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Fortnite is Necessary - MMORPG.com
SBFord
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Fortnite is Necessary - MMORPG.com
Some of us become writers because we still believe the pen (or keyboard) is mightier than the sword. Sometimes we need to pull out that sword and put a demon down. This is one of those times. This particular demon makes World of Warcraft look like Town of Kittencare by casting is a shadow over the entire gaming industry and this writer isn't going to let it pass! (The ego!) On this day I, an old, uncool, niche gamer shall write about Fortnite.
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Not bashing younger people playing this game, just saying that has never happened to me before in my 20 years of gaming. It was very awkward.
First of all, great article! Thanks for writing this up. As a parent I enjoy watching my daughter play this game over all the other games out there. She has a blast building things and doing the silly dances. She laughs and smiles for an hour at all the silly things in that game. Her reaction is NOT singular. This reaction is felt by most playing this game. If it is a so called "phase" I hope it is one that lasts. As a gamer of almost 30 years, to me that is what gaming is, emotionally responding to a video game in multiple ways because of how much it draws you in. Everyone experiences that differently and with different genres, but Fortnite is no less impacting then any of the other great titles.
I am also thankful for Fortnite for finally breaking down the cross platform wall. Hopefully this means someday in the future I can finally play some games with my buddies on xbox or PC while I've got my ps4.
This game is a challenging and fun game. Silliness aside, have you tried building and shooting with in milli seconds of each other? It is not an easy thing to do. Not to mention the polished landscape and ability to group with people in this game. The game itself IS good, it just may not be your cup of tea. The good news is there are thousands of games coming out daily that you may relate to more. Go get em pal. Also, WoW was at the top because it pushed the boundaries of existing MMOs and added new elements no other company was doing. They didn't get it ALL right, but no game or company does. It was at the top and still is at the top because it is a good game. You can't take that way from them 14 years in and millions of players still engaged.
All in all, fortnite is successful and fun. As long as they keep doing right by the community and pushing the gaming boundaries than I am all for it. Anything that can put a smile on my daughter's face and give her some laughter is alright by me.
Also I contend that this is somehow an evolution of the FPS, this is no more a FPS than Disneyland is a reflection of the real world. But gaming journalists as a profession seem to feel the need to show their political "awareness" and berate hyper-realistic shooters by applauding any alternative.
Does this now mean we could have a MMO funded by cosmetic purchase alone? No, because Fornite is a social phenomenon, which could not have achieved its success without social media, unfortunately that may be the way all gaming is headed. Streaming may become more important than actual reviews and indeed pieces like this, Twitter and Facebook more important than gaming websites (maybe it is already?).
Indeed one of our posters is very worried about the effect such a huge hit has on the rest of the gaming industry and has speculated that recent staff layoffs are due to there being only so much money to go round.
Well that's me, of now to have some quality time with my real life Fortnite buddies; need to get my seahorse floaty, bucket and spade and then its down to the beach and have some fun!
It could, however, still potentially be a MMOTPS/MMOFPS, as could essentially any other battle royale. It depends on where one draws the line on minimum player count per map to define what is and is not a MMO. We do not have an industry-defined minimum player count per map/server right now, so 100 could very well fit some personal definitions.
yes it is. its the first mmo.
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
And one of the things a huge portion of those players do to relax is play Fortnite. Some even stream it and their streams are linked in hockey subreddits. It has gotten to the point where stories have been written about how such and such a player has Fortnite "issues" and is tired at practice because instead of going out with his buddies drinking and carousing like all real hockey players are supposed to do (I think it's in their contract) they stay up til all hours of the night playing Fortnite.
This thing is everywhere.
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"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
As far as the game itself I am not a fan of the shooting mechanics seems too much randomness goes on. On time I will hit someone for 8dmg w/ a shotgun next time its 100+. I also do not like the building, but I have won games without building.
Also fortnite has constant updates whether its new weapons or items or game modes etc etc. Usually there is some weekly update that introduces new things. So overall I feel EPIC does a great job with it.
in the same way WoW is a knockoff... and the one still alive and thriving.
500 per server....go with that figure.....a long accepted but somewhat forgotten standard. Personal definitions are irrelevant.
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