Epic Games has long been sparse with information regarding Fortnite and its player counts – until today. A new experiment by the developers is supposed to give you clarity on how many players are actually playing the colorful Battle Royale.
What’s the deal with the player counts? Since the release of Fortnite, the community has grown rapidly. Live events, the Battle Royale, cool skins in Battle Passes, and constant changes have attracted many players. However, despite the growth, Epic Games decided to integrate bots into the player search in Chapter 2.
There were now suspicions that Fortnite is dying and Epic Games is trying to offset the dwindling player counts with bots. Despite players’ rumors, Epic Games did not release any official player counts – until now. A new experiment by the developers is supposed to provide more transparency.
Fans can check player counts themselves
How does the new experiment work? The experiment, according to Fortnite leaker Shiina, is called “CCU in Discover” and has initially been activated only for 10 % of players (via twitter.com), but it has also been activated for all other fans in Fortnite. The experiment allows you to view the currently active player counts for almost every mode in the mode selection menu.
What do the player counts indicate? Once you have arrived at the mode selection menu, you can see the currently active players under each mode. As of March 31 at 11:01 AM, there are so many players active in the main modes:
- Battle Royale with Building – 163,240 players
- Battle Royale without Building – 85,740 players
It can be observed that a large part of the players still predominantly prefers the Building mode. Half as many players are in the No-Build mode. Keep in mind that this is not the prime time when most players are logged in to play. In the afternoon, the numbers rise almost to double, as Shiina reports in his Twitter post (via twitter.com).
Did you expect such a number of players? Or did you think that Epic Games would have more players ready? We’d love to hear your opinion in the comments!
