In Fortnite there are many modes and LTMs, but none were as popular in Chapter 1 as Team Rumble. Fans associate great moments in this chaotic mode. However, now, after 7 years, Epic Games is removing it from its game catalog.
What was so special about this mode? Upon its release in 2018, Team Rumble was a chaotic mode. Two teams of 16 players each competed against each other to achieve a certain number of kills – usually 100 to 150 eliminations.
So, players landed on the map, looted everything they could, and followed the storm eye to the final zone. Once there, the fun began, as this zone remained until the end of the match. Anyone who landed there was immediately caught in a hail of bullets.
Many players used Team Rumble to quickly complete quests back then. Because after a death, players did not need to start a new round; they simply respawned. This simplified the grind in Fortnite and also provided tons of XP for the Battle Pass.
Unfortunately, many rules in Team Rumble changed over the years, leaving the once community favorite as just a shadow of itself. Now, Epic Games has decided after update 36.10 to completely remove the mode from the game after 7 years.
Players bid a proper farewell
What is the mood of the fans? They are divided. Many mourn the former mode and reflect on how they could relax and complete their quests back then. Some, on the other hand, have already moved on from Team Rumble, as Epic Games began to “destroy” the mode early on. The following voices can be heard on Reddit:
- “Yes, I have to agree. I found this mode really fun and played it most of the time. After the changes, I played it less and less. I actually enjoyed having time to loot and explore the map each season without having to worry too much about attacks.” – working4buddha
- “I used to play it often to complete my quests. Since the update, I haven’t touched it again.” – Joonberri
- “This is really annoying because story quests are becoming more frustrating as you have to do everything there, sometimes even a match after another. Yes, there were no bots, but you could easily complete everything else to finish a quest in TR [Team Rumble]. Boo!” – sophisticated_pie
- “It was the first mode I played to quickly get through the Battle Pass of Chapter 1, Season 5. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the building. Zero Build Team Rumble would be fantastic, but I guess that’s in another timeline.” – Outrageous_Usual_710
Is there a replacement for Team Rumble? According to Epic Games, Team Rumble is to be replaced by the new mode “Training Ground”. In this mode, you spawn on a map with countless respawns and fight against other players without building. There are no opinions yet on how well this new mode will replace Team Rumble, but it at least sounds promising.
Are you also upset that Team Rumble was removed? Our MeinMMO author Christos already noted in 2022 that Epic Games was slowly but surely destroying the mode: How Fortnite has destroyed its most popular mode
