Update 3 (September 27): The game is currently experiencing issues again. Read the latest update here, as this is an old post!
Update 2: They are down again as the game adds in the latest Fortnite update (read the patch notes).
Update: It’s all good now!
Battle Royale servers and services have returned to a healthy state and it's time to get back in the Arena! Thank you all for your patience. pic.twitter.com/E4idGOMbuu
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 26, 2017
Servers for Fortnite‘s Battle Royale mode are currently down.
Here’s what Epic had to say on their forum:
Fortnite community,
Battle Royale matchmaking servers have gone down and we are beginning investigation immediately.
Any and all updates will be made to this thread.We apologize for this interference, we will get this resolved as quickly as possible.
For more on the Early Access title, check out our impressions. Here’s what I had to say about the game:
Plenty of my favorite gaming moments have been playing a cooperative game online, but absolutely none of them have been with a group of entirely random players. Since I largely experienced Fortnite solo, it meant that I was teaming up with other players. I had a pretty awful experience right off the bat, as in my second game I was paired up with someone who spent three minutes yelling at me for successfully completing an objective “too early.” I eventually figured out how to mute the guy, who gave me the very helpful advice of “learn how to play the game.” It was a good reminder that people can often suck the fun out of an experience, and that the optimal Fornite gaming will be done with friends.
While there are a few rough edges that make it clear why Fortnite isn’t officially releasing until next year, I’ve had a really great time with the inventive shooter so far. I’m rarely someone that gets into a loot grind, but Epic does such a great job at constantly broadening the game experience that I’m always excited to unlock something new in-between missions. I’m not sure that I can fully recommend dropping nearly $40 just to play the game early (and get a bevy of bonus unlocks), but it won’t be a wasted purchase as long as enough friends are down to play it together.
[Source: Epic Games]
