Have you ever played a ranked match in Fortnite, and choked? Then suddenly the message “Rank Protected” pops up on your screen. You realize that the Fortnite gods may have blessed you and your rank has not been affected. You probably wondered what this means whenever you encounter this notification. Don’t worry, because I got you covered! Here’s everything you need to know.
We all like playing ranked games, especially in Fortnite. It lets us know if we are getting better or worse in the game. However, there are times that on our first game, we would land awkwardly, or get sniped right away. Usually, we would be punished with a lowered rank.
Well, not anymore! The new rank protection feature means that your rank points are protected even if you played badly. Normally, when you perform poorly in a ranked game, you would lose your ranked progress. This rank protection feature safeguards your ranked progress after a poor performance in a single match daily.
Notice the word “single,” meaning only once per day. This feature only activates when you play your first ranked match of the day. After that, the next matches will apply the typical rank rules, where rank progress can be gained or lost depending on your performance.
This rank protection feature resets at 8 PM EST/ 5 PM PST / 1 AM GMT daily, as mentioned in an X post last October 2023.
We’ve added Daily Ranked Loss Protection to your first Ranked match every day. Resetting at 8:00 PM ET, your first match will not reduce your Ranked progress if you performed poorly. pic.twitter.com/PGRdjbn6rJ
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) October 23, 2023
To many, this ranked protection feature is a godsend. It allows you to perform badly at least once a day, and it happens on your first match of the day, which is when we’re just getting warmed up. Other features that you should know about include:
So, how do you best utilize this feature? Simple:
This feature is officially called the Daily Ranked Loss Protection. I’m sure the Fortnite gods saw us struggling with our ranks that’s why. It’s safe to think that they implemented this because they know that we all have bad days in gaming. It may be because we tried a new strategy that did not work, or we encountered some bad luck, or perhaps it’s really not just your day.
No matter how pro we think we are, there will still be days that we would just suck at it. And that’s okay because the Fortnite gods have our backs. They implemented this feature so that we would not be discouraged and just be cool about playing ranked games without the fear of losing all our progress.
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