The temporary return of Fortnite's original map in 2023 proved so popular that a year later, Epic made it a permanent mode dubbed Fortnite OG. However, it seems not all of OG's forms are as popular as others. Epic has revealed it will be shutting down servers for OG's Ranked Zero Build mode starting on March 4, 2025, seemingly citing low player counts as the reason for ditching it.
Epic broke the news via the Fortnite Status account it uses to share more official news that's not as flashy as announcements about things like crossover skins and in-game concerts. The OG Ranked Zero Build server shutdown will begin on March 4 with Brazil, Oceania, the Middle East, and Asia among the first regions to have their servers turned off once that date gets here, and it's less than a week away.
Four bros sitting in a hot tub, five feet apart because they're about to get launched.
Even if you do live in those parts of the world, there will still be ways for you to carry on playing OG Ranked Zero Build until the mode is completely shut down on March 25. The post notes that anyone who...