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Epic Games has kept its word regarding compensation for the eight hours of unplanned server outage that struck Fortnite last week on December 29, 2022. In lodge to fix widespread login problems, Ballsy had to accept all the game'southward servers down completely for an extended flow. This was frustrating for players who wanted to make the well-nigh of some vacation gaming fourth dimension, specially those in Europe, who were afflicted by the issues for the whole of their prime evening gaming time.

Soon after getting the game up and running, Epic promised to help make up for lost time and said that details would be revealed the post-obit week. A week later on, almost on the dot, those details have been appear, and they consist of a Power Leveling Weekend from vii PM ET on Jan vii to seven AM ET on January 10, and a gratis Crescent Shroom Pickaxe for every player who logged into Fortnite during Winterfest. Anyone who didn't log in during that time will be able to buy the pickaxe from the Item Store a brusk fourth dimension later.

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A whole weekend of Power Leveling should be more than enough to compensate for eight hours of no leveling, and the free Crescent Shroom Pickaxe is sure to be welcomed by the players of a game, which is ultimately all about hoarding tons of customization stuff.