Fortnite Ranked Play Is Finally Coming to Battle Royale and Zero Build in Upcoming V24.40 Patch

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Fortnite Ranked Play is finally arriving in Battle Royale and Zero Build modes in the upcoming V24.30 patch, which looks to be set to arrive on May 16, 2023.

The Fortnite Team shared the details of Fortnite Ranked in a blog, confirming that players will be competing against others across the globe to reach Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Elite, Champion, and Unreal ranks. Bronze through Diamond will have three ranks, and Elite, Champion, and Unreal will only have one.

Fortnite Ranked's first season will be Ranked Season Zero, and it will last until the end of Battle Royale Chapter 4 Season 3. When Ranked Season Zero begins, players will be ranked "based on your past match performance, as well as your performance in your first Ranked Battle Royale and Ranked Zero Build match."

Players will be able to see their current rank on the left of the screen if they have "Ranked" set to "On." There will also be a progress bar that will show you how close you are to advancing or losing a rank. This bar will increase or decrease based on your match placement and the amount of eliminations your or your team got in a match. Eliminations later on in a match will count more than those earned earlier and the ranks of those players you eliminated will also "be taken into account."

If you are playing as a team, all members will gain and lose progress "based on team eliminations and team placement calculated at the end of a match." Also, your team's rank will be based on the player with the highest rank at the start of the match.

One thing to note is that players who reach Unreal rank will keep it for the entirety of the season it was earned, no matter how they play for the rest of the time. Instead, players can continue to work on their