FIX FORTNITE SBMM!

Fortnite SBMM is busted. Mixed‑skill parties get thrown into the highest‑skill player’s lobby, so mobile/Switch players end up in ultra sweaty PC matches. Friends and families can’t play together like this. Fix SBMM. #Fortnite @FortniteStatus @EpicTofuChris #FortniteRunners

@Fortnite Shame there’s only one level to your SBMM system - impossible. Friends and family can’t play together because you only factor the highest player’s skill level. Mobile and Switch players can’t keep up with these insanely difficult PC lobbies you force us into. FIX SBMM!

there's levels...

We all love the silly cartoon game where you can play as Peter Griffin hitting the griddy, and yes, SBMM talk gets repetitive - but change IS needed. So many people say their friend groups can’t play together anymore because the lobbies are impossible. #Fortnite #FortniteRunners

SBMM defenders say “skill issue” like it’s checkmate. Yes, I KNOW it’s a skill issue - I don’t play as much anymore and I’m mid at best. But Fortnite still throws me into upper‑tier lobbies, and my friends/family get punished for it too. FIX SBMM #Fortnite #FortniteRunners

@Fortnite BROKEN SBMM ⚽️ 💥 SINCE DECEMBER 2025 - can’t play with friends of mixed skill because the lobbies we get put in due to me being the highest skilled player are utterly miserable. Switch and mobile players can’t compete in these lobbies. FIX SBMM!!!

VAMOS FORTNITE ⚽💥 Jun 10

@FortniteStatus ⚠️ To prevent an issue with tanking player numbers, we’ve disabled all SBMM changes made in December 2025 as well as allowing you to hunt for Sprites in bot lobbies, because god forbid we allow our players to have the slightest bit of fun!

⚠️ To prevent an issue, we have temporarily disabled Sprite Throwing. If you want to drop a Sprite, you can open your inventory and drop it.

Make a new FN account, win a few games, then go into duos with your main. You’ll instantly get thrown into insanely difficult lobbies — the new account changes NOTHING. This is exactly why people hunt Sprites in bot lobbies. Post‑Dec ‘25 SBMM has everyone exhausted. #fortnite

“Just get good” We ARE good — just not as good as the lobbies SBMM forces on us. I don’t play as much as I used to, and my Switch/Mobile friends get punished for queueing with me. This isn’t fair or equal matchmaking for mixed skill groups. FIX SBMM! #Fortnite #FortniteRunners

@DanielL93400611 Found the solo player 😎 you’ve clearly not felt the the true impact of the current SBMM system. I’m not asking for wins to be handed to me on a plate, that’s boring. I want it to be fairer. Parties of mixed skilled can no longer play together because of it.

@FosteroidFN whining and crying about having to fight real people in a pvp game? suck so bad you have to play against ai? that’s on YOU buddy

Mad about people collecting Sprites in bot lobbies? That’s on YOU, buddy 😎 BR matchmaking is broken. Can’t blame anyone for wanting to chill and hunt for Sprites outside of the usual FNCS lobbies. #Fortnite #FortniteRunners

@RealityCat22 People like the concept of a PvP Battle Royale, they don’t however like the concept of being matchmade into lobbies way above their skill level. SBMM is completely broken and is determined by the “highest skilled player” in a party. No fun at all.

A lot of the quotes/replies show how many people actually don't like the concept of a PvP Battle Royale I don't understand why they play BR if they don't like PvP 😭🙏

@iTropicalfire A post I can get behind. SBMM has been broken since Dec ‘25. Got a group you regularly play with? SAY GOODBYE TO THEM 😎 My friends who play on switch and mobile can no longer play FN with me because they get obliterated in my PC lobbies.

I don’t think the discourse around this would be as big as it is if Fortnite focused on fixing their servers and tweaking sbmm.

@ThePieceOfGras I love that this is factually INCORRECT 😎 @EpicTofuChris provided an explanation on the NEW system (sharks and minnows) that was implemented as of December ‘25. Mixed groups now suffer at the hands of the highest skilled player.

it’s gotten so bad lately that people convinced themselves matchmaking was made harder with ch7’s launch when it was never touched

my largest hot take once again: they just gotta cut out bot lobbies at this point it’s cultivated an audience of people that don’t like the core gameplay of fortnite

The sprites/bot lobbies controversy emphasises the point that SBMM is fundamentally broken. People can’t enjoy this seasons gimmick while fighting in FNCS lobbies that they aren’t even supposed to be in. FIX SBMM! #bringbackspritesinbotlobbies #fortnite

@Cawsmiic You’re a content creator for ghost gaming and you have earnings in comp, this isn’t your lane, not to be rude. The majority are not at your skill level, yet we’re forced into lobbies with players at your level even though most people are at that “decent but not upper tier” level

Not to be rude, but if you are genuinely mad at this, it's a skill issue. The whole point of this is that you have the chance of losing them, and if you NEED to farm them in bot lobbies GG

@M4rshallBTW On paper, this season is good, but all that hard work from the developers is completely undermined by this god awful SBMM. It’s impossible to enjoy when the system is SO tight and unforgiving. Playing with friends/family is completely out of the window too.

Prime example of forcing player stats. Takes longer to get sprites in real lobbies meaning people or forced to play more and longer in order to collect them. Rather than making a good season with fair SBMM they would rather suck the joy from people who for years have been loyal

@M4rshallBTW You can tell who the solo players are in these comments. There’s no way you’d be saying this if you had a party of mixed skilled players who you run with. It’s impossible for friends/family to play together anymore with the current SBMM system. COMPLETELY broken.

I have never seen a Dev team that deliberately sucks all the fun outta there game.. Oh wait there is one fortnite 🙄

@Fortnite This is almost as goated as your SBMM system! I love that I can no longer play with friends or family because I’m the “highest skilled player” in our party, meaning my other party members who are on Switch/Mobile are put up against insanely difficult PC lobbies 🐐 💨

Going goat mode 🐐💨

@aFunnyGuyIguess @FortniteStatus Typical clown response to a glaring problem with the game. People like you who are ignorant to a major issue in gaming are most definitely the minority. 🤡

@FosteroidFN @FortniteStatus Uh ur just bad idk

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@FortniteStatus ✅ SBMM changes are LIVE! You can now enjoy mixed skill lobbies again with your family and friends! No longer will you be punished as a team for one player having a higher skill level and be put in extremely difficult and frustrating PC FNCS lobbies! Oh, wait… 😞

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