Fortnite 。's rocket launch may be over, but the memories linger. 。
Epic Games staged a one-time-only "Blast Off" event on Saturday.。 Fortnite。players that were lucky enough to be online and in-game at precisely 1:30 p.m. ET had the opportunity to witness a proper spectacle: A rocket launch.。
SEE ALSO:It's time to stop sleeping on 'Fortnite' 。SEE ALSO:It's time to stop sleeping on 'Fortnite'。 Seeing it firsthand was no easy task. Even at the best of times,Fortnite 。 hits players with long waits and server queues when they're trying to join a game. And for Blast Off, a hyped event with a very specific timetable, servers were absolutely。slammed 。
slammed 。
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Thanks for signing up!。 Tweet may have been deleted 。The launch wasn't a total surprise. Two weeks ago, players noticed a mysterious skull broadcasting on in-game TVs. Not long after, that skull transformed into a countdown -- a countdown set to expire on June 30. 。
Then, on Friday, an in-game update direct from Epic declared that the countdown would lead to an event that "only happens once! Then, on Friday, an in-game update direct from Epic declared that the countdown would lead to an event that "only happens once!" The 。 Fortnite 。
developer advised fans to "get in-match" by the prescribed time and "look to the sky." 。 In the run-up to the event, many correctly guessed that Blast Off pertained to a missile at Snobby Shores, an in-game location that serves as the current hero-themed season's home for a super-villain lair. The rocket's launch doesn't appear to have changed anything, but many are guessing that it's a tease for significant map changes to come as 。Fortnite 。 Fortnite 。Season 5 launches. 。
For now, enjoy these many social media-sourced looks at Blast Off as it happened. There's a lot of chatter on the 。
Fortnite 。
subreddit criticizing Epic for making the launch window so short, but the developer knew what it was doing. 。
Fortnite 。
is an eminently shareable game, and there are plenty of ways to experience Blast Off now, after the fact. 。
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