At Fortnite, the one-time event took place at 7:00 PM. This apparently overwhelmed the servers of Fortnite. Currently, the servers are down and there are issues. But the event was probably worth it.
This is what happened: At 7 PM, the big, one-time event in Fortnite took place. The special event around the Space Cube had been announced for a long time, and millions of players probably logged in to watch it live in the game simultaneously.
Right at 7 PM, the Space Cube pulsed stronger and stronger, until it eventually exploded.
The players were thrown into a kind of other, bright dimension. There, a huge butterfly fluttered, which split into smaller butterflies.
Here is the event from the perspective of streamer TmarTn:
Then a cutscene started: Each player was fluttered their own butterfly to take on their finger and touch it.
Then the world exploded and the game continued.
The “Don’t call them Zombies” monsters then disappeared, the world looked more colorful and there was a rainbow to admire.
Server Down: The rush was probably too much for the servers in Fortnite. Since around 7:10 PM, playing has not been possible. There is a large queue. If you want to log in, you receive the message “Connection to the server failed” or in German: “Login failed.”
We will keep you updated at MeinMMO. The servers will surely be back up soon.
New Challenges Live
This is how it continues: When the servers are back up, new challenges in Fortnite will be active. Players must complete these by November 11.
These challenges are called “LiL’Kev Challenges.” They are not special challenges, no puzzles or anything like that. It’s just about:
- completing 15 matches
- earning 5000 experience points
- and surviving 500 opponents
As a reward, there is a Back Bling.
This many watched the event: The big event related to a server down has caused viewer numbers on Twitch to explode. Currently, 1.5 million people are watching Fortnite on Twitch.
The biggest streamer of Fortnite and thus the world, Ninja, had a peak of 350,000 viewers while eating popcorn. Ninja was excited about the event, exclaiming: “They packed a cutscene into a battle royale. Who else does that?”
Ironically, someone from Ninja’s fellow streamers commented, “Fortnite is dying,” yes, even though that is strictly prohibited in Ninja’s stream.
