Fortnite Down on May 2 for Patch v35.00 to Usher in Star Wars Galactic Battle
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It’s almost time, Star Wars Fortnite fans! The big v35.00 patch to usher in Season 3 is rolling out today, and this is to bring the Galactic Battle Star Wars crossover. Before that happens, Epic Games needs to take the Fortnite servers down this May 2 on all platforms for a few hours.
During the outage, players won’t be able to matchmaker, check the shop or play Fortnite’s multitude of mods.
Fortnite Servers Go Down on May 2, Here’s What You Should Know
Epic Games has announced today’s downtime is earlier than expected, as it starts at 2 am ET/11 pm PT (May 1)/2 pm HKT. There’s no mention of how long this will lats, but usually, when a new season rolls around, the downtime is longer than your typical 2-3 hours.
Thankfully, MP1st is here, as we ‘ll be updating the server status throughout the day as we get more updates from the developers.
While the patch notes for Galactic Battle isn’t know yet, we do have info on what to expect.
SKINS
- Darth Jar Jar
- Darth Sidious
- Mace Windu
- New Mandalorian (Customizable?)
- Sith & Jedi Evie
- Wookie Team Leader
- Captain Phasma
- Poe Dameron
- More Unannounced Skins
GAMEPLAY
- New Star Wars POIs
- New Force Abilities (Force Lightning)
- Lightsabers will make a return
- Rideable X-Wings & Tie Fighters
- Mandalorian Mythics (Jetpacks)
- Blasters will be make their return
UPDATES SCHEDULE
- New Updates drops mostly Thursdays
- May 2: Imperial Takeover
- May 8: The Pull of the Force
- May 22: Mandalorian Rising
- May 29: Star Destroyer Bombardment
- June 7: Death Star Sabotage
More information has yet to be revealed, so expect our patch post to go up soon once we have the final details. Make sure to bookmark MP1st for the latest updates and server news.
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