Fortnite servers have been down for hours
Fortnite's servers are currently down. The good news is that Epic Games is already working hard to fix the issue. The bad news is that they didn't provide any timeline for the return of online play.
Battle Royale game servers went down on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, Epic is aware of what is going on. "Fortnite is currently unavailable and players are unable to log in while we investigate an issue," the developers wrote on social media. “We will provide more information when we have a solution to bring services back online. "
The problems started with a series of matchmaking and connection errors. Fortnite players found themselves waiting in long queues every time they tried to launch the game. What made matters worse was that they would still be unable to log in even once the countdown completed.
Fortnite servers have not been down since the title moved from Chapter 2 to Chapter 3 earlier this month. After the downtime, all server issues were expected and understandable. However, this recent server issue during the game's busiest time of the year is cause for concern for its community.
"We continue to work on a fix that will bring Fortnite back online and appreciate everyone's patience," the developers added. “Fortnite game servers are currently offline while we investigate a solution to the stability issues. "
Fortnite fans who are affected by this downtime have no choice but to wait for everything to be fixed. Until then, there are plenty of free games they can enjoy. After all, the Epic Games Store is offering plenty of free games this holiday season.
Unexpected downtime is a bit of a rarity for the Fortnite franchise, especially since it would last for so many hours. It's worth noting, however, that Epic tends to work relatively quickly to resolve this type of issue.
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