This massive new patch in Fortnite opens up the possibility for the players to seize Star Destroyer control. And reactions to the giant update are, well… mixed, to say the least. Epic Games went on all sorts of hype about this new feature, saying, “find the rift portal on the island to assume control of the Star Destroyer and lay waste to enemies from above.” Pretty cool, huh? But not everyone really feels like it.
To begin with, the Star Destroyer itself is going to receive all the bashing. One player, for example, flatly called it terrible: “so bad,” said PaulSacOnUr4Head, while literally ranting about the fact that Epic missed providing lightsaber pickaxes. I mean, how do you do a Star Wars season without lightsaber pickaxes? That’s just criminal.” Then Rakeem Nichols (Themanbeastis9) screamed in all caps for new collabs, saying that Fortnite should bring One Piece or Naruto rather than recycling the usual ones.
Roughly some do not hate it. Then there are those who are really excited about the update. The official Amazon Luna account came in proudly stating, “don’t have to ask me twice 🏃💨,” so cute. And then Werda Ruusaar (IceboundMidas98) went ahead and posted a screenshot to prove that they did, in fact, complete the new challenge. Thus, it does seem that some are having a splendid time with chaotic death raining down from a huge spaceship.
Still, the competitive players? They are NOT pleased at all! CinemaScope84_ went as far to say that Epic is ruining competitive by putting stuff like this into ranked. So why does ranked need Star Destroyers anyway? It’s already sweaty enough without orbital strikes. And voice chat? Don’t even get them started, as Myth Kraken (Hrz_Kraken) says that this very update has broken it real good. Ouch.
At this moment, some people are just begging for old features to come back. With Wildprotons stating it plainly: “Bring back augments and I’ll play.” Then there’s Jasmine (jazyKazjzysbw) begging for the Street Fighter skins to come back. Priorities, guys.
Here’s where the real drama lies. Fortnite is either a dead case or it isn’t. UziCryptoo is presumably thinking so, with the last retort from Loreofages/Alex McDonald being, “If you think it’s a dead game you clearly don’t know what a dead game is.” And truth be told, considering all the noise this update is making, it’s becoming harder to argue that Fortnite is dead. Annoying? Maybe. Overwhelming? Seconded. Dead? Nope.
So-the verdict?-The Star Destroyer update is either the coolest thing ever or a total flop, depending on who you ask. The good part is-that alone has people talking, yelling, and typing in all caps. Classic Fortnite. And now-if you’ll excuse me-I’ve got to find that rift portal before the deepspace people come down and start blowing everything up.
