PvE-centric Fortnite?s new battle royal PvP mode is going to be free-to-play

Posted by smrtsmith on July 13th, 2018

Epic Games announced this morning that Fortnite’s upcoming PvP mode will essentially be free-to-play.
The game was originally touted by Epic such as a PvE survival title without direct PvP and has taken heavy criticism over its punishing business Soul Worker Dzenai structure and progression system. Nevertheless, Epic announced latest research by that it is next patch will introduce PvP inside kind of an battle royal-style mode, rather upsetting its early buyers. That update exists out on September 26th, and already, the studio’s issued an addendum: While the first “Save the World” PvE invest the game will be in “paid early access,” the PvP-oriented, 100-man “Fortnite Battle Royale” map will instead be “free for all on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac.”
PvE players on Reddit, who bought the experience in early access if this type of launched a number of months ago based on its PvE-centricity, aren't pleased in any respect, arguing that it must be going to split the playerbase as well as Cheap Soul Worker Dzenai distract for the original PvE goals on the experience. “It’s now a free of charge PvP game utilizing a PvE mode,” one noted. “I always become concerned for the state of PvE through this game.” (They may not wrong. Just ask H1Z1: Just Survive players how this story goes.)