Late Game Arena returns as a 60-player competitive experience beginning in a small zone on the Battle Royale Island. Battle to be the last player or team standing while equipped with a variety of weapons, utility, and materials at the beginning of each round. If you haven’t played Late Game Arena before, it’s intense, chaotic, and a ton of fun (even if you prefer stealth over cranking 90s!).
Continue reading for a taste of what to expect when Late Game Arena returns on Tuesday, August 30, at 8 AM ET.
What’s Returning in Late Game Arena?
Late Game Arena will still offer the instant fast-paced action that players love. You will be able to drop in with your Trio or “fill” with new teammates. We also are keeping Late Game Arena set in the daytime without fog to provide maximum visibility of your enemies.
What’s New in Late Game Arena?
Loot Pool
Late Game Arena is returning with fresh gameplay thanks to a loot pool chosen specifically for competitive balance and improved performance. You will spawn with some of the most popular weapons and items from previous Chapters and Seasons — drop in starting August 30 at 8 AM ET and discover which weapons and items are making their return!
Addressing Early Game Feedback
You may remember that Late Game Arena had a long initial phase to ensure that players couldn’t easily wait until the next zone reveals itself before landing. This resulted in too many eliminations before the “late” part of Late Game Arena.
This time we’re experimenting with Rift Spawning. You’ll begin each round hovering 100 meters above the Island with 10 seconds to decide where exactly you want to land. Looking down will force you to dive, and you’ll be forced to deploy your Glider at 25 meters above the Island while being unable to pull your Glider sooner.
We have also significantly reduced the initial Storm timings — you’ll have under 20 seconds until the next location shows and 40 seconds until the Storm circle begins closing.
We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback on the changes and where further improvements can be made.
In-Game Scoreboard
Now you’ll be able to prove that your teammates are stealing eliminations while you do all of the work! We’re adding a new in-game scoreboard with details about eliminations, assists, damage dealt, and damage taken.
Improvements Coming in a Future Update
We felt that you’d rather have more time to play Late Game Arena instead of waiting for the following improvements, but at the same time, we want you to know some of what’s coming in a future update:
- While waiting to dive, you’ll be able to ping the location without opening the map.
- While waiting to dive, you’ll be able to manually rearrange your inventory (in the meantime, preferred item slots work as usual).
Late Game Competitions
Throughout the rest of the Season, we will be hosting Late Game Solo and Trios Cups. We will offer Late Game Quick Cups (non-prized) and Cash Cups (prized) in different formats.
Quick Cups will feature only one Round, where you will be racing to the top of the leaderboard for 2 hours and up to 12 matches to demonstrate your skill.
Cash Cups will feature two Rounds. Round 1 will follow the same format as the Quick Cups: 2 hours and up to 12 matches. Only the top 60 players in Solo Cups or the top 20 teams in the Trios Cups will advance to Round 2. In Round 2, these players will compete over the course of ten matches for cash prizes! Please see the Late Game Quick Cup and Cash Cup dates below:
- September 1: Late Game Solo Quick Cup & Late Game Trios Quick Cup
- September 6: Late Game Solo Quick Cup & Late Game Trios Quick Cup
- September 8: Late Game Trios Cash Cup
- September 13: Late Game Solo Cash Cup
- September 15: Late Game Solo Quick Cup & Late Game Trios Quick Cup
- September 16: Late Game Solo Cash Cup
- September 17: Late Game Trios Cash Cup
For complete details and eligibility requirements on the Late Game Cups, please read the Fortnite Late Game Cups Official Rules.
Good luck competitors!
