Since the launch of Fortnite: Battle Royale, a lot has changed in the game. However, Fortnite no longer feels like Fortnite, and that’s quite sad. At least that’s what MeinMMO author Eilyn Rapp thinks, and here are the reasons why.
What’s going on in Fortnite right now? The end of Season 3 in Fortnite is approaching. After battling through a flooded map and now being able to cruise in cars, Season 4 will be starting soon and bring a new theme.
But Fortnite no longer feels like the Fortnite I know from the beginning. While new features are always welcome, it just doesn’t feel right at the moment.
Fortnite is no longer Fortnite
What makes Fortnite special for me: One thing I have always appreciated about this game is that it’s not just a Battle Royale where only fighting takes place. And no, it’s not about the building elements that make Fortnite so unique.
What I cherish about this game is the story that has been unfolding in the background since Season 3 Chapter 1. The story told through challenges, map changes, and live events. In which you could always find small or large puzzles and piece together a narrative.
Up until Season 10, this story about the Visitor, Kevin the Cube, and the mysterious 7 really made sense. The various seasons were interconnected and together formed a complete picture.
This was further emphasized by live events that fit perfectly into the story. You would eagerly anticipate the end of a season because you wanted to know how the story would proceed. The live events were also something I always appreciated about Fortnite.
This is what’s so different about Fortnite now: Throughout Chapter 1, the actual Fortnite story persisted, but several questions remained unanswered. Such as: Who are the remaining members of the 7 that have always been talked about?
However, with the start of Chapter 2, this narrative was simply interrupted. Or at least it seems that way. If a story is being told now, I don’t understand at all what it is trying to convey.
While there are still map changes and live events, they seem to be limited to a single season and do not create a cohesive overall picture with the other seasons.
I have to honestly say that the live event at the end of Season 2 Chapter 2 has been the worst for me so far. Not because it was poorly done, but because it simply made no sense at all. The thrill that you build up over an entire season just wasn’t there because you had already found so many clues.
Fortnite has become a mix of everything
One thing I find particularly unfortunate is how the cohesive Fortnite has almost disappeared. It is no longer just “Fortnite,” but has become a mix of Marvel, DC, TikTok, movies, and so on.
There are already so many skins from the Marvel universe, and even the secret skins of each season consist of comic superheroes. Now in Season 3, you can unlock Aquaman and become the Lord of the Seas. Don’t get me wrong, the skins are really cool and some of them I even particularly like.
However, I now feel that it has become too much. It is no longer a pleasant surprise that is all the more enjoyable. It has simply become a norm, and the original skins of Fortnite are becoming rarer.
For me, Fortnite no longer feels like “Fortnite.” That’s a pity because it is the originality of the game that has kept me bound to Fortnite. After all, I have been around since the end of Season 1 Chapter 1 and stayed for over 2 years. The numerous changes make me sadder. I would love to travel back in time to the time when we were all just noobs and it was much more fun.
