Fortnite: Future Tournaments on Hold Due to Performance Issues
| Tags: Fortnite
| Author Matt Pryor
Fortnite Competitive broke their silence and explained the hold-up.
It’s without question that competitive Fortnite has been in a strange state since the Chapter 2 Season 1 Fortnite Champion Series ended. Epic Games has remained entirely silent regarding the competitive future of the famous Battle Royale. Three third-party LAN tournaments occurred within Chapter 2 Season 1, but Epic Games hosted not a single one. It left many questioning exactly what path Fortnite and its developers would take considering its continued popularity three years after release. Fortnite’s competitive Twitter account released a statement addressing the status of Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 2 as it relates to upcoming competitions.
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Performance Issues are Preventing Forward Movement
For Chapter 2 – Season 2, we're working to address performance issues impacting both clients and servers. Our goal is to improve performance before kicking off any cash prized competition. We'll keep you posted with schedule updates as soon as possible.
— Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) March 2, 2020
A Tweet posted by @FNCompetitive on Twitter referenced ongoing issues with the newest season and how the developers are hard at work to improve Fortnite altogether. Many players have reported server issues related to custom games and inconsistent FPS while in-game. With that in mind, it feels as though Epic Games might be readying their following for something huge pending further development.
Radio Silence and Intriguing Storylines
The @FNCompetitive Twitter account has been equally as silent as Fortnite’s developers for quite some time. Although the account did reference DreamHack Winter, DreamHack Anaheim and the AO Summer Smash, players and Fortnite fans are awaiting the next step. It's unfortunate that this announcement is not Fortnite’s second World Cup. However, it is much more than we’ve seen in many months out of the competitive Twitter account.
Many professional players genuinely feel left behind considering the lack of communication. Their lives, at least to some extent, depend on the future of Fortnite from a competitive standpoint. Some exciting storylines have developed over the last few months. One of which includes 15-year-old, Martin “MrSavage” Andersen, who signed with popular esports organization 100 Thieves and won $30K USD at DreamHack Anaheim in one week. There are so many intriguing narratives in competitive Fortnite despite the developer’s knack for holding back information. Talented young players like MrSavage need a platform to showcase their talent to the world.
Professional Players Weigh In
Yay
— Mongraal (@Mongraal) March 2, 2020
Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson of FaZe Clan’s Fortnite team chimed in with a simple “yay” in response to the competitive update. Other professional players, including Emil “Nyhrox” Bergquist Pedersen Dmitri “mitr0” Van de Vrie, shared similar sentiments with Mongraal after the update. There’s a certain eagerness going on in Fortnite that will hopefully pay off soon. Even Mixer superstar, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins responded to the Tweet positively as the community hopes for a clearer picture of the future.
Still Relevant as Ever
Smart ^_^ ty for the update https://t.co/MaYIVtHEyV
— Ninja (@Ninja) March 2, 2020
At this point, we can only hope that a Fortnite World Cup 2 announcement is in the chamber. Anything less might be underwhelming from the perspective of a professional player. Sure, the Fortnite Champion Series events are fun, but LAN events are different. They're better in almost every sense of the word. Offline competitions allow storylines to develop, and they give players something even greater to work toward.
Epic Games recently hosted a Duo and Solo Testing Event across all competitive regions. The numbers that these events pulled are staggering. 870K players participated in the Europe Solo Event and over 1M total players in the Duo Event. Fortnite is still a force in gaming, and hopefully, Epic Games will continue its endeavor in esports to give their game and players the recognition they deserve.
Matt is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University. He appreciates all esports titles but primarily focuses on Fortnite and Call of Duty. Matt continuously analyzes gameplay and plays the games himself to better understand in-game decisions by the best players in the world.