Hey all!
As we announced at the FNCS Global Championship 2024, Siphon is returning to Fortnite with Siphon Trials. This is a test of different versions of Siphon, and this test will take place in Ranked Battle Royale, Ranked Zero Build, and tournaments.
It’s been over a year since Siphon was last enabled, and we’d like to explore different versions that we can implement in tournaments in the future — rather than just default to what we had before. That’s where the trials come in!
The trials will be “trials” in the truest sense of the term. Each week we plan to change the Siphon settings to learn what works best. Here's what we currently have planned:
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Week 1 (starts today): 40 Effective Health
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Week 2 (starts October 1): 50 Effective Health
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Week 3 (starts October 8): 25 Effective Health
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Week 4 (starts October 15): 75 Health Over Time (No Shield)
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Week 5 (starts October 22): 50 Health (No Shield)
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Week 6 starts (October 29): 25 Health, 25 Shield
We’ll be listening closely to feedback and may make changes to this schedule!
Siphon in Ranked Battle Royale and Zero Build
During the Trials, Siphon will be in Ranked Battle Royale and Ranked Zero Build. Heads-up: Ranked Reload will NOT have Siphon.
To be more aligned with the tournament experience, Ranked Battle Royale and Ranked Zero Build will have tournament settings. This means that gameplay features excluded from tournaments for balance and performance reasons will also be excluded from Ranked BR and Zero Build during Siphon Trials.
Siphon in Tournaments
During Siphon Trials, all scheduled Battle Royale and Zero Build tournaments will have the active version of Siphon. (Reload tournaments will not have Siphon.)
The version of Siphon we feel makes for the most balanced and exciting matches will be implemented in future Battle Royale/Zero Build tournaments. Hop into Ranked and tournaments and get some healing with each elim you get!
