Epic Games really did astonish the Fortnite global players community and now everybody is trying to cope with the situation. The official Fortnite Status account alerted that a ‘Supercharged XP’ event was going to happen and FireMonkey was going to tweet the event within just two hours of the post, starting from 4:00 PM Eastern Time. However, there is a little problem—only one hour of it is left! Can you picture the emotions of the players mixed with a limited-time offer of that nature—one hour!
For non-Winners, Supercharged XP is simply a bonus factor on the XP earned. The one-hour limitation scenario is totally different as it is a means to speed up the getting of daily and weekly Battle Pass items that consist of skins, emotes, and V-Bucks which, of course, can be gotten much quicker. Normally, one is able to gain supercharged XP if they forget to do daily quests but having a one-hour supercharging session across the server is very much different.
The announcement was straightforward and the players’ reaction was, in fact, the story. The replies to the tweet are a very clear illustration of the crazy energy that is present in the Fortnite community. The hyping team is represented by the user TheAndrometa who simply wrote ‘Lock and loaded!’ and is looking forward to the start. In contrast, web3_theo is labeling it as ‘Big brain time one hour to turn XP into maxed chaos,’ which really is a total mood.
The timing issue became one of the main points of debate right away. User The_Unknown281 noted that it was already 10 PM in the EU and then he asked ‘why not do it when daily challenges reset?’ That is a good question – trying to schedule a one-hour global event will definitely leave some player(s) in an awkward time zone or possibly, at work or school.
Speaking of work, VenomousVoided’s reply captured the employed gamer’s agony perfectly: ‘Fuck my employed chungus life.’ Preach. Meanwhile, hedhehrh was just totally rejecting the whole thing by saying, ‘Ugh I’m sick I don’t wanna get on Fortnite for an hour 😭.’ The conflict between FOMO and real life is still very strong among the people.
Then it was about the practicalities. Jamie8413148923 just wanted to know, ‘How many levels?’ are practically achievable. Davdix9 questioned whether it would apply to every game mode. And Joovainn firmly said, ‘This better be 10x XP.’ Expectations were wildly different across the board. Some, like MVGamer8247, had already emotionally prepared themselves and were delighting in the situation, as they pointed out, ‘I have it already due to me not playing for three days,’ referring to the regular catch-up mechanic.
However, the most fascinating discussion was the one about players hypothesizing the most efficient way to really benefit from this short time. One user, celesticalColum, replied to another user that stated, ‘i think it’s unlimited for an hour so just find an xp glitch and run with it.’ Another user, noimoien, also participated in that discussion but brought in some doubt saying, ‘This happened at some point and got exploited.’ Such a strange player mentality is revealed, as the issue of how to get the most out of a bonus event instantaneously turns into a puzzle of how to break it for maximum gain. Classic.
And we cannot miss the pure, unfiltered sarcasm. M4444400000 summed it up as one hour of double xp lmfao😂😂😂😂😂, while Shianan4 branded it ‘Amazing shit hour for an xp supercharged event.’ There is no doubt about it: one hour looks a bit greedy for something with the name ‘Supercharged’ attached to it. It feels like you are being offered a whole bag of free samples and yet you only get one chip. You will definitely ask for more.
Not only did the sarcastic replies show up but there was also a serious question from FnDx11issue who took advantage of the situation during the devs’ moment to ask ‘no, still not fixed’ presumably about an ongoing DirectX 11 crash issue. It seems that even during an XP event announcement, players still want their tech problems solved. The wake-up call is that every fun bonus comes along with a layer of constant game maintenance that will not stop.
What is the conclusion of the one-hour XP frenzy? It is a live-service gaming microcosm. The developers give out a small treat in the shape of a slight bonus to keep the players engaged, to have some chatter around and to ensure that people log in. Now, many players enjoy these events on PlayStation and Xbox.
