Fortnite's Addiction To Nostalgia

Fortnite's Addiction To Nostalgia

Yesterday it was announced that Fortnite Chapter One will be returning as a permanent mode. As someone who's been playing since the game came out, this not only surprised me, but also made a bit concerned. Don't get me wrong I will love returning the the most viral era of Fortnite, however, will it have unforeseen consequences for chapter 6? More importantly, is this an example of Fortnite relying too much on it's past to drive more players back in?

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[rattiom]

All this says to me is that Epic is absolutely 100% aware that going forward they're going to be doubling-down on a lot of the aspects of Fortnite many people really dislike, i.e. the metaverse, collabs, broken mythics and season concepts etc. and this is their way of attempting to avoid alienating those people and at the very least still not missing out on skin sales etc.

[Callsign_Blujay]

Yes, next question

Also at 7:25, this is why season X was one of the best seasons ever, it was a celebration of what came before

[mkfn]

I fell like bringing back OG fortnite for a permanent mode isnt a great idea. I love OG Fortnite but I think the main reason it’s special is because it’s OG. I feel like it’s going to kill innovation by making people want to play OG rather than chapter 6 dividing the player count even more.

[zcream]

Fatigue was inevitably going to set in with OG, regardless of if they make it a permanent mode or stick with the annual rollout. This is a huge win in my eyes, between reload, Br and now OG; players are spoilt for choice

[NG.]

"but I don't want to live in the past"

...then don't. You have plenty of creative maps and the modern version of the game to play. Let people have chapter 1 back. I quit the game during ch3 and only came back for Fortnite OG last year. I'd return hardcore for permanent ch1, and I know plenty of others would too.

[Eggarini]

Tbh, nostalgia isn’t what makes stuff like OG, Remix, and Reload good. What makes it good is the simplicity, loot pools and poi’s

[exodusday]

"I disagree with you. Look at the Counter-strike series. Each part of this series has developed exclusively in technical terms and content. But such things/mechanics as sprint, modifications, ballistics are not there, otherwise the game will cease to be itself. The game is in first place in online on steam every day, people do not get tired of it at all. I think it is not worth mentioning how rarely updates are released there compared to fortnite. Fortnite just ceased to be itself, and that is why most people left the game, that is why many say that it was better before. Comparing chapters is just a matter of preference. All people are different, and everyone has different preferences, tastes. Therefore, there can be no objectivity in comparing chapters.

I like OG Fortnite the most, and nostalgia has nothing to do with it - it's a stereotype. OG Fortnite is a classic battle royale, where there is nothing superfluous: no mythic locations, no point captures, no crafts, no NPCs, no bunkers, no orders, no weapon cases, no overbuffed cars, etc. Only battles between players, which brings the most emotions (and in Chapter 1, by the way, there were no bots at all). That is, I like OG for its simplicity and complete unpredictability, which was clearly not the case in the same Chapter 5. Chapter 1 was the most original and independent in all respects: characters / skins, BP, map, locations, weapons, modes, etc. Chapter 1 had the most developed and unique art style (although the graphics were the worst, but for me art style > graphics). Here the most updates were released, and at the same time everything was absolutely new (I take information not from my head, but from a trusted site). The seasons were short and did not seem drawn out. Most of all, LTM modes came out here, which were one of the game's calling cards. The most variable and best transport, diverse loot pool.

I'm sure I haven't covered everything. I want to convey the idea that you can't take away from people what they liked and what they were used to, otherwise it leads to stories of "it was better before". Epic couldn't repeat exactly the same OG seasons, and the decision to make a separate mode is the most optimal. There is no need to reinvent the wheel for this mode. They can fully work through all the seasons, and in the future they will not have to touch it. It's like seasonal events in PVE, which change on their own. Epic will focus all their attention on new content in other modes.

Yes, this will not bring back old memories, but it will create new ones. The OG mode will be something like a generator of new emotions, which, for me personally, will work better than the same Chapter 5. We all have our favorite food that we like to eat sometimes, and we don’t get tired of it at all. If you eat this food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, you can go crazy. But if you eat it sometimes, you will like it, like last time. I don’t see anything wrong with adding the OG mode. It will not negatively affect the online of the main battle royale, but on the contrary, it will expand the overall online of the game (look at Reload: the mode has existed for 4 months, but it has a stable online every day, like the usual battle royale). The game will become much more varied. Just imagine: we will have the battle royale of Chapter 6, OG mode, Reload and other new modes. If in Chapter 6 one of the seasons turns out to be terrible, people will not leave the game, because they have other modes."

[legionte]

I am genuinely worried that Tim Sweeney will see the success of this OG BR permanent mode and make seasons a thing of the past.

[Griffmassyt]

I agree. I really want to play chapter 1 again but I think it ruins the charm If it’s permanent

[SolusArtz]

I honestly wouldn’t want chapter 1 permanently back. OG served its purpose and I want to move forward. The chapter 5 map wasn’t great but it wasn’t the main reason why I disliked it, it was bullet drop. For those who would say “get good” or whatever, I never cared how bad I am, I just came to play. But anyways, if they bring back Chapter 1, I won’t be mad, cause I loved chapter 1. But it’s concerning if this doesn’t do well for the game after a while.

[harrygomez]

At first I always wanted to go back to og fortnite all of us did but now its becoming too much i feel like we're just going backwards

[andraw]

They need to make the main game like old Fortnite, not milk Chapter 1. It just enables them to neglect fixing the problems with modern Fortnite.

[xycon]

bringing back og fort proves that not only are they not confident in their new content but also that they are fully prepared to cash in on nostalgia.

It feels just as soulless and greedy as any of the collabs they've been doing for the past couple years.

[BigGuy]

I'm going to steal your argument here, if it gets stale.... don't play it. It's as simple as that. Rocket Racing is incredibly stale, but there are still people who play it and that is fine, I don't see anyone complaining about that. The point of OG is not to "keep it fresh", in fact it is the exact opposite. The point of OG is to go back to version of the game that feels better to the majority of people. It doesn't matter if OG takes away from chapter 6 because anyone who chooses OG over Chapter 6 would likely no be playing chapter 6 as much anyways. My other issue with you argument is....who cares. Genuinely, if playing on the chapter 1 island gets stale who cares, there will still be millions of people who will only play on that map...so give them that opportunity. If it gets stale there are plenty of other game modes to go play and that is great. The same argument can apply to chapter 6. What happens when chapter 6 gets stale (i.e. wilds and wrecked), if thats the case then players have the option to play on the amazing grounded version of the game they love. In my opinion, with the loads of game modes this game offers, there is no down side to having an Og mode (that cycles every month) for players to choose top play.

[roryaffleck]

Bringing back OG and having Chapter 6 at the same time Will be weird. It is pretty much the first time that we have had 2 full on BR maps at the same time. What I am most interested in seeing is which one will get more players and will sustain those players.

[ChloeCommentss]

I personally think that it's sorta flipped on it's head here. The community only wants or is able to positively respond to nostalgia content and so Fortnite keeps putting it in so we all stop crying about how the game was better back then. We are telling them we only want old stuff so they're delivering on that.

[Colton-xe]

im much more hyped for chapter six because i’ve already experienced og fortnite twice. sure it will always be my favorite and i will always cherish it and probably still play it when it comes back out but i always just want a new chapter that can bring a new fun twist to the game. chapter 4 was the definition of that. you wouldn’t have even been able to recognize the game as fortnite besides the guns and skins, but it still was fun and spectacular to play

[sonicjhiq]

If chapter 6 has drop off I hope we have some form of hitscan weapons in that loot pool, I think having both in 1 lootpool would be a cool dynamic

[SecondCitySayian]

Hey, regular watcher from TikTok here. While I see some good things to come of it. I think it would allow them to be more risky with the chapters going forward. It also acts like a living museum for the first steps and it would also give players another alternative for those who think reload is too sweaty.

[portalwake]

If people complain at this, I'm going to scream. It's what all of the community wants so if I see complaints then I'll know that nothing will satisfy the community. I'm also not happy that Hypex and Shiina leaked it, they ruined a huge surprise and now there won't be as nuch hype