Casual players praise the variety and the surprises. There is always something new in Fortnite, the game does not get boring.
This is how pros and ambitious players react to the change: Those who earn their livelihood with Fortnite or play with ambition are constantly shocked by how much has changed upon waking up.
The painstakingly tested strategies are already obsolete.
About every decision, people say: What are they doing? Epic is ruining everything. The game used to be good, now it’s going downhill. They’re driving Fortnite into the wall just like they did with Paragon.
The craziest example: On Tuesday, the semifinals of a “1 million dollar tournament”, the Winter Royale, took place. But it was also patch day, and Fortnite changed the rules the morning before.
The sword, which suddenly appeared, ruined many pros’ day.
Player Ghost_Bizzle says he has lost a lot of respect for Epic after they made two major changes before the tournament.
Star player Ninja says: “This is not the Fortnite I qualified for.”
Players demand compromise: For many, the solution is that Fortnite can make changes, but only in certain modes.
They wish that, for example, the sword or the new airplanes should only be active in limited-time modes – like at an event – but not for everyone.
And Epic has previously shown to be quite willing to compromise: For example, they temporarily deactivated the previously introduced zombies during the last major tournament. Some other gimmicks also played no role in the pro tournament: the Porta Fortress and some grenades were taken out.
But that was probably an exception.
Now Epic relies on radical solutions: The sword and the airplanes are active in every mode. So the pros have to deal with it too.
Epic has clearly chosen a side
This is what’s behind it: Epic is clearly on the side of “casual players.” In a letter to competitive players before TwitchCon, they told them:
“We consider Fortnite to be a dynamic, evolving game that is not limited by competitive play. We believe that a player’s ability to adapt is a skill set that we deem important for an entertainment product.”
Back then, Epic did back down and reversed some of the changes made for the tournament that had come shortly before. This time, however, Epic remains firm and radical.
Our author Jürgen seems to like Epic’s decision:
Now Epic relies on radical solutions: The sword and the airplanes are active in every mode. So the pros have to deal with it too.
Epic has clearly chosen a side
This is what’s behind it: Epic is clearly on the side of “casual players.” In a letter to competitive players before TwitchCon, they told them:
“We consider Fortnite to be a dynamic, evolving game that is not limited by competitive play. We believe that a player’s ability to adapt is a skill set that we deem important for an entertainment product.”
Back then, Epic did back down and reversed some of the changes made for the tournament that had come shortly before. This time, however, Epic remains firm and radical.
Our author Jürgen seems to like Epic’s decision:
Casual players praise the variety and the surprises. There is always something new in Fortnite, the game does not get boring.
This is how pros and ambitious players react to the change: Those who earn their livelihood with Fortnite or play with ambition are constantly shocked by how much has changed upon waking up.
The painstakingly tested strategies are already obsolete.
About every decision, people say: What are they doing? Epic is ruining everything. The game used to be good, now it’s going downhill. They’re driving Fortnite into the wall just like they did with Paragon.
The craziest example: On Tuesday, the semifinals of a “1 million dollar tournament”, the Winter Royale, took place. But it was also patch day, and Fortnite changed the rules the morning before.
The sword, which suddenly appeared, ruined many pros’ day.
Player Ghost_Bizzle says he has lost a lot of respect for Epic after they made two major changes before the tournament.
Star player Ninja says: “This is not the Fortnite I qualified for.”
Players demand compromise: For many, the solution is that Fortnite can make changes, but only in certain modes.
They wish that, for example, the sword or the new airplanes should only be active in limited-time modes – like at an event – but not for everyone.
And Epic has previously shown to be quite willing to compromise: For example, they temporarily deactivated the previously introduced zombies during the last major tournament. Some other gimmicks also played no role in the pro tournament: the Porta Fortress and some grenades were taken out.
But that was probably an exception.
Now Epic relies on radical solutions: The sword and the airplanes are active in every mode. So the pros have to deal with it too.
Epic has clearly chosen a side
This is what’s behind it: Epic is clearly on the side of “casual players.” In a letter to competitive players before TwitchCon, they told them:
“We consider Fortnite to be a dynamic, evolving game that is not limited by competitive play. We believe that a player’s ability to adapt is a skill set that we deem important for an entertainment product.”
Back then, Epic did back down and reversed some of the changes made for the tournament that had come shortly before. This time, however, Epic remains firm and radical.
Our author Jürgen seems to like Epic’s decision:
In Fortnite there are two major currents that clash, says our author Schuhmann: casual players and pros. Casual players desire constant change, while pros prefer a predictable meta. But that seems simply unimportant to Epic.
This is the situation: Fortnite is changing incredibly quickly and radically. A single balance patch throws the game completely off balance. At the same time, Epic wants to establish an eSports scene and enable “competitive play” there. It involves millions.
That clashes.
This is how radically Fortnite changes: Just in the last two weeks, huge changes have come to Fortnite.
- With 7.0, Fortnite simply introduced airplanes, like those seen in Battlefield
- With 7.01, an extremely powerful sword came that can only be found once on the map. But whoever has the Infinity Blade has incredible powers
Has there been such changes before? Earlier, Epic proved that they can introduce radical changes without batting an eye.
For example, they introduced “deployable gliders” that completely changed Fortnite and eliminated fall damage.
- The majority of casual players found this change strange: They believed that without fall damage, Fortnite would lose an important element.
- Pros, on the other hand, liked the gliders; they said it brought more dynamics to Fortnite. And that’s what the game needs.
Before that, there was suddenly a zombie invasion. AI opponents suddenly appeared in Fortnite: Battle Royale and attacked players.
- The pros screamed: This is completely arbitrary who wins and who gets eaten.
- Meanwhile, casual players thought: Finally, something is happening.
This is how casual players react to the changes: Most players who see Fortnite as merely a pastime without much ambition generally like these changes – like our author Jürgen. He applauds the zombies, airplanes, and swords.
Our author Jürgen seems to like Epic’s decision:
Now Epic relies on radical solutions: The sword and the airplanes are active in every mode. So the pros have to deal with it too.
Epic has clearly chosen a side
This is what’s behind it: Epic is clearly on the side of “casual players.” In a letter to competitive players before TwitchCon, they told them:
“We consider Fortnite to be a dynamic, evolving game that is not limited by competitive play. We believe that a player’s ability to adapt is a skill set that we deem important for an entertainment product.”
Back then, Epic did back down and reversed some of the changes made for the tournament that had come shortly before. This time, however, Epic remains firm and radical.
Our author Jürgen seems to like Epic’s decision:
Casual players praise the variety and the surprises. There is always something new in Fortnite, the game does not get boring.
This is how pros and ambitious players react to the change: Those who earn their livelihood with Fortnite or play with ambition are constantly shocked by how much has changed upon waking up.
The painstakingly tested strategies are already obsolete.
About every decision, people say: What are they doing? Epic is ruining everything. The game used to be good, now it’s going downhill. They’re driving Fortnite into the wall just like they did with Paragon.
The craziest example: On Tuesday, the semifinals of a “1 million dollar tournament”, the Winter Royale, took place. But it was also patch day, and Fortnite changed the rules the morning before.
The sword, which suddenly appeared, ruined many pros’ day.
Player Ghost_Bizzle says he has lost a lot of respect for Epic after they made two major changes before the tournament.
Star player Ninja says: “This is not the Fortnite I qualified for.”
Players demand compromise: For many, the solution is that Fortnite can make changes, but only in certain modes.
They wish that, for example, the sword or the new airplanes should only be active in limited-time modes – like at an event – but not for everyone.
And Epic has previously shown to be quite willing to compromise: For example, they temporarily deactivated the previously introduced zombies during the last major tournament. Some other gimmicks also played no role in the pro tournament: the Porta Fortress and some grenades were taken out.
But that was probably an exception.
Now Epic relies on radical solutions: The sword and the airplanes are active in every mode. So the pros have to deal with it too.
Epic has clearly chosen a side
This is what’s behind it: Epic is clearly on the side of “casual players.” In a letter to competitive players before TwitchCon, they told them:
“We consider Fortnite to be a dynamic, evolving game that is not limited by competitive play. We believe that a player’s ability to adapt is a skill set that we deem important for an entertainment product.”
Back then, Epic did back down and reversed some of the changes made for the tournament that had come shortly before. This time, however, Epic remains firm and radical.
Our author Jürgen seems to like Epic’s decision:
