An Epic Games leaker has claimed that Fortnite OG lobbies can now consist mostly of bots. According to the insider, the classic mode has reduced the minimum number of real players to just eight. So yeah, if it feels like you’re in a room full of NPCs—you probably are!
‘Fortnite’ May Have A Bot Problem
The new update was first discovered by prominent Fortnite leaker AllyJax, who revealed the lobby change in a May 23 Twitter post. The insider explained that Epic Games reportedly reduced the minimum real player count from 25 to just 8. If true, that’s actually insane as 25 was already pretty low.
“The minimum real player count has been reduced from 25 to as low as 8 in Fortnite OG. There is a probable chance you can have matches with 92 bots. These are not lobbies where people have left, this is on bus, game says there’s 100 players, which means no one has left, but there’s actually as little as 8. I’m done doing player count tests until this mode is in a better state, this is a waste of my time.”
It should be pointed out, Epic Games has not yet confirmed these changes. So it’s hard to say how frequent this low-player lobby issue happens. However, there are multiple accounts of players having the same experience in Fortnite OG, so it appears to be fairly common. Regardless, this is an issue player’s have been complaining about over the last year with the classic mode. So if the real player count was actually reduced lower, then that isn’t good.
‘Fortnite OG’ Is in A Sorry State
This actually isn’t the first time Epic Games has messed with the real player numbers in Fortnite OG. Back in April, the developer actually increased the minimal player count from 25 to 40. So there could be hope that the studio makes adjustments. Although if they really are dropping it down to 8 players, I can’t imagine the mode is in a good state.
Players reacted to the news with outrage. “If they don’t want to continue Fortnite OG mode then they should say it and wrap it up” a user wrote. Another exclaimed “Amazing, we went from 0 bots to 92. Epic genuinely sucks and is treating this mode so dirty for no reason.” One comment vented “just let people have all bot lobbies or no bot lobbies. It’s really that simple and everyone’s happy.”
Apart of what goes into the minimal player count is the total number of people actually playing the mode. Obviously if there isn’t enough active users, it would take hours to find a game if bots aren’t used. So it makes me wonder if not enough people are actually playing Fortnite OG if they are having to drop the minimal real player number down to just eight. Of course this also becomes a self-inflicted vicious cycle. Players are less likely to jump into a mode if they find themselves in too many lobbies with bots. So yeah, it’s hard to say what is going on.
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