Fortnite has entered a dark period, literally. The game seems to have ended, as promised by Epic Games, as players who were in the middle of games and players in lobbies were simultaneously sucked into a black hole which only built on the mystery regarding what will follow Season X. Now, as players sit staring at the black hole on their TV screens, they are left with a big question: How long until Fortnite is back online? Furthermore, when Fortnite is back, what will gamers find when they enter a game after this live event finally comes to an end?

The most likely scenario here is that Epic Games has applied a period of "down time" for Fortnite to apply an update. These down time periods are routine when new seasons come along and often in the early weeks of each season to correct errors sometimes spotted by the millions of gamers experiencing new updates. The "down time" periods typically last for 4-6 hours. In this case, the "down time" might run a little longer as Epic Games seems to be gearing up for an entirely new map (or something even bigger?) following the end of Season X. The "down time" would have begun around 1pm ET, meaning that Fortnite could take as long as 7pm ET to get back online, if not longer. Of course, the possibility remains that it could surprise its players and come back earlier than expected at any moment.

With the update being applied an fans hungry for Season 11, the common bet seems to be that Fortnite is going to be played on an entirely new map. This would be something brand new to the game which has commonly altered its map through various updates but never completely wiped it out. Apex Legends, another free-to-play game recently launched an entirely new map, which some think influenced Fortnite's decision.

Other rumors point to Fortnite: Chapter 2 launching as what might be an entirely new game. Whether or not gamers will have to download a new game which would operate separately is unclear but also unlikely. Fortnite will certainly see a major facelift when it comes back online but the originally downloaded game will likely still be working -- and the black hole plaguing gamers' screens today will be a thing of the past.

I just witnessed the end of #Fortnite? pic.twitter.com/Pcrn6qMa4E

— Brandon Davis (@BrandonDavisBD) 13 October 2019

Posted: Oct 13, 2019 4:21 pm
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