Fortnite Building Returns This Week, But Should It?

It’s understandable that the comments from fans are split regarding this development. In one camp, it’s common to find traditional “Fortnite” fans essentially telling the newbies to “get good”. Many have taken to Twitter to air their concerns, specifically underneath the leak posted by Fortnite News, where @ssb_celo remarked, “Finally, no building was boring asf. Everyone just camps in all my matches and only 3rd parties.”

In the other camp, it seems like there’s a strong sense of resentment toward the old ways, or at least a welcoming of the new direction that “Fortnite” has found itself wandering in. Another Twitter user, @clarktheshark76, commented, “Leave building out or severely limit how much you can build. I don’t wanna be in a firefight and as soon as I shoot at someone they build a 5 star hotel around themselves”.

It’s currently unclear whether or not Epic Games plans to reintroduce its building feature for real, but it wouldn’t exactly bode well if “Fortnite” turns corners on its core gameplay mechanics this sharply, this often. The fundamental identity of its public matchmaking mode already changed just last week, and if the company initially planned to keep it for the long haul, it at least could have been more thoroughly tested; especially if there was any concern that the developers would need to roll it back later.