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Many Fortnite players were surprised this morning when, after all the issues with the Fortnite servers yesterday, they saw that there was an additional freebie to claim from Sgt. Winter for Winterfest '21. On each player's main menu, there's an exclamation point box next to the snowflake icon on the navigation bar, which usually means there's another freebie to claim.
Unfortunately, the reason behind this isn't as exciting as one might hope.
There is no additional gift. At least not yet. If you have claimed 14 freebies, then you have claimed all available freebies in the game. It seems that the notification that there is another freebie is just a glitch caused by server downtime on December 29th 2021. This issue was addressed directly by the official Fortnite Twitter account in the Tweet below.
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Have you already opened all your gifts but still see an extra gift to open? Sit tight, we're working on it. ??
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) December 29, 2021
What the Tweet above doesn't address is how they work on it. That's (probably on purpose) vague, which makes us wonder if that means they're going to give us an extra freebie, because in the previous Tweet they mentioned they're working on something to make up for lost time .
Typically, issues like this are resolved within a few hours. However, players still have to stare at that notification icon, taunting us with a gift we're not sure we'll receive!
Want help with Winterfest quests before they go away on January 6? Check out our guides on how to fly with a chicken and where to destroy Christmas decorations!
