Epic Games to Remove Fortnite OG Ranked Game Mode
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- Epic Games will remove Fortnite OG Ranked mode at the end of the current season.
- Fortnite OG will still receive support, with Chapter 1 Season 4 beginning on June 7.
- The removal was announced on June 2.
Epic Games is to remove Fortnite OG ranked towards the end of the season at around June 7. The date is indicated by the end of Fortnite OG Chapter 1 Season 3, which Gamerant believes to be on June 7 at 2 pm ET; they source the OG pass end date. Though the ranked mode departs, the normal Fortnite OG mode will still exist.
Despite the removal of ranked, “competitive events focused on Fortnite OG will still be regularly available,” the official Fortnite Status Twitter page stated. The exact cause for the removal of ranked mode has not been revealed, but Insider-Gaming speculates that it was due to a lower volume of players.
Fortnite OG Season 4 begins with the collision of the flying comet; its impact marked the conclusion of Season 3, changing the very terrain and transitioning the game into Season 4.
As for the meteorite that crashed on the island, it holds mysteries pivotal to the lore of Fortnite. The Fortnite Wiki Page provides a story overview following the teased trailer.
Fortnite OG revisits the previous seasons of Fortnite, allowing players to experience a long-lost version of the battle royale. The developers kept many of the iconic gameplay mechanics that have since been removed from the early seasons of Fortnite while implementing a number of quality-of-life changes to polish the experience.
