The Fortnite fad
Oswin Oh and Erin Hutcheson are on opposing sides of the Fortnite debate.
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Every few months there’s a new fad, the newest topic buzzing around the halls of Rocky or plastered all over social media. Currently, students can’t get enough of the newest game that is included in most gaming devices and is now even available on Apple’s mobile devices.
Fortnite Battle Royal was released as a free to play game early in 2018. It’s estimated that there are over 50 million people playing the game as of now and the numbers keep climbing.
Still the game is receiving some criticism.
Junior Erin Hutcheson says, “It has become such a big game that it’s been brought into every aspect of life. It’s in the classroom and every conversation; it causes people not to respond to or hang out with their friends, and those who don’t play just feel left out to dry.” She added she just misses the days she could actually see her friends and discuss the far superior, Papa’s Pizzeria.
Adrion Folse, also a junior, doesn’t play the game constantly. “I have other games that I spent my own money on, with better graphics and gameplay where the mission isn’t to just kill people. I like the game fine, but I think it’s just over hyped,” Folse said.
It’s hard to open snapchat these days without seeing at least one post of a victory on the game, or open Instagram and not see a meme about it. It’s become a lifestyle.
Junior Oswin Oh plays the game and disagrees with Erin and Adrion’s points. He says that the games popularity brings people together, and because it’s free, it does not exclude anyone who isn’t able to pay for a game. He even went as far to say that people who don’t play are actually the lamest, it is still not known if he actually believes this.
Regardless of the game being free Fortnite has already reached a monthly revenue of $126 million.
It’s hard to know why this game took off the way it did, but whether you play the game or not, the fact of the matter is that these obsessions come and go and in a few month’s time this heated debate and possibly even Fortnite may just be a memory to joke about, like Candy Crush.
Abi Loughrey is a senior attending Rocky Mountain High school. In her free time, she can be found reading, being with family, and enjoying new experiences...
Dominick Blanchard • Apr 5, 2018 at 10:30 am
I think Fortnite is tying to beat the COD world. Then when COD Black 4 comes out on October 12, 2018 Fortnite is going to disappear.
Lillie • Apr 5, 2018 at 10:13 am
I think this hole Fortnite game needs to be banned or addressed more about. I see students talk about it almost all the time and not do their work in the class. It’s kinda annoying to me because some students asked if I played Fortnite, I told them no and they just called me lame and ignored me. (I’m not gonna say who.)
Honestly, there needs to be a rule set about this game. Kids are just playing and talking about it during school hours instead of doing their work.
Ethan Hollcroft • Apr 16, 2018 at 12:29 pm
I respect your opinion, but you should really try and focus on your own work. if kids want to talk about fortnite in class, it’s their own grave they’re digging. I don’t see why it should be banned, as the service in school is too spotty to play it here anyway.
Jake S • May 10, 2018 at 9:24 am
Fortnite is the greatest game in history. In my opinion they should get rid of all other classes and replace it with a fortnite class.
Nate Wozniak • Apr 2, 2018 at 9:18 am
Fortnite game of the year 2018-end of time