Fortnite: Epic Games has removed the rarity of objects, players in revolt

In a rather drastic move, Epic Games he decided to remove rarity level from cosmetic items Of Fortnitecausing a addressed in part by the players who apparently didn't appreciate the initiative at all.

Previously, as often happens for games of this type, Fortnite cosmetic items were divided based on rarity, which also determined their pricemarking the various levels with colors, going from gray to gold through six progressive levels.

To give some references, the least rare skins typically cost 800 V-Bucks, going up to the “gold” items which could typically cost around 2000 V-Bucks, so rarity in all respects affected the general economy of the game.

With the arrival of thev29.20 updatemade available in recent hours, Epic Games has removed the rarity of cosmetic objects, explaining in the official blog that “the Store has evolved significantly to support different types of cosmetic objects in all games” and therefore due to this variation and expansion to also include the other sub-games the team decided to “eliminate the old color and tag system inspired by Battle Royale to improve the aesthetic quality”.

A controversial decision

Epic Games explained that the various series of cosmetic items (such as the Icon Series) will continue marked specifically to “help you find your favorites,” according to the post.

This, however, does not seem to be liked by several Fortnite players, as can be seen in the “FortniteBR” subReddit, where threads and posts on the topic multiply, with various users decidedly contrary to the initiative.

To tell the truth, there are also many users who appreciated the change, realizing how the division could be artificial or not correspond to the actual quality and processing of the objects, but the numerous criticisms are striking.

Some users were particularly creative, ironically suggesting “remove all colors from the game” in general or suggesting removing rarity from the game logo, with curious results.

Ultimately, it was a clear decision which, as expected for a game with a huge user base, led to mixed responses, but it will be a matter of seeing how the situation settles in the next period, considering that Epic Games he will hardly retrace his steps.