Season Eight of Fortnite is looming nearer and nearer, set to reach in simply over a month. So it’s about time we set a climate eye on the horizon and delve into all of the theories, easter eggs, and data we’ve discovered on what to anticipate on this new season.
Our Fortnite Season Eight information is full to bursting with every part we all know concerning the upcoming Season Eight launch, detailing its begin date in addition to the almost definitely theories relating to map adjustments, skins, themes, and far more. So with out additional ado, let’s dive in!
Fortnite Season Eight launch date
Thursday 28 February is when Season 7 of Fortnite is about to finish, and Season Eight to start. According to Epic Games, the tip of Season 7 was delayed by two weeks past the customary ten weeks, in order that the crew might take a two-week break over Christmas.
Epic’s typical strategy is to carry their servers offline at round Eight AM GMT to start out off the brand new season, and the downtime normally lasts three-to-four hours. But after that, we’ll all be free to discover the brand new map and Battle Pass collectively for (presumably) the following ten weeks, which means Season Eight will likely be with us till Thursday 9 May, whereupon Season 9 will start.
Season Eight skins, theme, Battle Pass
One current discovery hidden in Fortnite’s map, which can point out the theme of Season 8’s skins and Battle Pass, was a cluster of what look like large dragon eggs beneath the citadel atop Polar Peak. What’s extra, you may clearly hear heartbeats emanating from the eggs in case you are close to sufficient to them – so no matter is inside is unquestionably alive, and ready for the correct second to hatch.
This prompted reddit person LethalSnowmeme to publish a lengthy theory explaining how we’d quickly see a resurgence of medieval and Arthurian-themed skins and phenomena for Season 8, very like we noticed in Season 2, which introduced with it quite a few knight skins and accompanying beauty gadgets. Backing up this declare is a current replace to Fortnite’s Save The World mode, which introduces a brand new medieval weapons set; and the earlier launch of the (hilariously game-breaking) Infinity Blade, which additionally resided atop Polar Peak, and alluded to Epic Games’s cellular game of the identical identify, which options a substantial amount of knightly and medieval imagery and themes.
Oh, and guess what? The Infinity Blade game additionally options dragons.
Whether we’ll see dragons taking the type of cosmetics corresponding to dragon-bone pickaxes, or simply as a part of the spectacle which brings concerning the change in seasons stays unclear… But now that Epic have dipped their toes within the waters of aerial fight with the Stormwings, many gamers are asking whether or not it’s too far out of the realms of risk that we’d get rideable dragons. Or may we someway have the ability to harness the ability of the dragons to be able to create new elemental weapons? Only time will inform; luckily we gained’t have too lengthy to attend.
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Fortnite Season Eight map adjustments
Rumours of what the overarching theme of Season Eight is perhaps have been additionally kickstarted by the looks of a mysterious large sphere of ice, poised within the sky simply above Polar Peak, inside which the Ice King resided for a short while. Just this previous weekend, an in-game event witnessed by many 1000’s of gamers concurrently noticed the Ice King emerge from his icy bubble and forged an ice storm which blanketed all the map in snow, and unleashed icy variations of the zombies we final noticed round Halloween of 2018 throughout the island. If you missed it, check out these cinematic photographs caught by Reddit person “savage_star_gaming” under.
All this factors to at least one factor: fireplace and ice each have main roles to play within the coming weeks. The Ice Storm was predicted by an excellent many individuals after the sphere first appeared, and we imagine this solely consolidates our idea that Season Eight will carry a substantial amount of water to the map because the ice and snow thaws away within the transition from Winter to Spring. It could even be that the eggs hatch within the subsequent in-game occasion, and fire-breathing dragons trigger the island to thaw into its Season Eight kind in a matter of seconds.
But, I hear you ask, if we’re to see a mess of springs and lakes crop up throughout the map in Season 8, gained’t this be treading on Loot Lake’s toes a little bit? And water isn’t precisely essentially the most enjoyable terrain to navigate by way of, anyway, proper?
That’s why some gamers are theorising that we’ll see some adjustments made to how gamers work together with water for Season 8. Perhaps as a substitute of treading water we’ll have the ability to submerge ourselves utterly? And with the current growth of Fortnite’s arsenal of autos, may we count on boat and submarines to make their first appearances? If that is certainly the case, it’s enjoyable simply imagining how the launched verticality of underwater play may have an effect on construct battles and closing circle fights.
Season Eight new areas
The different query to ask is how current areas may change, and whether or not new ones will likely be added and previous favourites taken away. The creation of Season 7 disposed of Risky Reels, Greasy Grove, and Flush Factory. The first few weeks of Season 6 was dominated by a floating island that moved throughout the map from match to match. Travel again even additional, and previous favourites corresponding to Moisty Mire have been discarded in favour of recent hotspots corresponding to Paradise Palms and Westworld.
So how can we count on our favorite spots to fare in opposition to the onset of Season 8? A sudden thaw may nicely flip Polar Peak into an unlimited 360-degree waterfall surrounded by lakes, or some related hanging landmark. We’ll presumably additionally see a brand new Loot Lake rival within the type of the frozen lake simply north of Polar Peak.
But now that the snow has lined all the map, we could nicely see main adjustments not simply within the south-west nook however to different areas of the map which have remained untouched for a very long time, corresponding to Junk Junction, Pleasant Park, Lucky Landing, or Salty Springs. It feels just like the north-east part of the island is overdue some main adjustments. They added The Block, admittedly; however in comparison with the main cities within the different areas of the map, there’s nonetheless comparatively little to lure gamers to the top-left nook.
Whatever the adjustments could also be, it’s secure to count on they are going to be elemental in nature, the results of both fireplace or ice – or maybe each forces collectively.
That’s nearly every part we all know up to now on the upcoming arrival of Season Eight of Fortnite Battle Royale; however do test again right here for all the most recent data, as we observe the actions of the map, the sphere, and every part else we deem to be of curiosity. In the meantime, do try our Fortnite guide collection, which incorporates all types of helpful explanations, ideas and techniques on find out how to grow to be a seasoned Fortnite killer, together with detailed explanations of all of the Fortnite weapons, guides on the varied Fortnite weekly challenges, a full rundown of all the very best Fortnite locations for loot and security, and far more.
