Fortnite update today: What changes in 27th June patch notes?
Time for teamwork.
The nostalgia is in full swing in the world of Fortnite, with the Reload map giving us those 2017 feels for the second time since OG last year.
However, players faced a bit of downtime today. This is a fairly regular situation, of course, so long-term fans wouldn't have been too shocked by the little break.
Today's downtime brought an update to the Reload map, which will introduce a fan-favourite mode to proceedings.
Wondering what's changed? Let's take a closer look at what we know about today's update, and what's in its patch notes.
Fortnite update today (27th June): What is changing?
The reason for today's Fortnite update is that Duos mode is being added to the Reload map.
This was announced on X via the official Fortnite Status account. Check out the post below:
Duos, as the name suggests, is a mode in which you pair up with a friend and work together against 20 other duos on the Reload map.
You might be wondering if there are any other changes coming with the update. It's a perfectly logical question.
Read on to find out exactly what's changed! It's not much, to be honest.
Full patch notes for Fortnite update v30.20.01
Duos arrived in Fortnite Reload at 2pm BST in the UK today (Thursday 27th June). That's the main change in today's update!
In lieu of any in-depth patch notes, a blog post on the official Fortnite website noted: "It’s time to assemble your… duo. You can now play Fortnite Reload in both Squads AND Duos!"
Epic also noted in the blog that "Reboot timers begin at 12 seconds and scale up to 16 seconds later in the match."
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Epic added: "The remaining teammate can reduce their partner’s reboot timer by 2 seconds by downing an opponent, 3 seconds by eliminating one, and 5 seconds by wiping an opposing duo. These values may change depending on our monitoring and your feedback!"
On social media (you can see the post below), Epic also noted, "In addition to Duos now being available, we’ve made some small balance adjustments to Reload:
- Crawl speed is now faster while “down-but-not-out.”
- Shotguns now drop more often from chests.
- Exotic and Mythic items drop slightly less frequently.
In another post, Epic said: "We're investigating an issue with Reboot Rally quests where some players may not see progress consistently.
"This appears to resolve after continued play, and we'll provide an update when we have a fix."
And that's all you need to know about today's update!
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