Late Game Arena


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Skip the early game and get right into the action with a 60-player lobby! Drop in with a preset full loadout and a generous amount of materials. Battle and build your way through the moving zones to be the last team alive. Gain Hype through eliminations or placing high in games.
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— In-Game Description

Late Game Arena was a competitive gamemode in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that could be played in Solo or Trios. Matches in this mode began with The Storm in its 4th phase to simulate a late game in a Tournament match.

Similar to Arena, Late Game Arena featured a ranked system, known as 'Hype'. Hype can be earned through placements or eliminations.


Playlists

Playlists[]

Late Game Arena was available in Solo and Trios.

Solo - Icon - Fortnite SOLO
Late Game Arena - Mode - Fortnite
Trios - Icon - Fortnite TRIOS
Late Game Arena - Mode - Fortnite
Rules

Rules[]

  • Each match of Late Game Arena has a maximum of 60 players.
  • Players spawn 100m above ground in a skydiving state within The Storm.
  • Modified competitive Loot Pool, which includes Vaulted Items.
  • Players start with a random loadout and 500 of each Material.
  • Standard Gravity.
  • Standard HP rules.
  • Respawns are disabled.
  • Building enabled.
  • Overshield disabled.
  • Siphon enabled.
  • Storm Surge enabled.
  • Glider Redeploy is disabled.
  • Reboot Vans are enabled for the Trios version, and are not usable in the Solo version.
  • Skill Based Matchmaking is enabled. (Based on Hype points)
  • Bars are enabled, but Bars does not carry over.
  • Competitive Storm Circle intervals, half in-half out Storm in Phase 5, full moving in Phase 6-9. Game starts with Storm at Phase 4 in a random location.
  • In Trios, players go into a downed-but-not-out state when their HP reaches 0.
Strategy

Strategy[]

Calculated - Emote - Fortnite This section outlines a strategy.
Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.
  • This mode is preferred to practice for the late games than standard Arena.
Hype System

Hype System[]

Criteria Solo Trios
Victory Royale 8 14
Reach Top 2 5 8
Reach Top 3 4 6
Reach Top 4 3 3
Reach Top 5 10 3
Reach Top 6 0 3
Reach Top 7 0 3
Reach Top 8 0 3
Reach Top 9 0 3
Reach Top 10 6 8
Reach Top 15 5 16
Each Elimination 3 3
Rankings Table

Rankings Table[]

League Division Hype Points
Open League - Icon - Fortnite
Open 		1 0 - 249
2 250 - 499
3 500 - 999
4 1,000 - 1,499
Contender League - Icon - Fortnite
Contender 		5 1,500 - 2,499
6 2,500 - 3,999
7 4,000 - 5,999
Champion League - Icon - Fortnite
Champion 		8 6,000 - 11,999
9 12,000 - 15,999
10 16,000 +
History

History[]

Chapter 2: Season 7[]

Chapter 2: Season 8[]

Chapter 3: Season 1[]

Chapter 3: Season 3[]

Chapter 3: Season 4[]


Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The v21.50 re-release of Late Game Arena was made on Fortnite: Creative as it used the Creative queuing and game start interfaces. The Island Code for Late Game Arena Trios was 0754-8884-9219.
    • This made use of Creative Royale, a removed feature that was part of Unreal Editor which allowed editing on the Battle Royale island.
    • As Late Game Arena was released when Creative Royale is in its early stages of development, not only is it inaccessible due to Creative Royale's removal, it also faced several bugs such as points not working correctly and players being unable to rearrange their loadouts until they were dropping. This resulted in its removal at the start of Chapter 3: Season 4.