Parents should limit their kids’ Fortnite play time so they can see friends in real life, do homework and engage in other healthy activities. Ideally, a healthy amount of game time shouldn’t interfere with sleeping and eating.
Many players are frustrated by the relative scarcity of shields in the game. A Reddit user posted a video of him opening 24 chests and not finding one shield.
Availability of Collab Skins
In-game collaborations are a key part of Fortnite’s marketing strategy, as they provide players with unique skins and in-game content. These partnerships also offer brands a cost-effective way to advertise their products to a large audience. For instance, popular brands like Nike and Travis Scott have collaborated with the game to reach millions of players worldwide.
Epic Games has also partnered with celebrities and music artists to create Icon Series skins in the game. These collaborations have been extremely successful in boosting player engagement and loyalty.
Streamers often showcase new skins on their channels to allow their viewers to visualize what the skin will look like in their game. Some streamers even offer commentary on the skins’ playability, for example, if a specific weapon is too powerful or if it will conflict with other equipment. However, this showcasing of in-game content can sometimes be misleading and deceiving. As shown by a Reddit thread started by user ThiccGuy01, showcasing new content can lead to frustration when the promised item isn’t available in-game.
Accessibility of Iconic Characters
Epic Games has earned a remarkable amount of money in only a few months, thanks to the obsessive popularity of Fortnite. Its estimated 125 million registered accounts provide access to a personalized game experience that can track and advance over time, unlike a one-off mobile app like Candy Crush.
For some players, Fortnite has become a daily social square. Parents tell stories of nine-year-olds waking up at three and four in the morning to play, while friends describe their kids avoiding social gatherings in favour of spending time with their avatars on Fortnite.
Fortnite’s success as a cultural phenomenon is impressive, but it also presents a unique accessibility challenge. Its design is not cognitively accessible, and some players may struggle to interact with the game. This is especially true if they are using aim assist, which can reduce the complexity of aiming by automatically positioning the reticle to the centre of the screen. The game has no native screen reader support, and some players have complained that its Build mode lacks intuitive UI controls.
Fairness of Collab Skins
As a popular game, Fortnite draws in a large player base that has diverse interests. The game offers players a wide variety of skins and emotes to choose from. This allows them to express their personality and style through their in-game avatars. The collaboration between Fortnite and Star Wars resonated well with the player base. The skins and emotes tied in with the franchise’s mythology, deepening the immersion of the gameplay experience.
However, the limited availability of certain collab skins has impacted players’ experience. Many feel that they are unable to obtain their favourite skins due to a lack of availability in the item shop.
In order to address this issue, Epic Games should make the tier 100 skins that they have collaborated with available in the item shop once their promotional period ends. This will allow fans of the respective franchises to own their favourite outfits and weapons. Moreover, the developer should release different edit styles for these skins to satisfy both the new buyers and existing owners.
The Future of Collab Skins
Fortnite’s countless collaborations with popular franchises, celebrities, and other brands have given players a number of unique skins, items, and even limited-time game modes. Whether it was Marvel crossovers over multiple seasons or the Hello Kitty and Transformers tier sets, Epic Games has introduced collaborations from almost every corner of pop culture.
While these collaborations have made the game more exciting and rewarded players for playing, the fact that they are limited to a season has many worrying about their future availability. This concern has fueled discussion on Reddit, where a thread started by u/ThiccGuy01 has gained immense popularity.
While there’s no word on how Epic Games plans to address this issue, it seems likely that they will continue to pursue big-name collaborations. As such, we’ll likely see more tier sets from anime, other games, movies, TV shows, and even celebrities in the future. However, it may be time for the developer to start being more selective when choosing which collaborations to pursue.
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