Update []: It's not just the 5v5 FPS mode - LEGO Fortnite is getting in on the action as well!
Original Story: These days, Fortnite is more a gaming platform than a traditional video game, and Epic's new 'Ballistic' game mode only further highlights this - it's basically Counter-Strike but built into the battle royale title as a whole separate experience.
Ballistic — "an adrenaline-filled, round-based 5v5 game mode" — is an entirely new game within the Fortnite ecosystem. The concept of something completely left-field coming to Fortnite isn't new - but this is intriguing us because it looks so different than what Fortnite's brand of shooter mayhem typically serves up.
The Ballistic mode hits all platforms on December 11th in early access, and Epic is starting out with just one map; Skyline. Here's a screen showing this new map/mode combo off - and even that looks like something ripped right out of Valve's FPS series - or maybe even Riot Games' VALORANT for that matter.
Here's some more information on Ballistic; explaining a bit more about the mode and what to expect when it comes to Fortnite on Xbox this Wednesday:
"In Ballistic, players are sorted into two teams at the start of the match: attackers and defenders. Attackers aim to plant a reality-tearing Rift Point Device at one of two sites on the map, while defenders do their best to thwart the device from being planted and detonated.
There are no respawns in Ballistic — a round is over if the Rift Point Device explodes, or either team is fully eliminated. After 6 rounds, players will swap sides, giving defenders a chance to be attackers and vice-versa. The game is over when either team has won 7 rounds total!"
Who's thinking of trying this new Fortnite mode out? Tell us down below!
[source fortnite.com]
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Epic is packing more and more into Fortnite, and I fear that it's going to leave some of these modes that could be their own games to drown in the sea of content. It's already a Battle royale shooter racer platformer sandbox rhythm game. Now it's a tactical team FPS.
The plans for the racing mode have already been scaled back folding Fall Guys (a title that was super popular and had staff and resources gutted) into Fortnite fell flat.
@PhileasFragg Fortnite feels only slightly more curated than Roblox at this point.
That’s always been the point though in Fortnite. It gained popularity as a trend chaser after all.
Crazy thing is if we just look at the stuff that makes it to mainstream gaming media we’re just at the tip of the iceberg for Fortnite content. I’ve not logged in for a good while but the amount of user generated content and modes has a pretty large following too.
Lol a 5v5 mode. Didn't they see with XDefiant that CoD has the 5v5 gamespace monopolize? That mode will be dead with in six months.
At this point, I wish we could just pick the modes we like and download only those. I don't want to keep losing storage space to modes I'm never going to play.
I'm actually really excited about this mode. Putting the game modes in Fortnite rather than making an entirely new game can help with variety. I really get bored to tears of just playing battle royale.. and I adore the Festival mode. More variety is just a good thing, so long as it's high quality.. which unfortunately Rocket Racing was not. I really, really, really hoped it was going to be their take on Mario Kart, not just timetrial tryhards.
Plus playing as Donatello (TMNT) and sniping someone trying to plant the bomb at B site will be something I can say has happened in my life. This game just generates the dumbest meme tier fanfic at every corner and I am guilty in loving it.
@Utena-mobile Creative does this, but unfortunately they've shackled so much of each mode into Battle Royale that they can't make each mode optional. It would be a really smart idea though, my likelihood of ever running Rocket Racing again is somewhere around hell freezing over.
6 rounds before swapping sides best hope ya start on defense 🤣😭
Instead of doing a 5v5 they should be doing a Warzone 2.0, DMZ or Escape From Tarkov style mode to fill in the gap that Call Of Duty left behind.
@Tasuki XDefinant died because it had little to no content and marketed itself as a "cod killer"
@ParsnipHero I'm surprised Fortnite hasn't done a Extraction shooter style mode like how Call Of Duty did DMZ or that Black Hawk game that's coming soon or Escape From Tarkov though this style of game mode is too complex for 9 year olds
@Eddie_Richtoffen i think they did a heist mode at some point.
I would have loved an extraction mode when I used to play.
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