Update: It should be back up soon.
https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/913216824497573888
Players attempting to play Fortnite‘s Battle Royale mode are currently experiencing matchmaking issues.
The developer admitted as much on their Twitter:
Connecting to matchmaking as a squad is taking longer than usual after our recent recovery. We are looking into the situation now.
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 28, 2017
We will be completely disabling Battle Royale matchmaking as we resolve this issue. All further updates here: https://t.co/8VpYPLekcI
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) September 28, 2017
For more on the Early Access title, check out our impressions. Here’s what I had to say about the game:
Plenty of my favorite gaming moments have been playing a cooperative game online, but absolutely none of them have been with a group of entirely random players. Since I largely experienced Fortnite solo, it meant that I was teaming up with other players. I had a pretty awful experience right off the bat, as in my second game I was paired up with someone who spent three minutes yelling at me for successfully completing an objective “too early.” I eventually figured out how to mute the guy, who gave me the very helpful advice of “learn how to play the game.” It was a good reminder that people can often suck the fun out of an experience, and that the optimal Fornite gaming will be done with friends.
While there are a few rough edges that make it clear why Fortnite isn’t officially releasing until next year, I’ve had a really great time with the inventive shooter so far. I’m rarely someone that gets into a loot grind, but Epic does such a great job at constantly broadening the game experience that I’m always excited to unlock something new in-between missions. I’m not sure that I can fully recommend dropping nearly $40 just to play the game early (and get a bevy of bonus unlocks), but it won’t be a wasted purchase as long as enough friends are down to play it together.
[Source: Epic Games]
