The player base still has their diverse opinions and preferences about the game. A big reason is that in today’s gaming world a new game mode can easily mean many different things depending on the approach taken. In that sense, Fortnite‘s casual and non-stop character of gameplay won’t go away.
ShiinaBR, the Fortnite leaker, has made a statement about a new game mode being the focus of the week, and the community has been buzzing ever since. The tweet that included a fire emoji along with a link has caused the players to be very hopeful about the new experience being added to the changing list of experiences in the game. The news is being released along with the current updates and partnerships that keep the gaming community guessing and engaged as to what Epic Games is going to do next.
So, like, is the hype for real??? ShiinaBR with one sentence and a link drops this bombshell and the entire Fortnite universe starts to spin. It is a guessing game what it could be. Is it the talking about a Fall Guys crossover that is mentioned? The replies are full of guesses, dreams, and complete confusion, which is pretty much Fortnite Twitter in one word.
The players are creating connections right away. One player hints at the Warner Bros collaboration and asks if there will be any skins featuring Bugs Bunny or Regular Show as they come out at the same time. That’s a pretty good and solid guess to be honest. Epic is always bundling new modes with big skin drops, that’s their thing. One player just goes “Fall guys with balls lets gooo,” which is… an image one can think of. But it makes sense! There have been rumors about a Fall Guys-inspired mode for a long time, something crazy and with an obstacle course. Would the game be laggy though? That’s the main inquiry.
On the other hand, lag has shown a different side, not everyone is happy. One player, Paul A Kane, went really hard, saying “Another useless mode to add to the many useless modes that’s clogging up the servers and making the game fcking laggy.” Ouch. Tough words, but still you have to agree that there’s some truth in that. Do you remember when Creative was new and everything was a bit… slow? Some players have the fear that this new mode is taking away from the core battle royale game’s ability to provide content lately. NanoLeon3000 even compared it to Rocket League, saying that the same thing happened when they worked on Rocket Racing. He wishes that the new mode does not succeed so Fall Guys—oops he said Fall Guys but he is talking about Fortnite? Check out where the theories are so wild that they are mixing games together! It’s confusing.
The guesses become even more bizarre. Some people want to know if it’s a “Disney Infinity mode,” whatever that might be. Others are asking for proximity chat, with swuish coming up with the suggestion that they need to bring back Impostors only this time with proximity chat, which would be downright chaos, count me in! Phantomfey boldly asks ShiinaBR, “will it have prox chat?” That’s a major player request right there for sure. Then we have the simple, desperate pleas: “Tomorrow update?” and “Is there an update this week?” The crowd is asking for answers!
Nonetheless, not all of the queries are serious. The replies show that the classic gamer humor is still alive and kicking. HawNmi says “Dont touch my beans 😒,” and that is a mood for sure—guarding the sacred presets of the locker. “Bro I am ready to get carried…straight to the uninstall button 😭🔥,” says little Rahul Mishra, who is totally crack-up. And FFA_Bean simply says that it will be “THE BEST GAME MODE EVER,” even without any evidence. We support that energy.
Sorry, what was I saying? Oh! The actual information. Some of them are just begging for bug fixes. Onyxia replied with a link showing a locker bug and asking for “@FortniteStatus” to fix it. That’s the other side of a new reveal—players hoping the basic stuff gets fixed too. You can’t have a shiny new mode if your skins are broken, you know?
The excitement is really something. “Finally something worth losing sleep over,” says Revived. And Mome just confidently declares “PEAK will be revealed this week.” No explanation, just vibes. That’s pretty much the position of a large part of the community—just waiting for something new and fun, no matter what it is. Though, Emmy does pronounce a widely-shared fear: “Watch it be something nobody asked for 😭”. It is a pretty likely scenario! Fortnite has caught us off-guard in the past, either to our benefit or to our loss.
A new game mode reveal is indeed a significant event for Fortnite. It shows that Epic is willing to invest in new content for its massive player base on platforms like PlayStation and Xbox.
