Fortnite’s new Solo Showdown mode is for players who want to get competitive
https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/17/17364708/fortnites-new-solo-showdown-ltm-mode-vbucks
So far, Fortnite Battle Royale’s limited time-only modes have focused mostly on making the game a little less competitive and a little more silly. Modes like 50v50, Blitz or even Infinity Gauntlet let players relax and play Fortnite in a totally new way, but not this time. This week’s new game mode is Solo Showdown.
For the first time, Epic is introducing a significantly more competitive mode as the limited-time mode (LTM). This mode will follow the same rules as the standard Solo game mode, but all matches will be scored: The winner of the match gets 100 points, and everyone else gets a slightly smaller amount, all the way down to 25 points for the players that place between 76 and 100.