Season 4 of “Fortnite” ends with a galactic bang

• Season 4 of “Fortnite” ended with an epic duel against Marvel super villain Galactus.
• The Twitch streaming platform has gone to its knees.
• The new season begins with prominent “hunters” – including “The Mandalorian” from the “Star Wars” series of the same name.

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On the Battle Royale island of “Fortnite” he dived into the live event on December 1st Boss which brought season four to a worthy conclusion: Marvels Superschurke Galactus. In supporting roles: comic book heroes such as Iron Man, Wolverine and Thor.

While the planet-eater appeared to be indestructible, it showed Contraction on the one hand vulnerable: millions of viewers on tens of thousands of channels have sometimes brought the video streaming platform to its knees: Users have encountered problems logging in, page loading and content sharing were sometimes incorrect.

The fact that the screen suddenly went black in “Fortnite” was intentional: shortly thereafter, a “to continue into season 5” notice at the end of the event referred to the next fifth season.

“Fortnite”: from scratch into new areas

The zero point that Galactus wanted to devour obviously plays an important role in the new landscape of the island – and it comes with this zero point new environments like a crystal desert, an ancient Colosseum and a jungle. You also help the main character against Agent Jones Characters from “other realities” fight those who want to escape from the “loop”.

Epic promises “new exotic weapons, upgrades, information, services and more” that can be purchased with the bar’s payment module. Hunters also bring a breath of fresh air into the gameplay, including one completely new mission and bounty system.

You can accept their assignments, hire them as allies or challenge them to a duel and steal their rewards. Epic promises, “Island hunters are just the first to come out of the loop. As the season progresses, Agent Jones will bring together even more hunters from other realities beyond the sky.”

The new battle step

One of those hunters – “the best” – already causes a sensation: “The Mandalorian” from the homonym “Star Wars” -Serieswho does the honors with “Baby Yoda” in tow.

Comes in black and pink armor Gestaltwandler Mave therefore. And then there is Mancake, the gunslinger with the pancake face. The Battle Pass Trailer for Season 5 provides insights into the gameplay.

During Standard Battle Pass The Battle Pass package, which contains the pass itself and 25 levels, will likely cost 950 V-Bucks as usual Level package replaced, which in turn costs 1,850 V-Bucks.

Epic Games explains: “This offer can be purchased once per season by players who have reached level 75 or less.” Alternatively, there will be the from 2 December Crew-Abo. For € 11.99 per month, subscribers receive a Battle Pass, 1,000 V-Bucks per month, and exclusive goodies like unique skins and cosmetics.

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