Fortnite has implemented a long-awaited system from the community with Chapter 4 Season 2: Creative 2.0. Many players were excited to be able to play on older maps from past chapters, but that is not the case. We will show you why.
What is Creative 2.0? Epic Games owns not only its Battle Royale but also the Creative mode. In this mode, creators can create various maps and modes that players can then play. Creative 2.0 was supposed to be an upgrade to the Creative mode, allowing players to even create massive chapter maps.
Many players were looking forward to this, as this system would allow newcomers to experience recreated versions of past chapter maps that can no longer be played.
However, when the system was released, disillusionment spread in the community. Epic Games clarified what players are allowed to create and what not – and that only includes their own ideas or the Chapter 1 map.
Epic Games only allows the first chapter as a map
What is the reason? Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, and Saxs Persson, the Executive Vice President of Epic Games, sat down with three well-known Fortnite streamers, Lachlan, SypherPK, and Ali-A, and discussed Creative 2.0. In the video we are embedding, the focus is primarily on what creators are allowed to create and what not.
According to Tim Sweeney, content creators are not allowed to steal things from Call of Duty or other brands and implement them as maps in Fortnite and commercialize them. Also, old maps from Chapters 2 and 3 cannot be built. The reason for this is partnerships that have occurred in the past with Marvel and other brands.
This also falls under copyright regulations. Epic Games entered into a partnership with those brands at the time, but once the agreed period has expired, those contents cannot be reused.
Tim Sweeney emphasizes, however, that creators are allowed to recreate the Chapter 1 map within a certain framework. This map has been spared from the imposed restrictions.
What does the community say? Fans under the video of the interview are largely dissatisfied with Epic Games’ decision. They do not understand the regulation. The copyright problem could be easily solved. User SkeleBob says:
- “With this logic, people couldn’t implement the collab part of a season. For example in Chapter 2 Season 2. At the beginning, I’m quite sure that there was no Deadpool on the map, so could someone still do that, right?”
In principle, creators could simply remove locations and bosses from collaborations and replace them with other Fortnite elements. Theoretically, there would be no problems. User Simon Christopher Rule, however, sees another reason why Epic Games limits players so much:
- “They do not want the BR player base to become more fragmented and distracted from the current season and storyline, etc. […]”
With the modes “Building” and “No Building” as well as the Creative and PvE areas of Fortnite, Epic Games offers a lot of opportunities to engage. Therefore, it is quite possible that the developers do not want to further divide the community.
What do you think of Epic Games’ decision? Is it a shame? Or are you not interested in the old maps at all? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
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