BY: CHARLIE HUMPHREY
Staff Writer
Fortnite, by far, is overrated. In fact, this game needs to die out and fade from existence. Clearly, though, my
opinion is not shared by others.
According to the March 2018 Guardian article “Fortnite: A parent’s guide to the most popular video game in schools,” more than 125 million people play the game. If you factor in that there are about 7,632,819,325 people in the current world population, that number only accounts for 1.6 percent of individuals on our planet who actually play Fortnite.
Why waste time playing this game? The popularity may stem from the fact that Drake plays the game. What I don’t understand is why people care so much about the life of celebrities so interesting that they must mimic their behaviors. They are human – it’s not necessary to idolize a game just because Drake likes it.
A majority of the audience consists of adolescents. Children have a tendency to make idiotic decisions caused by their immature brains. They often do things that warrant trouble, including talking to strangers and skipping school. Kids don’t know how to identify scam artists or sleazebags and end up losing their accounts, personal information, and their money, all because they want to play Fortnite.
People on YouTube who stream Fortnite influence the younger generations into doing stupid fads, such as Strip Fortnite. Strip Fortnite is when one person plays Fortnite Battle Royale, and another person with them has to strip one layer of clothing for each player killed. This game is played by minors. It is inappropriate for kiddos to do these kinds of activities at such a young age. Where are their parents? It is rather concerning about the trends that they are trying out all for the game.
Fortnite tried to act cool by advertising the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
They had an event that included Thanos, The Mad Titan from Infinity War, allowing the player to get a powerup that transformed them into the purple giant.
While the customization of the player character is pretty fantastic, this costs V bucks which are an in-game currency. That’s the only praise I can even offer.
Since Fortnite was released on mobile devices in September 2017, this craze has taken over the lives of students. They play it on their phones at school, cause distractions and miss out on lessons – both in high school and at the college level.
I’ve witnessed at least two or three people playing Fortnite on their cellphones every day while sitting in
class. It’s annoying because they sat next to each other and wouldn’t stop babbling on about what their score was on the leader board. The teacher eventually got fed up with the chatter and thankfully separated them.
It’s time to say goodbye to this game that has nothing to desire
