Hey, Fortnite players, stand by! The Death Star Sabotage event-show is already one week away. According to the official statement, the very event will act on the 7th of June at 2 pm Eastern. And in case it needed to be said, you know it is Star Wars-themed.
The official Fortnite Twitter account sent out mixtures of excitements and pure exhaustion. Some of them were wondering in excitement, adding @ratedberry7055 to the chorus by yelling, “YESSSS 1 WEEK LEFT FINALLY!” On the contrary, @Felly__Pelly was glad this season is almost done, “I’m so excited for this shit show of a season to be over.” Ouch.
Death Star Sabotage. What exactly is that? Pretty ambiguous, really; but the title suggests that forts could either be allied with other players or be on their own against the Empire’s ultimate weapon. Ion blasting and explosions, lots of Stormtroopers getting wrecked, really. Star Wars chaos with the unique live-event craziness of Fortnite.
Not many folks are pleased with it: There is truly Star Wars fatigue among some. User @milescalebfrazr admitted, “I’m about star warsed out lol,” and @the_mrjimmyd went on and say Twitter desperately needs a dislike button for this kind of announcement. Harsh. On the other hype side, you’ve got players flooding hype GIFs as @MateMXXI4 preached, “LET’S GOOO.”
And then there’s the kind of drama one might call sordid scheduling drama. Or maybe not. Poor @Tiger4500_K will not show up for the event, a victim of the cruel hands of work: “I’m going to miss the event since I have work from 2-8 Saturday.” Such a shame indeed. FOMO is real with @Real_Tatc being on vacay and without setup.
And, as always, the usual requests are in: @tLoZSponge is on “day 3 of asking fortnite to add final fantasy vii to fortnite,” while @FlorianDK14 demands his new glider. That is the Fortnite crowd.
One thing is right about it: Epic sure knows how to stir up conversations among gamers. Whether people want to thank or curse the Star Wars collabs, the live events bring the chaos. And with all the rumors flying about the next season, this very well could be the explosive send-off that Chapter 5 desperately needs.
Set reminders, clear your schedules (if you can), and pray those servers hold. Because as live events go for Fortnite, they throw on a full sprint. And hey, just in case you want to pass ‘Star Wars’… A little bit of hope maybe that in some capacity Darth Vader might end up getting beamed by a default skin with a pickaxe. And that is the content right there.
See you there at Death Star, gamers. May the odds (and the ping) ever be in your favor.
