The Biggest Mistake Fortnite Ever Made 

Optimus teaching Slone to be a better person sound SO AMAZING, and it makes me wish it happened. Imagine Zuko interacting with Foundation or Superman talking to Jonsey and actually having an impact on the story or the characters.

I remember leaving work early quite a few times just so I wouldn’t have missed the Fortnite event. I felt like I couldn’t miss it because it was something special I had to see. It was truly an unforgettable experience.

Something pretty interesting I figured out since Donald's recent Interview is that the final dialogue from Geno to The Foundation in the Marvel comics is also a farewell message from Donald to Epic, how they claimed their methods are better and now have to prove it, otherwise it would be the end of everything... 😔

It’s actually crazy how we went from the Chapter 2 end event to “WE DID IT! We saved Peely! Thank you.” -Vengeance Jones

Tbh The Thing that killed this Season for me was having avatar completely derail the story the season was trying to tell

Without a consistent storyline and live events this game is pretty bland and boring to me. Honestly no point in playing it anymore considering I get bored from new seasons the first 2 weeks.

Overwatch is the biggest example of a great game with great lore killed off by corporate greed. They made a sequeal to only kill the story mode and now its a dead pvp game just like COD. Now im watching FN do the exact same crap with its lore.

The story was what got hooked me on Fortnite in the first place and it's disappointing to see how it's been slowly phased out ever since the Collision event. In current day, each season has it's own self contained story that is loosely connected to the prior. I was so passionate about all the interesting characters and world building over the past 5 years and to have that taken away just makes me feel sad.

I don’t mind collaborations but when it’s too much, it becomes overkill to the point where it completely overshadows what Fortnite’s original story is trying to tell. This is why I never find the game to be as engaging as it use to be anymore and I knew that they would’ve went down this horrible road since the earlier seasons of Chapter 2 when collabs started to be introduced into their BPs as the secret skins.

I think the metaverse is the worst thing they could have possibly done. Every single thing they do to fortnite makes it less like what people know fortnite as

man I wish I could have played old Fortnite for the sake of peak story and gameplay

I really hope Charlie Wen can continue the storyline that Donald Mustard left us with. Theirs still so much potential it’s insane

Rip fortnite story, hope it comes back

Slones arc being with her alongside the seven would’ve been SOOOOO good like it’s such a missed opportunity

We didn't know how we had it until it was gone.

I started Playing Fortnite in Chapter 2 Season 4 and I've been playing Since. I can confirm that Playing anytime between Chapter 1 Season 1 and Chapter 3 Season 2 could give you some of the most unique memories ever. I really miss what Fortnite used to be and Epic clearly Doesn't Know or Doesn't Care about how to make a Good Game Only Donald Mustard did. I had some of the most Amazing and Unique memories of my Life speculating and being excited about the Storyline of Fortnite back then with my Friends and I will never Ever forget it. I don't say that Fortnite shouldn't have evolved into something Else BUT they Should have given Donald's Storyline the Conclusion it actually Deserved.

tim sweeny is like antwan from free guy, some villain trying to make everything a metaverse

I really dont care about the metaverse but why sacrifice storyline for it

Ch3 really was on track to be the best chapter ever

that is what i have been thinking reasently too. like we have a season devoted to greek gods, YOU KNOW HOW MANY INTERESTING STUFF THEY COULD HAVE IMPLEMENTED IF THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT. like at the beginning of the season, it seemed like they were actully doing it. we got midas back, had a whole gamemode, fun items and weapons, and the story was just getting interesting again. then avatar happened. like dont get me wrong, i love avatar. its litterly one of my favorite shows of all time. however, the problem is that it completely derailed the season. instead of getting more interesting story beats, we got overpriced product placements

Gotta love how the entire Seven narrative just got forcibly kicked out of the storyline, never to be seen again

I've always thought when we didn't get an in game event during a season that something was wrong, now it's just...normal.

8:22 "why is there no collab characters interacting with fortnite characters" "shows batman foundation"

I think the best outcome is a snyder cut type scenario. Where after a few years we get a donald mustard fortnite movie where we can see his full vision for the fortnite storyline

As someone who always worked on the live events dates I can say I wish there were more I’d like to experience one

I remember being super exited for live events and things changing on the map, advancing a storyline and making me feel like im part of something bigger

I agree. Also with Transformers with good story telling, Beast Machines and Energon raise their hands. I remember buzz about Fortnite and the comet, long before I even played. The black hole also got attention in the news. What other game has had that happen?! I knew then there was something of a story; however back then I thought of it as a kid's game. Then I first played it in Chapter 2 Season 3 and I had no idea why everything was water. I thought the game was supposed to be like that. I watched my friend's kid play when I babysat and played a handful of games with him in Chapter 2 seasons 4 and 5 but I didn't pay attention to the story, but I was wowed by all the Marvel characters and Predator. Like what is this game? I attempted to play on my own one day, saying I'll try to get into it and was wowed by Zero Crisis; however, I kick myself for not playing beyond that session because I bought the battle pass thinking I was only getting Agent Jones (my very first skin because I recognized him as the main character from a Fortnite vs TF2 video). I barely got much of that battle pass and if Epic ever decided to let people finish battle passes, I hope I get the chance. But Chapter 2 Season 7, I was hooked and I started to learn about the story more by watching RU-vid videos... and I completed that battle pass 99% not unlocking like 3 Kymera styles. Loved Operation: Skyfire and the Chapter 2 finale got me hyped to see what's next. I loved the Resistance season as a whole and the Vibin' season, from Rave Cave, Evie, the music packs, the Steady emote... but season 4 seemed to go astray especially with Fracture not making sense to me. Then Amie's story was just left there. Ok maybe they'll come back to her and the Seven... Is the Nothing coming? Nope... What happened to the Ageless... Shapeless man? And now, where did Jones and the time machine go? And speaking about the collabs... they had a part in the story. I was excited Optimus had a part. But what did the Turtles do? Actually, any of the anime show characters... what did they do for the story? What did Avatar do for the story? If they included the collabs in the story, it wouldn't seem like the story is lacking. I am hoping they start paying attention to the story again. It can't be over. but if it is, please let us know and not keep us hanging on... Also bring back older characters and develop them. Tie everyone's story together in some freaky way that make heads explode...

I've been playing since season 9, and I've witnessed the storyline going crazy chapter 2 was honestly the best chapter for the storyline. Ch3 had a good start but a rough end And after that it started to fall fast Now, the storyline. or whatever is left of it, Is on life support.

To me it felt like chapter 3 was Donald Mustards way of cramming the story in before epic stopped it. Also I felt like the OG season was the perfect way to reintroduce the story with all the time travel stuff, I was super hyped for the live event but they just didn’t so it just felt empty.

This is what I've been saying! The storyline is very important to keep things going and relevant. I miss Donald Mustard...😫

I miss the story it was so good the reason I’m still playing storytelling is my passion seeing it go away just makes me sad

Their priorities should go like this, Br, Lego, Fortnite Festival, rocket racing based just on plays

Ok but the fact donald was going to keep chapters as 2 or 3 years long instead of the regular 1 that epic is doing now just kinda... Sucks. I remember seeing concept art for chapter 4's MEGA season and Last Resort season being labled as Chapter 3. Do you know how much more cool chapter3 could have been if it was a proper 8-10 season Chapter 3 is already one of my favourite islands Sure we only have 5 but the fact that atleast for me C3 is up there with C1 for me is insane Could honestly have been been the best island for me, if they did do the chapter 4 seasons straight into OG after Season 8 would honestly have been amazing. In an ideal world we would still have Donald at Epic. Best we can hope for is if they hire more emoloyees for the 3 FiF modes and let the live event animators go back to doing their original jobs

I never played anything outside of the Royale, but my complaint is any inkling of Maturity was eradicated.

Fortnite ending Ch3 to quickly is this one thing i can't get over

Fortnite died for me after chapter 3 season 3 , i really miss chapter 1 and 2

Another example about loosing familiarity is look at big businesses from the 80's and 90's. Look up pictures of how McDonald's used to look, how taco bell used to look, burger king etc. Heck look at other corporations that aren't fast food like Walmart or target. Now look at them today and how grey and lifeless and corporate they all look. This is the same direction epic is heading in with fortnite within the next couple years, especially with that big Disney collab.

I wish there was more Story of Ch.4 S2 as well. Thunder ⚡ and Evie 😎 were Awesome and the Peace Syndicate's job of bringing the Clans together had A Lot of Opportunities. ✌️

I started fortnite in chapter 2 season 1. Just thinking about my experience of fortnite in the chapter 2 early chapter 3 time frame shoots this feeling of nostalgia through me that gets me sad because I may never experience it again. I just remember playing with my friend group and exploring the storyline and the intricacies of the characters with chapter 4 shutting that all down. It all came down to fracture where I was exited to see the relationship between geno, the herald, the last reality and of course the seven. No one got any answers from that event and that was the start of this sense of incompleteness like we were just about to get the answers to who geno actually was and what the nothing was. Fortnite was truly finding its way during that time, and just like every other good tv series, fortnite may have truly created a unique identity with its characters. Now I can only trigger nostalgia to that time period and remember how special it was. I also feel bad for Donald Mustard but am greatful for his contributions for an almost epic story he was and was about to create. I just hope that epic and Charlie Wen can see our perspective and realize what the true DNA of fortnite actually is.

its funny because I liked and played fortnite because of its story line and quests, now its just because of missing out

I honestly played BR cause of my investment to the storyline. I always wanted to see what was gonna happen next or what we can learn about the island and the characters we meet. Now I have nothing to look forward to. No return of Blevin, revealing The Nothing, or seeing if the Cube Queen or Geno will have a comeback. All I have left is Save the World and the stories they’ve told a hundred times, though I still enjoy them nonetheless, like rewatching a series that I enjoy. And I love the little lore bits they have relating to BR, just makes you wanna theorize about how they could connect. But it’s just sad Epic just threw away the story to sell the game

Live events got me into Fortnite. I had tried it in season 4, and didn’t like it much. But months later, with talk about a new live event and watching previous events, I gave it a second try and loved it. It was right at the end of season 8 too, so I got to experience the volcano event, which got me hooked from there on out. They dropped the ball after Ch 3 season 2, which is just so upsetting to me. They had such a good storyline, and just ruined it. Everything after that season felt so watered down story wise, I started to lose interest.

Bruh CH2 S7 to Ch3 S2 was the PEAK of nostalgia

The biggest mistake they made was killing Save The World

As someone that started playing Fornite recently it's a shame I missed all this cool story stuff.

What happened to fortnite’s story is fairly similar to what happened to the Paper Mario games of all things. The first three games were all highly story-driven, with a significant focus on characters and its worldbuilding alongside gameplay, and then it completely changed once new highers arrived at the scene, ones with a completely different, and worse vision for the series, and now that series became a shadow of its former self for 13 years until very recently.

ITS TRUE that a good storyline isnt necessary for a br game... but then that good storyline was one of the key things that separated fortnite and make it unique from other br games

you mean the switchover in season 5 - 3 pandoras box disappeares when the sword is raised in olympus..

Completely agree. Without the story Fortnite just becomes another game.

donald makes a lot of mistakes, like making the face of 2 of the main story characters of 2 irl actors, making expensive to keep in the storyline. another mistake is the storyline having a lot of problems with still a lot or unrisolved stuff. with the multiverse introduced in ch5, they reduced the budget for the storyline, like live events for that stupid multiverse but we still have story missions and we know whats happening in this chapter

Didn’t doctor Slone die in a live event? How is she still alive??

YES! I agree with this! I really miss Fortnite's peak story.

I constantly find myself returning to c2s5 skins, Because even if it's small, they all still had interesting personalities. I really don't find myself that interested in 4 or 5, even Some 3 skins, Because they have 0 character, there is no substance to them besides looking cool.

I think so many chapters Fortnites has been changing and we don’t have a storyline law apart from dialogues

This channel is amazing. I love retrospective/analytical content and never see that about fortnite. Especially fortnite content not geared towards 10 year olds. I am a very happy new subscriber!

Thank you for addressing this I haven't really been enjoying fornite because of this and I don't see anyone talking about this and it's left me feeling separated from the rest of the community and game that I love. So I greatly appreciate you making this video because It gives me hope knowing I'm not the only one who thinks this way about how Fortnite changed.(Also have you noticed that the trailers look weird now I don't know what they changed but they look super strange to me.)

I started playing in chapter 2 and I can confirm, not being a sweaty 24/7 player, jumping to it again after losing my apple/epic account because the war shows me that those days where the day Loving Lego Fornite tho

I’m no veteran but I did play from marvel season and faithfully play even up to now. I’ve invested in every starter pack, stw pack, crew since then. And for the first time ever I feel unmotivated to play Fortnite. It’s not the same

Fortnites biggest issue is getting rid of the story. Its what made the game stand out from other br games. Now fortnite feels kinda like roblox but with unreal engine graphics

I've been playing Fortnite since Chapter 1 Season 2, so I was there to witness the build up of the story. And imo, it basically ended with the Chapter 3 Season 4 live event, which felt rushed. It felt like it was missing the whole first half because there was no build up to the confrontation with the Herald. Maybe if we had a whole sequence of the desperate struggle against the Herald and the Chrome, and an explanation for the result, that End event would have been better received. The evidence of a deleted scene with a Last Reality ship appears to prove that we were missing more of the story. Then in Chapter 4 it was basically dead silence. Not a single Live event. Important story beats like Sloan's actions, and the heist and use of the time machine all occurred off screen. Chapter OG Season OG was a nice change of pace (albeit short lived), where it actually felt like there was some story progression. I didn't mind that it was a retool of the original End event because it had been 4 years since Chapter 1 ended. And now Chapter 5 feels just as empty, story-wise, as Chapter 4. The only story beats we got was the war against Zeus. The Oracle did prophecize the Wasteland, but so far Wrecked hasn't offered any new material beyond the hint of the Chaos Agent's return, and yes, there was Midas' return, but Midas didn't have much of a role beyond the C2S2 storyline.

nah this problem started after c2s8

I started off just playing with friends. The average guy, that didn't care about Fortnite and didn't get the appeal. In solo queues, I would need around and fish. Started getting more into it, when they expanded fish types and methods to catch them. Got better at the game, to keep people from running my moments of fishing. Then I started listening to the audio logs that the Scientist made. The story is what made me fall in love with the game. Started looking back and catching up with lore. Helped me understand why the war was happening.

I always mainly played fortnite for the story... Nowadays I just log in once a week or once a month to finish my BP in bot lobbies. Thats it. And yes, killing the amount of live events really gave me the sign fortnite isnt anymore.

Jonesy is Donald mustard The last skin was the new Jonesy from chapter 5 season one and it sees him as his skin as a downfall.

Epic Games is no longer making Fortnite for the players, it's for the investors and shareholders. People wonder why the quality of the game is going in the ground, but it's pretty obvious: the game is meant to be a vessel for promotion and graphical showcases, not for the gameplay and player-base.

I literally slone sm. her story is so complicated and amazing to watch I miss herrrr❤

I feel they could’ve done something with Spider-Man 2099…

Fortnite trying to craft a narrative is what is br

i think we might get a geno ark soon

when there's a story there's always an end to a great story from games and movies

I hope next season epic games ACTUALLY Makes an effort because they have been lazy playing stupid mistakes I don’t want to see collaborations it’s about the characters and that what really matters 😡

To anyone who thinks Fortnite telling a good story and making great character isn’t profitable, y’all are dead wrong. In 2021, for New Years Epic released in the item shop the “2021 Favorites” which were the top 8 best selling skins that season. Among these 8 were Summer Midas, Beach Jules, Toon Meowscles, and Shadow Midas. Half of the top skins of 2021 were connected to the amazing story and characters of C2 S2, which was almost 2 years earlier. Imagine the millions of dollars Epic could make from reskins if they made amazing characters each season.

Chapter 3 seasons 1 and 2 had more potential than chapter 2 ever had, but they wasted it with season 3 and 4

Epic needs to start listening to us now 😤

Even though I'm not a big fan of the Donald mustard's fortnite storytelling, However he puts so much work, love, and passion towards the storyline. The live events, the original characters, and Famous IPs characters interact with the fortnite storyline. It's just amazing, and the storyline has so much potential. But since Donald mustard left, and Epic games are putting all of their resources into this "Metaverse" thing. Nowadays, The game feels souless. There's no depth toward new characters or old characters that we know in love. Fortnite storyline quests nowadays are like happy go lucky fetch quest or something. And worst of all, Live events and mini events are getting leaked before the days of it's release. There's no Instrumental of surprises anymore, and I miss that. Hopefully, the Fortnite storyline will make a comeback later down the future. If not, it is what it is. Sorry for the long yapping essay.

Is there any chance Epic’s snap back to normality? I just hope there is a chance…

I started playing middle of Chapter 2 Season 7, and I've been a bit disappointed with Fortnite for a few seasons at least. And you're saying that I started during peak time, that's probably why I'm feeling the blahs about it recently so strongly, I came in at a very rich time. Have you noticed it's not just Live Events not happening recently, but the Soundwave Series hasn't happened either, and this last time they didn't do anything really special for Coachella with quests to get XP, just added to Jam Stage and a bunch of stuff to the Shop

i was so annoyed bc i have been looking for a greek mythology season for YEARS! now we have it i have never been so disappointed. the most fun i had in ANY season was c2 s7 with the aliens bc of the story influencing every aspect of the gameplay. i get they want to compete with roblox but they have lost what made fortnite special. i really wish epic looked to games like splatoon where the storytelling is so deep & layered that even if someone gets bored of the game itself they’ll probably still be invested in the franchise

I love this community and how hopeful we all are in this game but they’ve made so many mistakes I can’t even count them on all 10 fingers, they need a og classic mode like STW where you can choose what YOU the player wants to play.

100% I don’t care much about fortnite now only buy battlepasses if the skins r really good and sometimes the shop but i don’t revere fortnite to any extent like before, watching those events with ither people in a pvp game was so cool, felt like a community and I really miss that.

Finally!!!! Someone talked about this. I wanted to be invested in new and unique storylines for characters. Collabs are fine but if they add nothing, in my opinion feel stale and wasted potential. Another is that collabs are way too frequent and hype for their introduction feels like “just another collab.”

i like the new storyline better but i wish br had more mid season updates like in chapter 1

What I desperately want is for them to collab with cartoon network 😢

Nowadays the roll out for a new skin is making them an n p c on the map

Tbh without story I am done with fortnite I haven't bought an original skin in so long the game just feels like a money grab now

I started c2s7 and man the storyline was peak wll the way to c3s1 (ik im late but i feel like that's where the storyline peaked)

Well we have a story now, right? Even story quests

They seem to have some good themes, i especially liked the Greek gods chapter, but the story is so lackluster. I stopped playing for a bit and missed the CH5S2 ending but from the clips i saw, having the gods just disappear is weak. It would have been epic to see a full on battle with the other gods fighting Zeus and Zeus opening Pandoras box as a last stand. They couldve done so much more with the Gods and i hope they return with a better outcome. They could bring Hades back for fortnitemares to cover the map in the underworld or have Ares come back if the heroes find a way break the cycle of constant fighting since Ares thrives on war and bloodshed. Idk, I'm spitballing here but im just saying they should put more effort into the story instead of making everything about Lego and other copyrighted properties

At this point, I don’t think I really care about what they do with the story going forward. If they put effort into a cool new plot with solid characters that get me invested again, that’s great, but I’m not holding onto hope for that. What I’m really hoping for (even though it’s probably just a pipe dream) is a good series of TV/movies/books that retells the storyline up to C3S3, adding in all the depth and nuance Donald wasn’t able to give us while also staying true to the amazing story we were given. That would quite possibly be my favorite piece of media ever, and at least then we’d have something concrete and complete that we can return to, no matter where Epic takes things going forward.

though i never played it, i always thought chapter 2 was the peak time to play.

LEGO FORTNITE WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE

Fortnite’s biggest mistake is existing

"sorry save the world players" :_)

What do you mean, sorry STW players? I don’t want STW to get a Star Wars crossover, that sounds like a bad idea!

This is ehy i rarely get the original skins in the shop because i have no connection to them. They're just skins they have zero backstory unlike the collabs

Maaan.. I am new to Fortnite and I am both sad what I missed out on and that Donald stopped working on Fortnite and that he didn't get the required resources.

I cant believe fortnite did us dirty like that :(

Fornite's biggest mistake? Collabs in the Battle Pass.

I have to agree, for me chapter 5 feels detached and the seasons so far meaningless, what do they have to do with Fortnite, why is this happening. Also with skins, back in the day the characters had life, now they seem meaningless and bland

I miss when events were really fucking hype. I remember watching the doomsday device with my friends. It was amazing! Same with galactus!