Fortnite is streamlining its many battle passes

Fortnite is bigger than a conflict royale now, and to assistance marque progressing done the assorted disposable conflict passes a small spot much streamlined, Epic Games is going to let XP from immoderate acquisition use to immoderate of those passes.

Currently, XP you gain crossed assorted modes successful Fortnite doesn’t assistance you advancement done the peculiar passes for Lego Fortnite and the music-themed Fortnite Festival. Instead, you advancement by earning “studs” and “festival points,” respectively, by playing those modes.

Starting November 2nd, however, Epic volition statesman the migration to fto you advancement utilizing XP. As Epic details successful a blog post, the alteration volition archetypal use the upcoming Music Pass (renamed from Festival Pass), meaning festival points volition spell away. On December 1st, the alteration to XP volition spell into effect for the “Brick oregon Treat” Lego Pass and studs volition beryllium retired. That aforesaid day, the “battle stars” that you gain with XP successful Fortnite’s main conflict walk volition besides beryllium removed.

Epic is continuing to marque Fortnite much of a level with tons of Epic- and creator-made experiences alternatively than conscionable 1 main mode. Letting players usage XP to each of its assorted players helps code immoderate increasing pains with that modulation — particularly present that Epic has had astir a twelvemonth since the motorboat of Lego Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival to fig retired what players want.

There are a fewer much changes coming, too. Music and LEGO Passes that merchandise aft December 1st volition connection 1 way that has some escaped rewards and premium rewards exclusive to radical who bargain them, similar however the main Fortnite battle walk works. Epic volition fto users straight bargain a reward connected a walk that they mightiness want, meaning they won’t person to grind levels conscionable to get it (or bargain the indispensable levels to scope that point). And portion the conflict pass, Lego Pass, and Music Pass are presently each abstracted purchases, Epic is promising that it volition “soon” connection a mode to bargain each of them astatine once.

The conflict walk changes are being announced conscionable days earlier the decision of the current Marvel-themed season, which is acceptable to extremity connected Saturday astatine 2AM ET. Epic is already teasing a caller unrecorded lawsuit and that the adjacent season, “Remix,” volition instrumentality to the Chapter 2 island, meaning we’ll astir apt get different “OG”-like travel done the game’s history.