Fortnite downtime today (October 19): When will servers be back up?

The third major update for the season is due to be released soon, for which the Fortnite downtime today (October 19) will begin in a few hours. Based on the information at hand and the events unfolding in-game, major map changes are set to arrive following the update.

However, there is still no official confirmation available from the developers' end if indeed these map changes will be coming true. Unlike other updates, they have not even provided a hint regarding the same. Players will have to keep their fingers crossed and hope for the best.

According to the official tweet from Epic Games, Fortnite downtime today (October 19), will begin at 4:00 AM Eastern Time. As always, servers will be taken offline, and matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes before downtime begins.

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For how long will the Fortnite downtime last?

Based on official information from the developers, Fortnite downtime today will begin at 4:00 AM Eastern Time, with servers going offline at 3:30 AM. Given major map changes are supposedly going to occur, the servers could be down a bit longer than expected.

Given that this update will not merely contain cosmetics, there could be a delay in the servers coming back online following the update. Nonetheless, it should not take three to four hours at most before servers come online.

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What new content can players expect following the Fortnite 18.21 update?

Well, although this time around, there are no hints from the developers as to what to expect, prominent leaker ShiinaBR has a list of things that could be added to the game following the Fortnite downtime today.

Alongside new skins that will indefinitely be dropping all throughout October, the new POI known as Cubetown should spawn once the servers are online. Given that the Gold Cube has been powering up ever since it got to the center, something is definitely going to happen.

Aside from the new POI, players can expect the third funding round to begin as well. In this round, the 'OG' Combat Shogun will go toe-to-toe with the Boogie Bomb. Players will have to decide if they want a weapon with an extra kick or keep disco alive.

In addition to new cosmetics and the possibility of a new War Effort donation drive, the Horde Rush LTM may be added back into the game as well. Aside from these changes, it's rather difficult to say what Epic Games has in store for week three of Fortnitemares 2021.