Fortnite esports will get a serious revamp in 2023, as Epic goals at reorganizing Fortnite Aggressive this yr.
There’s a brand new construction constructed out round common Fortnite Majors and a brand new invitational. What’s extra, Epic is promising a $10 million prize pool for the brand new Fortnite Champion Sequence. This will likely be changing the FNCS and bringing a much-needed spark of pleasure again to aggressive Fortnite.
Fortnite Champion Sequence
For the previous few years because the World Cup, Fortnite esports has been working underneath a mannequin which noticed an FNCS or Fortnite Champion Sequence held each season. The top of the yr had an Invitational LAN happening as an alternative of an FNCS. That was about it for high-level occasions although.
That is altering this yr, with Epic promising a brand-new construction of Fortnite Majors. The FNCS is sticking round, however it’s been modified. It’ll not simply be seasonal unconnected tournaments. As a substitute, Fortnite aggressive this season goes to be one lengthy competitors resulting in a grand last on the finish of the yr.
The FNCS tournaments are being changed with Fortnite Champion Sequence Majors. They are going to have an identical format. Nonetheless, enjoying them is thru going to be a pre-requisite for gamers to become involved with a brand new LAN, the Fortnite International Championship.
Each Main will matter underneath this new construction and we get an actual sense of development via the yr as groups earn their place on the new match.
New Fortnite Majors
The brand new system for Fortnite Majors will see a FNCS Main held thrice, probably within the regular slots in the direction of the tip of a Season. Every of them will resolve qualification for the Fortnite International Championship. The highest groups will earn their slot.
Over all three Majors, we’ll see 80 of the groups qualify for the LAN. This will likely be adopted by the Final Likelihood Main which is able to let one other few groups squeak in underneath the wire. Every of the Fortnite Majors is happening over 5 weeks with simply 3 days put aside for the Final Likelihood Qualifier. The FNCS Majors will take over the Elite Division Cups for the 5 weeks that they’re working.
Every Main goes to have a prize pool of $2 million. There’s nonetheless a reasonably large motive for gamers to compete even after incomes their slot. The majors being organized like this can be a little bit of a departure. It’s altering issues up from the usual FNCS format and giving a extra all-in method, with every match being leaked and every serving as build-up for the LAN.
Fortnite International Championship
The entire occasions this yr are going to be constructing in the direction of a brand-new LAN, the Fortnite International Championship. That is going to be an in-person LAN match. It’ll be a brand new occasion with one of the best Fortnite gamers from each area competing collectively.
The occasion may have a brand new format too, with an higher and decrease bracket quite than only a single foyer of gamers. There’s a $4,000,000 prize pool at stake right here too, so rather a lot to win.
The Fortnite International Championship is the largest occasion in Fortnite that has occurred because the World Cup. The Championship goes to kick issues as much as a brand new degree. With a number of groups not too long ago dropping out of Fortnite, even ditching a few of the most well-known gamers, they is perhaps rethinking that call with Epic’s new dedication to esports.