In the fast-paced world of Fortnite, keeping up with the community’s pulse can sometimes feel as challenging as securing a Victory Royale. But there’s one topic that seems to be on everybody’s lips lately – Epic’s recent interface changes.
Summary
- Players are puzzled over the changes to the Locker system, specifically, the separation and removal of presets.
- Consensus is that the User Experience team at Epic isn’t actually playing the game.
- Admirable sentiments about recent aesthetic additions to the game are overshadowed by a painfully clunky Locker.
Epic’s Approach – A Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma
The Fortnite community is scratching their heads at Captain_Slapass‘s question, ‘Yeah wtf is up with that.’ As ReturnoftheSnek suggests, Epic Games consistently making ‘stupid ass decisions and unnecessary changes’ is a trend that predates Fortnite itself.
Separation Anxiety
Players like Successful_Bag1 are flummoxed by the decision to separate skins, emotes, and lobby items in the Locker. He expresses a sentiment echoed by many – the update has resulted in much-loved presets getting deleted, and synthesizing new ones feels like putting together a puzzle with missing pieces.
‘They do play the game, right?’
WildSinatra makes a stinging statement: ‘It’s never been so evident that UX people at Epic **do not play the game they work on** in any capacity.’:
This resonates with yetebekohayu’s theory that Epic may be deliberately inducing player frustration for increased interaction or, less likely, they’re just plain sadists!
While not everyone is seeing red over the update, a significant portion of the community feels ignored, with the add-on features appearing more of a gimmick than actual problem solvers. It makes echoing Drusen’s comment on the locker change: it was the only one needed but seems to have been the last one considered. It’s proof that sometimes less is more, and hopefully, Epic takes this into consideration with future updates, focusing on quality over quantity and player experience over aesthetics.