Hey Fortnite fans,
The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) Chapter 2 - Season 4 kicks off soon! Get your Trio ready by ensuring all players have reached the Champion Division in Arena. The first open stage in this tournament begins Friday, October 9 (for the Middle East server, the action starts Thursday, October 8). Note that this is a day earlier than previous FNCS open stages.
This season our FNCS broadcasts return, featuring live coverage of EU and NAE Qualifiers and Finals. Catch the action live with our enhanced viewing experience at watch.fortnite.com, on our Fortnite YouTube channel, or earn cosmetics by watching a drops-enabled channel on Twitch.
The official broadcast for the Qualifiers will air every Saturday and Sunday starting on October 10. This season, the FNCS Finals will run from October 29 - November 1 and feature broadcasts as well.
Each day of broadcasts will follow the same schedule:
FNCS PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE -- ALL TIMES IN US-EASTERN (ET)
1:00pm - Broadcast begins
1:15pm - Live EU coverage
5:15pm - Live NAE coverage
8:30pm - Approximate end
FNCS TWITCH DROPS
Viewers on Twitch will be able to earn FNCS-themed Fortnite items, including a Spray and Emoticon. Note: Make sure your Epic account is already linked to Twitch and that you’re watching a drops-enabled channel.
If you’re planning to stream FNCS on your Twitch channel, you’re eligible to activate your Twitch channel for drops during the FNCS. To opt in to this program, please complete this survey with your request BEFORE OCTOBER 6, 2020. In this survey, we are looking for information regarding your account and Twitch channel. To snag content from the drops, simply watch an activated channel during FNCS. Please note that you cannot obtain drops by filling out the survey.
LINKING YOUR EPIC AND TWITCH ACCOUNTS FOR DROPS
To ensure you’re eligible for drops, link your Epic account and Twitch account. You’ll see an option in the screen below to connect your accounts. Clicking that will ask you to log into Twitch, after which you’re all set.
IMPORTANT: Both viewers and participating streamers must have had their accounts linked within the last six months. Accounts that have been linked from an earlier date must be unlinked and re-linked.
Clicking on this link, indicated by the blue arrow, will allow you to link your accounts.
When your account is linked, you will be able to tell you are watching a drops-enabled channel when you see the notification indicated by the blue arrow below:
If the notification says that you are not linked, simply hit the text to be taken to the linked page listed above.
