Epic Games reveals next season\u2019s Fortnite Championship Series format Epic GamesFortnite Battle Royale competition would be moving from the standard trios format to a four-player mode during Epic\u2019s September 22 stream following the conclusion of Season X\u2019s final series. \u201cFor you trios out there, you better find yourself a fourth, because the next round of FNCS competition will be squads,\u201d broadcast host Zeke \u2018Zekimus\u2019 Mateus revealed as the Championship Series broadcast wrapped up. The squad-composition change comes after Season X ran for five weeks and into finals with Fortnite\u2019s standard trios system. A host of Twitch stars like Turner \u2018Tfue\u2019 Tenney, Dennis \u2018Cloak\u2019 Lepore, and Thomas \u201872hrs\u2019 Mulligan competed in the early weeks of the tournament, though that high-profile trio went their separate ways ahead of the finals due to an ongoing feud over $140,000 in ad revenue. Zexrow, MackWood, and yung calculator were crowned North American East champions, while Tschiinken, Stompy, and aqua emerged victorious in the European grand final. Overall, there were seven trios that claimed the title of regional champions this week. Some FNCS players also clearly already knew about Epic\u2019s impending change. World Cup solos champion Kyle \u2018Bugha\u2019 Giersdorf proved he was one \u2018in the know\u2019 player, announcing who would be making up his four-player squad for next season minutes after the official reveal. Bugha confirmed he would be competing alongside Williams \u2018Zayt\u2019 Aubin, Rocco \u2018Saf\u2019 Morales, and new recruit Stretched, all of whom have been streaming Epic\u2019s battle royale title alongside the Fortnite star in recent weeks. The reaction to Epic\u2019s bombshell announcement was mixed across social media, with many expressing their concerns over the mayhem that four-player teams will bring, as well as the server stress that may eventuate from the added squad players. \u201cYou could just tell from watching the trios this weekend how laggy it was, and that\u2019ll be a lot worse in squads,\u201d one fan on Reddit said. \u201cTo be honest I just enjoyed watching Duos a lot more than Trios, can\u2019t see why I\u2019d feel any different with squads.\u201d It wasn\u2019t all doom and gloom, however, with some players excited by the changing format next season. \u201cThat\u2019s actually fire,\u201d one said, while others began formulating team compositions they\u2019d love to see: \u201cOG Liquid please.\u201d Whether or not fans are keen on the change, it should lead to some interesting new team compositions in the near future, as well as a healthy helping of exciting chaos in the FNCS broadcasts \u2013 exactly what Epic is likely looking for to keep their competitive scene fresh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Epic Games reveals next season\u2019s Fortnite Championship Series format Epic GamesFortnite Battle Royale competition would be moving from the standard trios format to a four-player mode during Epic\u2019s September 22 stream following the conclusion of Season X\u2019s final series. \u201cFor you trios out there, you better find yourself a fourth, because the next round of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72154\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}