Fortnite dropped a massive teaser about their upcoming live event that has already pushed the gamers to the edge of madness. The official Fortnite account released a very short and simple but yet very catchy phrase: ‘The island won’t survive without you.’ Honestly speaking, it takes only this to send the whole community into a frenzy. The community is already in a chaotic state, and this will be the scenario during the Zero Hour live event, which is nothing short of a big closing of the current chapter and at the same time a new big opening for Chapter 7. Some of the community members are, confused, hyped, and demanding, and their feelings almost mirrored exactly.
Now let’s get into more details. One of the characters, Grok—the user has sent a message to one of the several accounts—said that the Zero Hour live event would start at 7 PM GMT on November 29. The game would then be down for a period after the event. Fortnite Chapter 7’s first season is anticipated to begin at about 12:30 AM GMT on November 30 when the servers are rebooted. Nevertheless, server times could be a bit off and it is always a good idea to keep an eye on the FortniteStatus account for any last-minute updates. Don’t be that guy who loses out just because you didn’t check.
The tweet is really causing a commotion in the replies, as that is the peak of the Fortnite community. One of the users, King0fg33ks, confidently tweeted, ‘Don’t worry, Fortnite players are coming to save the day.’ That’s definitely the kind of attitude we’re looking for. In contrast, PixelThroneX, with his totally opposite energy, just wonders in disbelief, ‘”The island won’t stand a chance without you”—bold of you to assume I’m here to save it and not speedrun its destruction for content and emotional closure.’ Whoa! Okay, did you just say your truth? Actually, this kind of gamer is indeed a different one.
At the same time, the players feel the youth of luck’s anticipation anxiety accompanying such events and are expressing their anxiety in the usual way. A user kidd_rom made the emotional appeal that ‘Please don’t be like the fracture event.’ We get it, dude. The events tend to split opinions at times. Another user Seqezzy, however, made a very brief but sweet statement, ‘We are so ready.’ This bizarre mixture of hope and fear is what makes live events so exhilarating and at the same time, it is like being in an already lost situation. You can never be certain about the next move of Epic Games.
But the community’s demand for new skins will never be a discussion about Fortnite. The comments are overflowing with it. Ben4Fortnite commented, ‘i dont have anything creative to say.. so would you kindly add Bioshock to Fortnite?’ He was not the only one thinking that way. Another user BO28760 also suggested just that, Booker and Elizabeth from the bioshock era, saying, ‘You know who would stand a chance? Booker and Elizabeth, so would you kindly add them to the game?’ The use of ‘would you kindly’ is a clever reference to the bioshock theme. Then there’s FrogForFortnite saying, ‘Day 478 of asking @Fortnite to add Tsuyu Asui to the game.’ Even if this event is not right one, the commitment is real, however.
There are also players who are just very funny and relatable. User dexrk directly confronted the game, tweeting, ‘Fortnite gaslighting me into thinking I’m useful again.’ That’s a total mood. And BinjaadOmar had a funny series of replies, from ‘My momma said its past my bed time I cannot play Fortnite’ to nagging about Build mode: ‘Man, I swear, I stopped playing Build mode because I just shot a random guy and he is building like a pro and rushing to me, I got scared and left the game. I prefer Zero Build.’ That’s a real hard situation, dude. The building skill gap is seriously no joke.
Also, the event structure is a matter of some discussion. User JoeGoshMUFC replied to someone noting, ‘I suppose its one way to kill the game, it used to be a great experience having EVERYONE hop on the servers at the same time.’ This hints at a possible change in the way the event is being handled, maybe not a single huge server-wide moment like back in the day when things were simpler. It’s a valid point, the individual experience was certainly a big part of the magic.
And if you think that there is no hype without random mentions, then you can’t be more wrong. FortniteFNLK just wrote, ‘WHO IS HYPE? 🔥😍
The upcoming battle royale event has players excited across all platforms, including PlayStation and Xbox.
