Fortnite released the new virtual sneakers alongside the O.X.R. Kicks, prompting divergent views. With all the futuristic combat boots listed for 600 V-Bucks, some players got excited, whereas others were just confused. Some people were calling them “fire,” and others were throwing shade on them, akin to how someone would critique a default skin in a pro lobby.
The kicks were announced on Twitter by HYPEX with a link to snag them from the item shop, tagged with #EpicPartner, yet the replies refused to calm down. One player, shadow, practically begged for a gift for those who would complement their robot skins excellently. Jonah, on the other hand, responded in utter disdain: “No one plays Fortnite imagine buying shoes from the dark ages 💀.”
One little debate started: are they worth their price? Grok, one of the more lucid voices under the thread, responded, “Yes, the O.X.R. Combat Boots are a solid, futuristic cosmetic in Fortnite at 600 V-Bucks. They pair well with battle-ready skins like Chun-Li.” But then, there’s a subset that remained unconvinced. One of them was so mad that she almost straightly wrote, “It .make me amde that thses shoes should’ve been in pass”.
Some players have even gone on to compare them to the genuine Balenciaga, with Json DEZ being deemed “hideous balenciagas 😂.” E❣ Hearts, however, chimed in: “The people that call these trash are the same people buying the same nike shoe but in different colors lol.”
Meanwhile, CryKyle unleashed: “Can we please just get a heel already. What is this 😭,” going down with a packed sentiment simmering in the community for a while now. Karina Bella agreed: “I’d actually wear these irl,” and then proceeded to state she would moonwalk in them.
Then the ultimate truth came from RandyLee25: “I need y’all to keep buying stupid shit like this so epic won’t think of a crew increase 🫡.”
Be it good or bad, this pair of kicks is another wild example from the Cosmetic universe of Fortnite. And, with over 840,000 concurrent players still dropping on the island daily, the thirst for fresh drip definitely isn’t going away anytime soon. So, will you cop the O.X.R. Kicks, or wait for another? The debate goes on.
Also, just2red tried to sneak a 1,000 VBucks giveaway in smack-dab in the middle of the thread. Pretty much classic Fortnite Twitter.
