I find it amazing that people on Reddit will try to private message and everything to complain that we are complaining about all the things Epic has done (or not done when they should have) that has resulted in STW being the shit show it is and claim we have no right to talk because of excuses like:
- But this was an extra hard game to build compared to any other game. This is of course bullshit. This game is far, far less involved than many and what is there has been poorly executed. Like they had issues even having players set the player icon and colour for like 2 years+, visual error message on screen on all platforms that didn't belong, opening and using the chat box had/has multiple issues (stopped using it don't know if it was recently fixed after so long being broken), broken challenges, broken ventures saving… like the list goes on and on but many of these things it would be idiotic to claim are harder to accomplish in Fortnite than any other game. If it is, it is just another sign that Fortnite was coded extra poorly right from the start. Also keep in mind that Epic should be employing devs that can do the job, if you don't have that it's Epic's fault for not hiring the people that can do the job (or possibly not doing what it takes to keep good devs).
- STW made no money. Again this is bullshit. STW didn't make as much money as STW for sure but it still was generating revenue, remember they were selling random loot boxes you needed for weapons and survivors and $100+ founder packs. Epic just chose to focus on where they were making the most money and ignore everything else. Also had Epic not been so busy not fixing things and taking years to complete the tiniest amount of story content… the game would have been more popular. Also worth noting if the game actually made no money, why is it still being sold? Why are they adding horrifically broken concept like animals?
- All the bugs, like way more than I've seen in any other title, possibly because it takes them so long to fix existing bugs the bugs just keep piling up so eventually there is a whole mountain of them sitting there. The worst part is how obvious some of the bugs are that it shows they can't possibly be testing, like having an error message on screen at all times on all platforms that anybody who played the game at that time would have noticed.
- Of course people have the right to complain. This is a product, a product they are STILL selling and people have to pay for. People have a right to not buy a steaming pile of bugs and lies. I have literally contacted support in the last year asking why my Wolverine claws still haven't been fixed and they claim they are working on it. This is a company that sold me something and years later still will not address the issue. People have a right to complain Epic is a bad company with bad support and CONSTANT issues. Even the new seasonal lance pickaxe is disabled currently because … bugs.
People have a right to complain about a product that doesn't deliver. This is an ACTIVE product on Epic's product line. People shouldn't have an attitude the company is always right and just be happy you get any product at all. Epic is a business and it should be expected to deliver decent products, they are not some sort of special company where everyone should just bow down and take whatever scraps the company throws out and makes people purchase. People blindy supporting Epic's bugs and BS are actively part of the issue, contributing to Epic not fixing things because apparently the paying customers don't deserve a quality working product.