“Never Thought I’d Say This” – Epic Games Divides the Fortnite Community by Pulling a Game-Defining Feature

Published 03/21/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

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No one would have ever imagined Fortnite without the key feature of building things. These key game mechanics separated the wheat from the chaffs and truly served as the most important element of the game. It gave the title a special yet unique identity that simply cannot be copied by other Battle Royale titles.

Oddly enough, in the second season of chapter 3, Epic Games has decided to roll back the feature for the season, while introducing a range of new things.

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This ‘No’ Building’ approach has created a lot of ruckus on the internet, as the community isn’t responding well to this change. It took countless hours for players to learn, and master the craft of creating effective builds along with editing and whatnot.

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However, for the first time in the history of the title, it is going to go on without this feature, which makes all that grind futile.

Twitter erupts as Fortnite officially bids adieu to builds and building feature

Popular streamers, fans, and professional players all took to Twitter to share their thoughts. The community was not able to digest the fact that the feature was really gone, and it might not return to the game for the entire duration of Season 2.

Popular news vendor for the title, broke the news, as the title stepped into a brand new season.

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FaZe Clan members are truly shocked as the quintessential game mechanic has been pushed to the sides. How will this impact the professional ecosystem, as the gun game is officially the only pathway to victory?

Popular content creator, and member of Icon series, Lazarbeam found this change to be ‘awful’, as the game has moved away from the original formula.

Former FaZe clan member and popular streamer. Tfue thinks the new changes just might make the game fun. Contrary to the popular belief, the streamer believes the builds negatively impacted gun duels and now the title might be enjoyable.

Fellow streamer, and content creator for Luminosity, Nick Eh 30 also shared the same views as he called the current state of the game to be great.

How many people in the community only hated the game because of the building feature? Well, TimTheTatman is definitely among those people as the streamer stated that this season he just might bring him back to the game.

FaZe Clan’s player Martoz disagreed with his peers about the removal of the building mechanics. He also stated that he might skip this entire pro season because of the same.

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Popular Fortnite streamer, SypherPK was at a loss for words as season 2 rolled out. He compared this change with the iconic combat SMG update that also disrupted the game.

If you hated builders and all the intricacies that it added, then this season just might be the perfect time to jump back into the game.

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A certain portion of the community truly hated builds, and now they can finally fire up the game.

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What are your thoughts about the latest changes to the game? Do you like the new season or do you want the studio to revert the changes? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Ayank Chourasia

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Ayank Chourasia is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. He has been writing since 2016 across various fields, having done his BBA from T.I.
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Paras Pande