Epic Games issues patch to fix Fortnite’s Alpha Tournament bugs
Server issues and inaccurate scorekeeping plagued the debut
Fortnite’s attempts at competitive tournaments seem to follow a trend of having launch day issues.
But once again, server issues and inaccurate scorekeeping are plaguing the Fortnite tournament debut. Epic had to scramble to fix the issues and pushed out a new patch on Thursday to deal with the problem.
The first of the competitive events is the Alpha Tournament -- classic battle royale where you fight until you’re the last one standing.
Points are earned for eliminations and of course for winning. After reaching a target score in the tournament, players receive a “pin” which could unlock rewards in the future.
But players soon found that they weren’t earning points, thus affecting their chances to qualify for prizes or advance in the tournament.
The points system wasn’t the only thing that was glitching out.