With the end ofFortniteChapter 5 Season 2, players are hotly anticipating what Epic Games has in store for Chapter 5 Season 3. Already, fans have been promised new content, with the season looking to a sand-coated apocalypse, filled with nitro cars and excitement galore.
With a newFortniteseason on the way, downtime is inevitable, and luckily for players,Fortnite’s official channels have already confirmed just when this downtime starts, meaning players have time to prepare for the final hours of Chapter 5 Season 2 in preparation for the downtime and update size of Chapter 5 Season 3.
When Does Fortnite Downtime Start?
It’s time to say goodbye to Myths & Monsters, as the Greek Mythology season ofFortniteis over in a mere few days, as downtime forFortniteChapter 5 Season 3 starts on May 24 at 2 AM ET.This downtime is forFortnitein its entirety, meaning Battle Royale, Rocket Racing, Creative,FortniteFestival,LEGO Fortnite, and Save The World, will all be affected, with matchmaking being disabled a few minutes beforehand.
This downtime comes an hour earlier than usual, which hopefully means there are fewer delays in the servers coming back online. Players should also treat this early hour as an anticipation for a larger patch size when it comes to updating the game, so be sure to have plenty of space on deck.
Here is a list of where players from around the world can expectFortnitedowntime in their time zones:
May 23, 11:00 PM
May 24, 2:00 AM
May 24, 1:00 AM
May 24, 7:00 AM
May 24, 4:00 AM
May 24, 8:00 AM
May 24, 4:00 PM
May 24, 6:00 PM
May 24, 8:00 PM
When Does Fortnite Downtime End?
Fortnitedowntime usually lasts anywhere between 5 and 7 hours. This means that theFortniteservers could return anywhere from 8 AM to 10 AM ET on the same day (May 24).Whilst nothing is confirmed so far, and server updates can be a tad tricky due to how hard it must be to manage such a large metaverse, players are going to have to wait and see but feel free to use this table of local time zones that may help players plan for when they next hop back intoFortnite:
May 24, 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM
May 24, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM
May 24, 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
May 24, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
May 24, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
May 24, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
May 24, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
May 24-25, 11:00 PM – 1:00 AM
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May 25, 1:00 AM – 3:00 AM
These are mere estimations based on the downtime of previousFortniteseasons. These times may vary depending on the server traffic, as more players might be queuing than initially expected. It’s also worth noting that the end of downtime doesn’t always mean that the servers are back online.
