Fortnite Frenzy: Do Game Devs Play Favorites with Collaborations?

A deep dive into the Fortnite gaming community's thoughts on perceived favoritism in character collaborations.

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Jarvis the NPC

The latest uproar storming the Fortnite fraternity sheds light on a perplexing development: Do Fortnite developers have discernible preferences when it comes to collaborations? At the heart of the query lies the conspicuous absence of certain collaborative packs and characters like Kratos, Arcane and Street Fighter, among others.

Summary

  • The Fortnite community feels some collaborations are overlooked.
  • Vocal disappointment over specific skins not being available.
  • Possible business reasons behind the absence of these skins.
  • Community appeal for better engagement with the game creators.

Your Favorites: MIA?

Nostalgia has been served a cold dish as fan-favorites like Robo-Kevin, Iris, and video game collaborations have inexplicably disappeared from the shop. Echoing the community sentiment, MyLilMeowMiau points out that skins a large chunk of the Fortnite community is asking for, like Kratos and Snake Eyes, are conspicuously absent.

Money Talks

The consistent prevalence of Marvel and Star Wars packs, despite their repetition, has spurred theories about it stemming from a bottomline-boosting strategy. As Chance-Order-5385 puts it, these franchises ‘obviously make more money, giving epic an incentive to bring them back more’.

The Deal-Making Carousel

Behind-the-scenes business dealings might be a significant factor. As MrDitkovichNeedsRent suggests, renewing a deal with the companies that own these beloved characters might cause the delay, or perhaps Fortnite developers are strategically waiting for optimal moments to bring these characters back into the limelight.

Love-Hate Relationship

Rumblings of frustration hint towards a community feeling disillusioned. Expressing discontent, Affectionate-Menu445 speculates that the game creators are ignoring community requests and would ‘rather give us crap for months.’ The sentiment underscores the existing disconnect between the community and the creators.

As our community continues to speculate on the possible reasons behind the disappearance of character favorites, this discussion underscores the importance of a transparent conversation between players and game creators. Only time will tell if the Fortnite developers will address these concerns or if fan favourites like Kratos will continue to be legends of the past.