Custom Matches
Fortnite Battle Royale’s three standard modes – solo, duos, squads – have temporarily been joined by a 50v50 option that turns the game into a giant team deathmatch. It’s a nice alternative to the standard beat of the conventional modes we’ve seen in other battle royale games, but it’s only got us thinking about a greater level of customization that would bring more variety to the gameplay. What we’d like Epic Games to consider is allowing players to control servers and set different game modes with their own sets of rules. Gun modes, such as explosives-only or sniper rifles and pistols-only; options to turn down gravity or remove the building mechanics from the game; a faster/slower shrinking safe zone — giving players the option to set their own rules would add plenty of replayability.
In the interest of keeping the game focused on the newly-added progression systems, these sorts of custom matches could sit isolated from leveling and challenges. Surely, though, encouraging this sort of experimentation would only see the game’s player base grow as Fortnite Battle Royale was turned into a giant playground, of sorts.
