The Best Alternatives for Setting an Offline Status on Fortnite

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Learn some tips on how to "appear" offline in Fortnite
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Are you trying to appear offline on Fortnite? Unfortunately, Fortnite doesn't have the option to appear offline, but there are a few things you can do to work around this. These workarounds don't actually make you look offline, but they can stop your friends from sending you party invites. Keep reading to learn more.

Workarounds to Looking Offline on Fortnite

Fortnite doesn't technically have a way to appear offline, but there are some things you can do to avoid party invites. Try setting your status as away, or change your party to invite only. If you truly want to appear offline, create a secret second account to play on and don't log in to your main account.

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Setting an Away Status

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    Fortnite doesn't have an official way to set yourself as "Offline," but you can change your status to "Away." This will put you in the "Away" section of your friends' friends lists. The "Away" status will still apply even if you're in a game.
    • Open your profile by selecting your profile picture in the upper-right corner of the screen.
    • Select your profile picture in the top-left corner of the sidebar.
    • Change your "Online Status" from Online to Away.
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Changing Party Privacy

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    If you want to play alone and don't want to get invites to lobbies, you can set your party and lobby privacy to private. This won't make you look offline, but it will keep you from having to deny party requests from friends. [1]
    • Open your profile by selecting your profile picture in the upper-right corner of the screen.
    • Select your profile picture in the top-left corner of the sidebar.
    • Set "Party Joinability" to Invite Only and make sure "Looking for Party" is turned to Off .
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    If you want to play Fortnite without getting bombarded with party requests, having to turn down friends, or without anyone knowing, you can always make a second account that you keep a secret. However, you won't have any of your cosmetics or achievements on this account, and you won't be able to move anything you get on this account over to your main one.
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Telling Friends You Want to Play Solo

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    If you are trying to appear offline to avoid friends asking you to play with them, let them know that you're in the mood to just play some solos right now. While this doesn't actually make you appear offline, it can potentially stop your friends from sending you party invites when you're trying to play Fortnite alone.

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