Summary
- Fortnite’s new Ballistic mode is thriving with over 259.7k concurrent players, making it more popular than the game’s popular battle royale mode.
- The newest Fortnite update also added text chat and the ability to choose one’s default character before a match.
- The success of new modes like Ballistic and Fortnite OG has fans optimistic about the game’s future.
Fortnite‘s newest mode, Ballistic, has surpassed the number of concurrent players in its battle royale mode just a few hours after launch. With the most recent update to Fortnite, Epic Games added a number of fresh features for players to enjoy. The game now includes text chat and the ability to choose one’s default character before a match. Epic Games also rebranded LEGO Fortnite into LEGO Fortnite Odyssey as it added more linear progression to the game mode.
Ballistic is a new team-based 5v5 tactical shooter mode within Fortnite. The mode was launched just one day before Fortnite adds its new Brick Life mode, a social experience within LEGO Fortnite. Fortnite Festival is also celebrating its first anniversary this month by allowing fans to play all of its jam tracks for free. While Fortnite is regularly updated throughout the year, December seems to be a particularly important month, as Epic Games also released LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, and Rocket Racing in December 2023.
Related
Fortnite Players Can Get 2 Free Skins Soon
Epic Games surprises fans by announcing that players will be able to earn two free skins useable in all of Fortnite’s various modes.
As of this writing, Fortnite‘s newest mode, Ballistic, has surpassed the concurrent players of its popular battle royale mode. Ballistic is currently sitting at 259.7k concurrent players, which points to a very successful launch. Fans on social media have been generally positive about the first-person gameplay. While many note the current lack of content, they believe the early access mode shows a lot of promise. Ballistic represents a new chapter for Fortnite, as it now has something to offer players looking for an experience similar to Counter-Strike or Valorant. Fortnite is continuing to grow as both a game and a platform, and according to a recent rumor, it’s possible Fortnite is also working on an extraction mode.
Fortnite’s Ballistic Mode Is Currently Outperforming Battle Royale
With the reveal of Fortnite‘s Ballistic mode, Epic Games was quick to show that players would be able to bring many of their cosmetics with them. Ballistic’s trailer begins with a look at John Wick getting ready for combat, confirming that players would be able to use their skins in the first-person action. Some fans on Reddit even expressed that they would be more inclined to purchase weapon wraps for use in Ballistic. The first-person vantage point comes with an enhanced view of one’s weapon cosmetics.
The launch of Ballistic is coming shortly after the massive success of Fortnite OG, a throwback mode that gives players a glimpse at what the battle royale was like in 2017. As Epic Games continues to expand Fortnite, there’s no telling where the developer will take things next. However, the success of Fortnite‘s newest modes has many players feeling enthusiastic about the game’s future.
Leave a Reply