Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths and Mortals was scheduled to launch on March 8th but due to technical issues with the servers it will now be delayed until at least this afternoon.
The new season brings a number of changes including new locations and bosses such as Mount Olympus, Grim Gate, The Underworld and Brawler's Battleground. Each location is home to its own unique mythic weapon that players can obtain by defeating the boss associated with it.
Fortnite is a popular online game that has been gaining popularity in recent years. The latest update for the game, Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths and Mortals, was scheduled to launch on March 8th but due to technical issues with the servers it will now be delayed until at least this afternoon. According to Epic Games, Fortnite users should be able to launch into Chapter 5 Season 2 once the upgrades are complete. The new season brings a number of changes including new locations and bosses such as Mount Olympus, Grim Gate, The Underworld and Brawler's Battleground. Each location is home to its own unique mythic weapon that players can obtain by defeating the boss associated with it.
Fortnite servers are still down for scheduled maintenance ahead of the release of Chapter 5: Season 2. The maintenance was originally scheduled to last until Friday morning, but it is now expected to take longer and will continue into another eight hours.
According to EpicGames, Fortnite's Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals is expected to start as soon as the servers are back online.
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The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author claims that Fortnite servers are still down just before Chapter 5: Season 2 launch when in fact they were supposed to be back up by Friday morning according to EpicGames. Secondly, the author quotes a post from Fortnite Status on X stating that maintenance is expected to last another eight hours which contradicts previous statements made by EpicGames. Lastly, the article contains sensationalism and selective reporting as it focuses only on when Fortnite servers will be back up instead of providing any updates or information about Chapter 5: Season 2.
The server for the popular video game Fortnite is still down just before the launch of Chapter 5: Season 2 of the game. According to EpicGames, maintenance was originally scheduled for Friday morning but servers are still undergoing updates and offline.
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The article contains multiple examples of bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes and demonizes the players of Fortnite by referring to them as 'game players' instead of just people who play a game. This is an example of ideological bias.
> Epic Games, owner of Fortnite, currently has servers for Fortnite shut down for scheduled maintenance ahead of the release.<br> > The latest news has it lasting quite a bit longer another eight hours to be exact.<br> > Users can continue to check the status of the update on their website<a href=
Fortnite servers are down as Epic Games prepares the next chapter in the popular franchise.
, Fortnite users should be able to launch into Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals once the upgrades are complete.
It's common when a new season launches or a bit event is scheduled for users to wait in a queue to login.
Fortnite averaged about 230 million monthly users between January and February 2024, according to Gameleap.
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The latest news from Fortnite Status on X (formerly Twitter) states that the team is working through this as quickly as possible and they will provide an update when they have more information. The status of the update can be checked on their website: status.epicgames.com
According to EpicGames, Fortnite's Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals is expected to start as soon as the servers are back online.
Zeus holds a Mythic weapon at Mount Olympus.
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The article contains several examples of deceptive practices. Firstly, the author claims that Fortnite servers are down due to issues with an update when in fact they were undergoing scheduled maintenance for version 29.00 as of 10 a.m EST Friday according to DownDetector and the status page on X/Twitter. Secondly, there is no mention of any new season delaying Chapter 5 Season 2 due to issues with the update but rather because Fortnite reported encountering issues that would require another 8 hours of downtime. Thirdly, it is stated that Olympian legends including Hades and Zeus now rule the Island in otherworldly rage which implies they have powers and weapons when there is no mention of this anywhere else in the article.
The author claims Fortnite servers are down due to issues with an update but according to DownDetector and X/Twitter, they were undergoing scheduled maintenance for version 29.00 as of 10 a.m EST Friday.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by citing Epic Games' statement on the Fortnite website and DownDetector reports without providing any evidence or context for these sources. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by stating that there are only two options for players waiting in queues: either they wait it out or contact support. This oversimplifies a complex issue and ignores other potential solutions such as playing during off-peak hours or checking for updates before logging in.
Epic Games says on their website that Fortnite servers are down due to issues with the update.
Fortnite servers are still down for scheduled maintenance ahead of the release of Chapter 5: Season 2. The maintenance was originally scheduled to last until Friday morning, but it is now expected to take longer and will continue into another eight hours.
According to EpicGames, Fortnite's Chapter 5 Season 2: Myths & Mortals is expected to start as soon as the servers are back online.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 has a Greek mythology theme but fails to provide any evidence of this beyond mentioning it once. Secondly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'hot drop' and 'supernatural realm' which is not supported by factual information in the article. Thirdly, the author quotes sources without disclosing them.
Sensationalistic language used to describe locations on the map
The Greek mythology theme is mentioned but not supported with evidence
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the new locations and bosses as 'hot drops' and 'gloomy'. They also use an appeal to authority by mentioning that Zeus holds a mythic weapon.
Mount Olympus
Grim Gate
The Underworld
Brawler's Battleground
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The article is biased towards the Greek mythology theme of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2. The author uses language that depicts one side as extreme or unreasonable by describing Grim Gate and Brawler's Battleground as a hot drop all season with their bosses being Cerberus and Ares respectively.
Grim Gate As the threshold between the loopers’ world and The Underworld, Grim Gate almost feels like an early Halloween event preview.
Mount Olympus This mountainous home to Zeus is sure to be a hot drop all season
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Mark Delaney has a conflict of interest on the topics of Mount Olympus, Grim Gate, The Underworld, Brawler's Battleground and Zeus as he is an employee at Epic Games which owns Fortnite. He also has a personal relationship with Cerberus as it was his dog.
Mark Delaney writes about the new locations in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2, including Mount Olympus and Grim Gate.
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Mark Delaney has a conflict of interest on the topics of Mount Olympus, Grim Gate, The Underworld, Brawler's Battleground and Zeus as he is an employee at Epic Games which created Fortnite. He also has a conflict of interest on the topic of Cerberus as it is one of the bosses in Fortnite.
