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Finally, Fortnite leaves early access as Epic slows down Save the World
The stormy Battle Royale mode of Fortnite took the world and Epic Games today announced the ending of the free-to-play and less popular Save the World mode of the early access label Epic Games. Epic has also announced that Save the World will continue to be a paid title, unlike the Battle Royale, and will start to slow down the publication of Save the World content with the 'official,' launch.
The early-access label for Fortnite is actually a holdover from when the Epic Games first released Save the World back in May 2017 as a paid early-access title — but it has remained on all versions of Fortnite until now, despite the fact that it's probably the most popular game in the world right now.
Save the World, a co-op survival game — originally described as a combination of Minecraft and Left 4 Dead — actually predates its far more popular spinoff Battle Royale (which was initially launched as a secondary mode before turning into its own free-to-play title) by a few months.
Epic had intended to make Save the World equally free after the success of Fortnite 's free-to-play Battle Royale mode, but with today 's launch it seems that those plans have changed because it slows down development on Save the World instead.
In part of those improvements, Epic has also said it would slow down support for new cosmetics from Save the World's Battle Royale mode — although the company ensures players with existing cosmetics and accessories would continue to function in both modes.
Epic has also confirmed that Save the World will transition to a seasonal model in which ongoing activities (such as the winter Frostnite event) will recur on a different schedule from the Battle Royale mode annually. There are also plans for "Ventures" seasons which will feature new zones and additional modifications to allow players to continue progressing in a replayable manner, but details are still slim.
