Fortnite Fixes Frustrating Battle Royale, Rocket Racing Bug

Highlights

  • Fortnite has fixed a bug that caused incorrect ranks to be displayed in the lobby and prevented players from seeing their Ranked progress.
  • Players will now see their correct ranks and progression at the end of a match.
  • Any progress earned while the bug was present will not be lost, allowing players to continue their Ranked Battle Royale and Rocket Racing modes without worrying about progression issues.


Fortnite announced it had resolved a frustrating issue that was affecting Ranked Battle Royale and Rocket Racing users and explained whether users will see a lasting impact from the glitch. Following Fortnite‘s recent update, many Battle Royale and Rocket Racing users experienced a bug that displayed an incorrect rank in the lobby and also prevented players from seeing their Ranked progress at the end of a match.

In its recent update, Fortnite released its Weekly Quests for Week 10 of Chapter 5 Season 1. Fans can complete the quests to earn bonus XP for their battle pass. The same update also introduced some minor bug fixes like missing arrow selectors and private games showing as public. While the improvements were a welcome addition, the update also introduced the previously mentioned bug that was causing significant frustration among Fortnite players.

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Fortnite announced that it fixed the bug plaguing Ranked Battle Royale and Rocket Racing users. It confirmed that players should now see their correct ranks in the lobby and should also see their Ranked progress at the end of a match. Importantly, Fortnite also confirmed that any Ranked progression earned while the bug was still live will not be lost. Fans of Ranked Battle Royale and Rocket Racing should now be able to jump back into their favorite modes without needing to worry about progression issues.


Fortnite Fixes Ranked Battle Royale and Rocket Racing Bug

  • Players should now see their correct rank and see Ranked progression at the end of a match
  • Ranked progression earned while the bug was still live will not be lost

The new bug hasn’t been the only issue bothering Fortnite players. Recently, Fortnite fans grew frustrated over changes to battle pass rewards, which now require players to reach level 141 to earn the same amount of V-Bucks they used to earn after reaching level 100. Other changes, like replacing daily challenges with match challenges, have required Fortnite players to spend much more time completing the battle pass.

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On a more positive note, Fortnite‘s February 7 update also added two new advanced tracks to Rocket Racing in Festive Falls 2 and Day Drifting 2. Advanced tracks represent the game’s middle tier of difficulty and often require players to utilize Rocket Racing‘s various techniques to complete them. Racers will need to reach Platinum I before they can play the new tracks. Rocket Racing also received new quests, drift smoke colors, and gameplay adjustments as part of the new update.

As for Battle Royale, many fans are probably looking forward to Fortnite‘s approaching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles event, which launches on February 9. The event will introduce TMNT-themed Mythic weapons and a TMNT-themed vehicle to Battle Royale. It will also add a new set of quests, which players can complete to earn TMNT-themed skins and other cosmetics.

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Fortnite

Fortnite is a massively popular game that has several modes, the most famous of which is the online battle royale mode. In this mode, players collect items, build structures, and battle it out to be the ultimate victor.

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