There is currently no shortage of new products within Fortnite and there is something for everyone, between Season 2 rhythm game Fortnite Festival with Lady Gagafishing in LEGO FortniteThe mode Against the watch In Rocket Racing and the arrival last Tuesday of LEGO Islands below UEFN with to start LEGO Raft Survival And LEGO Obby Fun. However, the Battle Royale is clearly not forgotten and has started teased more seriously its next season expected on March 8 since update 28.30, even if there was already environmental storytelling going in this direction before. If you like Greece, you might like what’s coming! Below, we will mainly discuss the content currently present in the game in addition to some leaks which will be specified.
Following the big Bangso we found ourselves on the new island Helios (the different maps always had Greek names), immersed in a struggle between Subversives (The Underground) and theOrder (The Society), who had captured Banana. It is only since last weekend that objectives have been added aimed at save the latter, which was done off-camera by Vengeful Jones, evidenced by the loading screen offered as a reward. Besides, it is the others wallpapers unlocked in the Battle Pass which show very briefly what he has experienced in recent months. Nothing too crazy, it must be admitted, but it was undoubtedly to procrastinate and prepare for what comes next.
Among the new characters introduced, we were confronted with the flamboyant Valeriawhose Stygian appearance is not insignificantthis adjective being relative to the Styx, the river of the Underworld in Greek mythology (personified by a goddess, but that is not what interests us now). The latter was looking for the Pandora’s box ! You have undoubtedly noticed throughout the map the presence of areas with a telescope and a few crates, but also a book clearly showing this legendary box containing all the evils of the world. The loading screen Flamboyant Valeria clearly highlights all of this. If you know the legend, it says that after being opened, releasing multiple plagues on the world, then closed, There was only one thing left: hope. In English, this gives Hopethe leader of Subversives and sister of Valeria.
Patch 28.30 also introduced a new character to Ruined Reels in the center of the mapthe enigmatic Odyssey. It was only this week that quests concerning her were added, notably the annexed story of the mosaic. For three consecutive days, we had to “investigate” the latter, bringing together in particular these central elements representing the three heads of Cerberus. To get the associated wallpaper that had been teased by Epic Gamesyou must nevertheless collect 300 tesserae and complete 20 quest steps before receiving it, which requires quite a few games.
At the end of the story, an important sentence was said by Odysseyspecifying its links with Valeria :
There is a woman in whom I thought I would find a kindred spirit. Valeria. But she covets power, not knowledge.
Alongside this, right next to Ruined Reelsflaws began to appearwith an earthquake occurring every hour. These were then filled with magma. What did that mean? Well, besides the leaks who disclosed the surprise before its time, one of the last steps in the quest spoiled the presence of a “hand”, before the title is modified.
From this Saturday March 2 at 7:00 p.m., an earthquake was even perceptible from the bus at the start of each game. It was at 8:00 p.m. French time that a mini-event took place in-game, causing a titanic hand to emerge from the crater to which the Pandora’s box, with an equally disproportionate size. The objective implicitly set for the community was then to break the chains holding it back, but the health bar was designed to last for a while, and this through all the games played. We would be curious to know how many millions of health points she had. A bug may have been encountered by some players, showing the result with the chest opened and a giant whirlwind escaping from it. However, it was necessary to wait this Sunday March 3 around 6:47 p.m. for the chains to break, releasing the contents of the box. Obviously, souls were being held inside… A priori, nothing more should happen in the coming days in terms of changes across the island, but we will keep an eye out.
You would have understood it, there Season 2 of Chapter 5 of Fortnite will feature Greek mythology in one way or another. With the departure last September of Donald Mustard, who was the master of loreIt is Charlie Wen who took over as Chief Creative Officer. And as if by chance, it is to him that we owe the design of Kratos in the very first God of War from 2005. Needless to say, he is familiar with the subject. The fans, including us, hope that the skin of the god of war which was put on sale in December 2020 makes its return to the store for the occasion, or even that a new one with its old appearance, more in line with this theme, is included in the Battle Pass as a form of collaboration. A recent survey also mentioned it among the possibilities. After all, many gods and creatures should arrive on the island soon.
Firstly, the poster present at the entrance of Ruined Reels is titled “The Odyssey Six” with the words “coming soon” depicting a shadow that we guess to be Jonesy, with a temple perched on a mountain in the background, which obviously evokes Olympus. This could be a new group of characters including Odyssey and which would act as skins for the Battle Pass alongside others, collaborative or not, since all the last seasons (O.G. apart) were entitled to eight. Moreover, Odyssey should be offered as a ranked game reward according to the leakswith rank reflected through different styles.
On the other hand, the giant orb on the front of the Pandora’s box successively appears eight imaginary constellations which can be linked to Zeus (flash), Cerberus (canine head), Poseidon (the trident), Aphrodite (a heart), Jellyfish (diamond as a head with snakes above), Artemis Or Apollo (the bow), Ares (helmet shape) and Thanatos Or Hades. Regarding the last one, there is just a faint resemblance to one of the four panels also located on the front of the box, where listed from right to left Ares, Zeus, Hades Or Thanatos (in all cases, he is a character linked to death) and Cerberus.
Finally, the vice-president and co-founder ofEpic Games Mark Rein was there with his little one teasing in indicating a keyword related to the Season 2 : “Wings”, or “ailes” in French. There is no shortage of winged creatures in Greek mythology, starting with Pegasus. Can we hope for flying mounts instead of motorized vehicles? Wait & see. There you go, you now know everything about the recent narrative developments of Fortnite.
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