Video games have been a very prominent part of our culture for a while. With these times of development and advancement in the gaming industry, there have always been some... mistakes. One of the earliest examples of a video game that should not exist is the E.T. game for Atari 2600, released in December of 1982. This game was so bad that all the unsold (and some of the sold) copies of the game were literally made into their own landfill. Another, being the subject of today's blog, is the absolute plague of Fortnite. This game, released on July 25, 2017, is the epitome of capitalism. Now, I am a fan of battle-royale games, and I'm not saying that games like PUBG or its mobile counterpart are any better, however the recent events going down with Fortnite specifically makes it deserve its own post. First, let's just say this. The game itself is free. However, with most free-to-play games, this comes at a certain, no pun intended, cost. V-bucks, the game's in-game currency, are wildly overpriced. (However, it is nowhere near the atrocities of the ruby cost in Mario Kart World Tour.) V-bucks are used to buy things like skins, dance moves, and different pickaxes. The demographic for this game, with its flashy screens and very cartoony atmosphere, is meant for much younger kids. Younger kids will obviously want these skins and other cosmetics, and beg their parents for them. This leads to many wasted dollars just to get a banana outfit. Not only that, but some children who didn't get their way have stolen their parents' credit cards and gotten their fixes that way.
An error eventually found its way into Fortnite's "perfect" record when the accounts that were being created were left extremely vulnerable. This lead to many microphones being hacked and the players eaves-dropped on. Here are some links to find more information on this. https://www.adweek.com/digital/millions-of-fortnite-users-were-vulnerable-to-hacking-researchers-say/ The lead developer, , claims that this accident has been eradicated. However, unless we can make sure, I myself do not trust Fortnite, or truly Epic Games as a whole. Now, people may be wondering why Epic Games would leave accounts so vulnerable to being hacked. There are two possible theories that actually make sense. Theory number one: it was completely accidental. While this should not have happened at all by any means, everyone makes mistakes. Take the initial creation of the game, for example. However, theory number two is that it was on purpose. It should seem obvious why the company would have not provided security in the form of strong, fire-walled accounts: money. They could have been trying to save money, and by not spending it to create secure accounts for players, budgets can be maximized. Of course, this should be taken as a grain of salt. We may never know why this actually happened, but we will know if or when it happens again. In conclusion, Fortnite is a cash scheme used for nothing but cash. Its horrible currency system and rewards, on top of its lack of online reliability, make it an almost complete waste of time and profit. This is why Fortnite should be deleted.
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