Fortnite delays Fortnitemares 2024 with downtime rescheduled

Fortnite’s highly-anticipated annual Fortnitemares 2024 occasion has been delayed by a complete day simply earlier than the replace was about to go stay.

Epic introduced on October 11, by way of their official upkeep account on Twitter/X, that the highly-anticipated Fortnite 31.40 Halloween replace was going to be delayed for a couple of hours. It was initially set to go stay on October 11 at 4 AM ET, jam-packed as at all times with recent festive additions.

Nevertheless, they adopted up shortly after to disclose that the downtime for Fortnitemares goes to start almost 22 hours later than scheduled on “Saturday at 2 AM ET.”

“We apologize for the confusion and delay, and can let as soon as the replace is stay,” they added.

This was not the primary time that Epic has postponed updates, however, sometimes they solely have lasted a couple of hours, making this one of many longest replace delays.

Naturally, this has pissed off the Fortnite group, “You bought to be kidding me,” one commented, with many echoing the identical ideas.

A number of gamers expressed how that they had patiently waited or stayed up late to obtain and play this yr’s Halloween launch as quickly because it was launched.

“The actual Fortnitemares is the three hours of sleep I simply received for this replace,” a participant replied.

“So now the times I used to be gonna have off work to grind the Fortnitemares stuff when it dropped is now ruined,” one other said.

“That is such an enormous delay that y’all undoubtedly gotta give some type of compensation,” one mentioned, as varied different gamers known as for “V-Bucks compensation,” which Epic has given prior to now for sure points.

In the meantime, others said they had been heading to different video games, such because the newly launched Sparking Zero and Fashionable Warfare 3 for its The Haunting occasion.

“I’ll simply play Name of Responsibility’s Halloween occasion since they will drop their s**t with no issues or delays got here out on the precise time no points. Billion greenback firm Fortnite has btw.”

Fortnite’s 31.40 patch for Fortnitemares 2024 is ready to take over the Battle Royale island with loads of Halloween-themed content material, together with collabs, skins, quests, map adjustments and extra. LEGO Fortnite may even be receiving an identical spooky remedy with all-new content material as proven within the full patch notes.

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