By Dexerto | Created at 2025-03-21 19:47:14 | Updated at 2025-04-05 17:27:40
2 weeks ago
Fortnite Chapter 6 just turned up the heat. Double XP is here for the weekend. But don’t get too excited. There’s a sneaky cap, so your grind has limits.
Fortnite’s XP system has changed. It’s now shared across all modes. Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival all contribute.
The one caveat is progression is now slower. XP comes mainly from quests and accolades. No more passive gains for just playing. Milestones are gone. Creative and Save the World have strict XP caps. Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival barely offer anything. Fortnite now controls progression speed – you can’t farm XP easily anymore.
Still, Epic’s giving us a tiny, temporary boost so you can get all your Battle Pass rewards. This weekend, Fortnite offers double XP. But here’s the kicker – it’s capped at 400,000 XP. That means you can’t just go wild and max out your battle pass in a couple of days – unless it’s Supercharged Weekend.
Fortnite doubles XP for a weekend but there’s a limit
Leave it to dataminers to spill the bad news, though. They found the 400K XP cap buried in the code. Basically, Epic wants you to touch grass. Even if you don’t like it.
Some players are ready to drop everything. Literally. One player dramatically stated, “My wife is giving birth, but sorry, I have SUPERCHARGED XP!!!” While hopefully a joke, it speaks to how dedicated some players are to the grind.
Another declared, “Playing all weekend baby!” – a clear sign that they’ve got their priorities set. Meanwhile, one player jokingly reported, “Fortnite says, ‘POSTPONE THAT PROPOSAL. IT’S SUPERCHARGED XP WEEKEND!'” showing that, for many, the lure of fast XP is just too tempting to resist.
The excitement is real, but so are the limits. No matter how dedicated players are, that 400K cap will put an end to the madness eventually.
Fortnite Chapter 6 is lasting longer than usual, but the season end resets your level just the same.
