The Fortnite professional Tyler “Ninja” Blevins now speaks out after the hashtag #ripfortnite trended on Twitter, and Twitch streamer SypherPK created a YouTube video explaining what Fortnite needs to change now.
What is the current situation in Fortnite? A new trend emerged on Twitter declaring Fortnite dead. Players are using the hashtag #ripfortnite to address the numerous problems of Fortnite.
Ninja Addresses Fortnite’s Issues
The professional player Ninja has now discussed in a clip on Twitter the biggest changes he wishes to see in Fortnite to make it good again.
What changes does the professional wish for? Some of the biggest changes the streamer would like to see in the game are:
- Larger loot pool with specific, fun weapons
- Less serious solo/duo/team matches
- More fun gameplay with opportunities for silliness
- More players in normal rounds (120/125 instead of 100 players per round)
- Only skill-based weapons in arena mode
- More communication from Epic Games
How does Ninja envision the changes?
Larger loot pool and fun weapons: Ninja would like to see more items and weapons that bring variety to the game and make the gameplay more enjoyable.
A good example was Season X, where a new weapon or item was added almost weekly.
No more serious rounds in normal modes: The Fortnite scene is competitive, not just in arena matches, which are designed for that. Due to skill-based matchmaking and crossplay, you always encounter opponents who can match you.
This has led to a “tournament” atmosphere even in normal rounds where players have to try very hard. Ninja wishes for a change in this.
More fun gameplay: This summarizes the previous two points. With new weapons or items and more relaxed matches where you can just have fun.
Trapping an opponent or trying out new tactics would again be possible with these changes.
More players in a round: Ninja believes that too few players are alive at the end of a round. Therefore, he suggests allowing more players to participate in a round.
Instead of 100 players, he would allow 120/125 in one round. The map is also much larger than before, so you wouldn’t have to wait so long to encounter an opponent.
Only skill-based weapons in arena: Weapons that are too powerful should only be available in normal rounds. OP weapons could easily help players achieve simpler kills.
Therefore, the professional wishes for only weapons that require skill and are not so easy to use. An example of an overpowered weapon would be the mythic weapons introduced in Season 2:
More communication: Essentially, this is about the patch notes, which since the start of Chapter 2 have either not been released or been very superficial by Epic Games.
He would like to know what changes are happening in the game and for Epic to communicate with its players.
In conclusion, he says:
“This game was my life for the last two and a half years. It has been the life of many of you. I would just like to see more communication from Epic again.”
Twitch streamer SypherPK made Ninja think
What triggered Ninja’s clip? In the Twitter clip, Ninja refers to a YouTube video by his friend SypherPK, with whom he has played several times.
The Twitch streamer created a video titled: We Need to Talk About Fortnite.
In this detailed video, he explains:
- That skill-based matchmaking is ruining the game, as you no longer get a mix of players. It’s too competitive even in normal rounds.
- That the lack of communication is causing problems, especially in the competitive scene, as players can’t adapt to changes without knowing about them.
He believes that through communication, Epic could influence how players think about their game. The community would have understanding if they explained what they are currently planning.
In the video, he also discusses why his friends, who were also the faces of the World Cup, no longer want to play Fortnite. How he misses those times testing new items with them after an update.
