In Fortnite, on Friday, June 1st, the new competitive mode “Blitz Showdown” went live unexpectedly. Players can earn V-Bucks for free. The mode addresses some weaknesses of the old eSports mode.
Fortnite is back on competitive: A new competitive mode has unexpectedly gone live in Fortnite: “Blitz Showdown”. It aims to improve several issues that caused difficulties last time. Players complained that everything became a static camping fest since only placements counted, not kills. That has changed in the new mode!
The new rules for “Blitz Showdown”: Faster, harder, better
This is how it was last time:
- For the last mode “Solo Showdown”, players had to play 50 matches, which were then counted, and the best players earned V-Bucks for it. 50 matches were quite a lot for a long weekend.
- Only placements were considered – kills did not matter.
- And there was only a list of players who win – quite a few for so many participants.
All of this will be different in the new mode.
This is how it is now:
- Only 25 matches count. They must be completed to have a chance to win.
- Placements and eliminations are what counts for the points.
- And 100 players will be selected per server region: Europe has its own region. In addition to that, there are North America, Asia, Oceania, and Brazil.
You can earn this many points in the new mode “Blitz Showdown”
This is how many points are available:
Points are awarded based on placement in the match:
| Placement in Match | Points |
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 94 |
| 3 | 91 |
| 4 | 88 |
| 5 | 85 |
| 6 | 80 |
| 7 | 75 |
| 8 | 70 |
| 9 | 65 |
| 10 | 60 |
| 11 – 15 | 55 |
| 16 – 20 | 50 |
| 21 – 30 | 45 |
| 31 – 40 | 40 |
| 41 – 50 | 35 |
| 51 – 75 | 30 |
| 76 – 100 | 25 |
Kills pay off in the new Fortnite mode: You get 3 points per kill!
This is what you can win:
- The first place is rewarded with 20,000 V-Bucks.
- For places 2-5, there are still 13,500 V-Bucks.
- And places 6-100 receive 7,500 V-Bucks.
End: The mode runs until June 4th at 4:00 PM our time.
Teens excluded again: Participating players must again be over 16 years old.
Team types will be banned: Fortnite also makes a clear statement regarding the 2 major problems of the original mode “Solo Showdown”. Those who formed a team were excluded from the event. It is to be expected this time as well. Epic also states: Anyone who cheats will be permanently banned.
More formats like this planned: Epic Games announces they will continue to experiment with competitive modes. The blitz and fast showdown is still not the final format.
