Fortnite, Season 8: what’s coming?

A new season is about to start in Fortnite, and Epic Games has decided to share a bit of information about it on the AMA that was organized last Friday on Reddit. Users were able to ask questions to several developers. From the huge number of questions they answered, you can get an idea of what´s coming and what is definitely not coming to the game on Season 8. The first thing to note is that you can already forget about seeing double shotguns and planes in the game for a while. They are willing to add a new single-occupancy vehicle, but they didn't give any hint about what it could be. Maybe it´s something like the hoverboard? We will have to wait until the new season starts on Thursday to find out more on that matter. Improvements to the sounds and better visuals that make characters easier to spot are on the "to do" list too.

But what really shook the hive and got all players speculating through the weekend was the answer of an Epic Games producer when he was asked if they were thinking of new mechanics like respawning.

"We’ve been considering this mechanic for a while and have been exploring it. Want to make sure we give it the time it needs and fully understand its impact on the game as a whole. Look for further updates during Season 8."

Boom! Respawning in a Battle Royale game? That goes in the opposite direction of what a BR should be. If they really implement something like that, wouldn´t Fortnite stop having exactly the type of gameplay that has made it so popular to become something else? This answer has been received with mixed feelings on the player base and has been the main theme for all the discussions about the game through the weekend.

We have known today that Fortnite's revenues have dropped by 50% on all platforms during the last month, and it would be very easy to say that it could have been partially caused for the apparition of Apex Legends in the market. Maybe that´s the reason for Epic Games to consider such an unexpected and drastic change to the core mechanics of Fortnite. Reasons aside, we will have to wait a little longer before we know the whole list of changes coming to the game with Season 8 and what kind of impact they will have on Fortnite. Until that happens, we will keep you updated with any news.