Amid people tuned in across platforms including , and Twitter, ' 's "The End" event caused Twitc🐻h to 🍨crash and made it impossible for people to log into the game.
In the moments leading up to the event launch at 2 p.m. EDT on Sun., Oct. 13, people began reporting issues logging into Fortnite as well as trouble connecting to Twitch.
Those who could connect to the event saw their Fortnite characters float over the map, watching from a distance while a bla♊ck hole sucked in th✱e island.
Confused fans watched as the black hole ⛄then acted as a sort of placeholder. They expected something to materialize. Instead, the black hole just continued to swirl.
In the meantime, . Twitch chats remained active, but streamers were unable to conneꦑct and audiences were unable to watch their streams, even though they were listed as being live.
Though it was initially sp😼eculated that the long blackout reflected technical difficulties, it appears that this may have been the plan all along. to confirm that the pause was intentional. Further, .
The marketing event captured audiences' attention☂ but left them confused and, in some cases, concerned.
Fortnite streamers such as and were unsure what to do as many of 🐎their viewers were disappointed with no action. The streaming personalities continued to attempt to log in while tens of thousands of people watched, hoping something would happen.
At one poin🌼t, an event vi♌ewer figured out that entering the .
After more th♋an an hour, the game began flashing numbers on the black hole image. Presumably, this will be some kind of code that fans can attempt to figure out.
Epic Games was all♏ in on the event, even listing "Anomaly Detected" on the game's server status page.
As of recent, Fortnite had been teasing "The End," a major in-game event. Leaks indicated that the game would introduce a new map for what it's calling Fortnite: Chapter 2. The highly-anticipated ꦓevent comes after Epic Games .
The g▨ame, while still wildly successful, in Mar𓃲ch of 2018, when .
During the period of non-activity,𒈔 Twitter users were q𓃲uick to make jokes.
As of the time of publication, the game's official channels still show only a black hole. Players are also still unable to ꩵlogℱ into the game, as it takes them directly to the black hole screen. However, Twitch functionality has returned to normal for viewers, though some streamers are still reporting issues with their interfaces.