Players are wondering why the Fortnite servers are down right now and when they will be back up again.
Fortnite Chapter 4: Season OG concluded recently with the Big Bang live event that featured Eminem, Lego, and a race and music game mode preview.
The event started with similar events occurring to what happened in Chapter 1 Season X event. The rocket that reappeared at Dusty Divot along with the comet was sucked into a rift.
The rocket then hit the zero point at Loot Lake in the same way it did in the Season X Black Hole live event. The map was sucked into the zero point and players then flew around the new Lego open-world game mode that’ll be launching in a few days.
Players then got to experience the previously leaked racing game mode that’ll feature rocket league-looking vehicles.
The event concluded with the Eminem concert which again previewed another upcoming game mode similar to Guitar Hero where players need to hit the right guitar chords on time.
The event quickly concluded, and players are now waiting for the new season to launch.
However, there have been queue issues with a large number of players missing the live event. However, Epic has stated there will be two more showings of the event.
The second showing will take place at 5 PM ET and the third will take place at 11 PM ET.
As most avid Fortnite players would have already seen, the Battle Pass for Chapter 5 Season 1: Underground was leaked early. Earlier today, the trailer for the new season was also leaked.
That led to Epic Games posting the trailer earlier than they would have wanted due to the trailer showing a number of new features coming to the game.
Although we already knew what was coming thanks to all the leaks we’ve had over the previous few weeks, Epic have confirmed most of them.
A train will feature on the new map and a capture the train mode will be available. That section of the trailer also features a shield that can be used on the go.
After almost three years after initially being leaked, mods have also been confirmed with iron sights, mags, and barrel mods being teased.
Changes to movement are also coming with the launch of Chapter 5 including wall clambering. Players can also jump over obstacles and windows much more easily than previously.
A Grapple blade will also be part of the loot pool for the new season. It’ll act similarly to the grapple gun but will also have the ability to deal damage to players in combat.
Here’s the full trailer for those that haven’t seen it yet:
Although we have all that to look forward to, players are wondering why the Fortnite servers are down right now on 2 December 2023 and when they will be back online.
Here’s everything we know about the Fortnite servers and their current status on December 2nd, 2023.
Are Fortnite Servers Down Right Now? (12/2/23) 2nd/3rd December 2023
The Fortnite servers are currently down on 2nd December 2023 / 3rd December 2023.
After the live event, the game has been inaccessible with players stuck in an hour-and-a-half queue. Even when reaching the end of the queue time, players will then see a message stating there’s an error with the Fortnite servers.
When Will the Fortnite Servers Be Back Up?
With Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1: Underground launching on December 3, 2023, we know that the Fortnite servers will be back online on 3rd December.
However, with Fortnite servers officially going offline at 11:30 PM EST after the final showing of the live event, it’s unlikely they’ll be back up any time soon.
However, with two more show times for the live event, there’s a chance players can access the lobby and log in to witness the event at 5 PM ET and 11 PM ET.
Aside from that, It’s likely the Fortnite servers won’t be back up until roughly 7 AM EST on December 3rd.
We’ll update you on the current server status below.
