Fortnite Players Angry Over Lack Of April Fools Jokes

Avid players of Fortnite are angry that there was no April Fools event in the item shop this year. Although Epic Games recently released Chapter 3 Season 2 of the esteemed Fortnite featuring an unexpectedly successful Zero Build battle royale mode, players have still frequently been disappointed with the developers over various aspects. Fortnite is typically quick to create events based on pop culture or holidays, so it is shocking that April Fools would be missed.

Fortnite’s latest season has been a revival of sorts for the title. Despite featuring yet another Marvel crossover with Doctor Strange in the Battle Pass, the lack of building features that set Fortnite apart from other battle royales has proven to be exactly what fans needed and provided an opportunity for new gameplay mechanics. While some players are often annoyed by microtransactions in free-to-play games, the item shop featuring a cycle of different cosmetics (sometimes based on pop culture like the rumored Moon Knight Fortnite skin) is vital to Fortnite players.

Epic Games usually provides special item shop events for special dates such as April Fools, so fans are reasonably disheartened with the lack of a themed event this year. According to DualShockers, fans responded negatively to tweets about current item shop updates today since neither of them featured anything April Fools. While one Fortnite tweet from the day announced the Lantern Fest event, dedicated to the Islamic holiday of Ramadan, and another reminded fans that the Chloe Kim skin will leave the item shop soon, many Fortnite fans, such as Twitter user Shany, found no issue sharing their grievances in the replies.

While some replies directly targeted the developer regardless of the content of the Tweet, many fans were pleased with the Ramadan event. This isn’t the only controversy Fortnite has found itself in as of late, though. Epic Games was recently sued by a Youtuber after once again utilizing a copyrighted dance as an emote in the item shop. Even though the item shop is one of the most beloved parts of Fortnite, it unfortunately seems to cause the most issues within the game. Microtransactions are a point of contention in any free-to-play game, but because of Epic Games’ battle royale’s extreme success in selling only cosmetic items and a large community, it’s not surprising that Fortnite receives so many complaints.

Despite all of this, Chapter 3 has attracted many players with its many crossovers, and Season 2 has so far pleased both older and newer fans. It is worth noting that Epic Games has also attributed to other important events besides April Fools, by donating Fortnite profits to Ukraine Relief. Fortnite receives just as much criticism as it does praise and due to this, its relevancy stays consistent.

Source: DualShockers, Shany/Twitter

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