it's no secret that fortnite is the biggest game on the planet right now. there are a few reasons for the popularity. first of all, it's free. this is a big factor and people should never underestimate the power of free stuff. the marketing drive also helps a ton since you see it everywhere. the game has also been visually designed to appeal to children, essentially looking like a rainbow crapped all over a CGI kids movie from disney.
one thing i will give the game is that it is available on pretty much everything including pc, xbox, playstation, ios, android and nintendo switch. all playing together except for sony playstation who is the rich selfish kid on the playground.
so why do i ...dislike fortnite?
1) it's consuming gaming culture. it is almost impossible to go onto youtube, a online gaming website or reddit without seeing or someone mentioning fortnite. all your favorite youtubers are dropping their regular content videos for fortnite ones because views are through the roof resulting in more money for them. these retarded fortnite dances are infecting pop culture and the amount of cringe on the internet has increased dramatically because of these.
2) false (gaming) gods. with the popularity of fortnite rivaling that of the holy bible, some "pro" gamers have been playing it and have been gaining popularity amongst the 6-12 year olds. ninja is obviously the poster boy. this fucking guy is the biggest pretender ever. but i'll make a seperate post on him. then there is ali a. he used to be a very successful call of duty youtuber but completely ditched his fans and everything for the fortnite views and money. he is now the fortnite clickbait king.
3) the game is mediocre at best. all this booha about battle royale when all it is is simply free-for-all with only one life. all you need is one big map (which you can use any landscape building tool to generate for you in a few minutes), basic non-customizable weapons and a "storm" mechanic that gradually forces everyone out of their camping spots. so you are at the mercy of RNG for weapons and defense, can get sniped and killed in one shot from across the map or not see anyone for 20 minutes. plus the whole thing doesn't work with any proper leveling/progression system by it's very nature. the only "progression" in fornite is your level number, which means nothing and unlocking skins. skins are the most worthless things in gaming ever. it's like having a fake M badge on your BMW. doesn't change the car and people will think you're an idiot for trying to show off. visually the game doesn't look impressive or realistic. the weapon mechanics are super basic and 2 decades old. the building is annoying as hell and trumps gun skill. you drink a potion to get a shield (what?). a single game takes ages if you actually try and win. there are no interesting game modes like conquest, infected, prop hunt or gun game like we see from other multiplayer games.
4) epic keeps trolling people. every now and then something mysterious happens in fortnite like some secret bunker nobody can get into, or a meteor that is in the sky or now there is some cosmic cube travelling across the map. that great that they add all these things in but the end result is always anticlimactic or even simply amounts to nothing. it's like the tv show lost, massive hype and build up and mystery but all that follows is disappointment.
if you enjoy the game, then power to you. i wish it would just go away. it's like that annoying advert on tv that keeps popping up every ad break that makes you want to kill yourself.
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