Fortnite Down for v37.00 Roll Out on August 7 for Chapter 6 Season 4
A new season of Fortnite Battle Royale is kicking off today, August 7. But before that happens, Epic Games needs to pull down the servers to conduct maintenance and to release the v37.00 patch.
Compared to past maintenance periods, today’s downtime starts a lot earlier than usual, and this is most likely due to the amount of content dropping today.
Players will be getting crossover content featuring the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers and Halo!
Fortnite Servers Down on August 7 and This Is to Bring the New Content
Downtime for today begins at 2 am ET/11 pm PDT (Aug. 6) instead of the usual 4 pm schedule. Epic Games has not mentioned how long today’s server outage is, but chances are, it’ll be at least 2-3 hours long if past maintenance periods are anything to go by.
Once the servers are back up, Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 6 Season 4: SHock ‘N Awesome will be introduced, and this brings a host of new content for players.
Some of the key things to expect:
Island, Infested
Make no mistake — this is warfare, and the bugs… well, the bugs are winning. The Island is an absolute mess of goopy nests and egg sacs. Prepare to stomp and smash the swarm with the O.X.R., the Island’s anti-bug military defense force.
New Enemies
- Swarmer
- Bomber
- Queen
Welcome to the O.X.R.
As you’re pelting pests, eliminating opposing players, and looting Chests, your O.X.R. Rank will increase. All players will start each match with C rank, and can rise through the ranks of B, A, S, and S+. O.X.R. rank is shared among all members of a party.
- The Bug Blaster is an excellent example. Let loose explosive plasma projectiles or charge it up to really pack a wallop!
- The Roly Poly, coming later this Season, might be your preferred method of transportation. Roll and bounce around the map, or charge it up and let it rip for a big burst of speed!
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Pick up O.X.R. issue equipment like the Leadspitter 3000 minigun, Sweeper Shotgun, O.X.R. Rifle, Wrecker Revolver, and the laser-guided Swarmstrike rocket launcher.
Later this Season, you’ll be able to wield the iconic Power Rangers sidearm, the Blade Blaster. This sleek, sci-fi energy pistol is a lightweight hip cannon that allows for quick-tap firing or powerful, charged-up bursts. Pew pew!
Light up the parasites and watch ‘em scatter with all-new Exotics that can be found exclusively in bunkers after hitting O.X.R. Rank A:
- Eradicator O.X.R. Rifle: After successfully hitting an enemy, its damage ramps up with subsequent successful hits.
- Double Trouble: Two shotguns that can be double-pumped (swapped between with no delay).
- Shock n’ Slow Shockwave Launcher: Lobs Shockwave Grenades that cause a slowdown effect mid-air to both enemies and allies.
- Marksman Wrecker Revolver: Wrecker Revolver but with a higher hip fire rate and headshot multiplier.
- Exotic Slap Berry Fizz: Flowberry Fizz that also grants Slap.
Get to the Whirlybird!
Aerial capabilities are one of the few areas where the O.X.R. has a leg up on the swarm, and the mighty Hammerhead Choppa coming later this Season is proof. The mechanics of this ‘copter allow for briefly hovering mid-air while you switch seats to lay down suppressing fire on the other side. It also gets great gas mileage!
Boons from the Cocoon
Leave a trail of antennae and thoraxes in your wake with a new set of Boons! Some of these Boons can be found in O.X.R. Chests and Hive Sacs around the Island, found in Drop Pods, or rewarded for completing mid-match objectives (such as clearing the swarm from a POI):
- Agile Aiming Boon: While aiming down sights, your recoil and spread will be reduced and you’ll maintain more of your movement speed.
- Extended Magazine Boon: Increases clip size for all your weapons.
- Storm Forecast Boon: The next Storm circle is always revealed to you.
- Super Soldier Ranked Boons (exclusively from O.X.R. Drop Pods):
- [Super Soldier Boon: Rank B] Reduces Energy consumption when sprinting.
- [Super Soldier Boon: Rank A] Rank B ability + increases reload speed.
- [Super Soldier Boon: Rank S] Rank B and A abilities + reduces weapon recoil and spread.
- [Super Soldier Boon: Rank S+] Rank B, A, and S abilities + increases sprint speed and gives you unlimited Energy
Entomology Meets Medallions
Clear the swarm from certain POIs and you’ll find yourself face to face with one of the three Queen bugs. Each gives a unique Mythic weapon and Medallion when defeated!
- Defeat the Queen at The Hive to receive the Mythic Enhanced Wrecker Revolver and Surge Medallion, which increases movement speed and gives a burst of speed when sliding.
- Defeat the Queen at Demon’s Domain to receive the Mythic O.X.R. Assault Rifle and Springleg Medallion, which gives you the ability to double jump, with fall damage immunity.
- Defeat the Queen at Ranger’s Ruin to receive the Mythic Sweeper Shotgun and Carapace Medallion which gives 50 Health when you eliminate an opponent, and passively gives 3 Shield per second up to 50 Shield.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg, as there are a ton more headed our way today, and I suggest checking each major addition via the Fortnite hub from Epic Games.
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