok.
@Alantor28 I guess I need to work on my humour...
@iLikeUrAttitude @Alantor28
Well, Reggie did say he was going to meet us on the Battle Bus. But he never did He just hangs out at airport island with the bus drivers.
@HobbitGamer Ya it stacks, so if you got 100% already, adding that 400% boost, you get 6x the xp boost seeing as 100 is 2x...at least that's how I think it works.
@AlexSora89 ya umbrellas are free, and I believe now you can unlock them in any other normal mode, because @SheldonRandoms unlocked the umbrella by playing squads, so if you need help sometime, just let me know.
This weekend is shaping up to be busy what with Splatfest and Dark Souls. May get a few matches in to take advantage of xp.
Ooohhh can I make it to 100 from 85......
I've never played any of these before, not any MMO's, DOTA, Minecraft besides single player, anything other than Splatoon. Might give this a try when the new season starts just b/c both the game and online are free, might as well see what it's all about for myself finally.
@AlexSora89 being the last soldier alive is not an easy feat by any means and usually boils down to whether you get spotted or not while everyone around is dying.
Epic, to their credit or discredit, never really acknowledges that final stand achievement outside of the victory text. Some kind of commemoration would be nice however, since it's a rare event as you can say.
@Undead_terror
Can we organize something? If there's a Fortnite thread on NL, let me know. Me and my girlfriend will surely play with you two.
@DarthNocturnal
I won't object to that. Still, I need a single win in any standard mode, because I don't have one umbrella yet. How bad can I be?
@OptometristLime
Rare? More like, something that never happens! (To me.)
I really like this game, I'm just not sure I'll buy the season pack this time yet. Gonna be fun though:)
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