Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 Start Date, Battle Pass, And More

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Epic hasn't officially revealed much of anything just yet, but we have several major clues about what's in story in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2.

By Phil Owen on

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 is just days away now, with all the in-game signage telling us that Season 1 will end on March 8. And as is usually the case, Epic is keeping its cards close to the vest for now, having not made any kind of reveals about Season 2 just yet. That said, we've got some clues, both big and small, about what the future has in store for us.

Phrasing in the game says this season will end on March 8, which means the actual last day will be March 9--the stated end date for a season is usually the last full day for every region, with any potential season-ending live event and server downtime occurring the next day, and the start to the new season a day after that.

So if Epic follows normal procedure, Fortnite will go offline for the Season 2 update on March 9, and then Chapter 4 Season 2 will start the morning of March 10.

This date was basically confirmed in the 23.50 update on the page for the Cipher quests in your quests tab. A note on that page reads «A signal has been detected with a looping encrypted message inside that reads 0.3.1.0.2.0.2.3. What could it mean?» It means 3/10/2023, the likely launch date for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2.

The most obvious clues this week come from the fourth set of Oathbound story quests. During these quests, Rift Ward Stellan talks about how the Ageless Champion decided to build the Rift Gate near the Citadel at the behest of a «Shapeless Man» who was responsible for the chrome invasion that destroyed the last Fortnite island. Stellan is super worried about this Shapeless Man, who he describes as pursuing a