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While the first two games have been successful for Epic Games, Fortnite Battle Royale became a resounding success, drawing in more than 125 million players in less than a year and earning hundreds of millions of dollars per month, and since has become a cultural phenomenon.
v7.10 Content Update #3Jump ToBattle RoyaleJump ToCreativeJump ToSave The WorldBattle RoyaleWhat's New? Suppressed Sniper Rifle Trade power for stealth with the Suppressed Sniper Rifle. Drop in now and sneak up on your enemies! The Block Drop to The Block and explore the newest community creation! Bounce around in the DM Arena made by KojackNumber2. Limited Time Modes 14 Days of Fortnite has been extended for a limited time! For the next week, drop in and complete any Challenges you may have missed out on to earn in-game rewards. We'll also be featuring some of the most popular Limited Time Modes that have been available over the past two weeks. Log in each day to find out which modes are available to explore. Weapons + Items Suppressed Sniper Rifle added. Available in Epic and Legendary variants. Can be found from chests, floor loot, Vending Machines, and Supply Drops. A single shot, scoped sniper rifle. The suppressor makes for a quieter shot, trading stealth for power. Deals 100/105 base damage Six Shooter has been vaulted. The following variants of the Burst Assault Rifle have been vaulted: Uncommon, Common, Rare Dual Pistols have been unvaulted. Dynamite drop rate reduced by 40%. Boom Box adjustments: Drop rate reduced by 33%. Health reduced from 600 to 400. Duration reduced from 25 seconds to 18 seconds. Gameplay X-4 Stormwing adjustments: The knockback a player receives after being hit by a Stormwing has been decreased by 70%. Damage done to the Stormwing from colliding with structures has been increased by 50%. Impact damage reduction while boosting through structures reduced from 50% to 25% Increased the spread of the Stormwing machine gun by 75%. Stormwing spawn chance has been decreased to 80% from 100%. Supply Drop health has been reduced to 250/500/750 (Solo/Duo/Squad). Bug Fixes The X-4 Stormwing is no longer able to fly above the max build limit. Creative This is an early release so you may experience client crashes, loss of progress, or other unexpected errors. Weapons + Items Suppressed Sniper Rifle added to Creative Inventory Weapons Available in Epic and Legendary variants. A single shot, scoped sniper rifle. The suppressor makes for a quieter shot, trading stealth for power. Deals 100/105 base damage Save The WorldWhat's New? Santa’s Little Helper Help Santa deliver gifts, with a BANG! Find this weapon in the Weekly Store. The Popshot Shotgun Blast through enemies with this rapid firing shotgun! Get your very own by completing Frostnite Challenges. Weapons + Items Santa's Little Helper will be available in the Weekly Store Launches explosive presents that damage and knockback groups of enemies. Does not consume ammo, but has very low durability. Available from January 9 at 7 PM ET until January 16 at 7 PM ET. The Popshot Shotgun will be available as a Frostnite Weekly Challenge reward A rapid firing low capacity semi-auto shotgun Missions + Systems Weekly Frostnite Challenge 2: Burn Bright Time between enemy waves is drastically reduced. Use your time wisely! Weekly Frostnite Challenge 2 Quest rewards include: Challenge Banner 2 Popshot Shotgun Snowflake Tickets Known Issues Want to track the top community issues? Head over to our Fortnite | Community Issues Trello board here.
Near the same time that Epic released Fortnite into early access, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had become a worldwide phenomenon, having sold over 5 million copies three months from its March 2017 release, and drawing strong interest in the battle royale genre. Epic recognized that with the Fortnite base game, they could also do a battle royale mode, and rapidly developed their own version atop Fortnite in about two months.[13] By September 2017, Epic was ready to release this as a second mode from "Save the World" in the paid-for earlier access, but then later decided to release it as a free game, Fortnite Battle Royale, supported with microtransactions. This version quickly gained players, with over 10 million players during its first two weeks of release, and leading Epic to create separate teams to continue the Fortnite Battle Royale development apart from the "Save the World" mode, outside of common engine elements and art assets.[14][15] This allowed Fortnite Battle Royale to expand to other platforms otherwise not supported by the "Save the World" mode, including iOS and Android mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch.[16][17]