Fortnite is crazy: millions of players rejoice in the return of the first map

What’s happening in battle royale The most popular in the world is completely crazy. A few days ago we told you that Fortnite will bring back its first map, the one that accompanied the launch of the online aspect in 2017. Well, the new season is already available and, of course, millions of players responded to the call of nostalgia.

According to Epic Games, November 3 Fortnite peaked at 3.5 million concurrent users thanks to the return of the first map. Yes, you read that right. Actually, battle royale just broke my own write down people connected at the same time.

Although it’s true that Fortnite It remains one of the most popular games in the world; it has not attracted so many players for a long time. Imagine what will happen this weekend…

Over the years, Epic Games has released all kinds of content to keep its users engaged. Some even partner with other companies to have Shells symbolic characters. So, we saw new character costumes, weapons, dances, vehicles and events. But, without a doubt, none of them were as successful as the return of the first card.

It’s also important to note that this isn’t just Epic Games’ credit. The truth is that community Fortnite I’ve been asking for the opportunity to play the first map again for a while now.. That’s not to say the most recent scripts have been disappointing; Players just wanted to relive the great moments of 2017.

Nostalgia works Fortnite

The best evidence that users wanted to go back in time is Project Era. This is a tool that allows you to enjoy old content from Fortnite, including his first card. The problem is that since this software is developed by third parties and is not officially endorsed by Epic Games, your experience is limited.

Most part of time, Project Era It can only be played alone. However, its creators sometimes allow servers to host multiplayer meetings. Until this week, this was the only way to get through the first map again, alone or with someone.

It will be interesting to see if Epic Games keeps the first map Fortnite outside of the current season. It has been proven that, When entertainment companies rely on the power of nostalgia, they often achieve the success they desire..

And be careful, because the phenomenon that is observed in Fortnite may soon be reproduced in another battle royale: war zone. In the Activision game, we also saw many users clamoring for the return of the first map. Verdansk, a request that has not yet been processed. However, seeing what he achieves Fortniterest assured that Activision will take note to follow the same path.