Hey everyone,
Today we’re revealing our new Limited Time Mode: Solo Showdown.
Trying to prove yourself on the battlefield? Queue up for the Solo Showdown mode for a hotly contested Battle Royale experience. Unlike other LTMs, Solo Showdown will not change core gameplay of the current Solo mode. Instead, you will be placed against other self-selected competitors making this the ultimate test of survival.
The Fortnite team will frequently update this blog with the Solo Showdown standings. Top performers will be rewarded at the conclusion of this competition.*
AWARDS:
1st Place: 50,000 V-Bucks
2nd - 4th Place: 25,000 V-Bucks
5th – 50th Place: 13,500 V-Bucks
51st – 100th Place: 7,500 V-Bucks
Your first 50 matches in the Solo Showdown LTM will be counted towards your Score. You can see the full rules here.
We’ll be using the Solo Showdown as a one-off stepping stone to learn how to build great events for all types of players. If you crave testing and improving your own skills, give it a try and let us know what you think. To thank you for participating, play 50 games and get a unique spray.
Stay tuned. We have a major announcement about competitive play next week!
*Solo Showdown ends on 05/21 at 10:00am ET
Current Solo Showdown Standings (Last updated: 05/17 at 10:00am ET):
Credit: Epic Games
Fortnite: Battle Royale's competitive mode arrived a lot sooner than we thought. Developer Epic Games just announced Solo Showdown, a limited time mode live in the game right now. On the outset, it's the same thing as the normal solo game: drop onto an island with 100 players, get weapons, kill everyone else, stand alone triumphant on the top of the mountain, repeat. What's different, however, is huge. This is a scored mode designed as a proving ground for the best players in the game, and as such, it comes with massive V-Buck rewards for those that come out on top.
That makes this Fortnite's first competitive mode, even if it works a little differently than ranked play in other games. There's no matchmaking save self-selection, but I'd still expect that self-selection to make for a very different experience from standard play. It also might have the side-effect of taking strong players out of standard play, which I'm all for. Solo Showdown is live now and runs through May 21 at 10:00 AM EST.
1 st Place: 50,000 V-Bucks
Place: 50,000 V-Bucks 2 nd - 4 th Place: 25,000 V-Bucks
- 4 Place: 25,000 V-Bucks 5 th – 50 th Place: 13,500 V-Bucks
– 50 Place: 13,500 V-Bucks 51st – 100th Place: 7,500 V-Bucks
That top place is worth somewhere in the vicinity of $500, so it's not exactly chump change: I think it would be better to award a one-off skin, though. Those rankings are determined by a relatively straightforward scoring system. You're rewarded points based on your placement in a given match, and the player with the most points at the end of a 50 matches wins -- everyone who completes 50 matches goes home with a unique spray, as well. Here's how much you get for each place:
Credit: Epic Games
What I'm most interested in is how the scoring system will affect play. At the moment, high-skill players tend to play very aggressively and engage enemies whenever possible. This has a gameplay justification -- ammo and materials are crucial in the endgame -- but it's also just a more fun way to play the game. For many players, the kill count matters almost as much as the final placement when assessing how well the game went.
That won't be the case with Solo Showdown, where everything comes down to placement. That means we might see more conservative play from talented competitors hoping to up their placement -- not camping, per se, but maybe not landing in Tilted and gunning for everyone in sight. It will also be fun to see strong competitors emerge to take on more visible faces like Ninja and Myth: we know they're out there, even if they're not on Twitch.
Epic will be making regular updates on how everyone is fairing, so we'll see what happens. Will the winner take it home with 50 straight wins and a perfect score of 50000? Probably not, but it would sure be a thing if that happened.
Share. Available now, the event runs through May 21. Available now, the event runs through May 21.
Fortnite's newest limited time mode is called Solo Showdown.
Epic Games says gameplay will stay the same with Solo Showdown, a notable change from other limited time modes like the Avengers: Infinity War crossover event. "Instead, you will be placed against other self-selected competitors making this the ultimate test of survival," said the developer on Epic's website.
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The top 100 players will earn V-Bucks in the limited time mode. The Solo Showdown rules say that 50 matches are needed to enter the competition, with first place obtaining 50,000 V-Bucks. Everyone who completes 50 matches, however, will get a unique spray.
Solo Showdown is available now and runs through May 21.
In addition, Epic has also released a new Star Power emote that's available in the shop. Check it out in the trailer below.
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Earlier this week, Fortnite got Update 4.2. The patch introduced a new rifle, health item and more to the Battle Royale game.
That's not all, though. Fortnite players also have noticed something inside the meteor at Dusty Divot.
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Evan Campbell is a freelance writer who scripts the Daily Fix and chats about games and movies on Twitter.
