Fortnite launched its latest Chapter 6 earlier this month bringing about a new Japanese-themed island, four new movement mechanics, and a brand new Battle Pass full of Ronins and Demons. However, what excited players the most was the return of the OG game mode in the game — this time as a full Battle Royale map rather than Reload’s compact island.

The mode returned all the OG graphics, weapons, sounds, and mechanics as well as the infamous Double Pump meta in its full glory. On the launch of the game mode, it already surpassed over 1 million concurrent players leaving behind the core Zero Build and Battle Royale modes with the new season content out in dust.

However, one problem that irked newer players was the matchmaking lobbies were full of OG sweats which made the game mode more difficult than they anticipated. As a result, Epic decided to nerf the mode altogether which is now causing a divide in the community.

Fortnite adds bot lobbies to OG game mode after “sweaty” players take over

Fortnite has now added more bots to the OG game mode, in a silent hotfix on December 7, 2024. The hotfix makes adjustments to the matchmaking lobbies and adds Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM), something you’d experience in the core BR modes to the OG game mode.

According to data miner HYPEX, there are 90 bots in low SBMM lobbies, which are essentially new players, 10-90 bots in medium SBMM lobbies, which constitute average players from Chapter 3 onwards, and then 10 bots in high SBMM lobbies that are pros and OG players.

After the info on bots was revealed, OG players and those who liked the “sweatiness” of the game mode slammed Epic for this move. One such player wrote, “There’s no way some people are this bad needing 90 bots bro.”

Another chimed in, “So incredibly unnecessary.” A third commented, “One of the best things about OG Fortnite was knowing that everyone was REAL. Each kill was against a real player. No free wins, everything was deserved.”

On the contrary, newer players who prefer casual public lobbies and Zero Build modes said, “We won!” Another similar player said, “Yes! I hate getting boxed every game. This is massive because players were bad in 2017 so it will feel OG.”

Fortnite reintroduced the OG Chapter 1 Season 1 gameplay and map with the new OG game mode which was released on December 6th. While the mode was only launched with Solo and Squads lobbies, it’s now available to play in Duos as well. The mode can be played in both Zero Build and Builds-enabled lobbies as players choose.

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