Fortnite recently disclosed the official rules and regulations for a slew of various weekly tournaments. The “Hype Nite” tournament provides a fun and easy way for players to fly up the rankings

Terms and conditions can be viewed here, but we’ve got the most important details below







Eligibility

First off, this tournament is meant for low-level players All participants must have less than 1500 hype, or they will not be able to queue. Verbatim: “For each applicable Hype Nite, all eligible players (as determined by Epic in accordance with these Rules) must rank in the Open League (Division I, II, or III) within Arena in their respective region by the start of such Hype Nite to be eligible to queue up and compete during their respective region’s session window as listed in-game.”

Sorry sweats, you’re benched for the night. Fortunately, it takes place during the same day as the Fortnite Championship Series so you’re not missing out on much







Scoring System

Scoring fairs similarly to the other Squad tournaments, with 1 point per elimination and as much as 15 placement points for that sweet Victory Royale. Full structure:

Victory Royale: 15 Points

2nd: 12 Points

3rd - 4th: 9 Points

5th - 6th: 6 Points

7th - 8th: 3 Points

Each Elimination: 1 Point







Prizes

Prizing is all in hype, the in game points that serve as a benchmark of one’s skill. Minimum levels of hype are required to play in different tournaments such as cash cups and FNCS. Half of all participants will receive a hype reward based on their placement compared to the entire population. Reward tiers:

Percentile Rank Prize

99th Percentile 2,000 Hype

95th Percentile 1,500 Hype

90th Percentile 1,000 Hype

80th Percentile 750 Hype

50th Percentile 500 Hype







It’s a 3 hour event; get some snacks and a bottle of water. Epic intentionally set it up in such a way that newer players will have a real shot at improving in a competitive sense - that is if smurfs don’t ruin it entirely

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