Fortnite OG gets new version without SBMM or robot
Blog Andrew Joseph 29 Jul , 2025 0

although Fortnite OG's player count remains for months, and this pattern is overshadowed by reloading and blitz – so it can only be expected that Epic will try something new to cheer up. The live rocket event last weekend seems to have ushered in the first of these changes, which could lead the island to move in a new direction with the mysterious red rift. With this latest patch, OG has gained a retro docking mode, no skill-based docking, and no robots.
OG Duos has just entered expert mode!
Want to test your skills? Expert mode has the old school showdown rules that anyone and everyone can be in your lobby! Good luck;)-fortnite (@fortnite) July 29, 2025
To try this new version of OG, just select the standard OG mode (no Zero Build), and click the Group Size drop-down menu where you can find a new option at the bottom of Duo (Expert). Don't worry: the normal two-player mode is still suitable for those who don't want to get involved in this kind of sweat.
While some people will celebrate deleting skill-based docking (SBMM), the net effect of deletion is that people who are just starting to play Fortnite can match pro players, which is why pro players often quarrel to get rid of SBMM. However, people with this dynamic tend to be less excited about the average player and their time is better no Continuously match players who are much higher than their skill level.
However, in this case, removing SBMM and robots is actually more of a nostalgic game, as Fortnite doesn't have any of these things in Chapter 1. Therefore, this change in docking makes OG more mechanically the same as the actual situation of the day.