Is Fortnite Server Down Right Now? and When Will the Servers Be Back Up Today

Today, May 3, 2022, there is scheduled maintenance for Fortnite. The current status of Fortnite servers, as well as when they will be back up, are listed below. Unless there are unforeseen circumstances, the new season of Fortnite, chapter 3 season 3, will be released in a month. Season two began about six weeks ago, and it included a few new mechanics such as mantling and the tactical sprint. Building, a mechanic that made the Battle Royale game popular in the first place, was also removed from the game for more than 10 days. The dismantling of the building was generally positively received by the community, with many "OG" players returning.

Despite the return of building, Epic Games included the "Zero Build" option, which keeps track of players' victories. Despite a strong start to the season, the updates that have followed have been disappointing. However, the official Fortnite Status Twitter account has released a new update. The Fortnite servers go down for scheduled maintenance after every major patch release. Here's all you need to know about the server outage on May 3, 2022, including the current server status and when services should return.

Is Fortnite Down Today? May 3rd, 2022

Every significant update, as previously stated, necessitates Epic Games bringing the Fortnite servers offline for planned maintenance in order to prepare the servers for the new version's release. The Fortnite Status Twitter account announced that the servers would be down for scheduled maintenance for today's release. Matchmaking was disabled thirty minutes before the downtime began at 4 a.m. ET / 9 a.m. BST, although matchmaking was actually disabled a little earlier than the set time.

Epic, as usual, makes no mention of when the servers will be back online. However, based on recent upgrades, they shouldn't be unavailable for more than an hour and a half. That means by 5:30 a.m. ET / 10:30 a.m. BST, the servers should be back online.

Fortnite Server Status 3rd May 2022

On May 3rd, 2022, the Fortnite servers will be unavailable. As soon as they're back online, we'll update this.