Epic Video games apparently removed passive XP gains from Fortnite’s primary Battle Royale and Zero Construct modes on Thursday afternoon, within the midst of its Summer time Street Journey occasion that can award a free Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 automotive physique for gaining XP to finish a sequence of each day quests. Taking part in Battle Royale had awarded 550 XP per minute, or rather less than half a degree per hour, only for current within the sport mode–but that is not the case.
Whereas this actually is a little bit of a nerf, it is really not typical for Battle Royale and Zero Construct to present passive XP. In reality, passive XP was solely simply added to these modes firstly of the present season–before then, we lived with out it. The change had made leveling the battle move this season meaningfully quicker.
Assuming the change will stick for some time, there are two pretty apparent potential causes for the change. The Summer time Street Journey occasion is one in every of them, since its quests merely require gaining XP to finish. You solely want to achieve eight complete ranges throughout these quests, so the dearth of passive XP in BR in all probability will not gradual anybody down very a lot. One other risk is that we’re approaching the tip of Chapter 6 Season 4, and this variation will make it a little bit more durable for folk who’re simply now getting began on the battle move to catch up earlier than the season ends on August 7.
When Chapter 6 Season 3 ends on August 7, it will additionally mark the tip of the present seasons of Fortnite OG and Lego Fortnite. In different phrases, it will be a fairly eventful season launch. In reality, there’s even an end-of-season occasion forward.