Fortnite’s seasonal content releases are a major part of the battle royale’s live-service structure. But no other aspect ofFortnite’s seasons is as highly anticipated as its massive end-of-season events. These season-ending events often feature major cinematic experiences thatFortniteplayers can participate in themselves. Chapter 2 Season 7 ofFortniteis no different. Epic Games has now announced Operation: Sky Fire, the final event for Chapter 2 Season 7 ofFortnite.
First, here’s howFortniteplayers can experience Operation: Sky Fire. TheChapter 2 Season 7 endingevent will officially begin on Sunday, September 12, at 1:00 PM PT/4:00 PM ET. Once the event begins, players will be able to queue directly into the event. The queue will be accessible 30 minutes prior to the start of the event, allowing players to pre-queue so that they launch straight into the action when it begins. Each Operation: Sky Fire lobby will allow for 16 total players.
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As for what Operation: Sky Fire is,Fortniteplayers likely already have an inkling. Thealien Mothershiphovering aboveFortnite’s map has led to all manner of astonishing consequences as the alien invasion has escalated for some time now. In Operation: Sky Fire, players will finally take the fight to the aliens. The official description is thatFortniteplayers' “strike teams” will board the Mothership and “deliver IO’s final message” to the aliens as part of Doctor Slone’s secret mission.
Operation: Sky Fire will mark the end of Chapter 2 Season 7. That means thatFortniteplayers will want to wrap up any limited-timeQuests or Battle Pass-related activity between now and September 12 at 1:00 PM PT/4:00 PM ET. That includes spending all Battle Stars and Alien Artifacts, which will be automatically spent at the end of the season otherwise. Additionally, Superman’s Quests will end with the season’s ends, but LeBron James and Vox Hunter’s will carry over to what’s coming next.
As for what players can actually expect in Operation: Sky Fire, no one really knows.Doctor Slone’s missions have implied a violent response to the alien invasion over the past several weeks, as she’s researched alien abductions and more. The teaser looks like Slone’s planted bombs on some of the floating islands around the Mothership. At the very least,Fortniteplayers can expect some fireworks.
Just as exciting to think about as Chapter 2 Season 7’s end is what awaitsFortniteplayers at the start of Chapter 3 Season 8. Slone has warned that she plans to bring down the Mothership and that the area it’s coming down is isn’t unpopulated. That could hint at somemajorFortnitemap changes.Fortniteplayers will find out following Operation: Sky Fire on September 12.
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