In Fortnite: Battle Royale there was another big event. The robot and the big monster fought for victory. But in the end, the event was a disappointment for our author Jürgen.
This is what I expected from the event: I, Jürgen, get excited every time like a honey cake unicorn when a new End-of-Season event occurs in Fortnite.
After the epic volcano eruption in Season 8 and the massive hype surrounding the big battle of Cattus vs. Doggus, I was naturally hyped for the event last Saturday.
I expected a lot from the event, including:
- Massive destruction of the map
- An interactive boss fight that fans have been wanting for months
- A victory for the monster, which was clearly the fan favorite
Doggus vs. Cattus: Was that it?
When the event started, I was naturally hyped. The monster appeared and the robot confronted it. But then came the first disappointment. Players could only watch as a – admittedly very cool – scripted scene played out.
In the end, Cattus was killed as quickly as he appeared. Only his skull with the sword, a few minor battle damages, and the weird orb at Loot Lake remained from the event. Was that all?
Given the massive hype and the banners and emotes for Team Cattus and Team Doggus, I seriously expected an interactive fight where millions of players worldwide would either support the monster or the robot and decide who wins.
After all, it already happened similarly at the final event of Season 8 and many players firmly believed this was “only” the dry run for the big final battle event in Season 9.
Why didn’t you do this after the World Cup?
Of course, the reason for the minimal consequences of the fight certainly lies in the World Cup on July 27. It would be quite trollish (but also somehow cool) of Epic to present the pros with a radically different map a week before the biggest tournament so far.
And the challenges and fortbytes would also be difficult to accomplish if essential places like Mega Mall or Lonely Lodge are just smoking craters now.
But then I wonder why the hell Epic didn’t fill the weeks leading up to the World Cup with filler events and challenges, starting the final battle with the ultimate map destruction right at the start of Season 10. Then the map could have been maintained and, as expected, smashed honorably in the big battle of the titans.
Instead, this whole thing will probably happen as a delayed event after the World Cup, because the battle left a strange orb at Loot Lake that will probably go off on August 1 at the start of Season 10 and ravage the map accordingly.
This is certainly cool, but for me, it would have been more believable and atmospheric if the battle of the titans had caused the supposed devastation itself.
So, there remains the bitter aftertaste that what was the coolest event in Season 9 and in the whole Fortnite history ultimately turned out to be just a nice scene, with a lame energy orb in the center at the end.
Just like the annoying cube from Seasons 5-7, a strange orb will thus initiate the end of the season. What a waste of narrative potential.
