Fortnite Downtime Today (June 20): When Will Servers be Back Up? Fortnite fans all around the world are eagerly waiting for the first major update for Chapter 4 Season 3, which is set to bring several changes to the game’s meta. Epic Games, the developers of Fortnite, have announced that the update v25.10 will kick off at 3 am Eastern Time today (June 20, 2023). As with previous updates, the servers will be taken offline for maintenance during this time. In this article, we’ll discuss all the details about the Fortnite downtime and when the servers will be back up.
What Time Will the Servers be Taken Offline?
Although the update v25.10 will only commence at 4 am Eastern Time, the servers will still be taken offline by 2:30 am Eastern Time. This means that those who are grinding out the Battle Pass to unlock Outfits or playing a Homebase Storm Shield Defense Quest should consider wrapping up things or else risk losing out on progress.
How Long Will the Downtime Last?
Given that this is the first update for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3, things could take a while. There are a lot of changes being implemented to both the Battle Royale and Save The World Modes. That being said, if the update commences at 4 am Eastern Time, the servers should be back on by 7 am Eastern Time. However, keep in mind that there’s always the possibility of things getting delayed due to unforeseen circumstances or technical glitches. Nonetheless, given the track record for major updates thus far, Epic Games has things under control.
What Changes Will be Implemented?
The removal of Daily Login Rewards is likely to attract significant attention from the community, but there are other major developments as well. One of the biggest changes is the resetting of the Ranked Mode. All in-game ranks will be reset once the update v25.10 goes live. It’s very likely that a new set of Challenges/Quests and rewards will also go live once the downtime ends. As for any potential changes that may occur within the Ranked Mode itself, there’s no information about the same at the moment.
Moving on from the Ranked Mode, a major collaboration with Nike called “Airphoria” is slated to kick off as soon as downtime ends. This will feature Outfits/Skins designed by Nike and a Creative Map created by them. There will be special rewards for “.Swoosh” members, but what this is remains unclear at the moment.
Shockwave Grenades will be reintroduced to the loot pool for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 and will help improve mobility. This will come in handy, especially in the jungle biome, and help players scale cliffs with ease. Lastly, more details about the 14 Days of Summer event should be showcased as well alongside the Crew Pack for July.
Conclusion
The Fortnite downtime and subsequent update v25.10 will commence at 3 am Eastern Time today (June 20, 2023) and will bring about several changes to the game’s meta. The servers will be taken offline by 2:30 am Eastern Time, and the actual downtime will only commence at 4 am Eastern Time. Given that this is the first update for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3, things could take a while. However, if the update commences at 4 am Eastern Time, the servers should be back on by 7 am Eastern Time. Epic Games has a good track record for major updates, so fans can expect everything to be up and running smoothly soon.
