Fortnite users, circle up because we definitely have news for you! Our trusted leaker, iFireMonkey revealed that the Fortnite OG Rift will be corrupted in a few hours. It’s not a surprise that this implies there will be live event caution issued in the much loved Fortnite battle royale.
Now, what exactly does this imply? There appear to be comments directly relating to the Cube event that have been ongoing for some time. Discordguy20 took the initiative and clarified things for everyone. In his words, the Vinculum will ‘be glued’ in 2 hours, which will result in the rift changing its shape, to what the lightning shaped earlier. And, get this — the Cube is actually going to spawn in 3 days and 6 hours. That is a long time.
Throughout the comments, there is a lot of confusion. Whereas some people are questioning if the lightning is going to repeat, some are questioning which timezone the screenshot is in. Well, this sure is a classic gaming community moment. The chaos surrounding instantly wanting to know when the action is occurring is kind of amusing to observe. One person replied, giving the answer, that the action will happen on August 31st, 2pm ET, so set your alarms.
What would a community commenting section be like without the usual bunch of users chiming in? IceKnightK wrote, “cool, more recycled content,” and while I disagree, it is Fortnite OG season, isn’t it? That’s literally the whole point of it. Some other player wrote back, “duh it’s og it’s supposed to be recycled” which is true. The whole point of OG season is to bring back everything that the players used to love which means recycled content is expected and is the whole theme of the season.
What stands out is players explaining in detail how they watched the changes happen in the game. Discordguy20 remembered seeing the shape change without any kind of animation or transition— it just flipped instantly. That’s some behind-the-scenes knowledge, that you can actually see a game update unfold in real time with no bells and whistles. Makes you ponder how many of these changes that we actually get happen that we don’t notice during normal gameplay.
Besides people speaking in the chat, there is also confusion as to whether this is the cube event or if this is just the beginning of something. Someone outright asked, “Is the cube event today?” and the answer was it’s not exactly, but it’s the prep for the cube event that is a few days later. It’s all prep for a bigger thing, and if you know Fortnite live events, you can expect a slow burn and build up to something, which Fortnite events are known for.
Honestly, can we talk about the level of detail with the timing? Like 3 days and 6 hours until the cube spawns an exact time? This countdown stuff is indeed very precise, and I think Epic has this planned out to the minute. They definitely mastered the art of captivating their players through timed events that give players something to talk about and look forward to.
Personally, a highlight of this excitement around the seeds, are the community’s attempts to figure it out. We have iFireMonkey covering this, then other people jumping in sharing strategies and simplifying the actual puzzle. This is one of the best things about gaming communities, coming together to solve a puzzle.
Can we also take a moment to appreciate the completely unrelated questions that are asked alongside the event itself? A user asked about the ecto-1 and ghostbusters, and if it has been “touched” from the files, which, during the cube conversation, is a completely valid question. That is gaming communities, always with different questions.
Hence, you may be able to witness this first hand by joining the game if you are reading this before the event. If it is already in the past, well, you have no worries, although there is a definite thought that Fortnite events need to be experienced in real-time with a lively in-game chat.
This is the exact reason why Fortnite is relevant, even years after its launch. Fortnitre is relevant because of the reasons they give to the players to come back and experience things together. Whether the content is completely new, brand spanking new, recycled, or out of the box, Fortnite offers the world a reality of reveling things together. And really, Kudos to Fortnite, because it is impressive they manage to keep up even though the game is years old.
So, keep an eye out for the rifts and watch out for the cube spawns. We, the gamers, hopefully will have something exciting to look forward to. Because gaming’s reason for existence is to enjoy shared moments and experiences, even if it is a digital cube in a battle royale game.
