No reason, but it's also not a concern. The Rift server will run in the background until the Fortnite application is closed as well. This helps reduce lag by having less things open on a computer.

For a day, the desert portion of Fortnite’s island kept getting struck by lightning bolts emanating from a rift in the sky. Nobody knew what it meant — the only thing that seemed clear was ...

Fortnite now has the Rift-To-Go item, which lets players create ... Clingers will now only explode when their fuse has expired. Clingers will no longer explode if the object they are attached ...

Fortnite season 6 week 9's new challenges are ... This week, Epic wants you to activate a rift by purchasing one from an NPC somewhere on the map. The good news is that multiple NPCs will sell ...

A new Fortnite patch will chip away at the impressive sky rift until it disappears entirely. A little over a month ago, Fortnite kicked off an in-game event by launching a rocket and tearing open ...

Using Rifts at different Rift spawn locations is one of Fortnite's many Weekly Challenges. Completing it will give you additional XP to help go towards your many Season 5 rewards. Note you'll need ...

Rifts can be found all across Fortnite’s map and we’ve marked these locations on the screenshot above. We’ve also listed them below if you prefer your locations in written form: Once a rift ...